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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani has chosen Audioslave - Exploder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cameron Clark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wasim Kayani's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kayani.
Clark slips a straight right by Kayani.
Jab by Clark.
Kayani looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clark checks a leg kick.
A big right from Kayani misses.
Kayani lands a right hook to the body.
Kayani throws a chopping leg kick but Clark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Clark misses.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Kayani.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayani throws out the jab.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kayani has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani lands an overhand right.
A clash of legs there as Clark blocks the low kick.
Kayani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark staying out of range there.
Clark takes a swing at Kayani's ribcage but misses.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kayani misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kayani motions for Clark to come forward. Kayani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kayani 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 Clark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kayani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
Kayani looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Kayani works over Clark's head and body with a nice combination.
Kayani throws a leg kick
and Clark counters with a leg kick.
Kayani is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice shot lands for Clark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani moves out of range as Clark throws a body kick.
Kayani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Kayani moves out of range easily.
Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kayani, pushing him back against the cage.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani tries to stall but Clark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Clark.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark working Kayani over with knees to the body.
Kayani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kayani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kayani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kayani backwards.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark working aggressively here.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Kayani backwards.
Kayani takes a shot to the head.
Kayani tries to stall but Clark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Kayani avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kayani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark scores with a knee to the head.
Clark tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Clark lands a right hand.
Kayani tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clark prevents a body shot from Kayani.
Kayani tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark connects with a knee to the head.
Kayani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Kayani is rocked!
Kayani misses with a punch on the inside.
Kayani is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
The referee calls for Kayani to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Clark dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clark moves away from the strike by Kayani.
Kayani seems to have recovered his senses.
Kayani looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Kayani misses with a body shot.
Kayani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Kayani is out of range.
Kayani walks into a left hand.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayani moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clark 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 Kayani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kayani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kayani shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kayani showed some decent athleticism there.
Kayani wants to free his trapped foot but Clark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kayani is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kayani throws a strike but Clark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kayani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
Kayani throwing strikes but missing.
Clark looking to control.
Kayani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Clark wants to stand up but Kayani is controlling him.
Kayani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clark moves out of range as Kayani strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Kayani there.
Wasim Kayani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kayani misses with a low kick as Clark jumps back.
Cameron Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Kayani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kayani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Kayani.
Clark moves out of range of the leg kick from Kayani.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kayani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kayani shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Kayani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kayani looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Kayani lunges at Clark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clark's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasim Kayani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kayani fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Kayani.
Kayani misses with a leg kick
and Clark counters with a body kick that stops Kayani in his tracks momentarily.
Kayani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Clark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kayani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
A left and a right from Clark both land. Nice combination.
Kayani misses with a looping right.
Clark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark walks into a jab.
Clark walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot lands for Kayani.
Kayani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clark throws a right and a left that Kayani avoids nicely.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kayani scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kayani.
Kayani shoots for a takedown but Clark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kayani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kayani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Kayani swinging wildly here.
Kayani avoids the body shot from Clark.
Kayani darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Kayani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
No luck for Kayani with that takedown attempt.
Cameron Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wasim Kayani.
A low kick from Kayani is predictable there
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Kayani misses.
Clark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kayani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kayani lands a two punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Clark.
Kayani works the jab nicely.
Kayani looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a body kick that misses
and Kayani counters with a stiff right hand.
Kayani slips under a jab.
That kick from Clark tenderised Kayani's leg. Kayani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kayani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clark's head.
Kayani jabs at Clark's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark feints and then cracks Kayani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kayani down.
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kayani. That did some damage!
A left and a right from Clark both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Clark!
A victorious Cameron Clark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Trendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alice in Chains - Here Comes the Rooster. Morgan Trendell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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289 lbs
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278 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Trendell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trendell misses with a looping left.
Adebisi throws a leg kick but Trendell moved away.
Adebisi throws a hook but Trendell avoids it easily.
Adebisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trendell was well out of range. Poor timing from Adebisi.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Trendell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adebisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adebisi misses with a looping left.
Trendell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adebisi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adebisi throws a front kick aimed at Trendell's knee but Trendell avoids it well.
Adebisi wants to clinch up but Trendell keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trendell throws a sloppy head kick and Adebisi moves out of range easily.
Trendell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adebisi cracks the inside of Trendell's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trendell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adebisi on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adebisi 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 Trendell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trendell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adebisi forces Trendell back against the cage and clinches.
Adebisi has a couple of punches blocked by Trendell.
Trendell misses with a knee strike.
Trendell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adebisi takes a swing at Trendell's ribcage but misses.
Trendell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adebisi misses with a hook
and Trendell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Trendell thumps Adebisi with a low kick.
Adebisi fails to land with a series of punches.
Adebisi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adebisi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trendell counters with a head kick that drops Adebisi to the mat! Adebisi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Trendell drops Adebisi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Adebisi looks back up at him and smiles so Trendell waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adebisi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trendell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Adebisi will feel that in the morning.
