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"Stomping Grounds" PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maliki Yoder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Hummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yoder might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anvil of Crom -Heavy Metal. Maliki Yoder could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adolf Hummel's chin.
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333 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maliki Yoder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adolf Hummel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle, before Yoder throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hummel's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Yoder lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Maliki Yoder!
Maliki Yoder retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Maliki Yoder 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Dime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Dime looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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190 lbs
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181 lbs
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Dime!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dime looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dime scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dime looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Dime is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown dodges the ground and pound from Dime.
Dime trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Dime is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown parries the strikes from Dime easily there. Dime is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dime asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dime has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dime throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Dime is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dime throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Dime tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dime works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dime is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Dime blocks nicely.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dime is keeping the position for now.
Brown stops Dime from standing up.
Brown throws a strike but Dime rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Dime from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dime is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Dime has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dime decides to stand up.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dime dives on top into guard.
Brown wants to stand up but Dime is controlling him.
Dime gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dime misses with a double jab.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dime looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dime looks winded!
Dime is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Dime is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny Dime will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dime swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Jonny Dime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown slips a jab from Dime.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Dime sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dime shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dime fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Dime misses.
Dime throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Dime misses with a two punch combination.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dime avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dime uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Dime is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dime moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Dime shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dime shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dime tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
Dime with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dime swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown throws a right hand that Dime ducks under and follows up with a left that Dime also avoids with ease.
Dime misses with a few strikes there.
Dime scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dime fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown dives in and grabs Dime's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dime pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Dime shows good takedown defense.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bobby Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dime lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Dime misses with a wild combination.
Dime fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dime is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Dime circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dime shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brown is trying to defend but Dime finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brown has one foot on Dime's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dime digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Dime slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dime blocks the body kick.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Dime fails with the takedown.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Dime sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dime shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dime decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Dime shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Dime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Dime saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Dime 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!
Dime throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dime pinned against the cage. Dime gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Dime.
Dime is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dime throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown 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.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Dime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Dime gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dime throws a big right hand that misses.
Dime stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
Brown slips a straight right by Dime.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dime prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Dime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown has Dime up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Dime turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Dime misses with a head kick.
Dime misses with a head kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dime sprawls well. Dime wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Dime clinches.
Dime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dime lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dime is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dime moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dime throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Jonny Dime is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dime tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dime shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
Dime is looking to stand up but Brown won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Dime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dime 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Dime!
Jonny Dime took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC-Shoot To Thrill. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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32
218 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristiano Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mega Tron!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tron is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Tron circles away and we're back to standing.
Tron lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Garcia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tron sprawls well initially but Garcia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tron sees it coming and defends easily.
Tron trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tron tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tron sees it coming and defends easily.
Garcia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tron does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tron is trying to control but can't.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tron wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Tron defends it.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Tron is defending it quite comfortably.
Tron is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tron holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tron's head.
Garcia trying to control from Tron's half guard. Tron has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Tron keeps moving.
Garcia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tron dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Tron is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia is looking for a triangle here but Tron uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Garcia trying to control but Tron flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Tron counters with a right hand that sends Garcia tumbling to the canvas! Can Tron finish him? He dives into Garcia's guard looking to do just that!
It looks like Cristiano Garcia has been cut.
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!
Tron trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tron might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garcia kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tron trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a triangle here but Tron uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Garcia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tron's best efforts.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tron preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Tron keeps moving.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia pushes down on Tron's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcia.
Tron is trying is best to control the position here.
Cristiano Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tron to regain full guard.
Tron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia trying to control but Tron is working from the bottom.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Garcia tries to control but Tron wriggling away.
Garcia manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tron to take his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tron is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Garcia off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Garcia looking for the RNC.
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 Cristiano Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Garcia's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tron checks a leg kick.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tron slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Tron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mega Tron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tron connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tron.
Tron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tron swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tron throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Garcia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tron's guard.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Tron is keeping the position.
Tron trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tron keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cristiano Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Garcia misses with a body punch
and Tron counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Tron. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tron stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown but Tron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia slips under a jab from Tron.
