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UPG V89 Katsaros vs Axelsson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Neely !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braulio Estima!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neely has closed the distance and engaged Estima in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neely takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neely breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Neely . Estima shrugs it off though.
Estima closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Neely 's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Estima tries to free his leg and advance position but Neely is retaining full guard.
Estima trying to control the position from guard on top but Neely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neely isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Estima stacks Neely on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Estima!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Neely knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estima wants to control but Neely is keeping him busy.
Estima is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estima is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Neely 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Estima with the ground and pound but Neely regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Estima is looking to take a break and control but Neely is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neely wants to control but Estima is keeping busy.
Estima trying to mount his opponent but Neely defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Braulio Estima hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Good leg kick by Neely there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Neely slips under a jab from Estima.
Estima moves into the clinch successfully.
Neely lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Estima has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Neely uses from the top position.
Neely controls from within his opponent's guard.
Estima keeping full guard, as Neely tries to pass.
Estima is looking for a triangle here but Neely uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely advances to full mount.
Estima is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estima tries to hold on but Neely pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braulio Estima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Neely finds it's way through Estima's defenses.
Estima darts in and clinches Neely up against the cage.
Neely misses with an elbow over the top.
Estima pulls Neely into guard.
Estima working for a triangle but Neely defends it easily.
Estima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neely 's guard.
Estima trying to move into half guard but instead Neely has managed to sweep!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Estima has eaten all the pies!
Neely wants to control from the top but Estima keeps moving.
Estima looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely working some strikes from top position.
Estima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neely defends it easily.
Estima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neely doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neely manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Estima keeping full guard, as Neely tries to pass.
Braulio Estima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neely throws a strike but Estima rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Estima wants to control from the top but Neely keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estima preventing the sweep.
Estima wants to pass the guard but Neely is keeping the position.
Estima wants to control from the top but Neely keeps moving.
Estima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neely swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neely has Estima pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Neely clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima pulls guard effortlessly.
Neely trying to control the position from guard on top but Estima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Estima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neely stopping the sweep attempt from Estima.
Neely trying to control the position from guard on top but Estima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neely slips nicely into half guard.
Estima tries to get to full guard but Neely has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely slips a nice elbow through Estima's hands, connecting with Estima's forehead.
Neely is trying to work for a kimura but Estima is defending well.
Neely thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Estima's head.
Estima is trying to get back to full guard.
Neely is nestled in close to Estima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neely not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Neely dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Estima gets a takedown into half guard.
Neely tries to get to full guard but Estima has control of the leg.
Neely is trying is best to control the position here.
Estima looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Estima throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Neely sees it coming and defends easily.
Estima is just content to waste time from the top position. Neely takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Neely can't keep his opponent in guard - Estima advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Estima is looking to advance position but Neely won't allow it.
Neely slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Neely pulls Estima in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neely working a defensive guard here.
Estima trying to control but Neely is working from the bottom.
Neely is trying to keep Estima in close.
Neely has Estima pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Neely wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Estima checks the leg kick nicely there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Neely .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima regains half guard.
Neely will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Estima trying to hold on to Neely 's head to control him but Neely postures up.
Estima wants to get back to full guard.
Neely tries to pass the half guard into mount. Estima knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neely trying to control the action but Estima is working from the bottom.
Estima gets full guard.
Estima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Estima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Estima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely trying to control but Estima is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neely is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Estima is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Neely wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Estima rushes Neely and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neely lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neely pushes off an throws an elbow but Estima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Braulio Estima.
I think Estima 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braulio Estima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniels Drinkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tek Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniels Drinkis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tek Jansen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jansen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drinkis forces Jansen back against the cage and clinches.
Drinkis taking a breather.
Jansen misses with a knee to the head.
Drinkis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drinkis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Drinkis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jansen up against the cage.
Drinkis scores with a shoulder strike.
Drinkis lands a nice shot to the body.
Jansen tries to land a knee to the head but Drinkis blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jansen tries to land a knee to the head but Drinkis blocks with his arms.
Jansen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drinkis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drinkis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jansen actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drinkis is looking for a kimura but Jansen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drinkis to get the leverage.
Jansen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drinkis stalling.
Drinkis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drinkis is working away from the top position though.
Drinkis throwing shots but Jansen is blocking nicely.
Drinkis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jansen wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drinkis 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.
Drinkis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drinkis trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis is thwarting Jansen's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Drinkis seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels Drinkis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Drinkis cracks a nice hook into Jansen's ribs.
Jansen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jansen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jansen closes the distance but Drinkis moves to the side
and Drinkis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansen wants to clinch
and Drinkis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jansen thinking.
Jansen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drinkis counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drinkis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Tek Jansen has been cut.
Jansen tries to clinch
and Drinkis counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Drinkis. That snapped Jansen's head back.
Drinkis connects with a looping right hand.
Jansen blocks a jab.
Drinkis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drinkis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drinkis is pushing down on Jansen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jansen is fighting to maintain full guard but Drinkis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jansen is in trouble now - Drinkis has advanced to mount!
