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GAMMA#313 Green v Sinatra PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero has chosen Fozzy's "Shine Forever" as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Zero!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcos's waist but Marcos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zero off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Marcos. No joy for Zero on that attempt.
Marcos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raymond Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marcos misses with a left hand
and Zero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Raymond Marcos has been cut.
Marcos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos wants to clinch.
Zero throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marcos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marcos is not content to let Zero control the position.
Zero stands up and beckons Marcos to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero misses with a wild combination.
Marcos closes the distance and clinches.
Zero can't get the takedown.
Raymond Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Zero.
Marcos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zero fails to pull guard.
Zero goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marcos prevents it.
Zero is working for takedown but Marcos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zero is trying to pull guard but Marcos has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marcos.
A nice left hand lands by Marcos.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zero is trying to drag Marcos to the mat but Marcos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marcos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marcos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zero backwards.
A short uppercut from Marcos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zero backwards.
Zero has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marcos after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zeros head.
Marcos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zero wants to take the fight to the mat but Marcos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zero fails to pull guard.
Zero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marcos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zero swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcos.
Marcos wants to clinch up but Zero keeps it at a distance.
Marcos tries to clinch up
and Zero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcos tries to close the distance and clinch but Zero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zero counters with a shoot takedown. Marcos fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Marcos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zero.
Zero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcos is looking to clinch but Zero is avoiding it.
Marcos wants to clinch
and Zero counters with a low kick, right behind Marcos 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Raymond Marcos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raymond Marcos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zero takes a shot to the head.
Marcos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marcos lands a damaging elbow.
Marcos lands a left hand.
Marcos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zero has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marcos after a bit of a struggle.
Zero decides to pull guard.
Zero trying to control the position here.
Zero uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Raymond Marcos is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcos tries to clinch up but Zero circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zero shoots in for a takedown but Marcos shows good takedown defense.
Zero shoots in for a double leg but Marcos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raymond Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Zero.
Nice sprawl there from Marcos as Zero shoots in.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Marcos lands with an uppercut that bounces Zero off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Ray Zero has been cut.
Zero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcos's waist but Marcos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zero off to one side.
Marcos tries to clinch there but Zero circles away.
Marcos wants to clinch
so Zero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Marcos being controlled here, momentarily.
Marcos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos can't keep his opponent in guard - Zero advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos trying to control from the bottom.
Zero is trying to control the action in half guard but Marcos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zero stands up from half guard.
Marcos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zero.
Marcos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raymond Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zero.
Marcos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marcos has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Marcos.
Marcos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raymond Marcos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zero lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zero prevents Marcos from improving his position.
Marcos wants to control the action here but instead Zero manages to pass to full mount!
Zero prevents Marcos from getting the reversal.
Marcos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zero is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marcos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marcos shrugs it off.
Zero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marcos is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero controlling from mount.
Zero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marcos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zero looking for a guillotine from mount but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos is looking to improve his position but Zero isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ray Zero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marcos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Zero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marcos connects with a right hand. Zero shakes it off.
Marcos misses with a combination
and Zero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zero drops back looking for a leg! Marcos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marcos manages to kick Zero off! Zero jumps back into Marcos's guard.
Marcos keeping full guard, as Zero tries to pass.
Zero trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marcos wants to get back to his feet but Zero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ray Zero has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marcos tries to avoid it but Zero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marcos to the ground. Marcos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marcos wants it to stay on the feet.
Raymond Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Zero.
Zero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marcos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zero.
Zero shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcos tries to sprawl out of it but Zero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcos is looking to clinch but Zero is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos forces Zero back against the cage and clinches.
Marcos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zeros head.
Marcos prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zero backwards.
Zero has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marcos regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero won't allow Marcos to sweep him here.
Zero decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marcos, up you get!
Marcos tries to clinch up.
Marcos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zero counters with a straight right hand.
Zero lands a jab to the head.
Raymond Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcos moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Zero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zero is trying to drag Marcos to the mat but Marcos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marcos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marcos slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marcos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zero wants to take the fight to the mat but Marcos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marcos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marcos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero wants a takedown but no success here.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marcos.
Marcos lands a damaging elbow.
Zero is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marcos landing knees to the head.
