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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jalen Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalen Hill looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jalen Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Santos catches Hill right on the button with a cross.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hill defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hill showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos wants to improve his position but Hill is controlling well.
Santos looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hill passes into side control!
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Hill is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Hill in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hill's best efforts.
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill slows the pace down in half guard.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hill passes to side control.
Hill stands up.
Hill manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Santos on his heels. He'll look to pass Santos's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalen Hill dominated that round.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Hill with an uppercut!
Hill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hill with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Hill trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Santos wants to improve his position but Hill is controlling well.
Jalen Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hill pulls his head out easily.
Santos trying to get back to full guard but Hill takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Santos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hill seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Hill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Hill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hill moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Santos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Hill seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hill controls the position from side control.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hill in particular looking to stall.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Hill.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jalen Hill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill dives in and scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Hill might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santos keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hill advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Hill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hill stalling.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Hill controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill slows the pace down in half guard.
Santos looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hill passes into side control!
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Santos trying to remain calm as Hill controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Hill has control of the leg.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jalen Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill'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.
Dominic Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jalen Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hill, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jalen Hill!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Clary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clary comes into a darkened arena with his song building. E.G.G.M.A.N. by Paul Shortino kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Clary!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with a hook. Clary ducked under it nicely.
Clary shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clary with a poor takedown
so Rogers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Clary is retaining full guard.
Clary throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rogers uses it to pass to side control.
Rogers has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Clary!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clary is trying to escape the mount.
Rogers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clary can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clary?
Clary tries to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Rogers looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clary wants to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.
Rogers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clary is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Rogers.
Clary really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Clary tries to lock up and control but Rogers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Rogers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Clary that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rogers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clary is looking to get to half guard.
Rogers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working the ground and pound effectively.
Rogers with shots to the head and body - Clary looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rogers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rogers lands a nice shot to the head.
Rogers controlling from mount.
Rogers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Rogers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clary tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily
and Rogers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rogers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Clary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brian Rogers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Clary enables Rogers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Clary manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers stops Clary from standing up.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Clary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clary is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Clary is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clary can do to turn this around?
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rogers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clary wants to control but Rogers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers is controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers dominating with strikes here.
Rogers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clary wants to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Rogers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rogers breaks from Clary's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clary can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rogers content just to control the position here.
Clary is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers controlling from mount.
Rogers'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Rogers dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
A jab from Rogers misses.
Clary shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogers as he avoids it easily.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rogers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rogers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rogers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rogers controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clary manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Rogers.
Clary tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rogers works his way into side control.
Brian Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clary tries to control but Rogers manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clary tries to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Rogers.
Clary moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Aaron Clary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers tries to bum rush Clary with a series of wild strikes but Clary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clary with a poor takedown
letting Rogers counter with a right hand.
Clary throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clary moves into the clinch.
Rogers is working for takedown but Clary is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clary is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brian Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Clary.
Clary takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers wants a takedown but no success here.
Clary prevents the takedown attempt.
Clary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clary shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogers as he avoids it easily.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Clary doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Aaron Clary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogers misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Rogers!
Brian Rogers 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Landshark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Landshark acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Landshark!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Gavin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gavin.
Landshark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
Landshark moves in looking to clinch but Gavin pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin lands the left hand.
Landshark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gavin throws a hook but Landshark avoids it easily.
Gavin misses with a takedown attempt
and Landshark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gavin won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Landshark looks up at the clock and then as Gavin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Landshark smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Landshark misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Landshark taking a breather here.
Landshark throws an elbow but Gavin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gavin being controlled for a moment.
Landshark scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin struggling a bit here.
Landshark in side control, throwing shots but Gavin defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landshark working the body and head with strikes.
Gavin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Landshark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Landshark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Landshark wants to free his trapped foot but Gavin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Landshark wants to control but Gavin is keeping him busy.
Gavin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Landshark is working away from the top position though.
Landshark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landshark wants to control but Gavin is keeping him busy.
Gavin wants to control but Landshark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gavin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Landshark trying to advance position but Gavin counters by regaining guard.
Landshark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Landshark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Landshark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Landshark stopping the sweep attempt from Gavin.
Gavin keeping moving, preventing Landshark from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landshark is looking to work some ground and pound but Gavin has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landshark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Landshark passes Gavin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gavin is pressing down on Landshark's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Landshark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Landshark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gavin seems keen to control Landshark's posture.
Gavin is looking for a triangle but Landshark pushes his legs off easily.
