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Volume 167 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaname Tosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaname Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin James!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Tosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
Tosen dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Tosen's head and hops out.
Tosen looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Tosen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
James misses the jab.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Tosen, looking for a takedown. James pushes Tosen against the cage but Tosen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tosen fails to land the takedown.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tosen.
That kick from Tosen tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tosen dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Tosen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaname Tosen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Tosen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tosen pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Tosen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tosen.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Tosen has double underhooks.
James wants to break free but Tosen has control.
Tosen scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tosen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tosen lands with a light punch inside.
James is trying to force a seperation but Tosen has the dominant position.
Tosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tosen misses with a hook to the ribs.
James working aggressively here.
James successfully pulls guard.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tosen passes into half guard.
Tosen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tosen connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a sweep. Tosen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tosen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
James is controlling Tosen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tosen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
James wants to get back to full guard.
Tosen is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to roll over but Tosen keeps him under control.
James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tosen thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
James gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tosen has passed into side control.
Tosen working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaname Tosen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tosen throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James throws a shot from downtown. Tosen moves away and avoids it.
Tosen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kaname Tosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosen cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tosen looking to score a takedown here. James is defending well but Tosen drives through and ends up in James's guard.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tosen manages to get himself to full guard.
James wants to pass the guard but Tosen is keeping the position.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
James trying to control but Tosen is working from the bottom.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tosen keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tosen keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tosen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. James doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. James manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
James looking to pass the guard.
James wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kevin James hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
An inside leg kick from Tosen misses.
Tosen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tosen gets slowly back to his feet.
Tosen looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
Tosen is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tosen checks a leg kick.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tosen circles away quickly and effectively.
James misses with an uppercut. Tosen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. Tosen pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaname Tosen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tosen slips a straight right by James.
Tosen blocks a head kick by James.
A slow jab from Tosen misses its intended target.
Tosen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tosen looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James throws a nice looking combination but Tosen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Tosen misses.
Tosen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tosen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tosen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
James bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen wants to get back to his feet but James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tosen is keeping the position for now.
Tosen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
James wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead James passes into side control.
Tosen is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.
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 Kaname Tosen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tosen tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Tosen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tosen lands in his opponent's guard.
Tosen won't allow James to sweep him here.
Tosen is stalling in the full guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Tosen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kaname Tosen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tosen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tosen.
Tosen lands with a nice body kick.
Tosen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tosen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tosen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tosen throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James throws a leg kick but Tosen checks it.
Tosen is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kevin James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James avoids the head kick by Tosen.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tosen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Tosen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Tosen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tosen landing some decent shots from guard.
Tosen trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaname Tosen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James punching to the body, from the bottom.
Tosen trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James is looking to sweep but instead, Tosen has passed into half guard.
Tosen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kaname Tosen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tosen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tosen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tosen throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tosen stacks James on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tosen!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaname Tosen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tosen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaname Tosen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Morris!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morris throws a body kick that misses.
Borin Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morris lands with an uppercut that bounces Chim off the cage and back into range.
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chim thuds his shin into the meat of Morris's side.
Chim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chim moves into the clinch.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Chim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chim is struggling to control the position.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Chim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Chim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Chim missing with knees to the body.
Morris avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
Chim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Chim misses with a knee strike.
Chim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Morris avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
Chim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chim.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Chim.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Chim tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Chim effectively controlling the action here.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Chim.
Chim misses with a knee to the head.
Chim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morris tries to circle away but Chim has him pinned against the cage.
Chim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Morris looking to stall.
Morris can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim trying to land knees to the body.
Chim effectively controlling the action here.
Chim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morris avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Chim.
Morris avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chim keeps control of Morris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morris motions for Chim to come forward. Morris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chim.
Morris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chim. That one must have hurt.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Chim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chim lands a nice looking body kick.
Chim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chim has Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Chim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morris is trying to break free.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim trying to land knees to the body.