Drinkis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniels Drinkis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tek Jansen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Drinkis as he connects with a hook.
Drinkis connects with the punch.
Jansen tries to clinch
and Drinkis counters with a left and a right that hurts Jansen! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Drinkis jumps into full mount!
Jansen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drinkis controlling the pace for now.
Drinkis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Drinkis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jansen can do to turn this around?
Drinkis with shots to the head and body - Jansen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drinkis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jansen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jansen!
Jansen is fighting to break Drinkis's control of his arms but Drinkis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drinkis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jansen preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkis managing to control the position.
Drinkis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jansen's guard.
Drinkis is stalling in the full guard.
Drinkis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jansen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Drinkis is now in half guard.
Drinkis controlling the action here.
Daniels Drinkis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jansen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Drinkis passes into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Drinkis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jansen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drinkis takes a little break here. Jansen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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!
You can see the frustration on Jansen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jansen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis content to control rather than advance.
Jansen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drinkis pulls his head out easily.
Drinkis trying to control the pace.
Jansen is trying to get back to full guard.
Jansen is pressing down on Drinkis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drinkis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drinkis trying to control but Jansen is working from the bottom.
Drinkis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drinkis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drinkis is stalling in the full guard.
Jansen trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drinkis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jansen's head.
Drinkis wants to pass the guard but Jansen is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniels Drinkis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tek Jansen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Drinkis scores with a jab.
Drinkis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jansen is just out of range.
Jansen tries to clinch but Drinkis is having none of it.
Drinkis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jansen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drinkis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drinkis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jansen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Drinkis there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drinkis slows the pace down in half guard.
Jansen tries to roll over but Drinkis keeps him under control.
Drinkis 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 one minute gone in the round.
Drinkis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drinkis controlling the pace for now.
Drinkis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jansen is looking to improve his position but Drinkis isn't that keen on the idea.
Drinkis content just to control the position here.
Drinkis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis avoids the attempt from Jansen to control.
Drinkis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jansen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drinkis working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jansen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drinkis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Drinkis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jansen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jansen regains half guard.
Jansen is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drinkis in particular looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Daniels Drinkis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jansen moves to clinch but Drinkis breaks away
and Drinkis counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansen looks to clinch
and Drinkis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tek Jansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drinkis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drinkis just misses with a punch to the body.
Jansen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drinkis counters with a stiff right hand.
Drinkis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drinkis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jansen moves to clinch but Drinkis breaks away
and Drinkis counters with a nice uppercut.
Tek Jansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drinkis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drinkis connects with the punch.
Tek Jansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drinkis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jansen throws a sloppy head kick
and Drinkis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jansen throws a sloppy head kick and Drinkis moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniels Drinkis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drinkis 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniels Drinkis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luka Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Lafleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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178 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luka Modric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reggie Lafleur!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafleur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Modric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafleur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Modric misses with a wild body shot.
Modric thumps Lafleur with a low kick.
Modric throws a jab when Lafleur was well out of range.
Lafleur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lafleur moves away from the strike by Modric.
Modric connects with an inside leg kick.
Modric misses the shot to the body.
Lafleur ducks right into an uppercut from Modric.
Lafleur shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Modric is trying to defend but Lafleur finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lafleur thows a huge punch but Modric dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric is not content to let Lafleur control the position.
Lafleur is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Modric doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lafleur.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafleur is trying to work for a kimura but Modric is defending well.
Lafleur wants to stand up but Modric is controlling the position.
Modric wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur seems to be looking for submissions.
Lafleur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Modric keeps working.
Modric trying to control from the bottom.
Modric keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luka Modric just wasn't active enough.
Lafleur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modric will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Modric scores with a jab.
It looks like Reggie Lafleur has been cut.
Modric looks to land a left hand but Lafleur moved out of range nicely.
Modric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Modric connects with a body shot.
Modric throws a shot to the body.
Modric keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lafleur lands a slapping body shot.
Modric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lafleur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Modric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lafleur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luka Modric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafleur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Modric takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Modric swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafleur.
Modric lands an overhand right.
Modric swings widly with a right hand
and Lafleur counters with a straight right hand.
Modric blocks a head kick by Lafleur.
Lafleur wants to clinch up but Modric keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lafleur throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Modric to counter with a crisp jab.
Modric throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Lafleur to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafleur tries to clinch up.
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 Luka Modric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reggie Lafleur's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Modric misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick from Lafleur lands but Modric takes it in his stride.
It looks like Luka Modric has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Modric. Lafleur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafleur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reggie Lafleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lafleur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Modric.
Modric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Modric goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Modric throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lafleur counters with a head kick. That will keep Modric thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modric just misses with a punch to the body.
Modric's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Modric duly obliges.
Lafleur tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Modric lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Modric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lafleur.
Modric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Modric takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A cross from Modric lands.
Luka Modric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafleur misses with a head kick.
Modric throws out a leg kick but Lafleur moves out of range and Modric only half commits.
A head kick misses from Lafleur.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Modric tried to score with a low kick but Lafleur checks it.
Good exchange - Modric coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Modric scores with a hook.