Landshark trying to control the position from guard on top but Gavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landshark cracks Gavin with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landshark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Landshark is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landshark throws a strike but Gavin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gavin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Landshark is controlling Gavin's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gavin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gavin chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Landshark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gavin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gavin lands a right hook to the body.
Landshark slips a straight right by Gavin.
Nice defenses there by Landshark.
Landshark moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Landshark doesn't manage to clinch there - Gavin circles away.
Gavin has a takedown stuffed.
Gavin lands the left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Gavin. No joy for Landshark on that attempt.
Landshark dives in and scores a takedown into Gavin's guard.
Gavin wants to sweep here but Landshark controlling him for the moment.
Landshark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Landshark postures up in Gavin's guard and throws a big left but Gavin blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landshark lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Landshark throwing strikes from guard but Gavin blocks nicely.
Landshark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Landshark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gavin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Landshark is in close to Gavin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Landshark wants to pass the guard but Gavin is keeping the position.
Landshark wants to control from the top but Gavin keeps moving.
Landshark trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gavin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landshark looking to control.
Landshark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gavin won't allow Landshark to sweep him here.
Landshark keeping moving, preventing Gavin from controlling successfully.
Gavin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Landshark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gavin trying to control but Landshark is working from the bottom.
Gavin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Landshark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a big elbow that misses.
Gavin tries to free his leg and advance position but Landshark is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Landshark fails to land the takedown.
Gavin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landshark.
Landshark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Landshark is rocked!
Gavin fakes the body blow, causing Landshark to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Landshark goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Coles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Puggles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dennis Coles has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dennis Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Puggles!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coles checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Puggles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Puggles!
It looks like Dennis Coles has been cut.
Puggles thows a body shot but no joy.
Puggles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coles.
Coles swings widly with a right hand
and Puggles counters with a thumping low kick.
Puggles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dennis Coles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coles lands a really nice looking cross but Puggles seems unphased.
Puggles takes one to the chin there.
Coles connects with a solid leg kick.
Coles scores with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coles.
Coles moves out of range of the body kick from Puggles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puggles.
Coles lands a nice looking body shot.
Coles throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puggles connects with a high kick.
Puggles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puggles looks gassed!
Coles lands a really nice looking cross but Puggles seems unphased.
Puggles tries to land a front kick but Coles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coles blocks a head kick by Puggles.
Coles is looking to slow Puggles down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Coles.
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 nice inside leg kick there by Coles. That's going to slow Puggles down.
A lazy left from Coles finds it's target.
Coles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puggles.
Coles darts in and clinches Puggles up against the cage.
Puggles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coles.
Puggles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coles works over Puggles's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles drops Puggles with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Puggles looks back up at him and smiles so Coles waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Puggles is rocked!
Coles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Coles throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Coles.
Puggles looks up at the clock. Bad move! Coles lands a right hand from hell, dropping Puggles. Coles pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Coles!
An out of breath Dennis Coles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
205 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Slice Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice Jr lands an overhand right.
Slice Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slice Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Renninger tries to clinch up but Slice Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Slice Jr misses with a right hand
and Renninger counters with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slice Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Renninger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Renninger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice Jr throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Slice Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Renninger slips under a jab.
Slice Jr cracks a nice hook into Renninger's ribs.
A big right from Slice Jr misses.
Renninger slaps away a takedown attempt from Slice Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slice Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Renninger tries to sprawl out of it but Slice Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Renninger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice Jr is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richard Renninger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slice Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Slice Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Renninger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slice Jr shoots in for a takedown but Renninger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Slice Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice Jr misses with a double jab.
Slice Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Renninger sprawls well. Renninger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slice Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Renninger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slice Jr swings for the body but Renninger moves out of range.
Slice Jr throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger works Slice Jr's body with a nice hook.
Slice Jr throws a jab when Renninger was well out of range.
Renninger throws a head kick that misses.
Slice Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renninger moves away.
Slice Jr loads up on a big right hand but Renninger slips the punch.
Renninger moves out of range of the leg kick from Slice Jr.
Renninger connects with an inside leg kick.
Kimbo Slice Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Renninger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Renninger connects with a high kick.
Slice Jr throws a hook but Renninger avoids it easily.
Slice Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Renninger lands with an uppercut that bounces Slice Jr off the cage and back into range.
Slice Jr throws a looping overhand right but Renninger ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger delivers a nice body kick.
Renninger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slice Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Renninger under the eye.
Renninger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Renninger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slice Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Renninger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Slice Jr is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Renninger.
Renninger throws a body punch but Slice Jr moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Slice Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renninger misses with a kick to the body.