Chim has Morris pushed against the cage.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Chim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Chim tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Chim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Morris avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
Morris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim is trying to maintain a safe position but Morris gets an underhook and turns Chim into the cage.
Chim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morris up against the cage.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chim connects with a knee to the head.
Chim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chim tries a knee to the head but Morris blocks it.
Morris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morris can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim looking to throw knees to the head but Morris is blocking nicely.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borin Chim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chim misses with a knee to the head.
Chim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chim missing with knees to the body.
Chim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Chim crunches a lovely knee into Morris's ribcage.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chim.
Chim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morris can't break the clinch.
Chim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Chim misses with a knee strike.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chim trying to land knees to the body.
Chim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morris avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Morris avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim dominated that second 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!
Chim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chim scoring well with a low kick there.
Morris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morris controlling from the top position.
Morris gets to his feet - Chim follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chim avoids it really well and circles away.
Morris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Earl Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris takes a swing at Chim's ribcage but misses.
Chim rushes Morris and presses him up against the cage.
Chim is pushing Morris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Morris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Chim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Chim misses with a knee strike.
Chim misses with a knee to the head.
Chim missing with knees to the body.
Chim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Earl Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris is trying to break the clinch but Chim has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Chim.
Chim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Chim misses with a knee strike.
Morris avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
Morris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chim has him pressed against the cage.
Chim looking to throw knees to the head but Morris is blocking nicely.
Chim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morris up against the cage.
Chim tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chim tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Morris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chim blocking some punches.
Morris wants to break free but Chim has control.
Chim trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Chim misses with a knee to the head.
Chim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids 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 Borin Chim.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borin Chim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Fine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford comes to the cage accompanied by Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. Larry Fine acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Letchford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Fine!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letchford misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Fine coming out on top.
A big right from Fine misses.
Letchford wants to slow Fine down by chopping away at his legs.
Fine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Letchford misses with a body kick.
Letchford staying out of range there.
Fine throws an off balance right hand
and Letchford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letchford. Fine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letchford.
A slapping body kick lands there for Letchford.
Fine looks to score with a jab to the body but Letchford is just out of range.
Fine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Fine moved away.
Fine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fine slips a jab from Letchford.
Fine scores with a body shot.
Letchford misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fine fails with the takedown
and Letchford counters with a leg kick.
Fine blocks the body kick.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Fine moved away.
Letchford slips under a jab.
Letchford slips under a jab from Fine.
Letchford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fine.
Letchford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Fine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Letchford misses with a wild body shot.
Letchford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larry Fine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fine misses with an uppercut. Letchford saw that one coming.
Letchford swings for the body but Fine moves out of range.
Letchford lands with a shot to the body.
Letchford tries to work over Fine's front leg with a kick but Fine checks it.
Letchford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fine misses with a hook. Letchford ducked under it nicely.
Letchford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Letchford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Letchford thinking.
Fine looks to land a right hand but Letchford moved out of range.
Fine misses the jab.
Fine throws a poor cross that misses
and Fine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Letchford. Letchford obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelvin Letchford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fine shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fine showed some decent athleticism there.
Fine slows the pace down in half guard.
Fine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fine throwing strikes but missing.
Fine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Letchford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fine on the ground.
Letchford wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Letchford wants to sweep but no luck.
Letchford is working hard here to advance position.
That's four 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.
Letchford slips a jab from Fine.
Fine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Letchford misses with a body kick.
Fine missing with a left hand there. Letchford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letchford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fine is out of range and Letchford settles back down.
A jab from Letchford misses.
A shot to the body from Letchford misses
and Fine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Fine checks it.
Letchford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fine shoots in for a takedown but Letchford shows good takedown defense.
Letchford throws the kick towards the body but Fine avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letchford looks to land a right hand but Fine moved out of range.
Letchford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fine.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Fine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fine blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry Fine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fine looks to land a left hand but Letchford moved out of range nicely.
Fine 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.
Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fine. Letchford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letchford moves away from the strike by Fine.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Fine misses.
Letchford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Letchford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Letchford misses with a kick to the body.
Letchford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Letchford misses with a double jab
and Fine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
Fine throws out a loose jab but Letchford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letchford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fine throws a looping overhand right but Letchford ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford tries to move into range but Fine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fine missing with a left hand there. Letchford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Letchford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Letchford counters with a nice leg kick.
Letchford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fine throws a big shot that misses.
Letchford throws the kick towards the body but Fine avoids it.
Letchford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letchford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Letchford tries to work over Fine's front leg with a kick but Fine checks it.
Fine misses with a lunging right hand
and Letchford counters with a nice leg kick.
Letchford lands a nice hook to Fine's body. Fine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fine misses with a left hand
and Letchford counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Letchford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fine checks a leg kick.
Fine moves out of range as Letchford strikes.
Fine throws a shot from downtown. Letchford moves away and avoids it.
Letchford blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fine blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Fine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letchford doesn't seem phased though.
Letchford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fine.
Letchford lands a leg kick that knocks Fine off balance momentarily.
Letchford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fine throws a poor cross that misses
and Letchford makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fine really felt that one!
Some bone on bone action there as Fine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Letchford misses with a body kick.
Fine shoots in looking for a takedown. Letchford tries to sprawl out of it but Fine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Letchford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Larry Fine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Letchford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letchford.
Nice shot by Fine.
Fine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Letchford's head backwards.
Fine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fine throws a hook but Letchford blocks it.
Letchford scores with a head kick.
Fine throws a looping overhand right but Letchford ducks down to avoid it.
Fine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Fine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letchford doesn't seem phased though.
Letchford avoids the body shot from Fine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fine fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Letchford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fine fails to land the takedown.
Kelvin Letchford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fine.
Fine misses with a looping right.
Fine swings widly with a right hand
and Letchford counters with a leg kick.
Fine misses with a looping right.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Letchford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fine moves out of range as Letchford throws a body kick.
Fine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letchford.
Letchford misses with a head kick.
Letchford tries to land a front kick but Fine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Fine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fine fails with a takedown attempt.
Fine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letchford.
Fine cracks Letchford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Letchford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Letchford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Letchford wants it to stay on the feet.
Letchford moves out of range as Fine strikes.
Fine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
Letchford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Letchford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Fine.
Letchford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fine is out of range.
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fine. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fine throws a jab but it's blocked by Letchford.
Letchford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fine.
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
Letchford is looking to wear down Fine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Letchford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Letchford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Fine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fine throws a hook to the side of Letchford's head but Letchford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Letchford.
Letchford staying out of range there.
Fine loads up on a big right hand but Letchford slips the punch.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Letchford throws a low kick but Fine avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford is looking to land body kicks.
Fine stuns Letchford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Letchford momentarily.
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!
Fine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letchford manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fine.
Letchford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fine.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Fine blocks the body kick.
Fine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelvin Letchford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fine.
Fine throws a jab but it's blocked by Letchford.
Letchford thows a body kick. Fine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Letchford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelvin Letchford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Fine. Beautiful body shot.
Letchford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Letchford throws a hook but Fine blocks it.
Fine throws a lazy uppercut
and Letchford counters with a good, hard body kick but Fine shrugs it off.
Letchford misses with a low kick.
Fine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fine throws a jab but it's blocked by Letchford.
Letchford connects with a jab.
Letchford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Letchford throws a hook but Fine avoids it easily.
Letchford walks into a stiff left hand from Fine.
Fine connects with the punch.
Letchford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Letchford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fine.
Letchford throws out a leg kick but Fine moves out of range and Letchford only half commits.
Letchford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick lands from Letchford.
Fine throws the left hand but Letchford avoids the punch easily.
Letchford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fine.
Fine misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letchford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fine if he has to take too many more of those.
Fine misses with a left hand
and Letchford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fine looks to throw the jab but Letchford is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Letchford.
