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XFC - 18 Pain vs Joseph PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Kringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Parker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kringle moves away.
Kringle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kringle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kringle misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Kringle tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kringle gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
Parker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kringle smiles and moves away.
Kris Kringle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Parker.
Parker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kringle wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
Parker postures up in Kringle's guard and throws a big left but Kringle blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle keeping full guard, as Parker tries to pass.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kringle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kringle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kringle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker throws a big right hand that misses.
Kringle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Parker passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Kringle is looking to escape.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kringle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Kringle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Kringle pushes Parker off and gets back to his feet.
Parker digs a good hook to Kringle's body.
Parker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Parker lands some shots froms side control.
Parker tries to move to full mount but Kringle actually manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker winds up and cracks Kringle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Parker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kringle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Parker with the ground and pound but Kringle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kringle has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Parker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kringle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parker.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Parker throws an elbow that misses. Kringle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by Kringle!
Kringle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kringle trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kringle preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kringle is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Parker.
Kringle wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Parker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kringle doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kringle is fending him off so far but Parker persists. Nope, Kringle circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kringle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parker throws a hook but Kringle blocks it.
Kris Kringle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker shoots in looking for a takedown but Kringle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kris Kringle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Parker.
Parker throws a hook but Kringle avoids it easily.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Kringle moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kringle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Kringle is nestled in close to Parker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kringle is trying to control. Parker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Parker is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kringle jumps into side control!
Kringle controls the position from side control.
Parker tries to bench press Kringle off him but Kringle keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Parker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kringle is pressing down on Parker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ted Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
Kringle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kringle is working hard here to advance position.
Kringle wants to stand but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker advances position into side control!
Parker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Parker misses with the ground and pound.
Kringle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle regains half guard, as Parker was trying to land strikes.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kringle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Kringle tries to kick Parker off but Parker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kringle's head.
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parker landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker landing shots from mount.
Parker lands with some strikes.
Kringle is rocked!
It looks like Kris Kringle has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Kringle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kringle?
Parker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kringle because Parker loaded up on that one.
Kringle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Parker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Parker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kringle seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kringle's face.
Parker softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Kringle is out cold! Parker jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Parker!
A very excited looking Ted Parker 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Komljenovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Everlast (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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204 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Filip Komljenovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Everlast!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Komljenovic.
Komljenovic throws a right hand that Everlast ducks under and follows up with a left that Everlast also avoids with ease.
Komljenovic takes a swing at Everlast's ribcage but misses.
Komljenovic slips a straight right by Everlast.
Komljenovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Everlast.
Komljenovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Everlast.
Everlast lands with a cross.
Everlast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Komljenovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Everlast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Komljenovic cracks a nice hook into Everlast's ribs.
Everlast sizes up Komljenovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komljenovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Everlast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Everlast stuns Komljenovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Komljenovic looks to land a combination but Everlast avoids it well.
Komljenovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Everlast with a jab.
Komljenovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komljenovic misses with a double jab
and Everlast counters with a nice body kick.
Komljenovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Everlast rushes Komljenovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Everlast slowing the pace effectively.
Everlast lands with a short shot to the head.
Everlast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Komljenovic is rocked!
Everlast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Komljenovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Komljenovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Everlast has Komljenovic pushed against the cage.
Everlast has a couple of punches blocked by Komljenovic.
Everlast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Komljenovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Everlast.
Everlast misses with a looping left.
Komljenovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Everlast throws a right and a left that Komljenovic avoids nicely.
Komljenovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Komljenovic lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Komljenovic cracks Everlast with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Komljenovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everlast connects with a jab.
Komljenovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Everlast is rocked!
Komljenovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Everlast.
Everlast is still on wobbly legs! Can Komljenovic finish him?
Komljenovic drops Everlast with a naaaaasty hook - Everlast is in real trouble here! Komljenovic dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Komljenovic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nas- Hate Me Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter instigates a clinch.
Carter has Rios pressed against the cage, preventing Rios from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rios looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter keeps control of Rios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Carter seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rios tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Carter keeps control of Rios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter just leaning against Rios, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rios wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rios up against the cage.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Rios taking a breather.
Carter drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rios, into his guard.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carter throws a strike but Rios rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carter trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rios's guard.
Rios working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Carter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rios is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rios has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carter lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rios working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Rios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Carter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up with Rios, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes Rios against the cage but Rios circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown. Rios tries to sprawl out of it but Carter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rios manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rios tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Rios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Rios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Rios.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Rios goes down and covers up as Carter starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Carter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka wants to land a leg kick but Foster is out of range.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
Cole Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Foster checks it.