Adebisi looks to land a left hand but Trendell moved out of range nicely.
Trendell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chris Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adebisi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trendell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adebisi throws an overhand right that lands on Trendell's shoulder, as Trendell tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Trendell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adebisi lands a right hook to the body.
Trendell misses with the combination.
Trendell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trendell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adebisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Trendell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Adebisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Trendell misses.
Adebisi misses with a low kick as Trendell jumps back.
Trendell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adebisi avoids the body shot from Trendell.
Adebisi lands with a nice body punch.
Trendell is breathing heavily.
Adebisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adebisi cracks a nice hook into Trendell's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adebisi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adebisi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adebisi misses with a low kick.
Adebisi misses with a two punch combination.
Adebisi lands a head shot.
Trendell is rocked!
Adebisi connects with a stiff jab that staggers Trendell - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Adebisi!
A relieved looking Chris Adebisi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rylan Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ushenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardner comes to the cage accompanied by Goodtimes. Ushenin has chosen The Godfather as his entrance music. Alex Ushenin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rylan Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Ushenin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushenin misses with a hook. Gardner ducked under it nicely.
Gardner shoots and misses
and Ushenin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gardner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ushenin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ushenin throws a sloppy head kick and Gardner moves out of range easily.
Ushenin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gardner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gardner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ushenin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner throws a combination that misses
and Ushenin counters by moving into the clinch.
Gardner looking to throw knees to the head but Ushenin is blocking nicely.
Gardner blocks an uppercut.
Ushenin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ushenin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ushenin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardner.
Ushenin lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ushenin.
It looks like Rylan Gardner has been cut.
Ushenin lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushenin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ushenin keeps control of Gardner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gardner blocks an uppercut.
Ushenin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gardner looking for a takedown.
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rylan Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardner lands with an uppercut that bounces Ushenin off the cage and back into range.
Gardner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ushenin's waist but Ushenin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gardner off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rylan Gardner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardner. Ushenin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gardner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ushenin tries to clinch up.
Gardner misses with a few strikes there.
Ushenin clinches up against the cage.
Gardner can't break the clinch.
Ushenin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ushenin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ushenin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ushenin tries to throw a body punch but Gardner avoids it by throwing Ushenin back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gardner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ushenin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ushenin obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ushenin.
The referee calls for Ushenin to work.
Ushenin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gardner or not.
Gardner is breathing heavily.
Gardner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ushenin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gardner tries to circle away but Ushenin has him pinned against the cage.
Gardner letting Ushenin take a breather here.
Ushenin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gardners head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin pushes Gardner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ushenin misses with a body punch.
Ushenin taking a breather.
A short right from Ushenin on the inside.
Ushenin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ushenin stalling in the clinch.
Ushenin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rylan Gardner's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ushenin throws an elbow but misses.
Ushenin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gardner.
Gardner has had enough of the clinch but Ushenin keeps him there for the moment.
Gardner is trying to force a seperation but Ushenin has the dominant position.
Ushenin working aggressively here.
Ushenin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardner's elbow.
Ushenin prevents Gardner from breaking the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardner prevents a body shot from Ushenin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ushenin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gardner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ushenin.
Ushenin misses with a body punch.
Ushenin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ushenin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ushenin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gardner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ushenin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gardner's efforts to push away.
Ushenin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gardner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ushenin but Ushenin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Ushenin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rylan Gardner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gardner shoots for a takedown but Ushenin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ushenin tries to clinch but Gardner moves out of range.
Gardner tests Ushenin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ushenin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gardner.
Ushenin has Gardner up against the cage in a clinch.
Ushenin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gardners head.
Ushenin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gardner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ushenin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ushenin has Gardner pushed against the cage.
Ushenin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Gardner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushenin lands with a left to the head.
Gardner has had enough of the clinch but Ushenin keeps him there for the moment.
Ushenin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ushenin digs a right hand into Gardner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gardner's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ushenin tries to throw a body punch but Gardner avoids it by throwing Ushenin back against the cage.
Alex Ushenin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ushenin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ushenin darts in and clinches Gardner up against the cage.
Ushenin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ushenin tries to work over Gardner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ushenin has a couple of punches blocked by Gardner.
Ushenin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gardner up against the cage.
Gardner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ushenin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardner connects with a right hand. Ushenin shakes it off.
Gardner throws a right and a left that Ushenin avoids nicely.
Ushenin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ushenin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alex Ushenin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gardner avoids the head kick by Ushenin.
Ushenin avoids the body shot from Gardner.
Gardner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ushenin doesn't seem bothered though.
Ushenin tries to clinch up but Gardner circles away and keeps his distance.
Ushenin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ushenin misses with a head kick.
Gardner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gardner jabs at Ushenin's body.
Sloppy strikes from Gardner. Those never looked like landing.