Letchford is looking to score with low kicks.
Larry Fine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Letchford slips a jab from Fine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Fine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fine 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Fine!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossss Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Maia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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156 lbs
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148 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossss Steve!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve has his takedown stuffed
and Maia counters with a body kick.
Steve drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maia kicks Steve off and gets to his feet.
Maia scores with a kick to the body.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
No luck for Steve with that takedown attempt.
Steve looks gassed!
Steve shoots in looking for a takedown. Maia tries to sprawl out of it but Steve keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ossss Steve.
Maia throws a combination. Steve tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Ossss Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Maia as Steve shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Maia.
A left and a right from Maia both land. Nice combination.
Maia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Maia.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve shoots in for a takedown but Maia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steve's calf.
Maia lands with a good body shot.
Maia's corner calls for a 1-2. Maia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maia tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maia.
Maia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maia misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steve on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve shoots and misses
and Maia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steve thinking.
John Maia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Maia works the jab nicely.
Steve tries for a takedown but Maia circles away easily
and Maia counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve has his takedown stuffed
and Maia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maia tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maia.
Maia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Steve fails with the takedown.
Maia throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a straight right hand.
Maia throws a head kick that Steve semi-blocks.
Steve blocks a leg kick.
Steve fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maia avoids it really well and circles away.
Steve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Steve really felt that one!
A solid leg kick lands there for Maia.
Maia scores with a hook to the body. Steve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve needs to keep his hands up - Maia had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maia.
Maia is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a left and a right that stings Steve.
Steve is rocked!
Maia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
Steve is still on wobbly legs! Can Maia finish him?
Maia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack! Maia lands a heavy head kick that drops Steve. The ref tackles Maia to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Steve was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). John Maia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Von Prawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Von Prawn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Prawn has his takedown stuffed
and Fitch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fitch throwing strikes but missing.
Von Prawn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Prawn trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Von Prawn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Von Prawn keeping full guard, as Fitch tries to pass.
Fitch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Von Prawn being controlled here, momentarily.
Fitch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fitch postures up in Von Prawn's guard and throws a big left but Von Prawn blocks it.
Fitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Prawn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Prawn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Prawn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Von Prawn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fitch stopping the sweep attempt from Von Prawn.
Fitch scoring with some ground and pound.
Fitch works over Von Prawn with some ground and pound from guard.
Fitch passes Von Prawn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fitch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fitch lands with a punch from half guard.
Fitch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fitch wants to control but Von Prawn is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fitch lands a nice short elbow.
Fitch thows a huge punch but Von Prawn dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Prawn wants to get back to full guard.
Fitch is trying to control the action in half guard but Von Prawn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fitch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Von Prawn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Von Prawn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fitch working Von Prawn over with strikes.
Von Prawn looking for submissions off his back.
Von Prawn has hold of Fitch's hands but Fitch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Von Prawn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fitch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Von Prawn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fitch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Von Prawn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch drops an elbow to the side of Von Prawn's head.
Fitch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Prawn's head.
Fitch lands with a punch from half guard.
Fitch working Von Prawn over with strikes.
Von Prawn is rocked!
Fitch slips a nice elbow through Von Prawn's hands, connecting with Von Prawn's forehead.
Von Prawn is still in real trouble! Can Fitch finish him?
Fitch lands a big elbow - Von Prawn is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fitch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Fitch!
A very excited looking Dominick Fitch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Psi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Final Countdown - Europe. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Psi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psi throws a hook but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Psi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Campbell shoots in and bounces Psi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Psi controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Psi keeps moving.
Campbell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Psi dives on top into guard.
Campbell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Campbell wants to control the position but Psi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard.
Campbell won't allow Psi to pass to mount.
Campbell is looking to control Psi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Campbell avoid being mounted?
Psi wants to pass to mount but Campbell is defending the position.
