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TRMTFL 1: Night of Champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kemo Amos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asterix Sedetrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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188 lbs
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195 cm
18
185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemo Amos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asterix Sedetrano!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amos fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amos is defended easily by Sedetrano.
Amos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kemo Amos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sedetrano scores with a hook.
Sedetrano throws out a loose jab but Amos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amos shoots in for a takedown but Sedetrano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sedetrano misses with a two punch combination.
Amos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedetrano stuffs the takedown.
Amos fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Sedetrano - just one landing.
Amos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sedetrano circles away.
Sedetrano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck for Amos with that takedown attempt.
Sedetrano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Amos looks for a takedown but Sedetrano sprawls well.
Amos is breathing heavily.
Sedetrano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sedetrano misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sedetrano as he jumps to the side.
Amos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sedetrano to score with a decent uppercut.
Sedetrano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amos.
Amos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sedetrano avoids it really well and circles away.
Sedetrano scores with a jab. Amos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab from Sedetrano.
Sedetrano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Amos has a takedown stuffed.
Sedetrano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amos fails with the takedown.
Amos moves forwards but Sedetrano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sedetrano stuffs the takedown.
Sedetrano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amos takes one on the button.
Amos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sedetrano throws a series of punches but Amos moves out of range.
Sedetrano scores with a sloppy right hand. Amos should have avoided that one.
Amos shoots in but Sedetrano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sedetrano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kemo Amos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sedetrano. No joy for Amos on that attempt.
Sedetrano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sedetrano misses with a two punch combination.
Amos fails with a takedown attempt.
Sedetrano looks to land a left hand but Amos moved out of range nicely.
Amos slips under a jab from Sedetrano.
Sedetrano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amos.
Sedetrano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sedetrano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Amos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Amos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sedetrano defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sedetrano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amos somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asterix Sedetrano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sedetrano scores with a jab.
Sedetrano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amos.
Amos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Amos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sedetrano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sedetrano misses with a looping right.
Amos shoots in and drives through. Sedetrano sprawls well.
Sedetrano loads up on a big right hand but Amos slips the punch.
Amos shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kemo Amos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sedetrano thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amos shoots in for a double leg but Sedetrano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sedetrano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sedetrano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amos shoots in looking for a takedown. Sedetrano tries to sprawl out of it but Amos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sedetrano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sedetrano throws a good cross that connects.
Sedetrano leaves Amos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Amos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sedetrano.
Sedetrano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sedetrano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedetrano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sedetrano tries to avoid it but Amos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sedetrano to the ground. Sedetrano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Amos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Amos dives in and grabs Sedetrano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sedetrano pushes down on Amos's head and hops out.
Sedetrano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Amos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amos.
Sedetrano lands with a good body shot.
Sedetrano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Asterix Sedetrano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sedetrano misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sedetrano.
Sedetrano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amos.
Sedetrano stuffs the takedown.
Amos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sedetrano as he avoids it easily.
Amos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sedetrano 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.
Sedetrano misses with an uppercut. Amos saw that one coming.
Sedetrano misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Amos or perhaps it was just good defense by Sedetrano which made him look bad.
Amos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sedetrano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sedetrano is fending him off so far but Amos persists. Nope, Sedetrano circles away and we're back to standing.
Kemo Amos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Sedetrano.
Amos misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sedetrano tries to avoid it but Amos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sedetrano to the ground. Sedetrano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sedetrano.
Sedetrano lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asterix Sedetrano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sedetrano stuns Amos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sedetrano misses with a wild body shot.
Sedetrano lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Amos.
Amos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sedetrano.
A combination from Sedetrano does no damage.
Sedetrano throws an overhand right that lands on Amos's shoulder, as Amos tries to avoid the shot.
Sedetrano scores with a sloppy right hand. Amos should have avoided that one.
Amos shoots for a takedown but Sedetrano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Asterix Sedetrano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sedetrano lands with an uppercut that bounces Amos off the cage and back into range.
Amos fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sedetrano as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kemo Amos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Amos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Amos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sedetrano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amos somewhat.
Amos shoots in looking for a takedown but Sedetrano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Amos doesn't manage to clinch there - Sedetrano circles away.
Sedetrano scores with a jab to the body.
Amos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Amos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sedetrano works over Amos's head and body with a nice combination.
Amos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sedetrano throws out the jab.
Amos misses with a takedown attempt - Sedetrano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sedetrano.
Sedetrano thuds his right hand into Amos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Horrible takedown by Amos or perhaps it was just good defense by Sedetrano which made him look bad.