Marcos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcos gets through Zero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marcos looking to slow down the pace here.
Zero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marcos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcos lands with a good body shot.
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 Raymond Marcos.
I think Marcos 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Raymond Marcos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Trikkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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, Dick Trikkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luther Vega!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega clobbers Trikkle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trikkle looks to clinch
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Trikkle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vega.
It looks like Luther Vega has been cut.
Trikkle lands a really nice looking cross but Vega seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trikkle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trikkle tries to clinch but Vega moves out of range.
Vega looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vega throws a body kick that misses
and Trikkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trikkle misses with a hook.
Vega cracks Trikkle with an open hand slap.
Vega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vega throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vega has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trikkle moves in looking to clinch but Vega pushes him off.
Trikkle staying out of range there.
Trikkle staying out of range there.
Vega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trikkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vega.
Trikkle swings widly with a right hand
and Vega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trikkle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vega throws a hook to the side of Trikkle's head but Trikkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trikkle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vega connects with an inside leg kick.
Trikkle throws a right and a left that Vega avoids nicely.
Trikkle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vega, right into the meat.
Trikkle throws a sloppy head kick and Vega moves out of range easily.
Trikkle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trikkle lands a nice hook to Vega's body. Vega takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trikkle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trikkle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vega happy to just control the position for now.
Vega lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vega scoring with punches and elbows.
Vega staying calm.
Vega advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trikkle tries to buck Vega off but he can't manage it.
The referee warns Trikkle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vega lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vega lands a big elbow.
Vega lands a big elbow.
Trikkle is rocked!
Vega punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Trikkle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vega looking to finish Trikkle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Trikkle!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trikkle has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Vega's lack of action.
Trikkle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vega on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trikkle has hold of Vega's hands but Vega slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vega seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vega lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Trikkle quite badly. Trikkle pulls Vega in close trying to recover. Vega postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Trikkle on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Trikkle doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Vega!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagara Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crag Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagara Sanosuke!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanosuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Sanosuke pushes him off.
Sanosuke throws a hook but Hack blocks it.
Hack thuds his right hand into Sanosuke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hack moves into the clinch.
Sanosuke misses with a punch on the inside.
Hack tries a knee to the head but Sanosuke blocks it.
Hack displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanosuke up against the cage.
Sanosuke has a couple of punches blocked by Hack.
Sanosuke throws a head punch that misses.
Sanosuke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hack blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanosuke as Hack tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hack blocks a body shot from Sanosuke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hack tries a knee to the head but Sanosuke blocks it.
Sanosuke misses with a body punch.
Hack working aggressively here.
Sanosuke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanosuke avoids a wild elbow strike from Hack.
A nice left hand lands by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke misses with a punch on the inside.
Hack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hack looking to slow down the pace here.
Hack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanosuke.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hack.
It looks like Sagara Sanosuke has been cut.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Sanosuke takes an elbow to the temple.
Hack looking to throw knees to the head but Sanosuke is blocking nicely.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanosuke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hack displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanosuke up against the cage.
Hack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanosuke's elbow.
Sanosuke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanosuke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Hack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hack connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanosuke swings wildly with an uppercut but Hack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanosuke as Hack tries to tie him up.
Hack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hack crunches a lovely knee into Sanosuke's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sanosuke fails to land.
Sanosuke lands with a right to the head.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Hack lands a knee to the head.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hack tries to throw a body punch but Sanosuke avoids it by throwing Hack back against the cage.
Hack looking to slow down the pace here.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Sanosuke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sanosuke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanosuke avoids the damage to the body.
Sanosuke throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Sanosuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanosuke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hack tries to stall but Sanosuke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanosuke throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Hack prevents a body shot from Sanosuke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanosuke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanosuke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hack misses with an elbow strike.
Hack looking to throw knees to the head but Sanosuke is blocking nicely.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Hack misses with a knee strike.
Sanosuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanosuke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanosuke misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanosuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hack takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crag Hack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sagara Sanosuke's cut.
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.
Sanosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hack misses with a wild body shot.
Hack moves into the clinch.
Sanosuke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hack pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hack throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hack landing knees to the body.
Sanosuke throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Hack with a knee to the head.
Sanosuke working aggressively here.
