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SPFT 105: Stoppers vs. Da Man PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sandoval.
Sandoval fails with the takedown.
Sandoval gets a clinch.
Sandoval is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandoval blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval throws a lazy head kick
and Grande counters with a low kick, right behind Sandoval 's knee.
Grande tries to keep at a distance but Sandoval has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grande.
It looks like Juanito Sandoval has been cut.
Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandoval has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grande is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Grande on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sandoval breaks the clinch.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandoval moves into the clinch.
Grande keeps control of Sandoval as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grande is struggling to control the position.
Sandoval wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandoval is defending well for now.
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grande avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juanito Sandoval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sandoval is defended easily by Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grande just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sandoval's brow.
Grande is trying to push Sandoval away but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grande lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grande controlling the action here for a moment.
Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Grande - that landed with a thud.
Sandoval tries for a takedown but Grande manages to get underhooks.
Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands an elbow just above Sandoval 's eye.
Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandoval.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandoval is defending well for now.
Grande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Grande avoids the head kick by Sandoval.
A head kick by Sandoval misses
and Grande counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juanito Sandoval's cut is getting worse.
Grande tries to clinch there but Sandoval circles away.
Sandoval plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grande tries to clinch up but Sandoval circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandoval rushes Grande and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande trying to land knees to the body.
Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sandoval's defenses.
Grande lands an elbow inside.
Sandoval has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sandoval avoids a wild elbow strike from Grande.
Grande is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sandoval escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandoval closes the distance and pushes Grande back into the cage.
Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandoval avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Grande prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Grande.
Jeez, Juanito Sandoval's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sandoval is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grande is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Grande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juanito Sandoval's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sandoval rushes Grande and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sandoval goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grande prevents it.
Sandoval drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grande pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandoval escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grande avoids the head kick by Sandoval.
Grande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sandoval wants to get back to striking at distance but Grande won't allow it.
Grande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grande lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandoval is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Grande.
Sandoval avoids the elbow strike from Grande, against the cage.
Grande working aggressively here.
Grande manages to break the clinch.
Grande moves into the clinch.
Sandoval is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sandoval is trying to break the clinch but Grande is controlling him.
Grande breaks the clinch.
Grande tries to keep at a distance but Sandoval has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grande is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juanito Sandoval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandoval missing with knees to the body.
Grande misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sandoval is trying to stall.
Sandoval is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taco Grande seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Grande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juanito Sandoval's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taco Grande!
Taco Grande gave a mention to Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Kiptanui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kiptanui might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Teflon Brothers - Hoodilammas feat. Juju . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Kiptanui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo looks to clinch
and Kiptanui counters with a head kick.
Jawo misses with a two punch combination.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiptanui is just out of range.
Kiptanui misses with a leg kick
and Jawo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiptanui slips a straight right by Jawo.
Jawo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiptanui throws out the jab.
Jawo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiptanui.
Kiptanui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jawo throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Kiptanui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jawo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jawo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiptanui tries for a takedown but Jawo manages to get underhooks.
Kiptanui is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jawo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Kiptanui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kiptanui - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kiptanui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jawo.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jawo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jawo is trying to ground and pound but Kiptanui uses the momentary lack of control by Jawo to regain half guard.
Kiptanui works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jawo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jawo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Kiptanui keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kiptanui's head.
Kiptanui controls Jawo momentarily but Jawo frees himself.
Jawo trying to control but Kiptanui is working from the bottom.
Kiptanui is trying to keep Jawo in close.
Jawo throws an elbow that misses. Kiptanui uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jawo's guard. Nice move by Kiptanui!
Kiptanui throwing strikes but missing.
Jawo working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui wants to control from the top but Jawo keeps moving.
Jawo trying to control the position here.
Kiptanui throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jawo 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.
Jawo looking to control but Kiptanui passes into half guard.
Jawo wants to improve his position but Kiptanui is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jawo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiptanui. Kiptanui obviously looking to wear him down.