Psi wants to take a breather but Campbell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Psi works his way into side control.
Campbell is looking for a sweep.
Psi controls the position from side control.
Campbell tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Psi easily slips into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psi is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Psi slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
Abraham Psi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Psi throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell lands a two punch combo.
Campbell shoots in but Psi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Psi dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Campbell swings for the body but Psi moves out of range.
Psi lands with a straight right. Campbell didn't see that one coming.
Psi slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
Psi throws a shot to the body.
Psi blocks a jab.
Psi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Campbell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campbell swings for the body but Psi moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell feints a jab promting Psi to slip. Campbell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Psi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Edward Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Psi lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edward Campbell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Psi moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Psi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Psi.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Psi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Campbell blocking some punches.
Psi wants to stall.
Psi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Psi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Campbell up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a shot to the side of Psi's head.
A knee to the head by Psi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Psi.
Campbell is working for takedown but Psi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Psi connects with a knee to the head.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Psi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Psi misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
Psi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Campbell tries a body shot but Psi blocks it.
Psi slowing the pace effectively.
Campbell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Psi.
Psi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Psi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell has a couple of punches blocked by Psi.
Psi lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Psi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Psi.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Psi shows good takedown defense.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Psi's hands.
Campbell throws a right hand that Psi ducks under and follows up with a left that Psi also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Psi swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Campbell controlling the action here for a moment.
Campbell is trying to drag Psi to the mat but Psi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psi avoiding damage.
Psi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campbell's face.
Campbell looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Psi lands a damaging elbow.
Psi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Psi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Psi lands an elbow just above Campbell 's eye.
Psi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Psi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Psi.
The referee calls for Psi to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Psi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Psi 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! This is the final round!
Psi connects with a body shot that sends Campbell's belly button to the back.
Psi moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Psi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Campbell counters with a three punch combo that has Psi backing up. Psi nods at Campbell to acknowledge the strikes.
Psi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell misses with a wild combination.
Psi throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Psi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Psi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Psi has Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown. Psi tries to sprawl out of it but Campbell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Psi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Psi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Psi lands a nice shot that snaps Campbell's head back.
Psi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edward Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Psi works over Campbell's head and body with a nice combination.
Psi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Psi feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down.
Psi stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Psi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Psi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Psi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Psi. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abraham Psi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Psi throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Psi slips under a jab.
Campbell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Campbell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Psi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campbell has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Psi.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Psi manages to avoid it.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Psi avoids them all with ease.
Psi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell is looking to score with low kicks.
Psi throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily.
Psi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Psi is looking to clinch.
Psi moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell just leaning against Psi, taking a breather.
Psi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Campbell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Psi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campbell blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campbell takes an elbow to the temple.
Abraham Psi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Psi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Psi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campbell, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Psi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Psi to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Psi avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Psi misses with a body kick.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Psi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Psi 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Psi!
After the big win, Abraham Psi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pico Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pico Rodrigo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pico Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rodrigo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lannister trying to control the action but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister trying to control the action but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Lannister scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rodrigo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lannister connects with a decent elbow.
Rodrigo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rodrigo is trying to get back to half guard.
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!
Lannister in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lannister working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lannister working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rodrigo is rocked!
Lannister landing strikes.
Rodrigo is still in real trouble! Can Lannister finish him?
Rodrigo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lannister scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lannister grinds an elbow into Rodrigo's temple.
Lannister is staying tight to Rodrigo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigo keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Rodrigo is looking to reverse the position.
Rodrigo is being controlled here.
Lannister working the ground and pound.
Lannister controlling the position from side mount.
Rodrigo seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodrigo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rodrigo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lannister wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lannister cracks Rodrigo with a big elbow.
Rodrigo is letting Lannister control him for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lannister working the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lannister lands an elbow.
Lannister cracks Rodrigo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister trying to control the action but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Lannister scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rodrigo to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rodrigo down.