Slice Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Slice Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Renninger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slice Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Renninger pinned against the cage. Renninger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slice Jr takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Renninger counters with a straight right hand.
Renninger lands a head kick. Slice Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Renninger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renninger lands a big head kick that sends Slice Jr tumbling to the mat! Renninger takes a step backwards and waves Slice Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Slice Jr is rocked!
Renninger walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Slice Jr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Renninger swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Slice Jr's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Renninger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Hills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Hills has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Hills!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hills shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hills throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Hills 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.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Hills shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hills tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Hills.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Hills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hills shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hills shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hills closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Hills pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hills blocks a leg kick.
Hills with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hills's knee momentarily.
Sonny Hills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hills changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Hills manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hills takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Sonny Hills has been cut.
Hills fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hills looks gassed!
Hills tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hills shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Hills keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Hills off balance momentarily.
Hills shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Hills doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Hills's knee but Hills avoids it well.
Lee feints and then cracks Hills's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hills down.
Hills misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Hills takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hills tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hills's sensitive parts.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hills is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hills.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hills.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hills tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Hills checks it.
A clash of legs there as Hills blocks the low kick.
Lee is looking to slow Hills down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hills shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Hills keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hills shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hills throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hills off to one side.
Lee feints and then cracks Hills's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hills down.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hills shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Hills's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Hills shrugs it off though.
Hills dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Hills's head and hops out.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hills's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hills's calf.
Freddy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hills to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee wants to stand but Hills is controlling the position.
Hills is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Hills shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Hills throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Hills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hills dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Hills's head and hops out.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Hills.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hills's sensitive parts.
Hills changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Hills manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hills 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.
Hills tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hills 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.
Hills doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Hills was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hills.
Hills has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee lands a front kick.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Hills's front leg but catches the back leg as Hills tries to avoid it.
No luck for Hills with that takedown attempt.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hills's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Lee lands but Hills takes it in his stride.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hills's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hills can do to turn this around?
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Hills's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hills has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Hills shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Hills misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a body kick that stops Hills in his tracks momentarily.
Lee feints and then cracks Hills's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hills down.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee lands a high kick!
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Hills fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hills walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee feints and then cracks Hills's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hills down.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Hills.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hills. That did some damage!
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hills takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hills steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee thumps Hills with a low kick.
Hills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hills's calf.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hills closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Hills.
Hills takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hills blocks a head kick by Lee.
Hills throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Hills is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hills tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hills has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
A big left from Hills misses.
Hills tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Hills's front leg but catches the back leg as Hills tries to avoid it.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hills has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Hills closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Hills thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hills fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freddy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee is looking to slow Hills down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hills tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Hills shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Sonny Hills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a head kick but Hills moves out of range.
Hills shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hills controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Lee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Fabree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabree kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Flo Rida - Good Feeling. Dutch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by feuer frei. This should be fireworks!
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154 lbs
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149 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Fabree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Dutch!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dutch lands a leg kick that knocks Fabree off balance momentarily.
Fabree shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dutch as he jumps to the side.
A clash of legs there as Fabree blocks the low kick.
Dutch tries to work over Fabree's front leg with a kick but Fabree checks it.
Fabree looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dutch is fending him off so far but Fabree persists. Nope, Dutch circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Fabree.
Dutch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Fabree.
Dutch is looking to clinch but Fabree is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dutch cracks Fabree with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Dexter Fabree has been cut.
Dutch darts in and clinches Fabree up against the cage.
Dutch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dutch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Fabree. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fabree can't get the takedown.
Dutch breaks from the clinch.
Fabree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dutch leaves Fabree with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dutch tests Fabree's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutch misses with an uppercut.
Fabree tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dutch swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dutch stuffs the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dutch throws a leg kick which misses Fabree's front leg but catches the back leg as Fabree tries to avoid it.
Dutch throws a leg kick which misses Fabree's front leg but catches the back leg as Fabree tries to avoid it.
Dutch swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Dutch tenderised Fabree's leg. Fabree is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice combination there by Dutch.
Fabree drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fabree has hold of Dutch's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dutch seems comfortable defending it but Fabree has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dutch is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dutch is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Fabree couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dexter Fabree!
Dexter Fabree very nearly forgot to thank White Gorilla Nutrition 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 Laph Roaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Desbatailles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roaig comes to the cage accompanied by The Doors - Alabama song. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Laph Roaig!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Desbatailles !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roaig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roaig throws a sloppy body shot
and Desbatailles counters with a nice body kick.