Foster jabs at Tanaka's body.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foster lands with a shot to the body.
Tanaka throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Foster blocks the low kick.
Foster jabs Tanaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Foster tries to bum rush Tanaka with a series of wild strikes but Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foster misses with a wild combination.
Foster wants to clinch.
A head kick by Tanaka misses
and Foster counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Foster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
Tanaka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tanaka winds up and cracks Foster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foster wants to control but Tanaka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Foster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foster tries to get out of the position.
Foster is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanaka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tanaka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka prevents Foster from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanaka on the ground.
Tanaka decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Foster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tanaka. Foster shrugs it off though.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanaka tried to score with a low kick but Foster checks it.
Foster blocks a head kick by Tanaka.
Foster blocks a head kick by Tanaka.
A head kick misses from Foster.
Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanaka, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage.
Tanaka manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka feints and as Foster raises his hands in defense, Tanaka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tanaka slips nicely into half guard.
Foster is looking to escape.
Tanaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanaka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanaka prevents Foster from improving his position.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Foster is trying to control but can't.
Tanaka is trying to control. Foster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tanaka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foster defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka lands strikes from half guard.
Foster wants to control but Tanaka is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka throwing shots but Foster is blocking nicely.
Tanaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingo Tanaka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tanaka wants to slow Foster down by chopping away at his legs.
Foster throws a leg kick that misses.
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
Tanaka throws out a leg kick but Foster moves out of range and Tanaka only half commits.
Foster misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster scores with a jab. Tanaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Foster misses with a head kick.
Foster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanaka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Foster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Foster. Those never looked like landing.
Foster misses with a wild combination.
Tanaka is looking to slow Foster down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Foster.
Tanaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cole Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanaka misses with a body kick.
Foster throws a series of punches but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foster throws a right hand that Tanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanaka also avoids with ease.
Foster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foster thows a leg kick but Tanaka checks it
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cole Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foster avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanaka. That's going to slow Foster down.
Tanaka throws a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Foster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foster scores with a push kick.
A nice combination there by Foster.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
Foster takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foster throws a right and a left that Tanaka avoids nicely.
Foster swinging wildly here.
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cole Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanaka throws a leg kick that misses.
Tanaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Foster misses with a wild combination.
Foster lands a nice looking body shot.
Tanaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tanaka checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanaka.
A punch combination from Foster misses.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tanaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tanaka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foster's calf.
Foster checks a leg kick.
Foster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tanakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Foster.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foster as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka scoring well with a low kick there.
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
Foster tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foster is fending him off so far but Tanaka persists. Nope, Foster circles away and we're back to standing.
Cole Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shingo Tanaka.
Foster thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tanaka if he has to take too many more of those.
Tanaka throws a leg kick
and Foster counters with a series of strikes. Tanaka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foster gets caught napping as Tanaka dives in and scores a takedown. Foster manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shingo Tanaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Foster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Foster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Foster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanaka 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 Foster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Foster tries a head kick but it misses.
Foster moves out of range as Tanaka throws a body kick.
Tanaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Foster throws a right hand that Tanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanaka also avoids with ease.
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Foster connects with a body shot that sends Tanaka's belly button to the back.
A nice combination there by Foster.
Tanaka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Foster is trying to defend but Tanaka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tanaka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foster manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanaka works over Foster with some ground and pound from guard.
Tanaka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tanaka defends well.
Tanaka postures up in Foster's guard and throws a big left but Foster blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Foster is retaining full guard.
Tanaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Tanaka with a nice head shot there.
Tanaka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tanaka throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Foster on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tanaka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Foster to see if he's OK.
Foster is rocked!
Tanaka in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Foster looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Tanaka turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shingo Tanaka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Mcgrath (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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185 lbs
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172 lbs
15 - 14 - 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rage Kootz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Mcgrath!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgrath thows a body kick. Kootz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mcgrath tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kootz is able to avoid easily.
Kootz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mcgrath.
Kootz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mcgrath throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mcgrath lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Rage Kootz has been cut.
Kootz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kootz misses with a few strikes there.
Kootz misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Mcgrath.
Mcgrath throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kootz counters with a low kick, right behind Mcgrath 's knee.
Mcgrath closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kootz circles away.
Mcgrath throws a low kick, looking for Kootz's leg but Kootz calmly moves out of range.
Mcgrath shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kootz as he avoids it easily.
Kootz connects with a solid leg kick.
