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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Gonawyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Westinghouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonawyn comes to the cage accompanied by Crush 'em - Megadeth. Westinghouse is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hiroshima. Al Westinghouse will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Gonawyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Westinghouse!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westinghouse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Westinghouse doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonawyn circles away.
Westinghouse clinches up with Gonawyn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonawyn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Westinghouse is trying to keep an underhook but Gonawyn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Westinghouse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonawyn.
Gonawyn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Westinghouse tries to roll over but Gonawyn keeps him under control.
Westinghouse looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Westinghouse can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonawyn trying to mount his opponent but Westinghouse defends it.
Gonawyn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Westinghouse wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westinghouse wants to improve his position but Gonawyn is controlling well.
Gonawyn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Westinghouse defending well though.
Gonawyn wants to pass the guard but Westinghouse is defending well.
Gonawyn passes to full mount!
Gonawyn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Westinghouse in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westinghouse sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gonawyn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Westinghouse!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westinghouse avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gonawyn.
Gonawyn lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonawyn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gonawyn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Westinghouse really wants to buck Gonawyn off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westinghouse bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Westinghouse trying to control but Gonawyn is working from the bottom.
Gonawyn can't keep his opponent in guard - Westinghouse advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gonawyn tries to kick Westinghouse off but Westinghouse keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gonawyn is trying to get back to full guard.
Westinghouse is looking to take a break and control but Gonawyn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonawyn trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westinghouse is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Westinghouse wants to pass the guard but Gonawyn is defending well.
Westinghouse is keen to just control but Gonawyn is a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Al Westinghouse hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gonawyn shoots in looking for a takedown. Westinghouse tries to sprawl out of it but Gonawyn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Westinghouse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonawyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Gonawyn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Westinghouse throws a head kick but Gonawyn moves out of range.
Gonawyn stuffs the takedown attempt from Westinghouse. Westinghouse gets slowly back to his feet.
Westinghouse digs a good hook to Gonawyn's body.
Nice sprawl there from Gonawyn as Westinghouse shoots in.
Westinghouse wants to clinch up but Gonawyn keeps it at a distance.
Gonawyn blocks a head kick by Westinghouse.
Westinghouse is looking to clinch but Gonawyn is avoiding it.
Westinghouse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonawyn stuffs the takedown.
King Gonawyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Westinghouse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westinghouse takes the fight into the clinch.
Westinghouse prevents the takedown attempt.
Westinghouse is trying to stall.
Westinghouse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Westinghouse has hold of one of Gonawyn's legs. Gonawyn is fighting the takedown attempt but Westinghouse gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
King Gonawyn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Westinghouse wants to stand but Gonawyn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Westinghouse trying to control but Gonawyn is working from the bottom.
Westinghouse's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westinghouse wants to control from the top but Gonawyn keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Al Westinghouse.
A head kick misses from Westinghouse.
Westinghouse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Westinghouse forces Gonawyn back against the cage and clinches.
Gonawyn tries to score a body lock takedown but Westinghouse shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Westinghouse has Gonawyn pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westinghouse prevents the takedown attempt.
Westinghouse gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gonawyn keeping moving, preventing Westinghouse from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Westinghouse has his hands clasped together but Gonawyn extends an breaks Westinghouse's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gonawyn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). King Gonawyn!
An out of breath and clearly excited King Gonawyn thanked New World Order Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avan Strash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bravo 's choice of entrance music: Damian Marley - Confrontation. Avan Strash could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Rodinerio Bravo 's chin.
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205 lbs
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221 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avan Strash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strash takes a swing at Bravo 's ribcage but misses.
Bravo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strash looks to land a right hand but Bravo moved out of range.
Bravo instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strash as Bravo tries to tie him up.
Bravo can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Strash.
Strash is trying to push Bravo away but Bravo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bravo taking a breather.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strash prevents it.
Avan Strash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Rodinerio Bravo .
Bravo 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bravo trying to stall but Strash improves his position.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Strash.
Strash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravo 's elbow.
Strash is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravo has double underhooks.
Bravo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strash pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bravo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strash swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strash.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Strash pushes him off.
A slow jab from Strash misses its intended target.
Bravo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bravo shoots in for a double leg but Strash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Strash tests Bravo 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bravo .
Strash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avan Strash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bravo is defended easily by Strash.