Laph Roaig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desbatailles tries a head kick but it misses.
Desbatailles misses with a low kick.
Roaig takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Desbatailles tenderised Roaig's leg. Roaig is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roaig fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Desbatailles is out of range.
Roaig tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roaig moves out of range of the leg kick from Desbatailles .
Roaig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desbatailles .
Desbatailles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Desbatailles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but Roaig sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roaig thuds his right hand into Desbatailles 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Desbatailles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desbatailles tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Roaig.
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!
Roaig lands an overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Desbatailles .
A chopping leg kick lands by Desbatailles .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roaig moves into the clinch.
Desbatailles swings wildly with an uppercut but Roaig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Desbatailles is trying to break free.
Desbatailles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Desbatailles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Desbatailles breaks the clinch.
Roaig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roaig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roaig throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roaig throws out a loose jab but Desbatailles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Roaig.
Desbatailles throws a push kick but Roaig slaps the foot to one side.
Desbatailles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roaig throws out the jab.
Roaig connects with a right hand. Desbatailles shakes it off.
Desbatailles throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles misses with a body kick.
Roaig just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desbatailles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Desbatailles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Desbatailles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Desbatailles looks to land a body kick but Roaig moved away.
Roaig thuds a left hand into Desbatailles 's body.
Roaig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roaig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desbatailles was well out of range. Poor timing from Roaig.
Nice uppercut lands for Roaig. That snapped Desbatailles 's head back.
Desbatailles pushes Roaig away with a front kick.
Roaig misses with an uppercut. Desbatailles saw that one coming.
Roaig cracks the inside of Desbatailles 's front leg.
Roaig misses with a hook.
Roaig looks to score with a jab to the body but Desbatailles is just out of range.
Roaig throws a body punch but Desbatailles moves out of range.
Roaig tries to land a leg kick but Desbatailles saw it coming and moves away.
Desbatailles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Desbatailles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roaig.
Roaig throws out a loose jab but Desbatailles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roaig moves out of range as Desbatailles throws a body kick.
Roaig misses with a lunging right hand
and Desbatailles counters with a big head kick but Roaig shrugs it off.
Desbatailles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Desbatailles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roaig throws out a leg kick but Desbatailles moves out of range and Roaig only half commits.
Desbatailles blocks the body kick.
Roaig is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roaig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles throws a wild body kick that Roaig sees coming a mile off.
Desbatailles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desbatailles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Roaig lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Desbatailles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roaig is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roaig misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles connects with a looping right hand.
Roaig throws a shot from downtown. Desbatailles moves away and avoids it.
Desbatailles cracks the inside of Roaig's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Desbatailles .
Roaig looks for the body kick but Desbatailles saw that one coming.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that misses.
Roaig scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Desbatailles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desbatailles throws a solid leg kick but Roaig takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Desbatailles .
Desbatailles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roaig.
Desbatailles throws a push kick but Roaig slaps the foot to one side.
Roaig looks for the body kick but Desbatailles saw that one coming.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desbatailles throws a front kick aimed at Roaig's knee but Roaig avoids it well.
Roaig throws a leg kick that is checked
and Desbatailles counters with a big head kick but Roaig shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Desbatailles .
Roaig dips to his left and cracks Desbatailles with an uppercut!
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 Laph Roaig will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Desbatailles checks a leg kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Desbatailles .
Roaig throws an off balance right hand
and Desbatailles counters with a nice leg kick.
Roaig throws a good cross that connects.
Desbatailles misses with a head kick.
Roaig misses with a body shot.
Desbatailles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roaig tries to clinch but Desbatailles is having none of it.
Desbatailles 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.
Roaig thows a body shot but no joy.
Desbatailles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roaig.
Roaig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roaig. Roaig obviously looking to wear him down.
Desbatailles scores with a head kick. Roaig tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but Roaig moved away.
Desbatailles avoids the body shot from Roaig.
Roaig connects with a right hand. Desbatailles shakes it off.
Roaig misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roaig moves out of range of the body kick from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roaig connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Desbatailles throws a shot from downtown. Roaig moves away and avoids it.
Desbatailles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roaig lands a big head kick that sends Desbatailles tumbling to the mat! Roaig takes a step backwards and waves Desbatailles back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Desbatailles 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!
Roaig throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desbatailles shoots for a double leg takedown but Roaig sprawls well. He's pushed Desbatailles 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Desbatailles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roaig's head.
Roaig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Desbatailles .