Garcia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tron counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garcia showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks to land a strike but Tron avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mega Tron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Tron is retaining full guard.
Tron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia advances position into side control!
Tron wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Cristiano Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tron is being controlled here.
Garcia wants to control but Tron is keeping him busy.
Tron is trying to improve his position.
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 Cristiano Garcia.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristiano Garcia!
A very excited looking Cristiano Garcia 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Webbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mars Brawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawl is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dr. Dre - Kush ft. Snoop Dogg, Akon. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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129 lbs
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148 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Webbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mars Brawl!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Brawl.
Brawl scores with a spinning back kick!
Brawl tries to land a leg kick but Webbs saw it coming and moves away.
Webbs scores with a takedown into Brawl's guard.
Brawl is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Webbs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brawl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Webbs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Webbs prevents Brawl from getting back to his feet.
Brawl keeping full guard, as Webbs tries to pass.
Webbs stopping the sweep attempt from Brawl.
Brawl trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brawl keeping full guard, as Webbs tries to pass.
Webbs won't allow Brawl to get back to his feet.
Brawl is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brawl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Webbs is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Webbs tries to free his leg and advance position but Brawl is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webbs is working hard here to advance position.
Brawl wriggles free and stands up.
Brawl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brawl wants it to stay on the feet.
Brawl drives through and clinches with Webbs against the cage.
Webbs wants a takedown.
Brawl breaks the clinch.
Webbs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brawl.
Brawl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Webbs.
Brawl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brawl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brawl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brawl tries to clinch up but Webbs circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brawl.
Brawl clinches.
Brawl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Decent striking displayed by Brawl there.
Brawl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Webbs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brawl defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Webbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webbs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brawl.
Brawl getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brawl closes the distance and pushes Webbs back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webbs takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jonny Webbs has been cut.
Brawl manages to break the clinch.
Brawl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brawl leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brawl breaks the clinch.
Webbs 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.
Brawl connects with a jab.
Brawl thuds his shin into the meat of Webbs's side.
Brawl clinches up against the cage.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brawl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawl tries to work over Webbs's front leg with a kick but Webbs checks it.
Mars Brawl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brawl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Webbs.
Brawl circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawl feints and then cracks Webbs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Webbs down.
Webbs gets tackled into the cage by Brawl. Brawl maintains the clinch.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brawl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brawl is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brawl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Webbs is out of range and Brawl settles back down.
Webbs shoots for a takedown but Brawl saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Webbs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Webbs blocks the low kick.
Webbs tries to keep at a distance but Brawl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brawl breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mars Brawl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Webbs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brawl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brawl looking to throw knees to the head but Webbs is blocking nicely.
Brawl manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brawl can't break the clinch.
Brawl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Webbs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brawl can pounce on him.
Webbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Brawl tenderised Webbs's leg. Webbs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jonny Webbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brawl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Webbs shoots in for a takedown but Brawl shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawl pushes Webbs away with a front kick.
Brawl missing with a left hand there. Webbs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Webbs 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.
Brawl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mars Brawl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Brawl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brawl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brawl tries to clinch up.
Brawl clinches up with Webbs and pushes him back against the cage.
Brawl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brawl darts in and clinches Webbs up against the cage.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawl attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brawl closes the distance and clinches.
Brawl putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Webbs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mars Brawl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brawl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brawl pushes Webbs away with a front kick.
Brawl with a hook.
Brawl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Brawl.
Webbs walks into a left hand.
Brawl connects with an inside leg kick.
Brawl closes the distance and clinches.
Brawl breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Webbs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Brawl.
Brawl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brawl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Webbs 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.
Brawl moves into range and clinches up with Webbs.
Brawl unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brawl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brawl breaks the clinch.
Brawl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brawl.
Brawl connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Brawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Brawl. That's going to slow Webbs down.
Brawl forces Webbs back against the cage and clinches.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Webbs or perhaps it was just good defense by Brawl which made him look bad.
Brawl lands a head kick. Webbs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Webbs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brawl moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brawl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brawl moves into range and clinches up with Webbs.