Jawo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiptanui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jawo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jawo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kiptanui avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Jawo looks to throw the jab but Kiptanui is out of range.
Jawo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Jawo.
Jose Protacio Jawo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiptanui takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiptanui blocks a body shot from Jawo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo misses with a body punch.
Kiptanui prevents a body shot from Jawo.
Kiptanui blocks the elbow strike.
Kiptanui blocks the elbow strike.
Jawo misses with an elbow strike.
Kiptanui has clasped his hands together around Jawo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Jawo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kiptanui is trying to get an arm triangle but Jawo is defending well.
Kiptanui cracks Jawo with a big elbow.
Kiptanui tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jawo!
Jawo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawo is controlling an arm, preventing Kiptanui from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kiptanui lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kiptanui trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kiptanui is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jawo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiptanui trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui working for a submission but Jawo is keeping him at bay.
Kiptanui swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jawo is now in Kiptanui's guard. A big mistake from Kiptanui there, giving up the dominant position!
Kiptanui keeping moving, preventing Jawo from controlling successfully.
Jawo content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kiptanui has locked up a guillotine! Kiptanui's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Jawo is holding on here and Kiptanui must be using up a lot of energy. Jawo has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kiptanui gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabriel Kiptanui!
Gabriel Kiptanui decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zenin has chosen Helloween - Power as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuraimo Rassi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Zenin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zenin stalks Rassi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rassi's face. Rassi staggers backwards, shaken.
Zenin slips under a jab.
Rassi swats away the attempt to clinch by Zenin.
Zenin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rassi wants to clinch up but Zenin keeps it at a distance.
Zenin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zenin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rassi was covering up waiting for the punch and Zenin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zenin prevents Rassi from getting back to his feet.
Zenin postures up in Rassi's guard and throws a big left but Rassi blocks it.
Zenin throws a big elbow that misses.
Zenin postures up in Rassi's guard and throws a big left but Rassi blocks it.
Zenin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zenin looking to pass the guard.
Zenin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zenin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zenin looking to pass the guard.
Rassi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zenin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rassi is pulling down on Zenin's head to control his posture.
Zenin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rassi wants to stand up but Zenin is controlling him.
Rassi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zenin throws a big right hand that misses.
Zenin throws a big right hand that misses.
Zenin cracks Rassi with a solid left hand.
Zenin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zenin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin working some strikes from top position.
Rassi has control of Zenin's left arm, preventing Zenin from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zenin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zenin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rassi dives on top into guard.
Rassi wants to control from the top but Zenin keeps moving.
Zenin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rassi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zenin wants to sweep but no luck.
Rassi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zenin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi preventing the sweep.
Rassi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zenin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rassi wants to get up but he can't break Zenin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Samuraimo Rassi just wasn't active enough.
Zenin misses with an uppercut. Rassi saw that one coming.
Rassi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zenin checks a low kick from Rassi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zenin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rassi moves away.
Rassi tries to clinch up.
Zenin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rassi did well to prevent Zenin getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Zenin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zenin misses with an uppercut.
Zenin works the jab nicely.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown but Rassi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zenin throws a hook to the side of Rassi's head but Rassi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zenin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rassi has time to react.
Zenin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zenin throws a hook but Rassi avoids it easily.
Rassi throws a head kick that Zenin semi-blocks.
It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Zenin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rassi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Zenin. Beautiful body shot.
Rassi swats away the attempt to clinch by Zenin.
Zenin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samuraimo Rassi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zenin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rassi to counter with a crisp jab.
Zenin misses with a hook to the body
and Rassi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rassi throws a nice head kick!
Zenin misses with a body shot.
Zenin throws a series of strikes that have Rassi backpedaling.
Zenin misses with a body shot.
Zenin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rassi's head backwards.
Zenin misses with the combination.
Rassi rushes Zenin and presses him up against the cage.
