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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Radev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Radev. No joy for Wayne on that attempt.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Radev circles away easily
and Radev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steve Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wayne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Radev is fending him off so far but Wayne persists. Nope, Radev circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikolai Radev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Wayne.
Radev feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
A solid body kick from Radev.
Wayne looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne tries to clinch up
and Radev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Radev.
Nice body punch from Radev.
Radev scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Radev slowing the pace effectively.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radev.
Radev lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Radev.
Radev lands a body punch.
Radev works on Wayne's body with a couple of short punches.
Radev lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev presses Wayne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Radev breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle, before Radev throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Wayne's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Radev lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Nikolai Radev!
A very excited looking Nikolai Radev 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 Jurgen Klinsmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgen Klinsmann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kid Li's chin.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jurgen Klinsmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Li!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li throws a right hand that misses
and Klinsmann counters with a two punch combo.
Li dives in and scores a takedown into Klinsmann's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Li stays in close to Klinsmann's body and controls the position.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klinsmann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li forces his way into half guard.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Klinsmann actively working from the bottom here.
Klinsmann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Li is trying to control. Klinsmann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinsmann is trying to get back to full guard.
Klinsmann actively working from the bottom here.
Li stalling.
Klinsmann won't allow Li to pass to mount.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Li is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Klinsmann sees it coming and defends easily.
Klinsmann tries to roll over but Li keeps him under control.
Klinsmann looking for submissions off his back.
Li content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinsmann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Klinsmann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Li is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Klinsmann is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Li pulls his head out easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li controlling the position from side mount.
Klinsmann tries to buck Li off but Li is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Li moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Li looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Li cracks Klinsmann with a big elbow.
Li wants to control but Klinsmann is keeping him busy.
Klinsmann tries to improve position but can't.
Klinsmann gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Klinsmann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li controlling from side mount.
Li wants to control but Klinsmann is keeping him busy.
Klinsmann is trying to escape the position but Li is controlling the position.
Li has hold of Klinsmann's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Klinsmann tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Li cranks the arm and Klinsmann screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Klinsmann, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kid Li!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Aconte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Una Kemeameahu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kemeameahu has chosen Ride of the Valkryes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Aconte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Una Kemeameahu!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aconte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kemeameahu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Acontes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aconte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kemeameahu tries a head kick but it misses.
Kemeameahu feints and then cracks Aconte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aconte down.
Aconte misses with a takedown
and Kemeameahu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aconte with a poor takedown
letting Kemeameahu counter with a right hand.
Kemeameahu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kemeameahu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kemeameahu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aconte gets caught napping as Kemeameahu dives in and scores a takedown. Aconte manages to retain guard.
Kemeameahu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aconte looking for a guillotine here but Kemeameahu defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemeameahu throwing strikes but missing.
Kemeameahu advances position into side control!
Aconte is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kemeameahu is working for a kimura but Aconte is defending it quite comfortably.
Aconte tries to roll over but Kemeameahu keeps him under control.
Kemeameahu is looking for a kimura but Aconte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kemeameahu to get the leverage.
Kemeameahu wants to work for an arm triangle but Aconte is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aconte is defending against the submission attempts here by Kemeameahu.
Aconte actively working from the bottom here.
Kemeameahu seems to be working for a kimura but Aconte defends the submission attempt.
Kemeameahu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kemeameahu is looking for a kimura but Aconte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kemeameahu to get the leverage.
Aconte regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kemeameahu throwing strikes from guard but Aconte blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aconte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kemeameahu defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aconte is looking to stand up but Kemeameahu isn't so interested in that idea.
Kemeameahu drops back looking for a leg! Aconte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aconte manages to kick Kemeameahu off! Kemeameahu jumps back into Aconte's guard.
Kemeameahu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kemeameahu is trying to get an arm triangle but Aconte is defending well.
Aconte throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Kemeameahu crashes against the mat.
Kemeameahu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kemeameahu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aconte is trying to buck Kemeameahu off.
Aconte is looking to reverse the position.
Kemeameahu wants to control but Aconte is keeping him busy.
Aconte manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kemeameahu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kemeameahu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Una Kemeameahu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aconte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kemeameahu misses with a wild body shot.