Brawl manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mars Brawl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Webbs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brawl throws a low kick but Webbs avoids it.
Brawl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brawl tries to clinch but Webbs is having none of it.
Brawl lands with an uppercut that bounces Webbs off the cage and back into range.
Brawl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brawl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brawl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Webbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brawl tries to score with a low kick but Webbs moves his leg out of the way.
Brawl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brawl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brawl is looking to clinch.
Mars Brawl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawl closes the distance and pushes Webbs back into the cage.
Brawl manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brawl!
Brawl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Webbs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brawl. Brawl obviously looking to wear him down.
Brawl takes the fight into the clinch.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brawl throws a low kick but Webbs moves out of range easily.
Brawl throws a head kick that Webbs semi-blocks.
Brawl throws a leg kick but Webbs checks it.
Brawl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Webbs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brawl has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brawl cracks the inside of Webbs's front leg.
Brawl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brawl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brawl throws a wild body kick that Webbs sees coming a mile off.
Brawl throws a low kick, looking for Webbs's leg but Webbs calmly moves out of range.
Brawl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Webbs will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brawl clinches up with Webbs and pushes him back against the cage.
Brawl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Brawl.
Brawl throws a leg kick but Webbs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brawl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brawl has closed the distance and engaged Webbs in a clinch.
Brawl trying to control the position but instead, Webbs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brawl into the cage.
Webbs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brawl is defending well.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brawl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brawl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mars Brawl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brawl throws a low kick but Webbs avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brawl, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brawl feints and then cracks Webbs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Webbs down.
Brawl scores with a hook.
Brawl rushes Webbs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brawl breaks from the clinch.
Brawl gets a clinch.
Brawl is stalling here.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webbs tries to clinch up.
Jonny Webbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brawl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Webbs is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mars Brawl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brawl 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mars Brawl!
An out of breath Mars Brawl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Svein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephan Svein!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo shoots in for a takedown but Svein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Svein as Hendo shoots in.
Svein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendo moves away.
Hendo moves in looking to clinch but Svein pushes him off.
Hendo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Svein is trying to defend but Hendo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hendo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Svein has managed to free his arm - good work.
Svein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendo.
Hendo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hendo uses his free foot to push down on Svein's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Svein.
Svein wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo looking to finish Svein with some ground and pound. This is bad for Svein!
Svein takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendo with good strikes from the mount here!
Svein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hendo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hendo lands a big shot to the head and Svein winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Danny Hendo!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Hendo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Piere!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piere moves away from the strike by Bones.
Piere lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jonathan Bones has been cut.
Jonathan Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piere 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.
Piere wants to pass the guard but Bones is keeping the position.
Bones is trying to keep Piere in close.
Piere must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Piere makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones trying to control the position.
Piere got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Piere has managed to get both his arms back between Bones's legs - danger averted.
Piere throws a big elbow that misses.
Piere wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Piere pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bones is keeping the position for now.
Piere wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piere postures up.
Piere throws a big elbow that misses.
Piere pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bones is keeping the position for now.
Piere throws a big elbow that misses.
Piere distracts Bones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Piere is looking to pass into half guard but Bones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bones is in guard.
Bones throwing strikes from guard but Piere blocks nicely.
Piere keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathan Bones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Piere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Piere. No joy for Bones on that attempt.
Piere gets caught flat footed, as Bones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bones stays in close to Piere's body and controls the position.
Bones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Piere works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piere has Bones pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Piere gets tackled into the cage by Bones. Bones maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Piere throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Piere works over Bones with some ground and pound from guard.
Piere is pushing down on Bones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bones is fighting to maintain full guard but Piere has managed to sneak the leg through.
Piere is pressing down on Bones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bones is holding on for now.
Piere sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bones defending well though.
Piere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Piere works his way into full mount!
BOOM! Piere connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piere scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bones?
Jonathan Bones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonathan Bones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Piere!
A victorious George Piere thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiberio Celentano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celentano comes to the cage accompanied by Now's My Time by D.J.I.G.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiberio Celentano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Weston!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Celentano misses the target.
Celentano misses with a series of wild punches.