Kootz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgrath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz throws a leg kick but Mcgrath sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mcgrath shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kootz defends it nicely.
Rage Kootz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Mcgrath.
Kootz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgrath fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kootz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcgrath moves in looking to clinch but Kootz pushes him off.
Kootz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgrath.
Kootz shoots for a double leg takedown but Mcgrath sprawls well. He's pushed Kootz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kootz throws a low kick but Mcgrath moves out of range easily.
Mcgrath thuds his right hand into Kootz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kootz misses with a leg kick
and Mcgrath counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath throws a hook but Kootz avoids it easily.
Mcgrath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kootz. Kootz obviously looking to wear him down.
Kootz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mcgrath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgrath closes the distance and clinches up with Kootz, looking for a takedown. Mcgrath pushes Kootz against the cage but Kootz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcgrath fails with the takedown
and Kootz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mcgrath!
Mcgrath is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kootz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mcgrath can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgrath really wants to buck Kootz off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mcgrath is holding on tight.
Mcgrath has given up his back.
Kootz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kootz misses with an elbow to the head.
Mcgrath breaks Kootz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kootz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcgrath defends it easily.
Kootz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kootz wants to sweep here but Mcgrath controlling him for the moment.
Kootz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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!
Mcgrath slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dylan Mcgrath will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mcgrath tries to clinch but Kootz moves away
and Kootz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mcgrath won't be happy with that.
Kootz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgrath keeps working.
Mcgrath dodges the ground and pound from Kootz.
Kootz controls the position.
Mcgrath struggling a bit here.
Kootz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kootz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcgrath is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kootz is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mcgrath rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kootz's guard! Nice work there by Mcgrath!
Mcgrath wants to stand and escape but instead Kootz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mcgrath is looking to stand up but Kootz isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mcgrath will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mcgrath scores with a hook to the body. Kootz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dylan Mcgrath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcgrath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kootz.
Kootz checks a leg kick.
Mcgrath tries to land a leg kick but Kootz saw it coming and moves away.
Kootz closes the distance and clinches up with Mcgrath, looking for a takedown. Kootz pushes Mcgrath against the cage but Mcgrath circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Mcgrath, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgrath takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kootz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Mcgrath both land. Nice combination.
Mcgrath changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kootz tries to avoid it but Mcgrath manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kootz to the ground. Kootz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mcgrath slips a straight right by Kootz.
Mcgrath throws a hook to the side of Kootz's head but Kootz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kootz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kootz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mcgrath is trying to stand.
Mcgrath is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kootz seems to be working for a kimura but Mcgrath defends the submission attempt.
Mcgrath blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kootz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kootz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcgrath defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kootz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kootz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcgrath defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rage Kootz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcgrath walks into a left hand.
Mcgrath tries for a takedown but Kootz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcgrath throws a leg kick but Kootz moved away.
Dylan Mcgrath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kootz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kootz slips a jab from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath throws a lazy head kick
and Kootz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kootz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kootz stands and throws Mcgrath's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!
Kootz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mcgrath is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kootz yanks on the arm and Mcgrath is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kootz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rage Kootz!
Rage Kootz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sonofabeetch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sonofabeetch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the theme from the x files. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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286 lbs
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290 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Sonofabeetch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Smith!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonofabeetch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sonofabeetch.
Sonofabeetch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harry Sonofabeetch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Sonofabeetch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonofabeetch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Sonofabeetch ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sonofabeetch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sonofabeetch tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonofabeetch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sonofabeetch wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Sonofabeetch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonofabeetch can't get the takedown.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sonofabeetch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sonofabeetch is breathing heavily.
Sonofabeetch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sonofabeetch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Harry Sonofabeetch has been cut.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Sonofabeetch back into the cage.
Smith works on Sonofabeetch's body with a couple of short punches.
Sonofabeetch blocks a body shot from Smith.
Sonofabeetch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonofabeetch has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith digs a right hand into Sonofabeetch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sonofabeetch's gas tank.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith pushes Sonofabeetch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harry Sonofabeetch's cut is getting worse.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sonofabeetch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Sonofabeetch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Smith.
Sonofabeetch blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonofabeetch.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonofabeetch's elbow.
Smith digs a right hand into Sonofabeetch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sonofabeetch's gas tank.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Harry Sonofabeetch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeez, Harry Sonofabeetch's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harry Sonofabeetch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donovan Smith!
After the fight, Donovan Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazerus Limbtwister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limbtwister comes to the cage accompanied by Wait and bleed by Slipknot. Wangchuck has chosen Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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287 lbs
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294 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Limbtwister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Limbtwister.