Ushenin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ushenin tries to clinch but Gardner moves out of range.
Ushenin rushes Gardner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ushenin scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Ushenin on the inside.
Gardner is looking to break free of the clinch but Ushenin has double underhooks.
Ushenin has Gardner pressed against the cage, preventing Gardner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Ushenin fails to land.
Ushenin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gardner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ushenin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rylan Gardner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ushenin.
Ushenin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gardner.
Gardner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gardner prevents a body shot from Ushenin.
Gardner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ushenin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ushenin throws a series of punches but Gardner avoids them all with ease.
Gardner jabs at Ushenin's body.
Ushenin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gardner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ushenin rushes Gardner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ushenin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardner's elbow.
Gardner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ushenin up against the cage.
Ushenin leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Ushenin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rylan Gardner's cut.
That's time! Gardner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gardner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gardner misses with a right hand
and Ushenin counters with a crisp one two that drops Gardner! Ushenin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gardner to his feet! Gardner is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ushenin connects with a nice cross there... Gardner is looking wobbly and Ushenin recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Gardner to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ushenin jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Ushenin!
An out of breath Alex Ushenin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleming kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is T.N.T.. Ivan Drakkar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakkar slips under a jab from Fleming.
Drakkar feints and then cracks Fleming's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fleming down.
Fleming throws out a leg kick but Drakkar moves out of range and Fleming only half commits.
Drakkar takes a swing at Fleming's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Fleming.
Drakkar fakes the leg kick and cracks Fleming in the body.
A shot to the liver by Fleming. Beautiful body shot.
Fleming lands a nice hook to Drakkar's body. Drakkar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drakkar scores with a decent looking hook.
Drakkar misses with a body shot
and Fleming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakkar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleming moves away.
Fleming throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drakkar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drakkar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fleming's calf.
Drakkar ducks under a wild hook from Fleming.
Fleming fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar takes a swing at Fleming's ribcage but misses.
Fleming moves out of range of the body kick from Drakkar.
Nice body kick there by Fleming.
Fleming moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Fleming misses.
Drakkar misses with a wild body shot.
Drakkar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drakkar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleming manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Fleming. Beautiful body shot.
Fleming lands a head shot.
Drakkar throws a head kick but Fleming moves out of range.
No joy there for Drakkar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drakkar misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Drakkar.
Crunch! Drakkar slams his shin into Fleming's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drakkar misses with an uppercut.
Fleming throws a jab when Drakkar was well out of range.
Drakkar avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Drakkar.
Fleming misses with a body kick.
Fleming changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drakkar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fleming is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drakkar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fleming tries to score with some ground and pound. Drakkar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fleming working the body and head with strikes.
Drakkar is looking to reverse the position.
Fleming tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drakkar defending against the ground and pound.
Fleming throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Drakkar works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fleming trying to control from half guard but Drakkar is working away.
Drakkar has his hands clasped together around Fleming's back. He's all about the action.
Fleming throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drakkar is trying to stand up here but Fleming is controlling him well.
Drakkar gets full guard.
Drakkar 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.
Drakkar wants to get back to his feet but Fleming is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fleming throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drakkar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drakkar pushes Fleming off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleming blocks a low kick nicely.
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 Scott Fleming will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drakkar throws a body punch but Fleming moves out of range.
Drakkar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drakkar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleming moves away.
Fleming moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drakkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drakkar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fleming throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Drakkar.
Drakkar looks to throw the jab but Fleming is out of range.
Good leg kick by Fleming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drakkar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drakkar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fleming connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleming moves away from the strike by Drakkar.
Drakkar misses with a jab to the body
and Fleming counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming grinds an elbow into Drakkar's temple.
Fleming trying to control the action but Drakkar is working from the bottom.
Drakkar is trying to control Fleming's posture but Fleming avoids it.
Drakkar parries the strikes from Fleming easily there. Fleming is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Drakkar to escape.
Check out the look on Fleming's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fleming looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drakkar is avoiding damage well.
Fleming with the ground and pound but Drakkar regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Drakkar taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.
Fleming thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drakkar's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming looks to land a strike but Drakkar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Drakkar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fleming might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleming wants to control from the top but Drakkar keeps moving.
Fleming advances position into side control!
Drakkar defending against the ground and pound.
Fleming looks up at the clock and then as Drakkar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fleming smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fleming throws a strike aimed at the side of Drakkar's head but Drakkar avoids it well.
Drakkar is not content to let Fleming control the position.
Drakkar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Fleming seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleming tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drakkar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Drakkar is looking to regain half guard here but Fleming keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Fleming seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Scott Fleming overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fleming trying to control the position but Drakkar is working away.
Drakkar dodges the ground and pound from Fleming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fleming connects with a decent elbow.
Fleming looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drakkar is avoiding damage well.
Fleming in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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!
Fleming lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drakkar down.