Weston thows a body kick. Celentano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Weston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Weston swings for the body but Celentano moves out of range.
Weston thows a body shot but no joy.
Celentano slips under a jab from Weston.
Celentano misses with a straight right.
Weston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Celentano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Celentano throws out a loose jab but Weston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Celentano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Weston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Celentano is looking to stand up but Weston isn't so interested in that idea.
Weston stands up from Celentano's guard - Weston perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celentano motions for Weston to come forward. Celentano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Weston tries to bum rush Celentano with a series of wild strikes but Celentano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Celentano slaps away a takedown attempt from Weston, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiberio Celentano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Celentano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Celentano throws a looping overhand right but Weston ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Weston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dakota Weston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weston throws a series of punches but Celentano avoids them all with ease.
Weston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Celentano circles away quickly and effectively.
Weston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Celentano.
Weston looking to score a takedown here. Celentano is defending well but Weston drives through and ends up in Celentano's guard.
Celentano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Weston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Celentano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celentano keeping moving, preventing Weston from controlling successfully.
Celentano wants to stand and escape but Weston is having none of it.
Weston trying to control but Celentano is working from the bottom.
Celentano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Weston wants to get up but he can't break Celentano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Celentano striking from the bottom here.
Weston wants to control from the top but Celentano keeps moving.
Weston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Weston is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celentano fails to land with a series of punches.
Celentano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Celentano thuds a left hand into Weston's body.
Weston throws a nice looking combination but Celentano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weston looks to land a combination but Celentano avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Celentano - just one landing.
Weston takes one on the button.
Celentano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weston.
Weston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weston moves into the clinch.
Weston is trying to force a seperation but Celentano has the dominant position.
Celentano is trying to break the clinch but Weston is controlling him.
Weston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Celentano tests Weston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Celentano scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Celentano with a jab.
Celentano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weston on the side of the head.
Weston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Celentano dips to his left and cracks Weston with an uppercut!
Weston fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiberio Celentano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dakota Weston.
Celentano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weston under the eye.
Weston misses with a series of wild punches.
Celentano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
No joy there for Celentano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Celentano throws a shot to the body.
Weston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Celentano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Weston's calf.
Weston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Celentano lands with a shot to the body.
Weston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Celentano as he avoids it easily.
Weston looks winded!
Weston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 Tiberio Celentano 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.
Celentano looks to land a left hand but Weston moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Celentano.
Celentano scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Celentano misses the target.
Weston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Celentano.
Weston drops his hands momentarily and Celentano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Celentano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Celentano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weston under the eye.
Celentano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weston under the eye.
Weston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Celentano to counter with a crisp jab.
Weston throws a combination that misses
and Celentano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Celentano lands with a nice combination. Weston backs away looking to recover.
Weston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Celentano to score with a decent uppercut.
Weston is rocked!
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!
Weston works over Celentano's head and body with a nice combination.
Weston misses with the combination.
Celentano thuds his right hand into Weston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Weston is still on wobbly legs! Can Celentano finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Celentano misses the target.
Weston seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weston misses with a double jab
and Weston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Celentano cracks Weston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Weston working hard to break the clinch.
Celentano is looking to break free of the clinch but Weston has double underhooks.
Weston is trying to force a seperation but Celentano has the dominant position.
Weston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Celentano misses with a few strikes there.
Weston misses with a few strikes there.
Weston misses with a series of wild punches.
Weston is breathing heavily.
Celentano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weston's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Celentano missing with a left hand there. Weston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Celentano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Celentano pushes Weston off looking to stand but Weston dives back in and keeps control.
Celentano manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Celentano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weston.
Weston throws a nice looking combination but Celentano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Celentano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weston's head.
Tiberio Celentano is winning the standup battle so far.
Weston blocks a jab.
Dakota Weston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Celentano lands with a straight right. Weston didn't see that one coming.
Weston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Celentano.
Weston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Celentano throws a hook to the side of Weston's head but Weston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weston misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Celentano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Celentano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Celentano rather than just go for the knockout.
Celentano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weston.
Weston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Celentano throws a shot from downtown. Weston moves away and avoids it.