Modric digs a good hook to Lafleur's body.
Modric connects with a body shot that sends Lafleur's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Modric coming out on top.
Lafleur tries to move into range but Modric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Modric throws a body punch but Lafleur moves out of range.
Lafleur takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Lafleur.
Lafleur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lafleur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Modric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lafleur is rocked!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lafleur!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lafleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Luka Modric is winning the standup battle so far.
Modric misses with a low kick.
Modric lands a nice shot that snaps Lafleur's head back.
A big left from Lafleur misses.
Modric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Modric lands the left hand.
Lafleur is still on wobbly legs! Can Modric finish him?
Lafleur tries to bum rush Modric with a series of wild strikes but Modric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lafleur seems to have recovered his senses.
Modric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafleur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Modric lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lafleur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lafleur is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Modric with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Modric swings for the body but Lafleur moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Modric.
Lafleur throws a head kick that misses.
Modric throws a body kick that misses
letting Lafleur counter with a right hand.
Modric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafleur manages to avoid it.
Modric lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lafleur moves in looking to clinch but Modric pushes him off.
Lafleur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafleur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Modric dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lafleur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Modric throws a leg kick
and Modric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Modric keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lafleur fails with a takedown attempt.
Lafleur misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Modric.
Modric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lafleur misses with a head kick.
Modric misses with a wild body shot.
Lafleur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lafleur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Modric is trying to stall.
Lafleur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lafleur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Modric thows a body shot but no joy.
Modric throws a head kick but Lafleur moves out of range.
Lafleur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Modric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Modric getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Modric blocks a head kick by Lafleur.
Lafleur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lafleur shoots in but Modric avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modric lands with a thumping leg kick.
Modric misses the shot to the body.
Lafleur cracks the inside of Modric's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafleur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lafleur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Modric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafleur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Modric.
Modric scores with a jab to the body.
Lafleur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Modric misses the shot to the body.
Modric lands a nice looking body shot.
Modric misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lafleur clinches up with Modric and pushes him back against the cage.
Modric throws a punch but it's blocked by Lafleur.
Reggie Lafleur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafleur is trying to force a seperation but Modric has the dominant position.
Lafleur can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Modric.
Modric scores with a shoulder strike.
Lafleur gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Modric pushes Lafleur off and gets back to his feet.
Modric scoring well with a low kick there.
Modric scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modric fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lafleur.
Lafleur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Modric. Beautiful body shot.
Modric connects with the punch.
Lafleur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Modric. Those never looked like landing.
Modric is looking to wear down Lafleur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Modric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Modric throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lafleur on the side of the head.
Modric scores with a leg kick.
Modric lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Modric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luka Modric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Modric defending well as Lafleur loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Modric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Modric, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Modric!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lawson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Last. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
213 lbs
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215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Stien!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stien is out of range.
Stien slips under a jab from Lawson.
Lawson drives through and clinches with Stien against the cage.
Lawson'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.
Stien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawson tries to clinch but Stien moves out of range.
Lawson moves into the clinch.
Stien swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson misses with some punches.
Lawson is pressed up against the cage. Stien has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lawson down to the mat. Lawson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stien avoids the head kick by Lawson.
Stien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stien looks to land a left hand but Lawson moved out of range nicely.
Stien misses with a body shot.
Lawson misses with a low kick.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stien fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawson checks it well.
Stien avoids the head kick by Lawson.
Lawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawson throws a lazy head kick
and Stien counters with an outside leg kick.
Stien moves out of range of the strikes.
Lawson avoids a kick to the body.
Stien cracks Lawson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stien scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stien moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Stien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stien missing with a left hand there. Lawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stien takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson scores with a head kick. Stien tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ben Stien has been cut.
Lawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stien.
Stien throws a leg kick but Lawson checks it.
Lawson takes the fight into the clinch.
Stien blocks an uppercut.
Stien struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawson controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stien digs a right hand underneath Lawson's ribcage. Lawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lawson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stien fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stien turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lawson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stien working the ground and pound.
Lawson wants to get back to his feet.
Stien moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stien working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here.
Stien cracks Lawson with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stien is working the ground and pound. Can Lawson escape?
The referee is taking a good look at Lawson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Stien!
Stien throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lawson!
Stien just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Stien is working the ground and pound. Can Lawson escape?
Lawson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stien is punishing Lawson with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stien's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawson lands with a hook. Stien tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stien throws out the jab.
Lawson misses with a combination
enabling Stien to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan Lawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Stien uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawson has time to react.
Stien throws out a leg kick but Lawson moves out of range and Stien only half commits.
Lawson lands a leg kick that knocks Stien off balance momentarily.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stien throws out the jab.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Stien is out of range.
Lawson moves to clinch but Stien breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lawson is looking to clinch but Stien is avoiding it.
Stien misses with an uppercut
and Lawson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stien avoids the head kick by Lawson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson wants to clinch
and Stien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Stien.
Stien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stien can't find room to land a body shot as Lawson controls the action.
Lawson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stien lands with a left to the head.
Lawson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stien goes for a takedown attempt but Lawson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lawson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stien lands an overhand right.