Roaig checks a leg kick.
Laph Roaig is winning the standup battle so far.
Desbatailles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roaig.
Roaig throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Desbatailles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roaig misses the shot to the body.
Roaig blocks a head kick by Desbatailles .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roaig.
Nice uppercut there from Roaig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles moves away from the strike by Roaig.
An inside leg kick from Roaig misses.
A low kick from Roaig misses
and Desbatailles counters with a good low kick that Roaig was not able to check.
Desbatailles needs to keep his hands up - Roaig had a free shot at his head there.
Desbatailles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Desbatailles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roaig takes a swing at Desbatailles 's ribcage but misses.
Desbatailles keeps the fight on the outside.
Desbatailles scores with a spinning back kick!
Roaig lands a right hook to the body.
Desbatailles throws a solid leg kick but Roaig takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Desbatailles .
Desbatailles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Desbatailles avoids a kick to the body.
Roaig tries to close the distance and clinch but Desbatailles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Desbatailles slips under a jab from Roaig.
Desbatailles motions for Roaig to come forward. Desbatailles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Roaig as he connects with a hook.
Roaig checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but Roaig sees it coming and moves out of range.
Desbatailles throws a nice head kick!
Desbatailles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Desbatailles throws a body punch but Roaig moves out of range.
Roaig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Desbatailles dodges the punch combination from Roaig.
Desbatailles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Roaig as he checks the leg kick.
Roaig misses with a hook
and Desbatailles counters with a nice body kick.
Desbatailles blocks a jab.
Desbatailles throws a solid leg kick but Roaig takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Desbatailles .
Roaig connects with a body shot that sends Desbatailles 's belly button to the back.
Roaig throws a body punch but Desbatailles moves out of range.
Roaig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles avoids the body shot from Roaig.
No joy there for Roaig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Desbatailles tries to score with a low kick but Roaig moves his leg out of the way.
Desbatailles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roaig is able to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desbatailles feints a jab promting Roaig to slip. Desbatailles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Roaig slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roaig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Desbatailles throws a head kick but Roaig moves out of range.
Desbatailles checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Desbatailles , as that shot connected.
Desbatailles takes one on the button.
Desbatailles throws a sloppy head kick and Roaig moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roaig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Desbatailles moves away.
Desbatailles 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.
Desbatailles misses with a head kick.
Desbatailles is breathing heavily.
Desbatailles throws a low kick but Roaig avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laph Roaig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Desbatailles 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Desbatailles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roaig.
Roaig avoids the head kick by Desbatailles .
The fighters circling - Roaig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roaig misses with a low kick.
Roaig throws a body punch but Desbatailles moves out of range.
Roaig lands with a straight right. Desbatailles didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Roaig misses.
Desbatailles misses with a head kick.
Desbatailles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roaig throws a head kick but Desbatailles moves out of range.
Roaig checks a low kick from Desbatailles .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Desbatailles 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 Roaig has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roaig and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roaig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roaig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roaig moves out of range of the body kick.
Roaig needs to keep his hands up - Desbatailles had a free shot at his head there.
Desbatailles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roaig digs a good hook to Desbatailles 's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roaig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Desbatailles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Desbatailles tried to score with a low kick but Roaig checks it.
Roaig tests Desbatailles 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Desbatailles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roaig will feel that in the morning.
Desbatailles avoids the head kick by Roaig.
Roaig moves out of range of the body kick from Desbatailles .
Good work by Roaig as he checks the leg kick.
Roaig misses the jab.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but Roaig checks it.
Roaig connects with a looping right hand.
Desbatailles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Desbatailles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roaig looks to land a left hand but Desbatailles moved out of range nicely.
Roaig lands a front kick.
Desbatailles moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roaig lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roaig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Desbatailles misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roaig. Desbatailles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roaig misses with a body shot.
Desbatailles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roaig.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roaig checks a leg kick.
Roaig attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Desbatailles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roaig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roaig jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roaig tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Desbatailles shoots in for a takedown but Roaig shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Desbatailles .
Roaig throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roaig lands a nice leg kick that just misses Desbatailles 's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roaig sizes up Desbatailles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Desbatailles misses with a head kick.
Desbatailles checks a low kick from Roaig.
Roaig throws a head kick that misses.
Desbatailles looks to land a left hand but Roaig moved out of range nicely.
Roaig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roaig will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Desbatailles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roaig is out of range and Desbatailles settles back down.
Desbatailles tries a head kick but it misses.