Strash rushes Bravo and presses him up against the cage.
Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strash walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bravo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strash.
Bravo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Strash makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Strash has knocked Bravo down with a huge combo! Strash steps away and waves a wobbly Bravo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bravo is rocked!
It looks like Joey Rodinerio Bravo has been cut.
Strash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Strash finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bravo takes a shot to the head.
Bravo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bravo seems to be working for a kimura but Strash defends the submission attempt.
Bravo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strash defends it well.
Bravo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strash knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo stalling.
Bravo wants to free his trapped foot but Strash is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Strash is trying to stand back up but Bravo is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to pass to full mount but Strash defends it.
Bravo wants to work for an arm triangle but Strash is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bravo wants to control but Strash is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bravo is working for a kimura but Strash is defending it quite comfortably.
Bravo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avan Strash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Rodinerio Bravo 's cut.
That's time! Strash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bravo has closed the distance and engaged Strash in a clinch.
Bravo pulls guard successfully.
Strash preventing the sweep.
Strash trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bravo 's guard.
Bravo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bravo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strash doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strash manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo wants to sweep here but Strash controlling him for the moment.
Strash tries to stand but Bravo is controlling from the bottom.
Strash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Bravo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Strash throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bravo 's body to avoid the submission. Bravo has instead reached around Strash's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bravo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
Joey Rodinerio Bravo very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alain Gerarde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Permitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Francois Permitis enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alain Gerarde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Permitis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Permitis scores a takedown into full mount!
Permitis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gerarde hang on?
It looks like Alain Gerarde has been cut.
Permitis landing shots from mount.
Gerarde is rocked!
Alain Gerarde's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerarde is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Oh Gerarde is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Permitis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Alain Gerarde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Permitis controlling the pace for now.
Oooh a big shot lands for Permitis! Gerarde is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Francois Permitis!
Francois Permitis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John comes into the arena with Roy Jones Jr. Must have forgot. blaring out of the sound system. Urameshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Styles P & Uncle Murda - Poppin Bottle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi dodges the punch combination from John.
Urameshi connects with a leg kick. John looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Urameshi's shoulder, as Urameshi tries to avoid the shot.
Urameshi slips a jab and a cross from John.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Urameshi lands with a right hand.
John ducks right into an uppercut from Urameshi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urameshi.
Urameshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Urameshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urameshi. That's going to slow John down.
A head kick by John misses
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi tries to land a body kick
and Urameshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi works the jab nicely.
A cross from Urameshi lands.
Urameshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urameshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urameshi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
Urameshi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Urameshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
John takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi tries a low kick but John avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urameshi. That's going to slow John down.
Urameshi is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yusuke Urameshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urameshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Urameshi tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
John misses with an uppercut. Urameshi saw that one coming.
Urameshi scores with a head kick. John tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
John fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi lands a jab to the head.
John misses with a takedown attempt - Urameshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Urameshi moves out of range easily.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Urameshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Urameshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Urameshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a low kick but John moves out of range easily.
Urameshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urameshi.
John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Urameshi scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urameshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
Nice body punch from Urameshi.
John throws a series of strikes that have Urameshi backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
John misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Urameshi.
John misses with a few strikes there.
John lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urameshi.
John shoots for a double leg takedown but Urameshi sprawls well. He's pushed John's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Urameshi blocks a head kick by John.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
John looks to throw the jab but Urameshi is out of range.
Urameshi throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John blocks the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! John crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Urameshi - the referee stops the clock and John gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Urameshi. John manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Decent striking displayed by Urameshi there.
Urameshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from John.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Urameshi - that will leave a mark!
John throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Urameshi cracks the inside of John's front leg.
Urameshi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urameshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John throws the left hand but Urameshi avoids the punch easily.
Urameshi connects with a nice looking jab.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John misses the shot to the body.
John shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Urameshi but Urameshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from John.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a head kick.
Urameshi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John connects with a leg kick. Urameshi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
John cracks Urameshi with a good jab.
John misses with a hook to the body
and Urameshi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
Urameshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urameshi. Urameshi obviously looking to wear him down.
Urameshi throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
Urameshi throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
Urameshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urameshi moves away.
John throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John swinging wildly here.
John shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Urameshi as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urameshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for John. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urameshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Urameshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Urameshi lands a right hook to the body.
Urameshi lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urameshi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Urameshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to John's calf.
Urameshi lands a nice looking kick to the body. John takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi 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.
Urameshi stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Urameshi.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Urameshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Urameshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urameshi.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Urameshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Urameshi as he jumps to the side.
Urameshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Urameshi.
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a lazy right hand but Urameshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Urameshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to John's calf.
John needs to keep his hands up - Urameshi had a free shot at his head there.
John throws a lazy right hand but Urameshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John misses with a low kick as Urameshi jumps back.
John takes a kick to the side of the head.
Urameshi scores with a leg kick.
Urameshi with a nice cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Urameshi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
John will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Urameshi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Big John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John swinging wildly here.
No luck for John with that takedown attempt.
Urameshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
Urameshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Urameshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urameshi scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
Urameshi lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Urameshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Urameshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether John might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Urameshi.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John misses with a leg kick
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Urameshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urameshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Urameshi counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Urameshi lands.
John blocks a head kick by Urameshi.
Urameshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to John's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urameshi, right into the meat.
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urameshi lands a jab to John's midsection.
Good leg kick by Urameshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Urameshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi really 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.
Nice body kick from Urameshi.
Urameshi cracks John with a good jab.
Urameshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Urameshi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Urameshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Urameshi counters with a solid body kick.
Urameshi fakes the leg kick and cracks John in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Urameshi lands a high kick!
Urameshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
John looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Urameshi throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
John throws a head kick that misses
and Urameshi counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urameshi.
Urameshi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crunch! Urameshi slams his shin into John's torso.
Urameshi is looking to land body kicks.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a predictable looking body shot
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urameshi scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urameshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Urameshi scores with a body shot.
Urameshi connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That kick from Urameshi tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
Urameshi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of John's head.
John avoids the head kick by Urameshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from John is defended easily by Urameshi.
Good shot there by Urameshi.
Urameshi scores with a leg kick.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Urameshi.
John takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urameshi. Urameshi obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from John.
Urameshi swinging wildly here.
Urameshi moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Urameshi does it's job there.
Urameshi lands with an overhand left.
John throws a leg kick
and Urameshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urameshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Urameshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Urameshi counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick lands from Urameshi.
Urameshi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
John drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
John postures up in Urameshi's guard and throws a big left but Urameshi blocks it.
John cracks Urameshi with a solid left hand.
John postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Urameshi is rocked!
John arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Urameshi's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Big John!
Big John retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Big John 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and P.W. Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). W. Herman. Ryan Jacobs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, P.W. Herman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Herman. That snapped Jacobs's head back.
Herman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jacobs throws a body punch but Herman moves out of range.
Jacobs moves to clinch but Herman breaks away
and Herman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
Jacobs clinches with his opponent.
Herman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jacobs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs is trying to pull guard but Herman has him pressed against the cage.
Jacobs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Herman.
Jacobs wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Herman has him pressed against the cage.
Jacobs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to break the clinch but Herman is controlling the position.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Herman is controlling him.
Herman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herman tries a body shot but Jacobs blocks it.
Jacobs is trying to break free.
Herman looking to stall.
Herman is pushing Jacobs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jacobs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Herman lands with a right to the head.
Jacobs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Herman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herman lands with a slapping head kick.
Jacobs is rocked!
Herman steps in with a hook that catches Jacobs right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Herman follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jacobs looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). P.W. Herman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joko Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joko Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fairtex circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fairtex.
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fairtex cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Fairtex misses with a looping left.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fairtex.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Fairtex manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fairtex staying out of range there.
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Fairtex fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz moves to clinch but Fairtex breaks away
and Fairtex counters with a good, hard body kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking to land body kicks.
Fairtex misses with a looping right.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fairtex counters with a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairtex which made him look bad.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Fairtex saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joko Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fairtex throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fairtex counters with a leg kick.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fairtex. Fairtex obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Fairtex both land. Nice combination.
Fairtex stuffs the takedown.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz defending well as Fairtex loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diaz looking to control but Fairtex is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairtex is trying to stand.
Diaz throws some wild stikes that Fairtex manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Fairtex to control.