Sanosuke dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack is trying to stall.
A short right from Sanosuke on the inside.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanosuke is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanosuke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hack stalling.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Hack looking to stall.
Sanosuke working aggressively here.
Hack lands an elbow inside that Sanosuke shrugs off.
Sanosuke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanosuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Hack with a knee to the head.
Hack taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack connects with a knee to the head.
Sanosuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Sanosuke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanosuke.
Hack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanosuke up against the cage.
Sanosuke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanosuke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanosuke's face.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Hack landing knees to the body.
Sanosuke has a couple of punches blocked by Hack.
Hack connects with a knee to the head.
Hack lands a big right hand that drops Sanosuke! The killer instinct kicks in and Hack finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crag Hack!
Crag Hack decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gabble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Dan Gabble has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Las Mambo's chin.
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19
194 lbs
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26
195 lbs
5 - 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Las Mambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Gabble!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gabble lunges at Mambo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mambo's hand.
Mambo tries to clinch
and Gabble counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mambo won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mambo is trying to control Gabble's posture but Gabble avoids it.
Gabble tries to advance to mount but Mambo denies him.
Mambo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gabble's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabble is taking a breather. Mambo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mambo trying to control but Gabble postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabble looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gabble throwing shots but Mambo is blocking nicely.
Mambo is refusing to be controlled, as Gabble sits in half guard.
Mambo has hold of Gabble's hands but Gabble slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gabble thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mambo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mambo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gabble stopping the sweep attempt from Mambo.
Gabble trying to control but Mambo is working from the bottom.
Mambo is pulling down on Gabble's head. It's preventing any offense from Gabble, at least for the moment.
Mambo is looking for a triangle but Gabble pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gabble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gabble sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gabble being controlled here momentarily.
Mambo trying to keep a closed guard but Gabble is proving a slippery customer.
Gabble must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Las Mambo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gabble loads up on a big right hand but Mambo slips the punch.
Gabble looks to land a right hand but Mambo moved out of range.
Gabble throws a hook but Mambo blocks it.
Gabble shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mambo is trying to defend but Gabble finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gabble is just content to waste time from the top position. Mambo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabble throwing strikes from guard but Mambo blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gabble dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gabble throws a hook to the side of Mambo's head but Mambo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gabble connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mambo moves in looking to clinch but Gabble pushes him off.
Mambo throws a body punch but Gabble moves out of range.
Gabble darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mambo is looking to control Gabble's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mambo avoid being mounted?
Gabble seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo manages to get to full guard.
Gabble passes into half guard.
Mambo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gabble is working away from the top position though.
Mambo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gabble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabble sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mambo defending well though.
Gabble prevents Mambo from improving his position.
Gabble is looking to stall here but Mambo recovers full guard.
Gabble stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mambo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabble is looking to pass into half guard but Mambo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mambo is in guard.
Mambo stands and throws Gabble's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabble gets back to half guard.
Mambo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dan Gabble has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gabble trying to control but Mambo postures up.
Mambo wants to free his trapped foot but Gabble is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gabble is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mambo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mambo's back!
Gabble has the hooks in. Mambo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gabble punches Mambo on the ear.
I really don't envy Mambo right now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gabble controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabble tries to get the hooks in deep but Mambo pushed the leg off.
Mambo breaks Gabble's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabble keeping moving, preventing Mambo from controlling successfully.
Mambo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabble wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mambo throws a big elbow that misses.
Gabble looking for a sweep. Not yet Gabble, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gabble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mambo looks to land a combination but Gabble avoids it well.
Las Mambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mambo throws a head kick but Gabble moves out of range.
Mambo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gabble defends it nicely.
Mambo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gabble tries to work over Mambo's front leg with a kick but Mambo checks it.
Mambo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gabble.
Gabble loads up on a big right hand but Mambo slips the punch.
Gabble tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mambo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gabble somewhat.
Mambo misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo takes the fight into the clinch.
Gabble is trying to pull guard but Mambo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gabble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabble has Mambo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gabble pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mambo tumbling to the mat - Gabble dives into Mambo's guard.
Gabble slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mambo struggling a bit here.
Gabble wants to control but Mambo is keeping him busy.
