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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Korobkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kailea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korobkov comes to the cage accompanied by Hush - Fired Up. 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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167 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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26
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Korobkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Kailea!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kailea tries to land a leg kick but Korobkov saw it coming and moves away.
Kailea motions for Korobkov to come forward. Kailea throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kailea lands a high kick!
Korobkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kailea.
Kailea lands a leg kick that knocks Korobkov off balance momentarily.
Korobkov looks to land a combination. Kailea sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Rocco Kailea has been cut.
Kailea connects with an inside leg kick.
Kailea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kailea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kailea throws a wild body kick that Korobkov sees coming a mile off.
Korobkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kailea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kailea lands a front kick.
Kailea lands a jab.
Kailea throws a head kick but Korobkov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea slips a jab from Korobkov.
A head kick from Kailea lands but Korobkov takes it in his stride.
Kailea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kailea throws a leg kick that misses.
Kailea jabs Korobkov right on the nose. Korobkov blinks but takes it well.
Kailea stuffs the takedown attempt from Korobkov. Korobkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Korobkov throws out a loose jab but Kailea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korobkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kailea cracks the inside of Korobkov's front leg.
Kailea checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov lands a head shot.
A low kick from Kailea misses
and Korobkov counters with a two punch combo.
Korobkov drops his hands momentarily and Kailea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korobkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Korobkov prevents Kailea from getting the reversal.
Korobkov looking to ground and pound but Kailea is blocking nicely.
Kailea tries to lock up and control but Korobkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Korobkov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kailea because Korobkov loaded up on that one.
Korobkov content just to control the position here.
Korobkov wants to control the action but instead Kailea gets a body lock and reverses into Korobkov's guard! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kailea preventing the sweep.
Korobkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kailea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kailea preventing the sweep.
Korobkov has his feet on Kailea's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Korobkov is defended easily by Kailea.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Korobkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kailea defending well as Korobkov loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korobkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kailea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Korobkov counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Korobkov misses.
Kailea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Korobkov.
Korobkov swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korobkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Kailea will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kailea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korobkov.
Kailea slips a jab and a cross from Korobkov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kailea.
Kailea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korobkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kailea.
Kailea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Korobkov throws a big shot that misses.
Korobkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Korobkov misses.
Kailea lands the left hand.
Kailea lands a leg kick that knocks Korobkov off balance momentarily.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses
and Korobkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Korobkov is able to avoid easily.
Korobkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kailea.
Kailea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kailea tries to score with a low kick but Korobkov moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Kailea as he connects with a hook.
Korobkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kailea swinging wildly here.
Some bone on bone action there as Korobkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Korobkov misses with a few strikes there.
Korobkov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Korobkov shoots in but Kailea avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Korobkov.
Kailea throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Korobkov counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kailea is looking to reverse the position.
Korobkov happy to just control the position for now.
Kailea tries to bench press Korobkov off him but Korobkov keeps the position.
Korobkov trying to control the action but Kailea is working from the bottom.
Kailea tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Korobkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kailea is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Korobkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kailea's head.
Korobkov throws a strike but Kailea avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kailea controlling the position.
Korobkov distracts Kailea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Korobkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kailea is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kailea is pulling down on Korobkov's head. It's preventing any offense from Korobkov, at least for the moment.
Kailea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kailea is retaining full guard.
Kailea being controlled here, momentarily.
Kailea wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Korobkov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Korobkov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kailea is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korobkov working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Korobkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Korobkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kailea counters with a nice body kick.
Kailea slaps away a takedown attempt from Korobkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korobkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kailea to score with a decent uppercut.
Kailea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kailea misses with a head kick.
Kailea connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Korobkov.
Korobkov moves out of range of the body kick from Kailea.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses.
Kailea throws a leg kick but Korobkov checks it.
Korobkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kailea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea misses with a leg kick
and Korobkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kailea stuffs the takedown attempt from Korobkov. Korobkov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Korobkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kailea just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocco Kailea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kailea throws a leg kick but Korobkov moved away.
Kailea throws a sloppy head kick and Korobkov moves out of range easily.
Kailea throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Korobkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kailea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korobkov.
Korobkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kailea connects with an inside leg kick.
Korobkov cracks Kailea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Kailea misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kailea.
Korobkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kailea is fending him off so far but Korobkov persists. Nope, Kailea circles away and we're back to standing.
Kailea scores with a crisp jab that stopped Korobkov in his tracks.
Korobkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kailea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Korobkov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kailea misses with a looping right.
Kailea misses with a head kick.
Korobkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Korobkov shoots in for a takedown but Kailea shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kailea pinned against the cage. Kailea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korobkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kailea back to the cage. Korobkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Kailea does it's job there.
Kailea scoring well with a low kick there.
Kailea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korobkov.
Kailea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Korobkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Kailea sprawls well. He's pushed Korobkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kailea loads up on a big right hand but Korobkov slips the punch.
Korobkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Korobkov shoots for a takedown but Kailea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Korobkov throws a leg kick
and Kailea counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kailea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kailea uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kailea connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Korobkov works the jab nicely.
Sergei Korobkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korobkov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Korobkov misses with a double jab
and Kailea counters with a low kick, right behind Korobkov 's knee.
Korobkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kailea throws a low kick, looking for Korobkov's leg but Korobkov calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kailea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Korobkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kailea lands with a hook. Korobkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Kailea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kailea has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Bowens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Clifford Donovan enters the cage!
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155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bowens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan moves to clinch but Bowens breaks away
and Bowens counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bowens.
Bowens stays in close to Donovan's body and controls the position.
Donovan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bowens uses it to pass to side control.
Donovan tries to improve position but can't.
Bowens remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bowens is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Donovan is trying to escape and Bowens transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Donovan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bowens! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Bowens!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To Jamrock. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiedis moves into the clinch.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Kiedis has Harper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiedis avoids it.
Harper misses with an elbow strike.
Harper is struggling to control the position.
Kiedis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kiedis fails to pull guard.
Ben Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Kiedis.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Kiedis drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harperis looking to pass into half guard but Kiedis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kiedis is in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kiedis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper kicks Kiedis off and gets to his feet.
Harper delivers a nice body kick.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Harper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiedis is keeping busy.
Kiedis jumps guard but Harper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ben Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiedis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harper is fending him off so far but Kiedis persists. Nope, Harper circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Harper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but Kiedis drags him back down.
Kiedis taking a breather here.
Kiedis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harper sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiedis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Kiedis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Kiedis pushes him off.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiedis circles away.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiedis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper tries to sprawl but Kiedis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kiedis wants to pass to mount but Harper is defending the position.
Harper is trying to stand back up but Kiedis is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anthony Kiedis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kiedis shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper looks to clinch
and Kiedis moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper is trying to maintain a safe position but Kiedis gets an underhook and turns Harper into the cage.
Kiedis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harper prevents it.
Kiedis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Kiedis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Kiedis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Anthony Kiedis has been cut.
Harper tries to clinch but Kiedis is having none of it.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kiedis counters with a single leg into guard. Harper didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper is looking to stand up but Kiedis isn't so interested in that idea.
Harper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kiedis controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper can't keep his opponent in guard - Kiedis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kiedis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Kiedis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anthony Kiedis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Harper throws a low kick but Kiedis avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kiedis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiedis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper tries to clinch
and Kiedis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harper is trying to break the clinch but Kiedis is controlling him.
Kiedis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kiedis tries for a takedown but Harper manages to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harper as Kiedis tries to tie him up.
Kiedis has Harper pressed against the cage, preventing Harper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Harper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kiedis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Kiedis is blocking nicely.
Harper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ben Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Kiedis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiedis as Harper tries to tie him up.
Kiedis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harper is defending well.
Harper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harper gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiedis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiedis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.
Harper moves into the clinch.
Kiedis is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiedis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiedis controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiedis tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiedis.
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 Ben Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Kiedis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kiedis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Harper is defending against the submission attempts here by Kiedis.
Harper trying to hold on to Kiedis's head to control him but Kiedis postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harper is just riding it out for now. Kiedis eventually gives up the hold.
Kiedis trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Kiedis pushes him off.
Kiedis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ben Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Kiedis shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to clinch.
Kiedis takes the fight into the clinch.
Harper has had enough of the clinch but Kiedis keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Kiedis.
Kiedis pulls guard successfully.
Kiedis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harper is controlling him.
Harper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kiedis is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Kiedis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kiedis working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Kiedis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiedis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blow Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy comes to the cage accompanied by Take a lick. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blow Jimmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford throws a low kick but Jimmy avoids it.
Sanford tries to clinch up.
Sanford keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jimmy lands a jab to Sanford's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jimmy.
Sanford misses with a low kick.
Jimmy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimmy blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Sanford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanford moves in looking to clinch but Jimmy pushes him off.
Sanford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jimmy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanford circles away.
Jimmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fred Sanford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Sanford misses its intended target.
Sanford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimmy throws out the jab.