A big right from Lawson misses.
Lawson moves in looking to clinch but Stien pushes him off.
Stien throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Logan Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stien avoids the head kick by Lawson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stien takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses
letting Stien counter with a right hand.
Lawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stien blocks a head kick by Lawson.
Lawson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawson avoids a kick to the body.
Stien goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Stien.
Logan Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a leg kick but Stien sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lawson.
Stien avoids the head kick by Lawson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stien fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lawson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lawson walks into a straight right hand from Stien.
Nice shot lands for Stien.
Stien lands a jab to the nose.
Lawson throws a jab when Stien was well out of range.
Logan Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stien gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stien asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lawson bucks up and tries to throw Stien off but instead Stien has got his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stien just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Stien lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Stien is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lawson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Stien scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Stien has Lawson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Lawson is rocked!
Stien connects with a couple of big shots that have Lawson covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Lawson! Stien fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Stien!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ben Stien made sure he mentioned {xXx} iFight Nut. Energy Recovery 160 $55, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson Hopper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gray Maynard's chin.
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30
156 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maynard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hopper thinking.
Maynard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopper throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
Hopper lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Maynard misses the target.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Maynard as he checks the leg kick.
Hopper with a poor takedown
and Maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maynard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hopper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hopper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maynard as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Maynard.
Maynard lands a head shot.
Gray Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maynard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hopper thinking.
Hopper with a poor takedown
and Maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopper tries for a takedown but Maynard circles away easily
and Maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maynard sprawls well. Maynard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hopper gets slowly back to his feet.
Maynard works the jab nicely.
Hopper misses with a few strikes there.
Maynard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hopper doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to clinch
and Maynard moves into the clinch.
Maynard is pressed up against the cage. Hopper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maynard down to the mat. Maynard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hopper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maynard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maynard leaves Hopper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Hopper tries to keep at a distance but Maynard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maynard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopper.
Hopper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maynard is defending well.
Hopper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maynard is defending well.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopper looking for a takedown.
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopper gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maynard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hopper is pushing down on Maynard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maynard is fighting to maintain full guard but Hopper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maynard tries to get to full guard but Hopper has control of the leg.
Maynard manages to get to full guard.
Maynard controlling the position.
Maynard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hopper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hopper!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard misses with a head shot.
Hopper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hopper is trying desperately to improve position.
Hopper tries to hold on but Maynard postures up.
Hopper is squirming around, avoiding Maynard's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hopper is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maynard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maynard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hopper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maynard sprawls well. Maynard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hopper gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maynard, as that shot connected.
Nelson Hopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Maynard as he connects with a hook.
Hopper clinches up against the cage.
Hopper looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper prevents a body shot from Maynard.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopper wants a takedown but no success here.
Hopper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maynard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nelson Hopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maynard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maynard duly obliges.
Hopper tries for a takedown but Maynard circles away easily
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
Maynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maynard stalks Hopper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hopper's face. Hopper staggers backwards, shaken.
Maynard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopper.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maynard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hopper - the referee stops the clock and Maynard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hopper. Maynard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hopper walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopper fails with the takedown
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.
Maynard scores with a three punch combo!
Maynard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopper doesn't seem bothered though.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopper misses with a takedown
and Maynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
Maynard tries to bum rush Hopper with a series of wild strikes but Hopper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maynard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maynard drives through and clinches with Hopper against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maynard prevents it.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard tries to work over Hopper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maynard avoids it.
Maynard misses with a punch to the body.
Hopper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maynard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoppers head.
Maynard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoppers head.
Maynard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopper tries to score a body lock takedown but Maynard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hopper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Hopper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopper blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maynard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maynard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maynard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maynard.
Hopper avoiding damage as Maynard throws knees to the body.
Maynard lands a shot to the body.
Maynard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopper is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Maynard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hopper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maynard scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Hopper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maynard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt
and Maynard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Hopper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maynard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maynard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopper is trying to drag Maynard to the mat but Maynard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maynard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopper controls his hands.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopper looking to stall.
Hopper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maynard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maynard stops a takedown attempt from Hopper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maynard lands a right hand.
Hopper goes for a takedown attempt but Maynard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maynard stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper shoots and misses
and Maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hopper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopper with a poor takedown
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
Maynard connects with the punch.
Maynard clinches up against the cage.
Maynard keeps control of Hopper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maynard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Hopper blocks it.
Gray Maynard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maynard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Hopper avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Maynard tries a body shot but Hopper blocks it.
Gray Maynard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands with a left to the head.
Hopper has Maynard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maynard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Maynard.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maynard tries a body shot but Hopper blocks it.
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!
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopper controls his hands.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard is pressed up against the cage. Hopper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maynard down to the mat. Maynard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maynard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopper.
Maynard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown but Maynard shows good takedown defense.
Maynard thuds his right hand into Hopper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Maynard both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopper.
Maynard takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopper prevents a body shot from Maynard.
Maynard scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maynard checks a leg kick.
Maynard throws the left hand but Hopper avoids the punch easily.
Maynard scores with a body shot.