Lannister looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lannister scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rodrigo to see if he's OK.
Lannister landing strikes.
Rodrigo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lannister trying to control the action but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo is looking for a sweep.
Rodrigo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rodrigo is looking to regain half guard here but Lannister keeps moving and retains side control.
Lannister working the ground and pound.
Rodrigo is looking to reverse the position.
Lannister moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is looking to get to half guard.
Lannister is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rodrigo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lannister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rodrigo's face.
Lannister raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lannister trying to control but Rodrigo is having none of it.
Lannister in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lannister! Rodrigo is hurt baaadly! Lannister is firing away with more strikes - Rodrigo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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270 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanikawa slips a straight right by Rice.
Tanikawa throws a hook to the side of Rice's head but Rice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rice misses with a takedown
and Tanikawa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tanikawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tanikawa postures up in Rice's guard and throws a big left but Rice blocks it.
Rice working for a triangle but Tanikawa defends it easily.
Rice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tanikawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanikawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tanikawa throwing strikes but missing.
Tanikawa works over Rice with some ground and pound from guard.
Tanikawa lands a couple of elbows.
Rice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tanikawa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rice's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanikawa with a nice head shot there.
Rice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanikawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tanikawa postures up in Rice's guard and throws a big left but Rice blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanikawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tanikawa landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanikawa is working Rice over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tanikawa lands a couple of elbows.
Rice is rocked!
Tanikawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oh Rice is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanikawa postures up and lands a big shot to Rice's brow.
Tanikawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tanikawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tanikawa gets to his feet and stands over Rice, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Rice felt that one! Tanikawa unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Rice from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sadaharu Tanikawa!
After winning the bout, Sadaharu Tanikawa 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Grease St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Saigon - Desperado. The crowd seem to be enjoying Panzram's choice of entrance music: Thrash 'Till Death . Carl Panzram has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grease St Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Panzram!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panzram is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
Panzram throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
St Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Panzram counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Pierre's knee momentarily.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Panzram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grease St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre scores with a nice strike.
Panzram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Panzram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carl Panzram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Panzram misses the target.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
St Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panzram.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panzram jabs at St Pierre's body.
Panzram misses with a two punch combination.
Panzram tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Panzram lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Panzram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grease St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Panzram at a distance.
Panzram misses with a hook to the body
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre moves forwards but Panzram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from St Pierre misses.
Panzram throws a leg kick which misses St Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as St Pierre tries to avoid it.
St Pierre misses the jab.
Panzram thuds a left hand into St Pierre's body.
St Pierre slips a jab from Panzram.
Panzram throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Panzram misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Panzram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Panzram slips the punch.
St Pierre throws a jab when Panzram was well out of range.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Panzram shows good takedown defense.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
Nice defenses there by Panzram.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panzram moves into range and connects with a jab.
Panzram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
Panzram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Panzram makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panzram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Panzram misses with a wild body shot.
Panzram throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Panzram misses with a looping right.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre moves out of range as Panzram strikes.
Nice uppercut there from St Pierre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Panzram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Panzram dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Panzram as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panzram.
Panzram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Panzram connects with the punch.
Panzram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panzram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Panzram.
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Panzram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grease St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panzram slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
Panzram tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
St Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Panzram pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Panzram.
Panzram moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panzram.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Panzram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panzram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Panzram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Panzram on his heels. He'll look to pass Panzram's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Panzram seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panzram avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Panzram trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carl Panzram wasn't active enough on the ground.
Panzram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Panzram counters with a nice leg kick.
Panzram stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Panzram.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panzram misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Panzram circles away.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Panzram.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panzram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Panzram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Panzram circles away.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Panzram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Panzram's shoulder, as Panzram tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panzram slips a jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Panzram in a clinch.
Panzram stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Panzram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Panzram pinned against the cage. Panzram gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Panzram as he jumps to the side.
Panzram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Pierre throws out the jab.