Dan Gabble is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambo sneaks back into half guard.
Gabble trying to control the pace.
Mambo is doing well to control the position and prevent Gabble from advancing to side control.
Gabble wants to free his trapped foot but Mambo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambo is looking to improve his position.
Gabble with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Las Mambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mambo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gabble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gabble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mambo lands with a straight right. Gabble didn't see that one coming.
Mambo takes one to the side of the head.
Gabble looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mambo!
You can see the frustration on Mambo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mambo is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gabble remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Gabble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gabble winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gabble!
Dan Gabble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kroner Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen The Last of Mohicans as his entrance music. Kroner Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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190 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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kroner Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
James Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Morgan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morgan takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Morgan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Morgan.
Morgan slips a jab from Silva.
Morgan feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Silva motions for Morgan to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Morgan tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Morgan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Morgan is rocked!
Silva fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Morgan out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kroner Silva!
Kroner Silva 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Longbird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank The Razors Edge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hammer Longbird's chin.
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28
200 lbs
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36
199 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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Longbird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Razors Edge misses with a lunging right hand
and Longbird counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Longbird throws out a leg kick but The Razors Edge moves out of range and Longbird only half commits.
Longbird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Razors Edge throws out the jab.
Longbird lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Longbird.
Longbird lands a head shot.
The Razors Edge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Longbird fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by The Razors Edge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbird lands with a good body shot.
The Razors Edge throws a body punch but Longbird moves out of range.
Longbird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Razors Edge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Longbird chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Longbird misses.
Longbird fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Razors Edge looks to land a right hand but Longbird moved out of range.
Longbird cracks The Razors Edge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Longbird throws a sloppy head kick and The Razors Edge moves out of range easily.
Longbird is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Razors Edge tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Razors Edge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longbird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Longbird does it's job there.
The Razors Edge thows a body shot but no joy.
Longbird scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Razors Edge in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from The Razors Edge.
Longbird scores with the left hand. The Razors Edge knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbird lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Razors Edge at a distance.
The Razors Edge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Longbird is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Longbird tests The Razors Edge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Longbird throws a wild body kick that The Razors Edge sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as The Razors Edge blocks the low kick.
The Razors Edge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbird moves away.
The Razors Edge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Longbird checks it well.
Longbird looks to throw the jab but The Razors Edge is out of range.
The Razors Edge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Longbird really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Longbird's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Razors Edge under the eye.
Jab from Longbird.
Longbird throws out a loose jab but The Razors Edge uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Longbird.
The Razors Edge thows a body shot but no joy.
The Razors Edge just misses with a punch to the body.
The Razors Edge has a takedown stuffed.
The Razors Edge throws an off balance right hand
and Longbird counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Longbird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Razors Edge looks to land a combination but Longbird avoids it well.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longbird as he jumps to the side.
The Razors Edge throws a shot from downtown. Longbird moves away and avoids it.
Longbird is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Longbird fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbird thumps The Razors Edge with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Longbird.
Hammer Longbird is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longbird throws a leg kick but The Razors Edge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab from Longbird.
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!
The Razors Edge lands a front kick.
The Razors Edge avoids the head kick by Longbird.
A nice inside leg kick there by Longbird. That's going to slow The Razors Edge down.
The Razors Edge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Razors Edge doesn't manage to clinch there - Longbird circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Razors Edge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Longbird moves away from the strike by The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge lands with an uppercut that bounces Longbird off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Longbird dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Longbird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Razors Edge.
Longbird lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Razors Edge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Longbird getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Longbird tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Longbird lands an overhand right.
Hammer Longbird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Razors Edge misses with a wild body shot.
The Razors Edge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Longbird makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Razors Edge really felt that one!
Longbird misses with a wild body shot.
Longbird turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbird connects with an inside leg kick.
The Razors Edge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Longbird to score with a decent uppercut.
The Razors Edge takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbird throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Razors Edge's head.
Longbird pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Razors Edge is out of range and Longbird settles back down.
No luck for The Razors Edge with that takedown attempt.
Longbird throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Razors Edge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Razors Edge is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Longbird - that will leave a mark!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Razors Edge might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Longbird has got the better of the exchanges.
The Razors Edge throws a jab when Longbird was well out of range.