No luck for Hopper with that takedown attempt.
Maynard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopper has his takedown stuffed
and Maynard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Maynard.
Hopper fails with the takedown
and Maynard counters with a two punch combo.
Maynard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopper in his tracks.
Maynard lands with a good body shot.
Hopper tries for a takedown but Maynard circles away easily
and Maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maynard counters with a series of strikes. Hopper will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopper throws a head kick but Maynard moves out of range.
Nelson Hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maynard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hopper eats them both and turns towards Maynard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maynard counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maynard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Maynard!
Gray Maynard very nearly forgot to thank Hopkins Athletics amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Action Bronson - Barry Horowitz. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mauti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Mauti ducks down to avoid it.
A jab-cross combination lands for Jackson and sends Mauti crashing to the mat! Jackson follows him down to the mat - Mauti regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Mauti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti wants to get back to his feet.
Oh Mauti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mauti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson wants to stand up but Mauti is controlling the position.
Mauti seems to have got his legs back now.
Mauti looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mauti is not content to let Jackson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti keeping control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Mauti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Mauti ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Jackson down.
Mauti throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jeff Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson tries to land a body kick
and Mauti counters with a nice body kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Mauti is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson throws a body punch but Mauti moves out of range.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mauti throws a nice head kick!
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Mauti is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Mauti takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson just leaning against Mauti , taking a breather.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Mauti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mauti throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Mauti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Mauti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Mauti 's shoulder, as Mauti tries to avoid the shot.
Mauti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mauti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Mauti .
Mauti lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Mauti moved away.
Mauti staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mauti 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.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mauti manages to avoid it.
Mauti cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Mauti .
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mauti scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson misses with a hook. Mauti ducked under it nicely.
Mauti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Mauti sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauti .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Mauti saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Mauti moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Mauti counters with an inside leg kick.
Mauti ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Mauti slips under a jab from Jackson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mauti .
Mauti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Mauti is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Mauti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Mauti counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Mauti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mauti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jeff Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mauti .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
Mauti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauti .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mauti .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson misses with a hook. Mauti ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Mauti thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mauti moves away.
Mauti lands a high kick!
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mauti !
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Mauti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Mauti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson takes a swing at Mauti 's ribcage but misses.
Mauti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jeff Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mauti 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mauti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Mauti scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mauti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Mauti moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Mauti staying out of range there.
Mauti throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Mauti slips the punch.
Mauti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mauti moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Mauti tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Mauti saw it coming and moves away.
Mauti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mauti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws the left hand but Mauti avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Mauti .
Mauti slips a jab from Jackson.
Mauti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mauti throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti scores with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a hook. Mauti ducked under it nicely.
Mauti misses with a head kick.
Mauti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Mauti 's head but Mauti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mauti .
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mauti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mauti has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Mauti blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jeff Jackson has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mauti .
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mauti taking a breather.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mauti prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.
Mauti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mauti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Jackson down.
Mauti misses with the body kick
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mauti defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Jackson 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.
Mauti tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mauti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson throws a body punch but Mauti moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mauti 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
Michael Mauti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jasiek Pioncha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pioncha comes into the arena with Redemption Song (Bob Marley) blaring out of the sound system. Wilson has chosen Memories - by David Guetta and Kid Cudi as his entrance music. Dave Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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25
185 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasiek Pioncha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pioncha wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
Pioncha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Pioncha wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Pioncha moves away and avoids it.
Wilson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pioncha sprawls well initially but Wilson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pioncha defending well though.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson tries to stand and escape but Pioncha actually recovers to full guard.
Wilson won't allow Pioncha to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pioncha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pioncha looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Pioncha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pioncha pulls Wilson in close to prevent any damage.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pioncha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controlling from the top position.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.
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!
Wilson postures up in Pioncha's guard and throws a big left but Pioncha blocks it.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pioncha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pioncha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson postures up in Pioncha's guard and throws a big left but Pioncha blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Pioncha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Pioncha!
Pioncha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilson is controlling Pioncha's posture.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pioncha throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pioncha's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Pioncha is retaining full guard.
Wilson passes Pioncha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wilson misses with a head shot. Pioncha uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pioncha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pioncha has his feet on Wilson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pioncha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Pioncha defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Pioncha moves away and avoids it.
Pioncha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Wilson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pioncha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pioncha dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pioncha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wilson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Pioncha slips the punch.
Pioncha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Pioncha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pioncha wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Pioncha dodges it nicely.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pioncha's head.
Pioncha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Pioncha keeps moving.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pioncha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pioncha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pioncha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pioncha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pioncha looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wilson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jasiek Pioncha just wasn't active enough.
Pioncha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pioncha lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pioncha circles away quickly and effectively.
Jasiek Pioncha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pioncha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pioncha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pioncha. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson scores with a nice body kick.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Pioncha.
Wilson throws a body punch but Pioncha moves out of range.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha wants to clinch.
Pioncha closes the distance and clinches.
Pioncha tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Pioncha to work.
Pioncha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pioncha taking a breather.
Wilson blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pioncha.