Fleming misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fleming creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fleming looks up at the clock and then as Drakkar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fleming smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fleming grinds an elbow into Drakkar's temple.
Fleming scoring with punches and elbows.
Fleming is trying to get an arm triangle but Drakkar is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleming lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Fleming dominated that second round.
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!
Drakkar looks to land a body kick but Fleming moved away.
A punch combination from Fleming misses.
Drakkar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleming defending well as Drakkar loads up on a big left hand.
Fleming throws a right and a left that Drakkar avoids nicely.
Drakkar swings for the body but Fleming moves out of range.
Fleming dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fleming moves into the clinch.
Drakkar stalls.
Drakkar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fleming with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fleming wants to get back to striking at distance but Drakkar won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.
Fleming lands a nice elbow.
Drakkar keeps control of Fleming as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fleming with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fleming with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fleming lands a nice elbow.
Fleming lands an elbow inside.
Drakkar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fleming lands an elbow just above Drakkar 's eye.
Drakkar is pressed up against the cage. Fleming has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drakkar down to the mat. Drakkar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fleming throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drakkar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fleming rather than just go for the knockout.
Fleming tries to score with a low kick but Drakkar moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses
and Drakkar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fleming takes a swing at Drakkar's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakkar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakkar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drakkar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fleming circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drakkar.
Drakkar scores with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Fleming.
Fleming throws a shot from downtown. Drakkar moves away and avoids it.
Fleming tries to bum rush Drakkar with a series of wild strikes but Drakkar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott Fleming is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fleming scores with a hook.
Drakkar throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fleming.
Drakkar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fleming.
Drakkar scores with a head kick.
Fleming closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Drakkar's guard.
Drakkar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fleming throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drakkar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fleming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fleming throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Drakkar dives on top into guard.
Fleming wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fleming controls Drakkar momentarily but Drakkar frees himself.
Drakkar stopping the sweep attempt from Fleming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fleming holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Drakkar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fleming swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivan Drakkar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Fleming wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A thudding body kick lands there by Drakkar!
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Fleming showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fleming, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Fleming!
An out of breath and clearly excited Scott Fleming thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollendina comes to the cage accompanied by Mohamed's theme tune. Jho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Into the Abyss. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devil Jho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollendina checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pollendina. Those never looked like landing.
Jho scores with a hook to the body. Pollendina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pollendina shoots for a double leg takedown but Jho sprawls well. He's pushed Pollendina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jho throws the kick towards the body but Pollendina avoids it.
Pollendina misses with a hook
and Jho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jho cracks a nice hook into Pollendina's ribs.
Jho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pollendina.
Jho throws a front kick aimed at Pollendina's knee but Pollendina avoids it well.
Pollendina throws a jab but it's blocked by Jho.
Pollendina tries for a takedown but Jho circles away easily
and Jho counters with a leg kick.
Pollendina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pollendina looks for a takedown but Jho sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollendina has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jho thuds a left hand into Pollendina's body.
Pollendina blocks a head kick by Jho.
Jho misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina moves forwards but Jho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pollendina avoids the body shot from Jho.
Devil Jho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pollendina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jho was well out of range. Poor timing from Pollendina.
Pollendina tries to close the distance and clinch but Jho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jho is looking to slow Pollendina down with leg kicks.
Pollendina misses with a hook
and Jho counters with a straight right hand.
Pollendina on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Pollendina misses.
Jho throws a head kick that Pollendina semi-blocks.
It looks like CId Pollendina has been cut.
Jho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollendina checks a low kick from Jho.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pollendina.
Jho slips a straight right by Pollendina.
Jho missing with a left hand there. Pollendina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pollendina shoots for a double leg takedown but Jho sprawls well. He's pushed Pollendina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pollendina shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pollendina showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina prevents Jho from getting back to his feet.
Pollendina postures up.
Pollendina looking to sit in guard and control but Jho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pollendina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pollendina is controlling Jho's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jho would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pollendina is looking for a triangle here but Jho uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pollendina trying to remain calm as Jho controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina parries the strikes from Jho easily there. Jho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pollendina to escape.
Jho tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pollendina is trying to get back to half guard.
Jho controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollendina looking for a sweep but Jho has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Jho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CId Pollendina's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jho moves out of range of the strikes.
Pollendina misses with a straight right.
Pollendina takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Devil Jho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pollendina throws a jab but it's blocked by Jho.
Pollendina throws a right hand that misses
and Jho counters with a left to the body.
Jho thumps Pollendina with a low kick.
Pollendina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jho.
Pollendina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jho looks to land a left hand but Pollendina moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Jho misses.
Jho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jho throws the kick towards the body but Pollendina avoids it.
Jho connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollendina blocks a head kick by Jho.
Jho misses with a straight left.
Jho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pollendina checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollendina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Pollendina. That snapped Jho's head back.