A head kick by Sanford misses
and Jimmy counters with a nice body shot.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses
and Jimmy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jimmy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jimmy misses with a body shot.
Sanford is looking to clinch but Jimmy is avoiding it.
Jimmy defending well as Sanford loads up on a big left hand.
Fred Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford looks for the body kick but Jimmy saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jimmy checks a leg kick.
Sanford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jimmy slips a jab from Sanford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a low kick as Jimmy jumps back.
Jab from Sanford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanford misses with a body shot
and Jimmy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimmy misses with a wild body shot.
Sanford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jimmy.
Jimmy shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanford's guard.
Jimmy sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blow Jimmy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jimmy checks a low kick from Sanford.
Jimmy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimmy takes one to the chin there.
Jimmy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanford is fending him off so far but Jimmy persists. Nope, Sanford circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanford misses with a kick to the body.
Sanford keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford connects with an inside leg kick.
Jimmy throws a combination. Sanford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jimmy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimmy checks a leg kick.
Jimmy jabs Sanford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jimmy blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Sanford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jimmy blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Sanford drives through and clinches with Jimmy against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanford lands a knee to the body.
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 Blow Jimmy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanford.
Sanford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanford throws a leg kick but Jimmy checks it.
Sanford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jimmy swinging wildly here.
Jimmy throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.
Sanford is looking to chop away at Jimmy's legs.
Jimmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jimmy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanford at a distance.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fred Sanford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jimmy is out of range and Sanford settles back down.
Jimmy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford lands a head kick. Jimmy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jimmy is defended easily by Sanford.
Jimmy looks to land a combination but Sanford avoids it well.
Sanford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jimmy throws a front kick that sends Sanford stumbling back into the cage.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimmy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jimmy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown but Sanford shows good takedown defense.
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanford throws a push kick but Jimmy slaps the foot to one side.
Sanford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanford misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick and Jimmy moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Jimmy or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanford which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blow Jimmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanford throws a lazy right hand but Jimmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimmy avoids the head kick by Sanford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimmy punishes Sanford's body with a nice straight punch.
Jimmy throws a push kick but Sanford slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jimmy. That's going to slow Sanford down.
Sanford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Fred Sanford has been cut.
Jimmy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanford is breathing heavily.
Sanford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanford tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanford throws a right and a left that Jimmy avoids nicely.
Jimmy thuds his shin into the meat of Sanford's side.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Jimmy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanford!
Jimmy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blow Jimmy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Sanford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Sanford.
Jimmy misses with a shot to the body
and Sanford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimmy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanford to the ground. Jimmy is now in Sanford's guard.
Jimmy won't allow Sanford to sweep him here.
Jimmy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jimmy pushes down on Sanford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanford is looking for a sweep. Jimmy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jimmy is working away from the top position though.
Jimmy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sanford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice jab there from Jimmy.
Sanford moves out of range of the body kick from Jimmy.
Jimmy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanford defends it nicely.
Sanford misses with a leg kick
and Jimmy counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy scores with a body shot.
Jimmy is looking to wear down Sanford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jimmy swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.
Jimmy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimmy.
Sanford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimmy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jimmy.
Sanford tries to land a leg kick but Jimmy saw it coming and moves away.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Jimmy tries to clinch up but Sanford circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanford misses with a looping left.
Sanford tries to work over Jimmy's front leg with a kick but Jimmy checks it.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
Fred Sanford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanford misses with a low kick.
Jimmy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jimmy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimmy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanford.
Sanford is looking to chop away at Jimmy's legs.
Sanford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jimmy's sensitive parts.
Jimmy scores with a leg kick.
Jimmy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanford looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford is looking to reverse the position.
Jimmy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimmy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Blow Jimmy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blow Jimmy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jimmy, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blow Jimmy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bada Bada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe comes into the arena with Immortal Technique- Internally Bleeding blaring out of the sound system. Bada has chosen The Prodigy Warriors Dance as his entrance music. Bada Bada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
158 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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33
169 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bada Bada!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bada walks into a left hand.
Bada misses with a looping right.
Wolfe tests Bada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolfe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bada was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfe.
Wolfe throws out a loose jab but Bada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolfe misses with a wild body shot.
Wolfe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick and Bada moves out of range easily.
Jesse Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Bada is just out of range.
Bada moves out of range as Wolfe strikes.
A big left from Wolfe misses.
Wolfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolfe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolfe looks to land a right hand but Bada moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Bada. Those never looked like landing.
Wolfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bada.
Wolfe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe lands a head shot.
A big right from Bada misses.
Bada blocks a head kick by Wolfe.
Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bada.