Jasiek Pioncha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pioncha scores with a head kick.
Pioncha is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Pioncha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pioncha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dave Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pioncha slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jasiek Pioncha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Wilson.
Pioncha is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson scores a takedown into full mount!
Wilson lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Good work by Wilson as he checks the leg kick.
Pioncha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilson backs up against the cage.
Pioncha misses the shot to the body.
Pioncha dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Pioncha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pioncha tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Pioncha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Pioncha.
Wilson shoots in but Pioncha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pioncha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Pioncha's shoulder, as Pioncha tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Pioncha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pioncha counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Pioncha counters by clinching up.
Pioncha crunches a lovely knee into Wilson's ribcage.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pioncha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilson is keeping busy.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pioncha throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Pioncha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pioncha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pioncha misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pioncha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pioncha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pioncha looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Pioncha sprawls well. He's pushed Wilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jasiek Pioncha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Wilson.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Pioncha sprawls well.
Wilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Pioncha sprawls well. He's pushed Wilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pioncha which made him look bad.
Pioncha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pioncha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Pioncha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pioncha, right into the meat.
Pioncha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pioncha moves out of range of the strikes.
Pioncha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
Pioncha lands a head shot.
Pioncha has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pioncha.
Jasiek Pioncha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Pioncha.
Wilson wants to take the fight to the mat but Pioncha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pioncha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Pioncha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pioncha lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pioncha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dave Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Pioncha on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jasiek Pioncha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wilson!
Dave Wilson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Win or lose I'm looking to put on some exciting fights. I'll leave everything in this cage every time I step in here. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre De La Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stratton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratton scores with a takedown into De La Rosa's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stratton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De La Rosa keeping moving, preventing Stratton from controlling successfully.
Stratton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stratton postures up in De La Rosa's guard and throws a big left but De La Rosa blocks it.
De La Rosa keeping moving, preventing Stratton from controlling successfully.
Stratton throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stratton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eric Stratton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De La Rosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stratton can't escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Rosa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De La Rosa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stratton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stratton shrugs it off.
De La Rosa looking for a guillotine from mount but Stratton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa thowing shots but they're missing.
De La Rosa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stratton tries to lock up and control but De La Rosa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stratton regains half guard.
De La Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Stratton is concentrating on defense, preventing De La Rosa from advancing position.
Stratton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
De La Rosa trying to control but Stratton is working from the bottom.
Stratton controls De La Rosa momentarily but De La Rosa frees himself.
Stratton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De La Rosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stratton.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De La Rosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stratton tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Rosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stratton circles away from the clinch attempt.
De La Rosa slips a straight right by Stratton.
De La Rosa wants to clinch.
Stratton keeps the fight on the outside.
De La Rosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De La Rosa slips under a jab from Stratton.
A swing and a miss from Stratton.
Horrible takedown by De La Rosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Stratton which made him look bad.
De La Rosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stratton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton is trying to control the action in half guard but De La Rosa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De La Rosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Stratton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stratton trying to control from half guard but De La Rosa is working away.
Stratton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stratton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De La Rosa's hands.
Stratton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stratton is trying to trip De La Rosa. He has hold of a leg but De La Rosa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stratton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Stratton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De La Rosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stratton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stratton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stratton defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stratton lands a couple of digs.
De La Rosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stratton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stratton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De La Rosa is looking to sweep but instead, Stratton has passed into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Rosa looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Stratton pushes past his half guard into mount!
Stratton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stratton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De La Rosa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stratton on his heels. He'll look to pass Stratton's guard now, I'm sure.
De La Rosa won't allow Stratton to sweep him here.
De La Rosa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stratton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De La Rosa, into his guard.
Stratton trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Rosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stratton defends well.
Stratton is stalling in the full guard.
Stratton wants to control from the top but De La Rosa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De La Rosa is looking for a triangle but Stratton pushes his legs off easily.
De La Rosa keeping moving, preventing Stratton from controlling successfully.
Stratton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton wasn't active enough on the ground.
De La Rosa tries for a takedown but Stratton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andre De La Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Rosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De La Rosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stratton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De La Rosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stratton pulls his head out easily.
De La Rosa gets full guard.
Stratton trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Rosa is looking for a triangle but Stratton pushes his legs off easily.
De La Rosa is looking for a triangle but Stratton pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De La Rosa is looking for a triangle but Stratton pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stratton landing some decent shots from guard.
Stratton wants to control from the top but De La Rosa keeps moving.
De La Rosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stratton is pushing down on De La Rosa's leg trying to pass to half guard. De La Rosa is fighting to maintain full guard but Stratton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stratton wants to take a breather but De La Rosa is having none of it.
Stratton trying to control the pace.
Stratton is looking to take a break and control but De La Rosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stratton winds up and cracks De La Rosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa is in trouble now - Stratton has advanced to mount!
Stratton controlling from mount.
De La Rosa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stratton looking to control but De La Rosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De La Rosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stratton controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton scoring with strikes but De La Rosa is staying in there.
Stratton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stratton controlling his opponent.
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!
De La Rosa gets back to half guard.