Pollendina throws a series of punches but Jho avoids them all with ease.
Jho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pollendina cracks Jho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pollendina throws a hook but Jho blocks it.
Pollendina misses with a looping left.
Pollendina fails with the takedown.
CId Pollendina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollendina throws a lazy right hand but Jho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pollendina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jho moves away.
Pollendina is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jho staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina tries to move into range but Jho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pollendina misses with the combination.
Jho scores with a jab to the body.
Jho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollendina moves away.
Pollendina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jho.
A telegraphed right hand from Jho misses the target.
A left lands for Pollendina.
Jho misses with a low kick.
Pollendina tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jho swivels and escapes.
Jho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Jho.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pollendina.
Pollendina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jho.
Pollendina shoots in and drives through. Jho sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pollendina has time to react.
Pollendina bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jho's head.
Pollendina shoots in for a takedown but Jho shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pollendina is out of range and Jho settles back down.
Pollendina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jho.
Jho avoids the body shot from Pollendina.
Pollendina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pollendina connects with a body shot.
Pollendina looks to land a left hand but Jho moved out of range nicely.
Pollendina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jho.
Pollendina takes one to the side of the head.
Jho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pollendina doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollendina was well out of range. Poor timing from Jho.
Nice body punch from Jho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Pollendina misses.
Nice defenses there by Jho.
Pollendina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jho but Jho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pollendina tries to clinch up.
Jho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pollendina's sensitive parts.
Jho lands a leg kick that knocks Pollendina off balance momentarily.
Jho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jho thuds a left hand into Pollendina's body.
Pollendina has a takedown stuffed.
Jho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jho. Pollendina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pollendina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pollendina doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Jho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on CId Pollendina's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pollendina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jho throws a leg kick but Pollendina checks it.
A big left from Jho misses.
Pollendina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jho manages to avoid it.
Jho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Pollendina blocks the low kick.
Jho tries to land a front kick but Pollendina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jho looks to land a body kick but Pollendina moved away.
Jho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pollendina steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jho. That one must have hurt.
Jho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jho digs a good body shot into Pollendina's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pollendina.
Pollendina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pollendina momentarily.
Pollendina is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pollendina fails with the takedown
and Jho counters with a left and a right that stings Pollendina.
Pollendina is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jho works the jab nicely.
Oh Pollendina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pollendina walks straight into a right hand from Jho - that's dropped him! Jho jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pollendina from any more punishment! Pollendina complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Devil Jho!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Devil Jho waved his t-shirt featuring 5th Round Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnie Boardwalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
148 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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25
141 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonnie Boardwalk!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boardwalk.
Bader lands with a good body shot.
Bader misses with a series of wild punches.
Bader misses with a looping right.
Boardwalk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bader connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boardwalk scrambles back to his feet.
Boardwalk misses with a series of wild punches.
Boardwalk moves out of range of the leg kick from Bader.
Bader misses with a hook. Boardwalk ducked under it nicely.
Bader tries to bum rush Boardwalk with a series of wild strikes but Boardwalk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bader throws the kick towards the body but Boardwalk avoids it.
Boardwalk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader cracks a nice hook into Boardwalk's ribs.
Bader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boardwalk.
Bader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bader connects with a looping right hand.
Boardwalk walks into a stiff left hand from Bader.
Boardwalk throws out a loose jab but Bader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boardwalk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bader tries a head kick but it misses.
Boardwalk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bader fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boardwalk on the side of the head.
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!
Boardwalk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader scores with a leg kick.
Bader scores with a sloppy right hand. Boardwalk should have avoided that one.
Bader will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bader misses the jab.
Bader looks to score with a jab to the body but Boardwalk is just out of range.
Boardwalk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bader sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boardwalk somewhat.
Bader lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boardwalk backs up against the cage.
Boardwalk is rocked!
Bader needs to keep his hands up - Boardwalk had a free shot at his head there.
Boardwalk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bader!
Boardwalk wants to control but Bader is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk lands an elbow.
Boardwalk postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bader is trying to control Boardwalk's posture but Boardwalk avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boardwalk is working Bader over with some ground and pound from side control.
Boardwalk creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Boardwalk working the head and body with strikes.
Bader on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bader prevents Boardwalk from moving into mount.
Boardwalk staying calm.
Bader is trying to control Boardwalk's posture but Boardwalk avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader is not content to let Boardwalk control the position.
Bader tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bader is trying to control Boardwalk's posture but Boardwalk avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader is trying to get back to half guard.
Bader can't do much from the bottom here.
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 Willie Bader will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boardwalk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bader is not content to let Boardwalk control the position.
Bader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boardwalk trying to control the action but Bader is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boardwalk lands a nice short elbow.
Boardwalk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boardwalk lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boardwalk wants to control but Bader is keeping him busy.
Bader trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Boardwalk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bader trying to control from the bottom.
Bader manages to get to full guard.