A head kick by Longbird misses
and The Razors Edge counters with a body kick that stops Longbird in his tracks momentarily.
The Razors Edge is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Longbird fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hammer Longbird is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longbird lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Longbird lands a nice looking body kick.
The Razors Edge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge 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.
The Razors Edge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbird was well out of range. Poor timing from The Razors Edge.
A big left from The Razors Edge misses.
Longbird lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Razors Edge has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Longbird.
Longbird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Razors Edge moves away.
The Razors Edge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Longbird lands a big head kick that sends The Razors Edge tumbling to the mat! Longbird takes a step backwards and waves The Razors Edge back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The Razors Edge is rocked!
It looks like Tank The Razors Edge has been cut.
Longbird fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Longbird ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Razors Edge wants to clinch up but Longbird keeps it at a distance.
The Razors Edge throws a lazy uppercut
and Longbird counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbird throws a leg kick which misses The Razors Edge's front leg but catches the back leg as The Razors Edge tries to avoid it.
Longbird lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Razors Edge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Longbird checks it well.
Longbird works the jab nicely.
Longbird with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Razors Edge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Razors Edge tries to move into range but Longbird moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Longbird connects with a jab.
Longbird scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Razors Edge tries to clinch but Longbird is having none of it.
Longbird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Longbird misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Longbird.
Longbird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Razors Edge can do to turn this around?
The Razors Edge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Razors Edge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Razors Edge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Longbird swivels and escapes.
The Razors Edge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Longbird finds it's way round the side to connect with The Razors Edge's head.
Longbird works The Razors Edge's body with a nice hook.
Longbird lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longbird.
The Razors Edge is still on wobbly legs! Can Longbird finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Longbird.
The Razors Edge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Longbird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Longbird dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tank The Razors Edge's cut.
That's time! Longbird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Longbird.
The Razors Edge seems to have recovered his senses.
The Razors Edge throws a jab when Longbird was well out of range.
The Razors Edge scores with a spinning back kick!
Longbird lands a head shot.
Longbird lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Longbird moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
and Longbird counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts The Razors Edge! He's just covering up as Longbird starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hammer Longbird!
A very excited looking Hammer Longbird 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 Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Extreme Aggressions. 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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33
192 lbs
29 - 21 - 0 |
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22
200 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
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, Lucas Roy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson throws a hook but Roy blocks it.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Roy avoids them all with ease.
Roy cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
Roy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Roy circles away.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy.
Roy with a poor takedown
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Roy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thompson - that will leave a mark!
Roy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Roy shoots in.
A slow jab from Roy misses its intended target.
Roy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roy under the eye.
Thompson connects with an inside leg kick.
Roy shoots in but no luck this time.
Roy looks winded!
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roy throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Nick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roy throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Roy throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson lands a jab to Roy's midsection.
Roy tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roy's calf.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roy doesn't seem phased though.
Roy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roy scrambles back to his feet.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Roy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Roy's head.
Roy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Roy needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson scores with a push kick.
Roy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roy avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson thumps Roy with a low kick.
Roy shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson digs a good hook to Roy's body.
Roy 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.
Roy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Roy avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Roy off balance momentarily.
Roy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thompson tries to bum rush Roy with a series of wild strikes but Roy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thompson jabs at Roy's body.
Roy shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Roy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roy jumps guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson working Roy over with knees to the body.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy takes an elbow to the temple.
Roy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson is defending against the submission attempts here by Roy.
Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson has his hands clasped together around Roy's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy shoots for a takedown but Thompson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thompson lands a nice looking body kick.
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thompson throws a head kick that Roy semi-blocks.
Roy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Roy.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Roy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thompson - the referee stops the clock and Roy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thompson. Roy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Roy is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thompson - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Roy moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Roy can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Roy blocks with his arms.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Roy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roy goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson jabs at Roy's body.
Thompson thumps Roy with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thompson scores with a punch to the head.
Thompson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson jabs Roy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thompson with a jab.
Roy is rocked!
Roy walks into a left hand.
Roy is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
Thompson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Roy right on the button. Roy goes down! Thompson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Thompson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Thompson!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Thompson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ejnar Thorsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
195 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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25
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Thorsen.