Panzram throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
Panzram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Panzram.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Panzram ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Panzram saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grease St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Panzram but Panzram pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panzram.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Panzram avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carl Panzram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Panzram displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panzram throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Panzram takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Panzram throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Panzram misses with a looping left.
Panzram moves forwards but St Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
St Pierre is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Panzram's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Panzram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Panzram blocks a jab.
Panzram misses with a looping right.
Panzram throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Panzram misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Panzram's head but Panzram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Pierre cracks Panzram with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Pierre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Panzram tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St Pierre is in Panzram's guard.
Panzram controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre stays in close to Panzram's body and controls the position.
St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Panzram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre passes Panzram's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Panzram is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre uses his free foot to push down on Panzram's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Panzram.
Panzram is trying desperately to improve position.
Panzram tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Panzram tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre wants to take Panzram's back but he can't do it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panzram is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Panzram tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre has control of Panzram's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Panzram regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grease St Pierre clearly takes that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good work by St Pierre as he checks the leg kick.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Panzram.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Panzram defends it nicely.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Panzram.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Panzram ducked under it nicely.
Panzram throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzram gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Panzram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panzram is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Panzram is keeping the position.
Panzram is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carl Panzram hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Panzram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre connects with a right hand. Panzram shakes it off.
Panzram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a nice looking jab.
Panzram scores with a jab. St Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Pierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Panzram on his heels. He'll look to pass Panzram's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panzram managing to control the position.
Panzram wants to hit a switch here but St Pierre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Panzram there!
Panzram avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Pierre.
Panzram tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
Panzram defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St Pierre.
Panzram really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre looking to control but Panzram is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Panzram tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Panzram is having none of it.
St Pierre landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Panzram to control.
St Pierre misses with a head shot.
Panzram tries to improve his position but instead St Pierre has taken his back!
St Pierre just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Panzram is defending well but eventually St Pierre manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Panzram has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grease St Pierre!
Grease St Pierre retains his welterweight title!
Grease St Pierre tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Boris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raefon has chosen Riot - Three Days Grace as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Boris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boris leaves Raefon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raefon fails with the takedown
and Raefon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Boris catches Raefon right on the button with a cross.
Boris lands a nice shot that snaps Raefon's head back.
Nice sprawl there from Boris as Raefon shoots in.
Bill Boris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Boris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Raefon's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Boris is looking to advance position but Raefon won't allow it.
Boris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Raefon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boris.
Raefon pushes Boris off looking to stand but Boris dives back in and keeps control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raefon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Raefon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raefon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raefon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boris has momentary wrist control but Raefon slips an elbow through the middle.
Boris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raefon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boris is trying to keep Raefon in close.
Raefon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raefon throws a big elbow that misses.
Raefon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raefon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boris pulls Raefon in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raefon with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raefon is controlling him.
Boris is breathing heavily.
Raefon is looking to work some ground and pound but Boris has wrist control.
Raefon postures up in Boris's guard and throws a big left but Boris blocks it.
Raefon throws a strike but Boris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Raefon wants to stand up but Boris is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raefon is keeping the position for now.
Raefon wants to stand but Boris is controlling the position.
Boris looking to pass the guard.
Raefon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Raefon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boris counters with a three punch combo that has Raefon backing up. Raefon nods at Boris to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Boris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raefon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boris's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boris moves into full guard.
Raefon chips away with some ground and pound.
Raefon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Raefon wants to pass the guard but Boris is keeping the position.
Raefon throwing strikes from guard but Boris blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raefon is looking to work some ground and pound but Boris has wrist control.
Raefon stands up over Boris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Raefon 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.
Boris gets caught napping as Raefon dives in and scores a takedown. Boris manages to retain guard.
Raefon distracts Boris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boris is rocked!
Raefon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Boris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raefon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Raefon gets to his feet and stands over Boris, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Boris felt that one! Raefon unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Boris from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Raefon! Mad Raefon retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mad Raefon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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