Rassi tries to throw a body punch but Zenin avoids it by throwing Rassi back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Rassi.
Zenin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rassi thows a body shot but no joy.
Zenin shoots in but no luck this time.
Rassi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rassi closes the distance but Zenin moves to the side
and Zenin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rassi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zenin at a distance.
Zenin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rassi dodges the punch combination from Zenin.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rassi misses with a wild combination.
Rassi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rassi was well out of range. Poor timing from Zenin.
Zenin misses with a shot to the body
and Rassi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zenin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zenin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zenin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rassi pinned against the cage. Rassi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rassi throws a series of punches but Zenin moves out of range.
Rassi delivers a nice body kick.
Zenin shoots in looking for a takedown. Rassi tries to sprawl out of it but Zenin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rassi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rassi lands a jab to Zenin's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin misses with a body shot
and Rassi counters with a solid body kick.
Zenin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zenin misses with a left hand
and Rassi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rassi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zenin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Zenin fails to land.
Zenin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rassi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rassi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zenin.
Zenin is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zenin is looking to clinch.
Rassi avoids the body shot from Zenin.
A left lands for Rassi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samuraimo Rassi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Zenin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zenin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zenin avoids a kick to the body.
Zenin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rassi was well out of range. Poor timing from Zenin.
Zenin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rassi.
Zenin doesn't manage to clinch there - Rassi circles away.
The fighters circling - Zenin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zenin throws a looping overhand right but Rassi ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rassi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zenin throws out a loose jab but Rassi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rassi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rassi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zenin.
Rassi ducks under a wild hook from Zenin.
Rassi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rassi moves in looking to clinch but Zenin pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rassi misses with a two punch combination.
Zenin closes the distance and clinches.
Rassi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rassi scores with a shoulder strike.
Zenin prevents Rassi from breaking the clinch.
Rassi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rassi has Zenin pressed against the cage, preventing Zenin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rassi swings wildly with an uppercut but Zenin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zenin avoids it.
Rassi tries a knee to the head but Zenin blocks it.
Rassi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zenin breaks the clinch.
Zenin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rassi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi is looking to clinch but Zenin is avoiding it.
Zenin forces Rassi back against the cage and clinches.
Rassi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rassi doesn't manage to clinch there - Zenin circles away.
The crowd cheers as Zenin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rassi doesn't seem phased though.
Zenin loads up on a big right hand but Rassi slips the punch.
Zenin ducks under a wild hook from Rassi.
Zenin throws a series of punches but Rassi avoids them all with ease.
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 fight stays on the outside here - Zenin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rassi tries to keep at a distance but Zenin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zenin misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin can't get the takedown.
Zenin misses with an elbow strike.
Zenin has Rassi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rassi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rassi misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zenin.
A right handed body shot lands from Zenin.
Zenin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rassi wants to stall.
Zenin is pushing Rassi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rassi tries to break the clinch but Zenin is controlling the position.
Zenin keeps control of Rassi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rassi is pressed up against the cage. Zenin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rassi down to the mat. Rassi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Samuraimo Rassi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zenin.
Zenin swings for the body but Rassi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Rassi as Zenin shoots in.
Zenin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zenin looks to throw the jab but Rassi is out of range.
A head kick from Rassi lands but Zenin takes it in his stride.
Zenin throws a hook but Rassi blocks it.
Zenin scores with a nice strike.
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!
Zenin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zenin shoots in looking for a takedown but Rassi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zenin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zenin misses with an uppercut. Rassi saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rassi with a jab.
Zenin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rassi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuraimo Rassi.
I think Rassi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Matrix has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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30
275 lbs
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30
280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Matrix!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Matrix gets a clinch.
Matrix turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
Matrix tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stone's legs.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stone striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Stone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matrix pulls his head out easily.
Stone looking for submissions off his back.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone won't allow Matrix to pass to mount.
Matrix lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Matrix passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stone!
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Matrix's attempts to control the action.
Stone is trying desperately to improve position.