Thorsen scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorsen circles away.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Thorsen lands an uppercut.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thorsen blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorsen's face.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Thorsen tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorsen digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorsen tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Thorsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thorsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a body kick that stops Thorsen in his tracks momentarily.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorsen's efforts to push away.
Thorsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Thorsen.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Thorsen saw it coming and moves away.
Thorsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Thorsen off balance momentarily.
Thorsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Thorsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Thorsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a kick to the temple. Thorsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Thorsen keeps it at a distance.
Thorsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thorsen has time to react.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorsen looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy moves out of range as Thorsen strikes.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Thorsen takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
That's time! Thorsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thorsen is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Thorsen blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Thorsen pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Charlie Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Thorsen's head back.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Thorsen's head but Thorsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorsen is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy has Thorsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorsen misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thorsen blocks an elbow strike.
Thorsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Charlie Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy taking a breather.
Thorsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Thorsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murphy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorsen's brow.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Thorsen as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorsen gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
Thorsen tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Thorsen back against the cage.
Thorsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy stalling the fight.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murphy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorsen tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Thorsen throws a head punch that misses.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Thorsen is blocking nicely.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Thorsen.
Thorsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Thorsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorsen's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Thorsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorsen avoids the damage to the body.
Thorsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Thorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorsen.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorsen gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorsen lands a right hand.
Murphy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorsen's defenses.
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Thorsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ejnar Thorsen's cut is getting worse.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Thorsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorsen.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Thorsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
A jab from Thorsen misses.
Thorsen swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
Thorsen wants to break free but Murphy has control.
A hook to the body from Thorsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Thorsen misses with a double jab.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Thorsen punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Thorsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thorsen misses with a hook.
Thorsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thorsen tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Thorsen's ribs.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Thorsen saw that one coming.
Thorsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a hook.
Murphy throws a push kick but Thorsen slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorsen slips a jab from Murphy.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorsen with a jab.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Ejnar Thorsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thorsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thorsen is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Thorsen throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Thorsen blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorsen.
Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Thorsen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Thorsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Thorsen's leg. Thorsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thorsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Charlie Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thorsen lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ejnar Thorsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charlie Murphy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair comes to the cage accompanied by . 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
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsatsu Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomi with a poor takedown
and Sinclair counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sinclair.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sinclair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gomi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sinclair is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sinclair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sinclair trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Sinclair preventing the sweep.
Sinclair postures up and lands a big shot to Gomi's brow.
Sinclair passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gomi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sinclair pulls his head out easily.
Sinclair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomi defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair slips a nice elbow through Gomi's hands, connecting with Gomi's forehead.
Sinclair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomi defending well though.
Sinclair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomi.
Sinclair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinclair is one step ahead there.
Sinclair working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gomi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sinclair passes into half guard.
Gomi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sinclair's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sinclair's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is in bad spot here.
Sinclair is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi looking to break Sinclair's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sinclair remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gomi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sinclair looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi has the hooks in. Sinclair is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sinclair is trying to stand back up.
Sinclair is in bad spot here.
Gomi working for the choke.
I really don't envy Sinclair right now.
Gomi is looking for the choke from the back position but Sinclair is controlling his hands well.
Sinclair tries to escape but Gomi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to stand back up.
Sinclair trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sinclair is trying to stand back up.
Gomi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sinclair has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sinclair is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gomi gets his way!
Sinclair fending off the submission attempt from Gomi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sinclair has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sinclair is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gomi working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Sinclair is doing well to defend. Gomi seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Sinclair is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tsatsu Gomi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Supersonic - Jamiroquai. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sinatra throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Sinatra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sinatra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Green sprawls well initially but Sinatra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sinatra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Green tries to get to full guard but Sinatra has control of the leg.
Sinatra thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Sinatra works his way into full mount!
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sinatra thowing shots but they're missing.
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sinatra dominating with strikes here.
Green can't escape the position.
Sinatra punching from mount but Green doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sinatra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinatra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Green wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sinatra.
Sinatra lands with some strikes.
Sinatra wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
Green regains half guard.
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.
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!
Sinatra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sinatra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sinatra looks to land a strike but Green avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Green looking to control.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Sinatra throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sinatra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Sinatra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sinatra distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Green keeping full guard, as Sinatra tries to pass.