Sedetrano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amos in his tracks.
Amos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Amos ducks right into an uppercut from Sedetrano.
Sedetrano looks to land a left hand but Amos moved out of range nicely.
Sedetrano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sedetrano.
Sedetrano lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sedetrano misses with a straight right.
No luck for Amos with that takedown attempt.
Amos shoots in but no luck this time.
Sedetrano lands a jab to the nose.
Sedetrano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Amos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Amos shoots in and drives through. Sedetrano sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Sedetrano as he connects with a hook.
Sedetrano digs a good hook to Amos's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amos shoots in but Sedetrano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sedetrano scores with a sloppy right hand. Amos should have avoided that one.
Amos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sedetrano.
Sedetrano stuffs the takedown.
Amos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sedetrano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sedetrano throws a series of strikes that have Amos backpedaling.
Sedetrano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kemo Amos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sedetrano lands a really nice looking cross but Amos seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asterix Sedetrano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sedetrano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asterix Sedetrano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titus Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leslie Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looking to score a takedown here. Morrow is defending well but Johnson drives through and ends up in Morrow's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morrow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morrow dives on top into guard.
Morrowis looking to pass into half guard but Johnson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johnson is in guard.
Johnson pushing down on Morrow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morrow moves into full guard.
Morrow wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stops Morrow from standing up.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Morrow slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
Morrow wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Morrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Morrow tries to clinch up.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Morrow is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Let's hope that Morrow has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Morrow pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Morrow jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morrow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Morrow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leslie Morrow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Morrow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Morrow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Come on Morrow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Morrow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Morrow gets a clinch.
Morrow prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Titus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Morrow is controlling him well.
Leslie Morrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrow stands up and beckons Johnson to join him on the feet.
Morrow gets a takedown into half guard.
Morrow uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leslie Morrow wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Morrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morrow throws an elbow but misses.
Morrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Morrow. Morrow maintains the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morrow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Morrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morrow throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson avoiding damage as Morrow throws knees to the body.
Morrow works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is trying to drag Morrow to the mat but Morrow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Morrow.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Morrow.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Morrow dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Morrow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morrow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leslie Morrow.
Morrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson dives in and grabs Morrow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrow pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Morrow drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morrow avoiding damage.
Morrow jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morrow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Morrow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Titus Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Morrow clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a knee strike.
Morrow has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Morrow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leslie Morrow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrow counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is working for takedown but Morrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Morrow. Morrow maintains the clinch.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Morrow really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Morrow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morrow breaks the clinch.
Morrow slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Morrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrow jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morrow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnson darts in and clinches Morrow up against the cage.
Morrow prevents the takedown attempt.
Morrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Morrow misses with a knee to the head.
Morrow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morrow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morrow manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Morrow in his guard.
Morrow content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie Morrow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Morrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Morrow manages to end up in side control.
Morrow controls the position from side control.
Johnson tries to escape but Morrow is in control.
Morrow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Morrow avoids the head kick by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morrow jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Morrow wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morrow controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morrow dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow 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.
Leslie Morrow dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Morrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrow forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Morrow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Morrow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morrow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morrow after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Morrow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Morrow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leslie Morrow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Johnson has Morrow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morrow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson has Morrow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morrow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morrow throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Morrow, against the cage.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Morrow.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morrow instigates a clinch.
Morrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Morrow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Morrow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Leslie Morrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Morrow misses with a knee strike.
Morrow jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morrow trying to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Titus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leslie Morrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Morrow!
Leslie Morrow is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Bautista!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Dave Bautista has been cut.
Bautista with a poor takedown
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Bautista really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautista fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bautista tries to clinch
and Mendez counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bautista is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mendez connects with a decent elbow.
Dave Bautista's cut is getting worse.
Bautista is trying to improve his position.
Mendez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bautista is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mendez yanks on the arm and Bautista is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mendez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Mendez!
Tony Mendez is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tony Mendez 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Fulton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markakis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Markakis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fulton's waist but Fulton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Markakis off to one side.
Fulton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Markakis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fulton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Markakis stuffs the takedown.
Markakis tries to clinch but Fulton is having none of it.
Fulton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fulton lands in his opponent's guard.
Fulton trying to control but Markakis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markakis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fulton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Markakis trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton trying to control the position from guard on top but Markakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Fulton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Markakis tries to clinch up.
Fulton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fulton working away.
Markakis is being controlled here.
Fulton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Markakis manages to get back to half guard.
Fulton wants to control but Markakis is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markakis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fulton pulls his head out easily.