Aconte shoots in and drives through. Kemeameahu sprawls well.
Kemeameahu lands the left hand.
Kemeameahu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kemeameahu, right into the meat.
Kemeameahu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kemeameahu scores with a hook.
Magnus Aconte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aconte with a poor takedown
and Kemeameahu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aconte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kemeameahu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kemeameahu throws a big right hand that misses.
Aconte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemeameahu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kemeameahu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kemeameahu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kemeameahu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aconte is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aconte has escaped and now he's on top!
Kemeameahu working for a triangle but Aconte defends it easily.
Aconte throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemeameahu has his feet on Aconte's thighs here. He's pushed Aconte off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Aconte screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Una Kemeameahu!
A very excited looking Una Kemeameahu 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 Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nir Sosa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sosa dives in and grabs Beckett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beckett pushes down on Sosa's head and hops out.
Sosa lands a right hook to the body.
Beckett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beckett misses with a head kick.
Beckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckett avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa misses with a wild combination.
Beckett closes the distance but Sosa moves to the side
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Beckett staying out of range there.
Sosa throws a right hand that misses
and Beckett counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beckett.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckett is just out of range.
Sosa misses with a hook
and Beckett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sosa thinking.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Beckett moves away and avoids it.
Beckett moves into range and clinches up with Sosa.
Beckett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sosa avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sosa.
Sosa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Beckett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sosa is one step ahead there.
Beckett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett is controlling Sosa's posture.
Robert Beckett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beckett throws a head kick but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Sosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a nice strike.
Beckett misses with a body shot.
Beckett scores with a jab to the body.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Beckett moves away and avoids it.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett scores with a push kick.
A nice combination there by Beckett.
Beckett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Sosa there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckett manages to avoid it.
Beckett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sosa is out of range and Beckett settles back down.
Sosa shoots in and drives through. Beckett sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa cracks Beckett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sosa misses with a right hand
and Beckett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sosa's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from Sosa misses
and Beckett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beckett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sosa misses with a shot to the body
and Beckett counters with an inside leg kick.
Beckett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sosa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beckett tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sosa is in Beckett's guard.
Sosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckett looking for a sweep. Not yet Beckett, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beckett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sosa throws a series of punches but Beckett moves out of range.
Sosa misses with an uppercut. Beckett saw that one coming.
Sosa misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Beckett.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
Beckett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beckett scores with a decent looking hook.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Beckett moves into range and clinches up with Sosa.
Sosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beckett is keeping busy.
Beckett stalling in the clinch but Sosa improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett trying to land knees to the body.
Beckett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Beckett misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beckett.
Sosa avoiding damage as Beckett throws knees to the body.
Sosa jumps guard and drags Beckett to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Beckett wanted to stand there but Sosa had control of the position.
Beckett stands up from Sosa's guard - Beckett perhaps looking for a knockout.
Beckett throws a wild body kick that Sosa sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett dodges the punch combination from Sosa.
Beckett tries to work over Sosa's front leg with a kick but Sosa checks it.
That kick from Beckett tenderised Sosa's leg. Sosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Sosa checks it.
Nice shot lands for Sosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beckett.
Beckett looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Sosa misses with a hook to the body
and Beckett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sosa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beckett looks to land a body kick but Sosa moved away.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckett throws a leg kick which misses Sosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Sosa tries to avoid it.
Sosa lands an overhand right.
Sosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beckett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa misses with an uppercut.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckett manages to avoid it.
Sosa looks to throw the jab but Beckett is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Beckett.
Beckett thows a body kick. Sosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sosa misses the jab.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Sosa checks it.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beckett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sosa will feel that in the morning.
Beckett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
Beckett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sosa.
Sosa misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Beckett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sosa dives in and grabs Beckett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beckett pushes down on Sosa's head and hops out.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but Beckett shows good takedown defense.
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa swings widly with a right hand
and Beckett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Beckett slips under a jab.
Beckett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beckett but Beckett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robert Beckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nir Sosa.
Beckett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Beckett moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robert Beckett is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beckett - that will leave a mark!
Sosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beckett.