Weston misses with a looping right.
Celentano throws a right hand that Weston ducks under and follows up with a left that Weston also avoids with ease.
Weston fails to land with a series of punches.
Weston misses with the combination.
Celentano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Celentano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weston misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Celentano there.
Weston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice jab there from Celentano.
Weston tries to move into range but Celentano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Celentano scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Celentano - just one landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Celentano.
Celentano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weston.
Weston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Celentano scores with the left hand. Weston knows he should have avoided that one.
Weston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Celentano.
Celentano scores with a sloppy right hand. Weston should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Celentano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Celentano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weston at a distance.
Celentano drops Weston with a naaaaasty hook - Weston is in real trouble here! Celentano dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiberio Celentano!
Tiberio Celentano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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20
167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Parker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher lands a head shot.
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Kyle Parker has been cut.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher cracks Parker with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Butcher has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Parker to stand back up!
Parker is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Parker stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Butcher runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Butcher!
Our winner, Bobby Butcher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hustlin. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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257 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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Savea!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savea stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Savea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Savea's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson decides to stand and escape the position.
Savea misses with a leg kick.
Savea misses with a wild combination.
Savea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Savea falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Samson Savea has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Savea sprawls well. Savea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Samson Savea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savea defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Savea was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jackson gets to his feet - Savea follows without any prompting.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Savea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab from Savea.
Savea misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Savea counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Savea pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Savea follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Shawn Jackson has been cut.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Savea sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Savea has managed to free his arm - good work.
Savea is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Savea dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Savea can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Savea's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson looks to land a strike but Savea avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Savea keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Savea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Savea slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Savea misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Savea clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Savea sprawls well. Savea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Savea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Savea tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Shawn Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savea as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savea scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea scores with a punch to the head.
Samson Savea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savea leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Savea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An inside leg kick from Savea misses.
Savea misses with the combination.
Savea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Savea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Savea misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Savea fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savea keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Savea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savea kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Savea sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savea to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Savea looking to pass the guard.
Savea throwing strikes but missing.
Savea is looking to advance position but Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson wants to control the pace but Savea is squirming around nicely.
Shawn Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson won't let Savea get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jackson breaks from Savea's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Savea manages to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson wants to control the pace but Savea is squirming around nicely.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samson Savea will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Savea throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson wants to control but Savea is keeping him busy.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Savea dodges it nicely.
Savea on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Savea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Savea looks a forlorn figure.
Savea is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Savea with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Jackson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shawn Jackson waved his t-shirt featuring Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marshall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Written In The Stars - Tinie Tempah. Dubonet has chosen Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
163 lbs
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35
161 lbs
24 - 19 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Marshall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubonet lands with a hook. Marshall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dubonet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dubonet.
Dubonet blocks a low kick nicely.
Dubonet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Francois Dubonet has been cut.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dubonet moves away.
Dubonet misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshall counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshall.
Dubonet scores with a leg kick.
Marshall connects with a leg kick. Dubonet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dubonet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dubonet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dubonet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dubonet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Dubonet. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dubonet.
Dubonet keeps the fight on the outside.
Dubonet lands with a nice body punch.
Dubonet misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Dubonet blocks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Marshall coming out on top.
A head kick by Dubonet misses
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Dubonet.
Marshall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dubonet scores with a decent looking hook.
Dubonet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
Dubonet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dubonet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dubonet.
Marshall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dubonet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dubonet jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Dubonet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dubonet thows a leg kick but Marshall checks it
and Marshall counters with a nice body shot.
Dubonet has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marshall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dubonet slips a straight right by Marshall.
Marshall throws the left hand but Dubonet avoids the punch easily.
Dubonet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dubonet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marshall's head backwards.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dubonet.
Dubonet needs to keep his hands up - Marshall had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet throws a wild body kick that Marshall sees coming a mile off.
Marshall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dubonet. That one must have hurt.
Dubonet pushes Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshall has Dubonet pressed against the cage, preventing Dubonet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dubonet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Marshall.
Marshall throws a hook but Dubonet avoids it easily.
Marshall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dubonet on the side of the head.