Fulton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Markakis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fulton wants to pass to mount but Markakis is defending the position.
Markakis looking for submissions off his back.
Markakis kicks Fulton off and gets back to his feet.
Markakis is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markakis wants to clinch up but Fulton keeps it at a distance.
Fulton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fulton trying to control the action but Markakis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis struggling a bit here.
Fulton tries to advance to mount but Markakis instead regains half guard.
Markakis tries to kick Fulton off but Fulton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fulton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Markakis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Markakis manages to get to full guard.
Fulton wants to control from the top but Markakis keeps moving.
Markakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fulton sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Markakis doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Fulton paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Markakis - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Markakis!
Nick Markakis is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Markakis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markakis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markakis leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Markakis was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Markakis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Markakis controlling the pace.
Markakis lands strikes from half guard.
Markakis is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Markakis has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Markakis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Jones reaches up and holds on to Markakis to control the position.
Markakis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Markakis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Markakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markakis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones wants to control from the top but Markakis keeps moving.
Markakis has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Markakis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to control but Markakis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Jones.
Markakis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Markakis has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Markakis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markakis gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Markakis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones wants to control from the top but Markakis keeps moving.
Markakis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Markakis is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Markakis has his feet on Jones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Markakis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markakis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Markakis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Markakis tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Markakis drops back down to his feet.
Markakis looks gassed!
Markakis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markakis letting Jones take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Markakis 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.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Markakis on that attempt.
Markakis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markakis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Markakis closes the distance and clinches.
Markakis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Markakis.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Markakis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Markakis.
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Markakis is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dennis Markakis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Markakis is breathing heavily.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Markakis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones controls Markakis momentarily but Markakis frees himself.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Markakis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markakis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markakis is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Markakis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Markakis has control of the leg.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Markakis is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dennis Markakis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Markakis.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Markakis controls the action.
Markakis is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Markakis into the cage.
Markakis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Markakis is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Markakis has him pressed against the cage.
Jones keeps control of Markakis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones gets control of Markakis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Markakis won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Markakis content to stall in guard here.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Markakis's guard.
Markakis keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Markakis counters with a left to the body.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Markakis.
Markakis stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Markakis blocks the low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Markakis shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Markakis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Markakis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones wants to control from the top but Markakis keeps moving.
Markakis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Jones.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Markakis circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markakis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing shots but Markakis is blocking nicely.
Markakis is looking to improve his position.
Jones wants to stand up but Markakis is controlling the position.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones trying to control from Markakis's half guard. Markakis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Markakis has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones gets to his feet - Markakis follows without any prompting.
Markakis misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Markakis.
Markakis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markakis shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Markakis throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Markakis tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Markakis to the ground. Markakis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Markakis shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Markakis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Markakis tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markakis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markakis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Markakis dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Markakis prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Markakis passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Markakis wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Markakis manages to get himself to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones advances to half guard.
Markakis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Markakis manages to get to full guard.
Jones wanted to stand there but Markakis had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markakis pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Markakis sprawls well.
Markakis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Markakis gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Markakis pinned against the cage. Markakis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Markakis misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Markakis's guard.
Jones stays in close to Markakis's body and controls the position.
Markakis working a defensive guard here.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Markakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jon Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Markakis tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Markakis circles away.
Jones throws a head kick but Markakis moves out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones postures up.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markakis pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Markakis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones had his way with Dennis Markakis in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Markakis.
Markakis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Markakis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Markakis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Markakis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Markakis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Markakis eventually gives up the hold.
Jones is staying active underneath Markakis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markakis prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones is staying active underneath Markakis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones controlling the position well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Markakis shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Markakis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Markakis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Markakis tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Markakis is looking to clinch.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Jones.
Markakis gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markakis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Markakis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Markakis!
The referee warns Markakis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Markakis is looking to escape.
Markakis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Markakis wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones trying to control but Markakis is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Jones.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
Jon Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Longoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Longoria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longoria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longoria throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Longoria takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ray Longoria has been cut.
Longoria shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Longoria showed some decent athleticism there.
Longoria escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Longoria shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ryan's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Longoria is controlling him.
Longoria might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryan controls Longoria momentarily but Longoria frees himself.
Longoria stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Longoria has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Longoria stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longoria shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ryan's guard.
Ryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Longoria's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ryan has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Longoria should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ryan has tightened it up now! Longoria should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Ryan!
Matt Ryan is the new welterweight champion!
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