Robert Beckett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckett slips under a jab from Sosa.
Sosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beckett.
Beckett lands a front kick.
Beckett wants to clinch.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beckett.
Beckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sosa misses.
Beckett tries a head kick but it misses.
Beckett thuds his shin into the meat of Sosa's side.
Beckett throws a front kick that sends Sosa stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beckett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Decent striking displayed by Beckett there.
Beckett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beckett is looking to wear down Sosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beckett.
Sosa swings widly with a right hand
and Beckett counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beckett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Beckett!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beckett, right into the meat.
Beckett scoring well with a low kick there.
Beckett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beckett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sosa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beckett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Beckett.
Sosa misses the body punch
and Beckett counters with a good, hard body kick but Sosa shrugs it off.
Beckett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Beckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beckett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Beckett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Beckett.
Beckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beckett connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Beckett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beckett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Beckett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiser Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fantasy. Velazquez has chosen Before the Flood-"Valor and Vengeance" as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiser Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Velazquez !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Velazquez as he avoids it easily.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velazquez .
The fight stays on the outside here - Sosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velazquez lands a head kick. Sosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velazquez .
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Velazquez - that will leave a mark!
Nice takedown defense from Velazquez . No joy for Sosa on that attempt.
Velazquez misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiser Sosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velazquez is trying to push Sosa away but Sosa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sosa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Velazquez is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sosa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Velazquez prevents it.
Velazquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Velazquez .
Velazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Velazquez .
Velazquez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Velazquez moves into the clinch.
Velazquez manages to break the clinch.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Velazquez .
Sosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sosa with that takedown attempt.
Sosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Velazquez tries to sprawl out of it but Sosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Velazquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Velazquez misses with a body kick.
Sosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Velazquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Velazquez pushes Sosa up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Sosa won't allow it.
Sosa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Velazquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Velazquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Velazquez defends it nicely.
Velazquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Velazquez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Velazquez is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Velazquez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Velazquez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sosa manages to pass to mount!
Sosa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sosa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velazquez tries to lock up and control but Sosa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Velazquez is squirming around, avoiding Sosa's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velazquez is looking to improve his position but Sosa isn't that keen on the idea.
Velazquez trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Velazquez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Velazquez misses with a wild body shot.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Velazquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velazquez connects with a high kick.
Kiser Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa is looking to clinch but Velazquez is avoiding it.
Sosa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Velazquez 's half guard.
Sosa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Velazquez tries to improve his position but Sosa has taken his back! Sosa has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Velazquez tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sosa pushes Velazquez away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kiser Sosa!
Our winner, Kiser Sosa, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grease St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Jag - Worst Nightmare as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grease St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott throws a leg kick but St Pierre moved away.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abbott.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
St Pierre works Abbott's body with a nice hook.
St Pierre with a hook.
A shot to the body from Abbott misses
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Abbott backing up. Abbott nods at St Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
St Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Abbott moves away and avoids it.
Abbott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abbott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abbott throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbott, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Abbott counters with a nice leg kick.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
St Pierre lands with a cross.
Abbott lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Abbott is out of range.
St Pierre slips under a jab.
St Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Abbott.
St Pierre works Abbott's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abbott stuffs the takedown.
Brenden Abbott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a leg kick but St Pierre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St Pierre moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott throws a head kick that misses.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Abbott's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abbott wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abbott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott prevents St Pierre from improving position.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Abbott is working from the bottom.
St Pierre swings around for an armbar but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abbott manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stands and throws Abbott's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Abbott is looking for a sweep.
Abbott prevents St Pierre from improving position.
St Pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Abbott is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grease St Pierre will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abbott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
Abbott moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Abbott.
Abbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbott moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
St Pierre checks a low kick from Abbott.
Brenden Abbott is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbott.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abbott.
Grease St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott tries to sprawl but St Pierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abbott defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott wants to get back to his feet.
Abbott keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Abbott wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Abbott trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
Abbott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre is working for a kimura but Abbott is defending it quite comfortably.
St Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Abbott is keeping him busy.
Abbott controlling the position well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Abbott is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Abbott is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abbott stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Abbott counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abbott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abbott misses with a straight right.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Abbott slips a straight right by St Pierre.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abbott throws the kick towards the body but St Pierre avoids it.