Bader managing to control the position.
Boardwalk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bader is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boardwalk looking to sit in guard and control but Bader gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader trying to control but Boardwalk is working from the bottom.
Boardwalk 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.
Boardwalk has Bader pulled in close to control his posture.
Bader trying to control but Boardwalk is working from the bottom.
Bader slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boardwalk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willie Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boardwalk is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bader's half guard.
Bader is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boardwalk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boardwalk's back!
Boardwalk trying to control but not successfully.
Boardwalk defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bader's arms.
Bader trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk just trying to survive but Bader is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bader wants to control but Boardwalk manages to buck him off and is now in Bader's guard! Nice work there by Boardwalk!
Bader is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boardwalk is aware though and is defending well.
Boardwalk forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boardwalk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonnie Boardwalk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bader gets caught napping as Boardwalk dives in and scores a takedown. Bader manages to retain guard.
Bader is trying to control the position but Boardwalk postures up.
Boardwalk trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bader looking for a guillotine here but Boardwalk defends easily.
Boardwalk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bader's head.
Boardwalk trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bader has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boardwalk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader is trying to control the position but Boardwalk postures up.
Boardwalk wants to control from the top but Bader keeps moving.
Boardwalk lands a couple of elbows.
Boardwalk trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
Boardwalk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bader can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boardwalk controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boardwalk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader can't keep his opponent in guard - Boardwalk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bader wants to improve his position but Boardwalk is controlling well.
Bader is not content to let Boardwalk control the position.
Bader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bader wants to get back to full guard.
Boardwalk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boardwalk stalling.
Bader holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk throws a strike but Bader avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Boardwalk trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
Bader is trying to hold Boardwalk in close to prevent damage but Boardwalk has managed to pass into half guard.
Boardwalk drops an elbow to the side of Bader's head.
Jonnie Boardwalk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bader is looking to control Boardwalk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bader avoid being mounted?
Boardwalk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boardwalk works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader taking a bit of punishment here - Boardwalk scoring with strikes.
Bader tries to improve position but can't.
Boardwalk wants to control but Bader is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bader tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boardwalk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boardwalk is staying tight to Bader's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boardwalk lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonnie Boardwalk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boardwalk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonnie Boardwalk!
Jonnie Boardwalk 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enos Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
159 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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30
150 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enos Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Erikson does no damage.
Vesnev lands a jab to the head.
Erikson tries for a takedown but Vesnev circles away easily
and Vesnev counters with a nice uppercut.
Erikson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Erikson showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Erikson tries to pass to full mount but Vesnev defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vesnev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vesnev pulls Erikson in close to his closed guard and prevents Erikson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vesnev keeping moving, preventing Erikson from controlling successfully.
Erikson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vesnev is trying to control Erikson's posture but Erikson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vesnev is trying to improve his position.
Vesnev parries the strikes from Erikson easily there. Erikson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vesnev to escape.
Vesnev manages to get back to half guard.
Vesnev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Erikson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vesnev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vesnev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vesnev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vesnev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev wants to sweep here but Erikson controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yury Vesnev just wasn't active enough.
Vesnev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Erikson's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erikson is not content to let Vesnev control the position.
Erikson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vesnev is working away from the top position though.
Erikson manages to get to full guard.
Vesnev content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vesnev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vesnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Erikson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erikson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vesnev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vesnev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Erikson scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Vesnev chips away with some ground and pound.
Vesnev throwing strikes but missing.
Vesnev postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev stands and throws Erikson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vesnev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Erikson down.
Vesnev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Erikson down.
Erikson is not content to let Vesnev control the position.
Erikson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson tries to roll over but Vesnev keeps him under control.
Vesnev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erikson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Yury Vesnev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Erikson shoots for a takedown but Vesnev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erikson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vesnev circles away.
Erikson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vesnev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Erikson thinking.
Yury Vesnev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enos Erikson.
Erikson misses with a takedown attempt
and Vesnev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Erikson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erikson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vesnev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vesnev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erikson is looking for a takedown.
Vesnev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vesnev tries to land a knee to the head but Erikson blocks with his arms.
Vesnev misses with a body punch.
Vesnev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev tries a knee to the head but Erikson blocks it.
Erikson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vesnev prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Vesnev fails to land.
Erikson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vesnev tries a body shot but Erikson blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Vesnev.
Vesnev misses with a punch on the inside.
Vesnev working aggressively here.
Vesnev misses with a body punch.
Vesnev tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Vesnev back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev slowing the pace effectively.
Vesnev lands with a left to the head.
Vesnev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vesnev struggles to land a body shot inside as Erikson controls his hands.
Vesnev tries a body shot but Erikson blocks it.
Vesnev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vesnev tries a body shot but Erikson blocks it.
Vesnev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erikson's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Vesnev as the two fighters clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vesnev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Erikson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vesnev tries a body shot but Erikson blocks it.