Stratton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De La Rosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stratton trying to control the action but De La Rosa is working from the bottom.
Well, if Stratton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stratton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stratton keeps the fight on the outside.
Andre De La Rosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Rosa rushes Stratton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stratton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stratton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stratton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stratton lands a right hand that snaps the head of De La Rosa backwards.
Stratton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stratton misses with a body punch.
De La Rosa is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Stratton.
De La Rosa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stratton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stratton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stratton misses with a body kick.
Stratton lands the left hand.
De La Rosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stratton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stratton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton tries to free his leg and advance position but De La Rosa is retaining full guard.
De La Rosa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stratton slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Stratton seems content to control.
Stratton wants to pass the guard but De La Rosa is defending well.
De La Rosa has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Stratton escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Stratton!
De La Rosa is looking to reverse the position.
De La Rosa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stratton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Stratton working away.
Stratton scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Rosa taking a bit of punishment here - Stratton scoring with strikes.
De La Rosa tries to buck Stratton off but Stratton is having none of it.
Stratton wants to control but De La Rosa is keeping him busy.
Stratton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
De La Rosa is not content to let Stratton control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton cracks De La Rosa with a big right hand but De La Rosa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stratton scores with punches from side control.
Stratton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De La Rosa down.
De La Rosa throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Stratton lands an elbow.
De La Rosa being controlled for a moment.
Stratton lands a few punches from side control.
Stratton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De La Rosa down.
Stratton advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Rosa is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stratton with good strikes from the mount here!
De La Rosa is squirming around, avoiding Stratton's attempts to control the action.
Stratton controlling the position easily from mount.
Stratton with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stratton controlling from mount.
Stratton wants to control the pace but De La Rosa is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Stratton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stratton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Stratton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Capricorn Day - Jamiroquai. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alfonso De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rogan throws a leg kick but De Souza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rogan thuds his right hand into De Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogan.
Joe Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogan clinches with his opponent.
Rogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Souza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogan throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
De Souza tries to throw a body punch but Rogan avoids it by throwing De Souza back against the cage.
De Souza lands an uppercut.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Rogan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rogan.
Rogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan looking to throw knees to the head but De Souza is blocking nicely.
Rogan breaks from the clinch.
De Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogan connects with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Souza.
De Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogan's calf.
Rogan throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogan walks into a left hand.
Rogan thuds his right hand into De Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Rogan catches De Souza right on the button with a cross.
Rogan misses the jab.
Rogan sizes up De Souza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan shoots in looking for a takedown. De Souza tries to sprawl out of it but Rogan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Souza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Souza throws a shot from downtown. Rogan moves away and avoids it.
Rogan misses the jab.
De Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rogan. That did some damage!
Rogan throws a left that rocks De Souza and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rogan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can De Souza regain composure!
De Souza is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rogan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oh De Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rogan in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and De Souza looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Rogan turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Rogan!
A very excited looking Joe Rogan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros's entrance music is 卍 卍 卍. A fine choice. Axelsson has chosen one bourbon one scotch one beer as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansgar Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson moves forwards but Katsaros connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.
Katsaros looks to land a left hand but Axelsson moved out of range nicely.
Katsaros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsaros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axelsson tries to score with a low kick but Katsaros moves his leg out of the way.
Axelsson throws a wild body kick that Katsaros sees coming a mile off.
Katsaros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axelsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katsaros throws a jab but it's blocked by Axelsson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Axelsson - that will leave a mark!
Axelsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Axelsson misses
and Axelsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Katsaros defending well as Axelsson loads up on a big left hand.
Axelsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Axelsson.
Katsaros misses with a two punch combination.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Katsaros is having none of it.
Katsaros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Katsaros counters with a nice leg kick.
Katsaros moves out of range as Axelsson strikes.
Axelsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Axelsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Axelsson blocks a body shot from Katsaros.
Axelsson gets through Katsaros's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Katsaros lands with a right to the head.
Axelsson can't find room to land a body shot as Katsaros controls the action.
Axelsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katsaros's elbow.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
Axelsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katsaros is trying to break the clinch but Axelsson is controlling him.
Katsaros is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axelsson is keeping busy.
Axelsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Katsaros gets an underhook and turns Axelsson into the cage.
Katsaros scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson missing with knees to the body.
Axelsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Axelsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katsaros tries to break free but Axelsson pushes him back against the cage.
Katsaros misses with the head strike.
Axelsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Katsaros.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Axelsson.
Katsaros blocks a body shot from Axelsson.
Katsaros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katsaros is trying to break the clinch but Axelsson is controlling him.
Axelsson works on Katsaros's body with a couple of short punches.
Axelsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Axelsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axelsson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axelsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axelsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katsaros tries to throw a body punch but Axelsson avoids it by throwing Katsaros back against the cage.
Axelsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katsaros's elbow.
Axelsson misses with a punch to the body.
Katsaros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelsson misses with the combination.
Katsaros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katsaros misses with a body shot.
Katsaros cracks Axelsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsaros.
Katsaros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
Axelsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Katsaros checks it well.
Katsaros cracks Axelsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Axelsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Axelsson misses with a body shot
and Katsaros counters with an outside leg kick.