Wolfe misses the shot to the body.
Wolfe lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolfe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bada.
Bada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bada walks into a stiff left hand from Wolfe.
Wolfe jabs at Bada's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Wolfe. No joy for Bada on that attempt.
Bada slips under a jab.
Wolfe misses with a body shot.
Bada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolfe misses with a few strikes there.
Bada drops his hands momentarily and Wolfe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Bada Bada has been cut.
Wolfe lands an overhand right.
Bada is rocked!
Wolfe shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Bada takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Wolfe sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Bada bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Wolfe!
After winning the bout, Jesse Wolfe 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Love might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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30
217 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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28
215 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Woods!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love lands a right hook to the body.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woods's head backwards.
Woods staying out of range there.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woods's head backwards.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Love pinned against the cage. Love gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Love lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Woods misses with a few strikes there.
Woods scores with a hook to the body. Love takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods dives in and grabs Love's left leg, looking for a takedown. Love pushes down on Woods's head and hops out.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw.
Woods is rocked!
Woods drops his hands momentarily. Love doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Woods staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Woods doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Puppy Love!
After winning the bout, Puppy Love 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies as his entrance music. 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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26
159 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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35
164 lbs
26 - 14 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolando Garcia!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Charles finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charles avoids it really well and circles away.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Charles jumps back.
Jean Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Charles misses.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Charles misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Charles pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia looking for a takedown.
Charles lands a body punch.
Charles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia jumps into guard, dragging Charles to the mat.
Garcia controls Charles momentarily but Charles frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Charles pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Charles is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Charles is pushing down on Garcia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia is fighting to maintain full guard but Charles has managed to sneak the leg through.
Charles stalling.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Charles is taking a breather. Garcia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garcia tries to roll over but Charles keeps him under control.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Charles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Charles trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Charles is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Charles defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Charles tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Charles wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Charles has picked Garcia up and slammed him! Garcia can't keep hold of the triangle and Charles manages to pass to side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Charles trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolando Garcia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Charles tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Charles throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Charles throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Charles swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Charles motions for Garcia to come forward. Charles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jean Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charles at a distance.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Charles lands a right hook to the body.
Charles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Charles scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Charles moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charles.
Charles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Charles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Charles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Charles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garcia is out of range and Charles settles back down.
Charles misses with a body kick.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Charles throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Charles throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Charles misses with a combination
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles misses with some punches.
Garcia avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Garcia is trying to drag Charles to the mat but Charles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garcia jumps guard but Charles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jean Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Garcia.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Charles trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Charles into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charles.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia connects with a jab.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garcia throwing shots but Charles is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Charles trying to control here.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Charles is just riding it out for now. Garcia eventually gives up the hold.
Garcia stalling away here and it's allowed Charles to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rolando Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Charles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking to control.
Garciais looking to pass into half guard but Charles pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Charles is in guard.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Charles passes into half guard.
Garcia is trying to control but Charles manages to pass to mount!
Charles avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles controlling from the full mount.
Garcia wants to hold on but Charles pushes him away.
Charles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolando Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rolando Garcia!
Rolando Garcia made sure to mention his sponsor, Al's Supplements - 160 Q for $150 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Payakaroon Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutal Delux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Payakaroon Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutal Delux!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delux just misses with a punch to the body.
Delux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Delux throws a sloppy head kick and Bot moves out of range easily.
Bot clinches up against the cage.
Bot tries to work over Delux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delux stalling against the cage.
Bot trying to land knees to the body.
Delux blocks an elbow strike from Bot.
A right hand to the body from Bot.
Delux is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bot can't fight it off and eventually Delux manages to take the fight to the floor. Bot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Delux scoring with punches to the head and body.
Delux throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delux advances position into side control!
Delux is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Delux goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bot rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Delux's guard! Nice work there by Bot!
Delux looking for a guillotine here but Bot defends easily.
Delux keeping full guard, as Bot tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Delux manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delux is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bot can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Delux looking for a guillotine from mount but Bot is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Delux working for a guillotine from mount but Bot is in no mood to give up.
Delux raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delux lands a heavy elbow.
Delux is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Bot is in real trouble.
Delux is hanging on to Bot's back as he tries to escape.
Delux is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bot knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bot for a finish.
Bot turns into Delux and is now in his guard.
Delux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delux keeping full guard, as Bot tries to pass.
Delux thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Delux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bot preventing the sweep.
Delux manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bot manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Delux is aware though and is defending well.
Bot can't keep his opponent in guard - Delux advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutal Delux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Delux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delux.