Abbott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Pierre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Abbott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abbott pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
Brenden Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. St Pierre eats them both and turns towards Abbott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Abbott had a free shot at his head there.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbott, right into the meat.
Abbott thuds his shin into the meat of St Pierre's side.
Abbott connects with a high kick.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
A jab from Abbott misses.
Abbott takes one on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
Abbott lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abbott slips under a jab.
St Pierre tests Abbott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Pierre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abbott counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from St Pierre misses.
Abbott stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Abbott lands with an overhand left.
St Pierre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Abbott is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott throws a good cross that connects.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brenden Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease St Pierre.
Nice straight punches there by Abbott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abbott.
Abbott cracks the inside of St Pierre's front leg.
Abbott tries a low kick but St Pierre avoids it.
Abbott tried to score with a low kick but St Pierre checks it.
Abbott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abbott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abbott slaps away a takedown attempt from St Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abbott cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pierre thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre checks a leg kick.
Abbott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbott scores with a leg kick.
Abbott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
Abbott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Abbott.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Pierre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abbott moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott misses with a head kick.
Abbott throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Pierre lands a head shot.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abbott throws a lazy uppercut
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbott tries to land a front kick but St Pierre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes one to the chin there.
Abbott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
St Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abbott moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
St Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Abbott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Abbott ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbott blocks a jab.
Donk. St Pierre catches Abbott right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Abbott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abbott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
Abbott tries to land a leg kick but St Pierre saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbott.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Abbott is having none of it.
Abbott scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Abbott's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Pierre under the eye.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbott.
St Pierre throws a jab when Abbott was well out of range.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Abbott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbott.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre works Abbott's body with a nice hook.
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbott can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
St Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abbott.
Abbott connects with a solid leg kick.
St Pierre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Abbott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre moves out of range as Abbott throws a body kick.
Nice shot by Abbott.
Abbott defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
Abbott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Abbott misses with an uppercut.
Abbott feints and then cracks St Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Pierre down.
Abbott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abbott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abbott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Pierre.
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
Brenden Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease St Pierre.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Abbott.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Abbott.
Abbott misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
Abbott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott had his way with Grease St Pierre in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Abbott misses its intended target.
Abbott tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abbott throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from St Pierre misses the target.
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Abbott is out of range.
St Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abbott counters with a nice body shot.
Abbott takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a double jab
and Abbott counters with a good low kick that St Pierre was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abbott tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abbott to the ground. Abbott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abbott is looking to score with low kicks.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Abbott swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Abbott misses with a hook.
St Pierre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abbott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Abbott as St Pierre shoots in.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Pierre jabs at Abbott's body.
St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Abbott!
Abbott stops St Pierre from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Grease St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abbott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Abbott is squirming around nicely.
Abbott is trying desperately to improve position.
St Pierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abbott is looking to escape.
St Pierre throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Abbott is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to take his opponent's back but Abbott doesn't allow it.
Grease St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Abbott is now in St Pierre's guard. A big mistake from St Pierre there, giving up the dominant position!
Brenden Abbott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Abbott controlling him for the moment.
Abbott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre has his foot on Abbott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abbott works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grease St Pierre.
I think Abbott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Brenden Abbott 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland has chosen Placebo - Running up that hill as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Sunderland was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Roy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Sunderland!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunderland does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Roy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sunderland looks for the body kick but Roy saw that one coming.
Sunderland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roy is able to avoid easily.
Roy misses with an uppercut
and Sunderland counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sunderland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sunderland feints and then cracks Roy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roy down.
Sunderland leaves Roy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roy is breathing heavily.
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!
Sunderland scores with a body shot.
Roy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sunderland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sunderland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sunderland thumps Roy with a low kick.
Sunderland cracks Roy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sunderland has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Roy to stand back up!
Roy is rocked!
Sunderland feints a jab and as Roy dips his head, Sunderland unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Roy right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Roy falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Sunderland smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Sunderland! James Sunderland retains his middleweight title!
James Sunderland managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Al's Supplements - 160 Q for $150, into his post fight interview.
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