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Diaz tries to control but Fairtex wriggling away.
Fairtex tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Fairtex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diaz jumps guard but Fairtex stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fairtex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Fairtex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Fairtex prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Come on Fairtex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairtex avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Fairtex will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fairtex throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Fairtex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Fairtex moves out of range easily.
Fairtex tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fairtex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairtex turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fairtex shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Fairtex to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairtex walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fairtex is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fairtex swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz with a poor takedown
enabling Fairtex to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fairtex wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Fairtex shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Fairtex circles away.
Fairtex misses with a body shot.
Fairtex goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz throws a right hand that Fairtex ducks under and follows up with a left that Fairtex also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Fairtex.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joko Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairtex walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Fairtex sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
William Fairtex seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Fairtex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fairtex wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fairtex scoring well with a low kick there.
Fairtex swinging wildly here.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Fairtex just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz closes the distance but Fairtex moves to the side
and Fairtex counters with a body kick that stops Diaz in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fairtex wants it to stay on the feet.
Fairtex displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
Fairtex stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fairtex wants it to stay on the feet.
Fairtex scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
Fairtex throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fairtex avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Joko Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
That kick from Fairtex tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fairtex slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fairtex pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fairtex tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fairtex to the ground. Fairtex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joko Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairtex tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fairtex keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Fairtex wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz trying to move into half guard but instead Fairtex has managed to sweep!
Fairtex is looking to stand up but Diaz won't let him.
Diaz controlling Fairtex's posture.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joko Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Fairtex as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fairtex sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fairtex looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
No joy there for Fairtex, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fairtex keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fairtex counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Fairtex pushes him off.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fairtex lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Fairtex tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fairtex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz wants to clinch but Fairtex slips to the side
and Fairtex counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fairtex misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fairtex thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
Fairtex misses with a straight right.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fairtex.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fairtex.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Fairtex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fairtex misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Fairtex shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairtex scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but William Fairtex just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Fairtex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Fairtex as Diaz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joko Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairtex lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Diaz works over Fairtex's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Fairtex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fairtex misses the jab.
Fairtex misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Fairtex finds it's target.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Fairtex.
A lazy body kick from Diaz
and Fairtex counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance but Fairtex moves to the side
and Fairtex counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fairtex lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Fairtex scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fairtex counters with an inside leg kick.
Diaz clinches.
Diaz letting Fairtex take a breather here.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex taking a breather.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz jumps guard but Fairtex turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fairtex checks a leg kick.
Diaz shoots in and bounces Fairtex off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairtex working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Fairtex dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Come on Fairtex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
William Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fairtex is not content to let Diaz control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz working away.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fairtex has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fairtex keeps working.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Joko Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Fairtex defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex is controlling Diaz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
William Fairtex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz moves into full mount! Fairtex won't be happy about that!
Fairtex trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Fairtex to control.
Fairtex is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Diaz looking to control but Fairtex is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fairtex tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fairtex is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz lands with some strikes.
Diaz trying to control but Fairtex is having none of it.
Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't control as he wanted to and Fairtex manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Well, if Diaz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fairtex has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fairtex does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joko Diaz 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.
Diaz uses his free foot to push down on Fairtex's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fairtex.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Diaz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joko Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joko Diaz!
Joko Diaz retains his bantamweight title!
Joko Diaz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Faustos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Skrillex - Ampiflire. Trey Money looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Faustos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trey Money!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faustos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Faustos throws an elbow but it misses.
Faustos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Money wants a takedown but no success here.
Faustos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Faustos tries to work over Money's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Faustos - that landed with a thud.
Money looks winded!
Faustos breaks the clinch.
Faustos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Money showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faustos.
Money is looking to clinch but Faustos is avoiding it.
Money swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faustos pushes Money up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faustos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Money with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faustos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Trey Money has been cut.
Faustos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Faustos moves into the clinch.
Faustos pushes Money back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faustos throws an elbow that misses.
Faustos scores with a knee to the head.
Faustos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Faustos. No joy for Money on that attempt.
Diego Faustos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Money.
Faustos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Faustos lands a hook that stumbles Money back into the cage. Faustos follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Money to the canvas! Faustos pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Money has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diego Faustos!
Diego Faustos retains his light heavyweight title!
Diego Faustos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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