Brutal Delux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delux lands the left hand.
Bot is looking to chop away at Delux's legs.
Bot slips under a jab.
A big right from Delux misses.
Delux fails to land the takedown.
Bot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Delux's calf.
Delux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Delux swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delux tests Bot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Delux lands a jab to the nose.
Bot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Delux throws a leg kick but Bot checks it.
Bot wants to clinch.
Delux checks a leg kick.
Bot tries a head kick but it misses.
Bot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bot.
Jab by Delux.
It looks like Payakaroon Bot has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payakaroon Bot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delux.
Delux 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.
Delux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bot counters with a low kick, right behind Delux 's knee.
Brutal Delux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bot thows a body shot but no joy.
Delux on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delux misses with a low kick.
Bot connects with a solid leg kick.
Bot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bot tries to clinch up but Delux circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot lands with a slapping head kick.
Delux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Delux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delux.
Delux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delux.
Bot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bot connects with a leg kick. Delux looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Delux throws a head kick but Bot moves out of range.
Bot stuffs the takedown.
Delux is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bot.
Bot takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delux's defenses.
Bot crunches a lovely knee into Delux's ribcage.
Bot with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brutal Delux has been cut.
Bot lands an elbow that stopped Delux in his tracks for a moment.
Delux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Delux is rocked!
Bot pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Delux! Bot unloads with more strikes and Delux sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Payakaroon Bot!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Masters!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Tony Masters has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Masters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Masters as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Masters misses with an uppercut.
Masters fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Masters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Masters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masters connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Masters circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Masters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Masters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Masters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Masters misses with a low kick.
Masters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Masters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson wants to slow Masters down by chopping away at his legs.
Masters looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Masters thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Masters checks a low kick from Anderson.
Masters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Masters keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson has Masters up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson blocking some punches.
Masters lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masters struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Masters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masters wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Masters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Masters blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Masters misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson stalls.
Masters avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson pushes Masters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masters lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Masters.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Masters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Anderson pushes Masters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to work over Masters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson tries to work over Masters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masters is defending well for now.
Masters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Masters against the cage.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masters misses with some punches.
Masters throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Masters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a body shot but Masters blocks it.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson prevents Masters from breaking the clinch.
Masters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Sam Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Masters slips under a jab from Anderson.
Sam Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Masters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Masters circles away.
Masters throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masters. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Masters throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson defending well as Masters loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Masters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Masters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Masters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masters's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Masters.
Anderson connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.
Anderson scores with a push kick.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Masters's belly button to the back.
Sam Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Masters takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Masters is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Masters's takedown attempt.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Masters 's eye.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to control Masters's arms but Masters gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson just leaning against Masters, taking a breather.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Masters.
Masters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masters presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Masters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Sam Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masters tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sam Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Masters.
Masters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masters misses with the head strike.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Masters.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masters avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masters backwards.
Masters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masters tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masters managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masters managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Masters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Masters throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Good body shot from Masters.
Masters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Masters gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Masters being controlled here momentarily.
Masters trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Masters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Masters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good shot there by Masters.
Anderson tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Anderson throws the left hand but Masters avoids the punch easily.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Masters.
Masters bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anderson tries to buck Masters off but Masters is having none of it.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Masters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Masters trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters grinds an elbow into Anderson's temple.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Masters tries for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Masters working the head and body with strikes.
Masters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets full guard.
Masters won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Masters working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Masters that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Masters wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Masters to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Masters to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Masters shrugs it off.
Anderson unloads with some shots from mount but Masters bucks and avoids them well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Masters is working away.
Sam Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Anderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Masters finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Masters.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Masters fails to land with a series of punches.
Masters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Masters's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Masters.
Masters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masters keeps the fight on the outside.
Masters attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Masters
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Masters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masters blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masters counters with a stiff right hand.
Masters throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Masters lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Masters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Masters fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson working aggressively here.
Masters has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Masters struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Masters lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Masters up against the cage.
Masters has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Sam Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Masters.
Masters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masters is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Masters swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Masters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson trying to stall but Masters improves his position.
Masters gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Masters stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Masters looking to pass the guard.
Anderson controls Masters momentarily but Masters frees himself.
Masters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Masters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson is trying to keep Masters in close.
Masters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Masters is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Masters has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson throws the left hand but Masters avoids the punch easily.
Masters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a low kick but Masters moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Masters counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Masters throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson is rocked!
Masters tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Masters moved out of range nicely.
Masters avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Masters cracks Anderson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Anderson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Masters pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Anderson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Masters!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Masters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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