Limbtwister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wangchuck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Limbtwister.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Limbtwister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Limbtwister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wangchuck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazerus Limbtwister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Limbtwister swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Limbtwister is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wangchuck. That's going to slow Limbtwister down.
Limbtwister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wangchuck can pounce on him.
Limbtwister shoots for a double leg takedown but Wangchuck sprawls well. He's pushed Limbtwister's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Limbtwister moves out of range.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Limbtwister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wangchuck moves to clinch but Limbtwister breaks away
and Limbtwister counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wangchuck's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Limbtwister throwing strikes from guard but Wangchuck blocks nicely.
Limbtwister stands and throws Wangchuck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wangchuck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Limbtwister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limbtwister is trying to get an arm triangle but Wangchuck is defending well.
Limbtwister is trying to get an arm triangle but Wangchuck is defending well.
Wangchuck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Limbtwister is looking to take a break and control but Wangchuck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Limbtwister is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wangchuck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limbtwister tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Limbtwister has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wangchuck wants to get back to his feet but Limbtwister drags him back down.
Limbtwister throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Limbtwister is working to tighten is grip on Wangchuck's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Wangchuck has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Limbtwister is really squeezing tight and eventually Wangchuck passes out! Limbtwister breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lazerus Limbtwister!
An intense looking Lazerus Limbtwister took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ground god dominance dont fuck with me!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sendoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, superman theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Sendoh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard moves into the clinch.
Sendoh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
It looks like Dwight Howard has been cut.
Howard effectively controlling the action here.
Howard cracks Sendoh with a nice body shot.
Sendoh breaks the clinch.
Howard misses with a head kick.
Howard takes one to the side of the head.
Sendoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Sendoh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch but Howard improves position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sendoh seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sendoh has Howard pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Sendoh.
Sendoh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sendoh connects with a single shot there.
Howard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sendoh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh has managed to clinch.
Sendoh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sendoh misses with a body punch.
Sendoh breaks from the clinch.
Howard moves out of range of the leg kick from Sendoh.
Howard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sendoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sendoh circles away quickly and effectively.
Sendoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
Sendoh throws the left hand but Howard avoids the punch easily.
Howard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sendoh throws a lazy right hand but Howard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howard throws a chopping leg kick but Sendoh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Howard is looking to clinch but Sendoh is avoiding it.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard gets tackled into the cage by Sendoh. Sendoh maintains the clinch.
Sendoh controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh working hard to break the clinch.
Howard tries a body shot but Sendoh blocks it.
A hook to the body from Howard.
Howard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Howard trying to control the position but instead, Sendoh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howard into the cage.
Howard lands a right hand.
Sendoh looking to stall.
Sendoh misses with a punch to the body.
Sendoh taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Howard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sendoh is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howard has Sendoh pressed against the cage, preventing Sendoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sendoh misses with a knee to the head.
Sendoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sendoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sendoh ducks right into an uppercut from Howard.
Sendoh gets a clinch.
Sendoh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sendoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Sendoh into the cage.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sendoh.
Howard blocks a body shot from Sendoh.
Howard being controlled against the cage.
Sendoh breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sendoh has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
Howard tries to land a knee to the head but Sendoh blocks with his arms.
Sendoh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Sendoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sendoh manages to avoid it.
Sendoh misses with the combination.
Sendoh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sendoh pushes Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard tries a body shot but Sendoh blocks it.
Sendoh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sendoh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sendoh lands a nice knee to the body.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Sendoh crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akira Sendoh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwight Howard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sendoh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howard is keeping busy.
Howard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sendoh avoids it.
Sendoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Howard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Sendoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sendoh throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Sendoh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sendoh misses with a looping right.
Howard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Akira Sendoh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sendoh throws a combination that misses
and Howard counters with a nice leg kick.
Sendoh swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
Howard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sendoh scores with the left hand. Howard knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Sendoh drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Howard stalls.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sendoh.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Sendoh moves into the clinch successfully.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sendoh just leaning against Howard, taking a breather.
Howard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sendoh avoids it.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sendoh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard misses with a combination
and Sendoh counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh clinches.
Howard lands a body punch.
Sendoh tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howard is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Sendoh.
Sendoh is looking to control Howard's arms but Howard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sendoh has his back to the cage.
Sendoh scores with a shoulder strike.
Sendoh is pushing Howard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sendoh is leaning against Howard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sendoh working hard to break the clinch.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh managing to block the knees to the body from Howard.