Desbatailles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Desbatailles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roaig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roaig wants to land a leg kick but Desbatailles is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Desbatailles . That's going to slow Roaig down.
A slow jab from Roaig misses its intended target.
Desbatailles throws a jab but it's blocked by Roaig.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Desbatailles motions for Roaig to come forward. Desbatailles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Desbatailles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roaig.
Desbatailles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roaig.
Roaig moves out of range of the leg kick from Desbatailles .
Roaig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roaig checks a low kick from Desbatailles .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desbatailles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Desbatailles misses with a body shot.
Roaig on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Desbatailles . Desbatailles obviously looking to wear him down.
Roaig blocks the body kick.
Desbatailles fakes the leg kick and cracks Roaig in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roaig loads up on a big right hand but Desbatailles slips the punch.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Desbatailles tries to land a front kick but Roaig steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roaig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desbatailles manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laph Roaig clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on John Desbatailles 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Desbatailles throws a push kick but Roaig slaps the foot to one side.
Desbatailles throws a nice looking combination but Roaig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roaig throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick
and Roaig counters with a stiff right hand.
Desbatailles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roaig checks it well.
Roaig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roaig misses with an attempted mid kick.
Desbatailles keeps the fight on the outside.
Desbatailles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roaig is out of range.
Desbatailles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roaig.
Roaig misses with a low kick.
Desbatailles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roaig with a nice cross.
Desbatailles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roaig.
Roaig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roaig darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Desbatailles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roaig looks to land a body kick but Desbatailles moved away.
Roaig misses with a low kick.
Roaig 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.
Desbatailles looks for the body kick but Roaig saw that one coming.
Desbatailles checks a leg kick.
Roaig takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Desbatailles throws a wild body kick that Roaig sees coming a mile off.
Roaig misses with the combination.
Desbatailles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roaig finds it's way round the side to connect with Desbatailles 's head.
Roaig fakes the leg kick and cracks Desbatailles in the body.
Roaig lands a nice looking body kick.
Roaig wants to land a leg kick but Desbatailles is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roaig sizes up Desbatailles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roaig blocks the body kick.
Roaig looks to land a right hand but Desbatailles moved out of range.
Desbatailles throws a wild body kick that Roaig sees coming a mile off.
Roaig lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roaig shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Desbatailles eats them both and turns towards Roaig to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roaig checks a leg kick.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick
and Roaig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roaig takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Roaig.
A head kick misses from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles misses with a low kick.
Desbatailles tries to land a front kick but Roaig steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Desbatailles misses with a body kick.
Desbatailles throws a front kick aimed at Roaig's knee but Roaig avoids it well.
Roaig with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles motions for Roaig to come forward. Desbatailles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Desbatailles misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roaig's sensitive parts.
Roaig checks a low kick from Desbatailles .
Roaig blocks the body kick.
A head kick by Roaig misses
and Desbatailles counters with a good low kick that Roaig was not able to check.
Desbatailles takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Desbatailles is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Roaig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Desbatailles tries a head kick but it misses.
Desbatailles misses with a leg kick.
Desbatailles lands with a good body shot.
Desbatailles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roaig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Roaig - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roaig throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roaig throws a lazy right hand but Desbatailles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Roaig finds it's way through Desbatailles 's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desbatailles takes one on the button.
Desbatailles tries a low kick but Roaig avoids it.
Roaig connects with a body shot.
Desbatailles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Desbatailles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roaig takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roaig lands with a cross.
Desbatailles checks a low kick from Roaig.
Desbatailles throws an off balance right hand
and Roaig makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desbatailles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Desbatailles slips under a jab from Roaig.
Roaig scores with a hook.
Desbatailles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laph Roaig had his way with John Desbatailles in that round.
The cut man is working on John Desbatailles 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Desbatailles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roaig just misses with a punch to the body.
Roaig thows a body shot but no joy.
Desbatailles scores with a leg kick.
Desbatailles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Desbatailles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roaig as he jumps to the side.
Desbatailles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roaig throws a body kick that misses.
Desbatailles throws a lazy head kick
letting Roaig counter with a right hand.
Desbatailles takes a jab right on the kisser.
Desbatailles misses with a leg kick
and Roaig counters with a good low kick that Desbatailles was not able to check.
Roaig works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Desbatailles is rocked!
Desbatailles tries a head kick but it misses.
Desbatailles is still on wobbly legs! Can Roaig finish him?
Roaig cracks Desbatailles with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Desbatailles falls to his knees and Roaig doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laph Roaig!
Laph Roaig is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Laph Roaig thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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