Sinatra trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green keeping full guard, as Sinatra tries to pass.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sinatra trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is fighting to break Green's control of his arms but Green is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green throws a low kick, looking for Sinatra's leg but Sinatra calmly moves out of range.
Sinatra misses with a body shot.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid body kick from Green.
Sinatra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinatra digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sinatra lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
Green throws a hook but Sinatra blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Green 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 Sinatra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sinatra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sinatra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Green lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sinatra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinatra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sinatra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green scoring well with a low kick there.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Sinatra's shoulder, as Sinatra tries to avoid the shot.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinatra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a sloppy body shot
and Sinatra counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Green!
Sinatra works to advance to full mount. Green defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sinatra raining down shots from the mount!
Green avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sinatra.
Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Sinatra has a good base and remains in mount.
Green is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sinatra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinatra working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to lock up and control but Sinatra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sinatra lands a heavy elbow.
Green is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sinatra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Frank Sinatra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinatra misses with a head shot.
BOOM! Sinatra connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Green has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Sinatra's lack of action.
Sinatra trying to control from half guard but Green is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frank Sinatra.
Sinatra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sinatra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sinatra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sinatra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinatra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green scores with a leg kick.
Sinatra scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a leg kick that misses.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Keith Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinatra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sinatra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sinatra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Green.
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!
Green ducks under a wild hook from Sinatra.
Green slips under a jab from Sinatra.
Sinatra shoots in for a double leg but Green sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green lands with an overhand left.
Keith Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinatra lands with a cross.
Green swings for the body but Sinatra moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Keith Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinatra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Sinatra closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Sinatra pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Green keeps Sinatra at a distance using the push kick.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green misses with a jab to the body
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sinatra trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green has his hands on Sinatra's head, controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green trying to control the position.
Green keeping full guard, as Sinatra tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sinatra prevents Green from getting back to his feet.
Sinatra slips nicely into half guard.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Sinatra wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.
Green manages to get to full guard.
Sinatra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Green keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
Sinatra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sinatra advances position into side control!
Sinatra is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking for a sweep.
Sinatra tries to advance to mount but Green instead regains half guard.
Sinatra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Green is looking to control Sinatra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
Green keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sinatra tries to pass to full mount but Green defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.
Sinatra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Green is not content to let Sinatra control the position.
Sinatra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sinatra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Green!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinatra trying to control but Green is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinatra.
Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Green gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Green connects with a jab.
Sinatra swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
That kick from Green tenderised Sinatra's leg. Sinatra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Green avoids the body shot from Sinatra.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sinatra.
Green scores with a leg kick.
Green needs to keep his hands up - Sinatra had a free shot at his head there.
Sinatra closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Sinatra pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Green throws a hook but Sinatra avoids it easily.
Sinatra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sinatra 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.
Green staying out of range there.
Green tests Sinatra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Green goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green moves out of range as Sinatra strikes.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinatra.
Sinatra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinatra misses with an uppercut.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks Sinatra off balance momentarily.
Green throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Green keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sinatra manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there.
Sinatra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green wants to stand but Sinatra has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sinatra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra controlling Green's posture.
Green engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Green has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sinatra is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keith Green has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Green lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Green finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Green had his way with Frank Sinatra in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinatra throws out the jab.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Green misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sinatra.
Sinatra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sinatra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Green lands an overhand right.
Sinatra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Green avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinatra moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sinatra manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Green on his heels. He'll look to pass Green's guard now, I'm sure.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sinatra's guard.
Green stands up and waves to Sinatra to follow him.
Green takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Green sizes up Sinatra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good leg kick by Green there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sinatra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra scores with a decent looking hook.
Keith Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sinatra sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sinatra is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinatra.
Good exchange - Sinatra coming out on top.
Sinatra is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Green's half guard.
Green is trying to escape back to his feet but Sinatra uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Sinatra scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra lands some shots froms side control.
Sinatra working away.
Green managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sinatra.
Green manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sinatra is pressing down on Green's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Green's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sinatra controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinatra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Green manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra has his feet on Green's thighs here. He's pushed Green 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! Green screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Sinatra!
Frank Sinatra is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Frank Sinatra 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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