Sendoh tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sendoh leaning against his opponent.
Sendoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Sendoh into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Sendoh.
Howard throws a head kick but Sendoh moves out of range.
Sendoh misses with a body shot.
Dwight Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Sendoh.
Sendoh moves into the clinch successfully.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sendoh.
Sendoh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sendoh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Howard walks into a stiff left hand from Sendoh.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard throws out a leg kick but Sendoh moves out of range and Howard only half commits.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sendoh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Howard stuns Sendoh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Sendoh.
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!
Howard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sendoh has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sendoh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sendoh tries a body shot but Howard blocks it.
Sendoh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sendoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Sendoh into the cage.
Sendoh tries to land knees in the clinch but Howard avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard works on Sendoh's body with a couple of short punches.
Sendoh is breathing heavily.
Howard working Sendoh over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
Akira Sendoh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howard breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sendoh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwight Howard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sendoh rushes Howard and presses him up against the cage.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch but Howard improves position.
Howard missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howard as Sendoh tries to tie him up.
Sendoh is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sendoh.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch but Howard improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Sendoh.
Sendoh drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Sendoh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sendoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
Sendoh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sendoh blocks a jab.
Sendoh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sendoh blocks a body shot from Howard.
Sendoh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sendoh backwards.
Sendoh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sendoh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sendoh manages to break the clinch.
Howard throws a jab when Sendoh was well out of range.
Howard tries to clinch up but Sendoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Sendoh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sendoh misses with a leg kick.
Sendoh moves into the clinch.
Sendoh trying to land knees to the body.
Sendoh manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Sendoh circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh moves into the clinch successfully.
Sendoh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sendoh lands a hook that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Sendoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Sendoh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard misses with a kick to the body
and Sendoh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Howard wants to clinch.
Howard moves out of range as Sendoh strikes.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Sendoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sendoh takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with an uppercut. Sendoh saw that one coming.
Howard tries to clinch but Sendoh moves out of range.
Howard lands a high kick!
Sendoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Sendoh takes the fight into the clinch.
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sendoh prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Sendoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sendoh rushes Howard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sendoh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Howard misses with a body punch.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Sendoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sendoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dwight Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sendoh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sendoh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Howard thumps Sendoh with a low kick.
Howard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sendoh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sendoh moves into the clinch.
Sendoh wants to stall.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Sendoh has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sendoh is defending well for now.
Sendoh avoiding damage as Howard throws knees to the body.
Sendoh lands a shot to the body.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Sendoh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sendoh 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Sendoh!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geiger Salaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28
300 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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24
255 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Geiger Salaam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peyton Hillis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salaam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salaam misses with a body shot.
Jab by Salaam.
It looks like Peyton Hillis has been cut.
Hillis scores with a hook to the body. Salaam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hillis scores with a shot to the body.
Hillis lands a left and a right that send Salaam crashing to the mat, dazed. Hillis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Salaam is rocked!
It looks like Geiger Salaam has been cut.
Salaam is breathing heavily.
Hillis throws a nice looking combination but Salaam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Salaam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salaam walks straight into a right hand from Hillis - that's dropped him! Hillis jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Salaam from any more punishment! Salaam complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peyton Hillis!
Peyton Hillis is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - If you want Blood (You've got it). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dee Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joseph throws a leg kick but Pain checks it.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Pain.
Joseph lands a nice shot that snaps Pain's head back.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pain.
Joseph cracks Pain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joseph counters with a left to the body.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Joseph blocks the leg kick.
Joseph closes the distance and clinches.
Joseph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Pain controls the action.
Pain works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pain lands an uppercut.
Pain is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Joseph can't fight it off and eventually Pain manages to take the fight to the floor. Joseph looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
Joseph is pulling down on Pain's head. It's preventing any offense from Pain, at least for the moment.
Joseph really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joseph wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Pain looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pain won't allow Joseph to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joseph misses with a combination
and Pain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Joseph blocks the leg kick.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joseph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joseph!
Joseph is trying desperately to improve position.
Pain punching from mount but Joseph doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Joseph tries to hold on but Pain pushes him away.
Joseph is looking to get to half guard.
Pain scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joseph?
Joseph is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain avoids the attempt from Joseph to control.
Pain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph tries to reverse the position but Pain maintains control.
Pain lands a big shot there that rocks Joseph but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pain with a couple of short strikes.
The cut above Anthony Joseph's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Joseph's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dee Pain!
Dee Pain retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Dee Pain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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