Marshall checks a leg kick.
Dubonet lands a leg kick that knocks Marshall off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marshall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dubonet - the referee stops the clock and Marshall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dubonet. Marshall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dubonet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dubonet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubonet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dubonet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marshall throws a solid leg kick but Dubonet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marshall.
Dubonet scores with a leg kick.
Marshall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marshall digs a good hook to Dubonet's body.
Dubonet slips under a jab from Marshall.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dubonet throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marshall.
Dubonet lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall takes a swing at Dubonet's ribcage but misses.
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubonet just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall lands with a straight right. Dubonet didn't see that one coming.
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 Malcolm Marshall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francois Dubonet's cut.
That's time! Marshall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Marshall scoring well with a low kick there.
Marshall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dubonet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marshall.
Francois Dubonet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall misses with a low kick.
Marshall lands with a cross.
Dubonet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dubonet works Marshall's body with a nice hook.
Marshall scores with a jab to the body.
Dubonet tries to land a front kick but Marshall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marshall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malcolm Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Dubonet throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Marshall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dubonet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dubonet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet lands a nice uppercut.
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Dubonet tries to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling the position.
Dubonet avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Marshall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dubonet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshall wants to stall.
Dubonet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dubonet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dubonet is trying to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling him.
Good body shot from Marshall.
Marshall lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.
Marshall tries a body shot but Dubonet blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marshall lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubonet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Dubonet misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall with a knee to the head.
Marshall presses Dubonet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dubonet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Marshall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.
Dubonet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Marshall.
Dubonet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubonet throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
Good work by Marshall as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dubonet misses.
Dubonet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marshall. Marshall obviously looking to wear him down.
Marshall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marshall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dubonet's calf.
Dubonet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marshall. Marshall obviously looking to wear him down.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses
and Marshall makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dubonet really felt that one!
Dubonet is breathing heavily.
Marshall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dubonet misses with a wild body shot.
Dubonet misses the shot to the body.
Dubonet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Marshall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marshall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marshall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dubonet on the side of the head.
Marshall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Marshall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marshall.
Marshall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dubonet on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Marshall coming out on top.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marshall.
Dubonet just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Dubonet.
That kick from Marshall tenderised Dubonet's leg. Dubonet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marshall lands a slapping body shot.
Marshall thumps Dubonet with a low kick.
Francois Dubonet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dubonet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marshall scores with the left hand. Dubonet knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Marshall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francois Dubonet's cut.
That's time! Marshall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dubonet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marshall.
Marshall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dubonet's calf.
Marshall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marshall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Marshall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dubonet's head backwards.
A left and a right from Dubonet both land. Nice combination.
Dubonet blocks the body kick.
Marshall digs a good body shot into Dubonet's ribs.
Dubonet misses with a kick to the body.
Marshall throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dubonet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dubonet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall keeps Dubonet at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet misses with the body kick
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marshall takes the fight into the clinch.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but Dubonet blocks it.
Dubonet is trying to push Marshall away but Marshall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marshall keeps control of Dubonet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marshall scores with a shoulder strike.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body.
Marshall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marshall pushes Dubonet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall gets through Dubonet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marshall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dubonet controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Marshall.
Dubonet can't break the clinch.
Dubonet misses with an elbow strike.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
Francois Dubonet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dubonet blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshall tries a body shot but Dubonet blocks it.
Dubonet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dubonet.
Malcolm Marshall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dubonet throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshall.
Dubonet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dubonet blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet is trying to break free.
Dubonet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marshall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.
Marshall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dubonet can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dubonet's face.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall lands with a light punch inside.
Malcolm Marshall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Marshall - that landed with a thud.
Dubonet has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
Dubonet being controlled against the cage.
Dubonet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Dubonet avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Dubonet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dubonet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dubonet throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.
Marshall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marshall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dubonet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubonet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Dubonet moves away and avoids it.
Dubonet tries to clinch up.
Dubonet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubonet scores with a jab.
Marshall lands a nice looking body shot.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marshall scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshall 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Marshall!
Malcolm Marshall is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Malcolm Marshall 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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