Erikson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erikson goes for a takedown attempt but Vesnev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Erikson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vesnev circles away.
Vesnev throws a shot from downtown. Erikson moves away and avoids it.
Vesnev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Erikson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vesnev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Erikson off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Vesnev is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Erikson is in bad spot here.
Vesnev lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vesnev tries to get the hooks in deep but Erikson pushed the leg off.
Vesnev patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Vesnev keeps control of the position easily here as Erikson tries to buck him off.
Erikson staying busy and making it hard for Vesnev to control.
Vesnev loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Erikson hold on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesnev is looking for a choke. Erikson gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Erikson manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vesnev is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Erikson misses with a double jab.
Erikson cracks Vesnev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Erikson dodges the punch combination from Vesnev.
Enos Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesnev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erikson closes the distance and clinches up with Vesnev, looking for a takedown. Erikson pushes Vesnev against the cage but Vesnev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vesnev misses with a body kick.
Erikson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vesnev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vesnev wants it to stay on the feet.
Yury Vesnev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enos Erikson.
Erikson misses with a takedown attempt
and Vesnev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Erikson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vesnev tries to avoid it but Erikson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vesnev to the ground. Vesnev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vesnev with a nice cross.
Vesnev cracks Erikson with an open hand slap.
Erikson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erikson ducks right into an uppercut from Vesnev.
Vesnev connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erikson manages to avoid it.
Vesnev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Erikson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vesnev.
Vesnev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vesnev wants to control but Erikson is keeping him busy.
Vesnev working the ground and pound.
Vesnev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Erikson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vesnev scoring with punches and elbows.
Vesnev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vesnev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Erikson, who protects the arm well.
Vesnev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yury Vesnev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erikson trying to remain calm as Vesnev controls from the top position.
Erikson struggling a bit here.
Vesnev happy to just control the position for now.
Erikson is not content to let Vesnev control the position.
Vesnev takes a little break here. Erikson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vesnev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Erikson keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yury Vesnev.
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erikson moves away.
Erikson misses with a takedown attempt
and Vesnev counters by moving into the clinch.
Erikson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vesnev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erikson is looking for a takedown.
Vesnev prevents the takedown attempt.
Vesnev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enos Erikson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erikson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vesnev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yury Vesnev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vesnev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yury Vesnev!
An out of breath Yury Vesnev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Wiesenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre comes to the cage accompanied by When the Saints Go Marching In. Wiesenthal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Who By Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Wiesenthal!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiesenthal was well out of range. Poor timing from St Andre.
St Andre throws a hook but Wiesenthal blocks it.
St Andre lands a body shot.
St Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiesenthal was well out of range. Poor timing from St Andre.
Wiesenthal throws a sloppy head kick and St Andre moves out of range easily.
St Andre avoids the body shot from Wiesenthal.
St Andre avoids the body shot from Wiesenthal.
Wiesenthal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Andre.
Wiesenthal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Andre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wiesenthal throws a body punch but St Andre moves out of range.
St Andre thows a body shot but no joy.
Wiesenthal throws a poor cross that misses
enabling St Andre to counter with a crisp jab.
St Andre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiesenthal avoids the body shot from St Andre.
Wiesenthal lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Andre takes a step back to recover.
Wiesenthal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St Andre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wiesenthal scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiesenthal. St Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wiesenthal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Andre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wiesenthal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St Andre rather than just go for the knockout.
Wiesenthal slips under a jab from St Andre.
St Andre's corner calls for a 1-2. St Andre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wiesenthal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Andre misses with an uppercut. Wiesenthal saw that one coming.
Wiesenthal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Andre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wiesenthal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Andre scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Wiesenthal coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Andre slips under a jab.
Wiesenthal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Andre.
Wiesenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Andre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wiesenthal, right into the meat.
St Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiesenthal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wiesenthal walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiesenthal throws a head kick but St Andre moves out of range.
St Andre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wiesenthal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wiesenthal misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wiesenthal.
Benjamin St Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiesenthal sizes up St Andre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wiesenthal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Andre is rocked!
St Andre walks straight into a right hand from Wiesenthal - that's dropped him! Wiesenthal jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save St Andre from any more punishment! St Andre complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Simon Wiesenthal!
During a confident post fight interview, Simon Wiesenthal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Grimm misses.
Grimm scores with a jab.
It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Drost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Grimm.
Drost misses with a jab to the body
and Grimm makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drost really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Grimm does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Drost.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Drost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grimm tests Drost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ben Grimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost connects with a body shot that sends Grimm's belly button to the back.
Grimm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drost tries for a takedown but Grimm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grimm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drost is out of range.
Grimm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drost checks a leg kick.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Drost thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost has a takedown stuffed.
Drost misses the shot to the body.
Grimm connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up Doomsday Drost's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimm.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drost moves away.
Drost 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.
Grimm scores with the left hand. Drost knows he should have avoided that one.
Grimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost throws a right hand that misses
and Grimm counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Grimm lands with a light punch inside.
Drost blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grimm.
Grimm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Drost wants the takedown. Grimm is fighting it off but Drost persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grimm's guard against the cage.
Grimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grimm 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.
Drost postures up and lands a big shot to Grimm's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drost tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimm is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drost throws an elbow that misses. Grimm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drost's guard. Nice move by Grimm!
Drost wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm trying to control the position from guard on top but Drost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drost pulls Grimm in close to his closed guard and prevents Grimm from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grimm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grimm throws a leg kick but Drost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grimm lands a nice looking body shot.
Drost avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grimm looks to land a right hand but Drost moved out of range.
Grimm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimm throws a front kick aimed at Drost's knee but Drost avoids it well.
Grimm throws a push kick but Drost slaps the foot to one side.
Grimm has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but Drost avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.
Grimm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drost backwards.
Drost looking for a takedown.
Drost tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grimm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drosts head.
Drost lands a takedown into guard.
Grimm pulls Drost in close to prevent any damage.
Drost postures up in Grimm's guard and throws a big left but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimm, not yet.
Drost throws a strike but Grimm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drost controls Grimm momentarily but Grimm frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm controlling from the top position.
Drost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grimm's guard.
Drost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grimm wants to sweep but no luck.
Doomsday Drost has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drost has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drost loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drost missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drost landing with the ground and pound.
Drost chips away with some ground and pound.
Drost is looking to work some ground and pound but Grimm has wrist control.
Drost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grimm pulls Drost in close to his closed guard and prevents Drost from doing any damage or advancing position.
Grimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drost throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grimm keeping moving, preventing Drost from controlling successfully.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Grimm here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Drost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drost scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drost preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drost wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.
Grimm managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doomsday Drost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
Ben Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
Drost misses with an uppercut.
Grimm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grimm is trying to keep Drost in close.
Grimm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drost landing some decent shots from guard.
Drost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimm working a defensive guard here.
Grimm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grimm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drost defends it easily.
Drost stopping the sweep attempt from Grimm.
Grimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grimm is on top in guard.
Grimm won't allow Drost to sweep him here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drost can't keep his opponent in guard - Grimm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Drost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drost trying to control but Grimm postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost manages to get to full guard.
Drost working a defensive guard here.
Drost manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Drost thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Drost not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drost not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grimm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drost.
Grimm is not content to let Drost control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drost not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grimm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doomsday Drost really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost'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.
A cross from Grimm lands.
Good work by Drost as he checks the leg kick.
Drost is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimm rather than just go for the knockout.
Drost tries to clinch up but Grimm circles away and keeps his distance.
Drost misses with a wild body shot.
Grimm misses with a right hand
and Drost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grimm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grimm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drost tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimm rushes Drost and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Grimm on the inside.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by Drost.
Grimm is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grimm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Grimm.
Drost drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grimm pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grimm throws a leg kick which misses Drost's front leg but catches the back leg as Drost tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Drost tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grimm swivels and escapes.
Ben Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doomsday Drost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimm throws a front kick aimed at Drost's knee but Drost avoids it well.
Grimm throws the kick towards the body but Drost avoids it.
Drost on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drost misses with a wild body shot.
Grimm throws a push kick but Drost slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a chopping leg kick but Drost manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drost moves out of range of the strikes.
Drost needs to keep his hands up - Grimm had a free shot at his head there.
Grimm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drost.
Grimm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drost looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimm misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost checks a low kick from Grimm.
Grimm moves into range and clinches up with Drost.
Drost tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
Drost is working for takedown but Grimm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drost is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drost prevents a body shot from Grimm.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimm gets underhooks to prevent Drost's takedown attempt.
Drost is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimm lands a hook that snaps the head of Drost backwards.
Drost blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Grimm as the two fighters clinch.
Drost is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grimm had his way with Doomsday Drost in that round.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grimm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drost doesn't seem bothered though.
Grimm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimm scores with a nice body kick.
Grimm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drosts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grimm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drost swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimm.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Drost is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drost bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grimm's head backwards.
Grimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Drost circles away.
Grimm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drost on the side of the head.
Grimm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Drost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drost tries to clinch up but Grimm circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimm, as that shot connected.
Drost shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grimm defends it nicely.
Grimm misses with an uppercut
and Drost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grimm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drost checks a low kick from Grimm.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimm pushes Drost away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Grimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Grimm - just one landing.
Drost moves out of range as Grimm strikes.
Good leg kick by Grimm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drost blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Grimm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drost fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grimm!
Grimm misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tried to score with a low kick but Drost checks it.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drost circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimm, right into the meat.
Drost tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grimm digs a good body shot into Drost's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm misses with a kick to the body.
Drost closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Drost lands in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Grimm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grimm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Grimm!
Ben Grimm is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ben Grimm thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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