Axelsson blocks a head kick by Katsaros.
Katsaros looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Katsaros tries to land a leg kick but Axelsson saw it coming and moves away.
Axelsson throws a low kick but Katsaros avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Axelsson.
Axelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axelsson scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Axelsson misses its intended target.
Axelsson misses with a body shot.
Axelsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsaros moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Axelsson loads up on a big right hand but Katsaros slips the punch.
Katsaros 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.
Ansgar Axelsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ansgar Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Katsaros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Axelsson. That's going to slow Katsaros down.
Katsaros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Axelsson thumps Katsaros with a low kick.
Katsaros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Katsaros 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.
Katsaros misses with a straight left.
Katsaros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axelsson.
Katsaros keeps the fight on the outside.
Axelsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsaros moves away.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Axelsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsaros at a distance.
Axelsson lands a leg kick that knocks Katsaros off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Axelsson cracks a nice hook into Katsaros's ribs.
Katsaros takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Axelsson scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Axelsson.
Nice shot lands for Axelsson.
Good leg kick by Axelsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Axelsson catches Katsaros right on the button with a cross.
Axelsson looks to throw the jab but Katsaros is out of range.
Axelsson connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katsaros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Axelsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Axelsson. That's going to slow Katsaros down.
Katsaros gets tackled into the cage by Axelsson. Axelsson maintains the clinch.
Axelsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Axelsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axelsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katsaros's elbow.
A short left from Axelsson.
A short uppercut from Axelsson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Axelsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Axelsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Axelsson.
Katsaros is rocked!
It looks like Leonidas Katsaros has been cut.
Axelsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Axelsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Axelsson as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Axelsson - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Axelsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Axelsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Katsaros gets an underhook and turns Axelsson into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson lands with a left to the head.
Axelsson misses with a knee to the head.
Axelsson keeps control of Katsaros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Axelsson tries to work over Katsaros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Axelsson.
Axelsson misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsson stalling.
Axelsson gets through Katsaros's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Katsaros misses with a punch on the inside.
Axelsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katsaros's elbow.
Katsaros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axelsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Katsaros working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Axelsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ansgar Axelsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsson keeps control of Katsaros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Axelsson.
Axelsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axelsson can't find room to land a body shot as Katsaros controls the action.
Axelsson cracks Katsaros with a nice body shot.
Axelsson lands an elbow inside that Katsaros shrugs off.
Axelsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Katsaros dodges an elbow strike from Axelsson.
Axelsson just leaning against Katsaros, taking a breather.
Katsaros wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katsaros working hard to break the clinch.
Axelsson working Katsaros over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Axelsson stalling the fight.
Katsaros prevents a body shot from Axelsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Axelsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Axelsson.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Katsaros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Axelsson misses the shot to the body.
Axelsson cracks a nice hook into Katsaros's ribs.
Katsaros misses with a wild body shot.
Axelsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Katsaros.
Axelsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Axelsson lands with a straight right. Katsaros didn't see that one coming.
Katsaros takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Axelsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsson lands a slapping body shot.
Axelsson cracks a nice hook into Katsaros's ribs.
Axelsson throws out a leg kick but Katsaros moves out of range and Axelsson only half commits.
Axelsson misses with a low kick.
Ansgar Axelsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axelsson pushes Katsaros away with a front kick.
Axelsson scores with a jab to the body.
Axelsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katsaros rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Axelsson slams his shin into Katsaros's torso.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Axelsson, as that shot connected.
Axelsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Katsaros on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Axelsson closes the distance and clinches.
Axelsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axelsson tries to throw a body punch but Katsaros avoids it by throwing Axelsson back against the cage.
Axelsson can't find room to land a body shot as Katsaros controls the action.
Axelsson just leaning against Katsaros, taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsaros swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsson tries a body shot but Katsaros blocks it.
Axelsson blocking some punches.
Katsaros managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsson.
Katsaros managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsson.
Leonidas Katsaros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros breaks from the clinch.
Axelsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Katsaros's head.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Katsaros moved away.
Axelsson throws a low kick but Katsaros avoids it.
Axelsson tries to land a front kick but Katsaros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Axelsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katsaros.
Axelsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katsaros. Katsaros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Axelsson looks to land a right hand but Katsaros moved out of range.
Axelsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Axelsson walks into a jab.
Katsaros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Axelsson checks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Axelsson. That's going to slow Katsaros down.
Katsaros avoids a kick to the body.
Katsaros gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsaros is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Axelsson.
Katsaros throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to the liver by Axelsson. Beautiful body shot.
Axelsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Axelsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axelsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katsaros backwards.
Ansgar Axelsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Axelsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katsaros or not.
Katsaros wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axelsson has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Axelsson.
Katsaros wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axelsson has him pressed against the cage.
Axelsson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Katsaros's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Katsaros has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katsaros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Katsaros is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Katsaros working hard to break the clinch.
Katsaros scores with a shot to the side of Axelsson's head.
Katsaros is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Katsaros throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsaros tries a body shot but Axelsson blocks it.
Katsaros misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsson presses Katsaros against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ansgar Axelsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Axelsson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ansgar Axelsson!
Ansgar Axelsson gave a mention to Brute in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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