Matrix can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Stone gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix is thwarting Stone's attempts to control the position.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matrix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matrix has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone keeping moving, preventing Matrix from controlling successfully.
Matrix must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matrix scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix distracts Stone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matrix scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matrix wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Matrix working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Matrix with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone has his foot on Matrix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matrix works his way back into a safe position though.
Matrix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matrix has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Matrix passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matrix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matrix prevents Stone from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matrix wants to take a breather but Stone is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stone gets back to full guard.
Matrix working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matrix working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stone working for a triangle but Matrix defends it easily.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Matrix defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Matrix will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matrix is trying to defend but Stone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Matrix regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stone landing with the ground and pound.
Stone is pushing down on Matrix's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matrix is fighting to maintain full guard but Stone has managed to sneak the leg through.
John Matrix has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matrix tries to roll over but Stone keeps him under control.
Stone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone wants to free his trapped foot but Matrix is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matrix is looking to improve his position.
Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Matrix is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stone wants to take a breather but Matrix is having none of it.
Stone is looking for a kimura here.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matrix defending well though.
Matrix wants to control but Stone is keeping busy.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix trying to control here.
Stone seems to be looking for submissions.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matrix defending well though.
Stone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Matrix trying to control here.
Matrix is refusing to be controlled, as Stone sits in half guard.
Matrix wants to improve his position but Stone is controlling well.
Matrix trying to control here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Matrix is just riding it out for now. Stone eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix tries to get to full guard but Stone has control of the leg.
Matrix trying to control from the bottom.
Stone slows the pace down in half guard.
Matrix blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
Matrix is looking for a sweep. Stone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matrix is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Matrix to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Stone won't allow Matrix to sweep him here.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matrix is keeping the position for now.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Matrix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Matrix is retaining full guard.
Matrix wants to sweep but no luck.
Matrix controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
Stone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Stone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone missing with a left hand there. Matrix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matrix.
Stone throws a leg kick but Matrix sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone gets caught flat footed, as Matrix shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Matrix throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Matrix throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Stone looking for subs off his back but Matrix has passed one foot through into half guard.
Stone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Matrix wants to pass to mount but Stone is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix prevents Stone from improving his position.
Matrix lands strikes from half guard.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Matrix prevents Stone from improving his position.
Stone trying to hold on to Matrix's head to control him but Matrix postures up.
Matrix is trying to control. Stone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matrix seems to be looking for submissions.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stone is not content to let Matrix control the position.
Matrix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matrix thows a huge punch but Stone dodges it nicely.
Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matrix pulls his head out easily.
Stone looking for submissions off his back.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix is pressing down on Stone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stone is holding on for now.
Matrix trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Matrix scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Matrix.
Matrix working over Stone with some ground and pound. Stone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matrix preventing the sweep.
Stone lands an upkick as Matrix stands over him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matrix scoring with some ground and pound.
Matrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matrix connects with a couple of short punches.
Stone throws his legs up looking for a submission but Matrix uses it to pass to side control.
Check out the look on Matrix's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone prevents Matrix from moving into mount.
Matrix works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Matrix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matrix 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Matrix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
202 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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195 lbs
23 - 11 - 2 |
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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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R misses with a looping left.
R misses with a left hand
and Gautier counters with a thumping low kick.
Gautier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gautier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gautier as R tries to tie him up.
R prevents a body shot from Gautier.
Gautier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gautier working aggressively here.
Gautier scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for R.
R goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gautier blocks an uppercut.
Gautier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gautier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Gautier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
R takes a shot to the head.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
R lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by R.
Still in the clinch, R scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from R - that landed with a thud.
Gautier misses with a punch on the inside.
R lands with a short shot to the head.
Gautier lands a nice shot to the body.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gautier.
Gautier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
R is looking to take this one to the mat.
R's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier tries to throw a body punch but R avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gautier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gautier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gautier falls off balance throwing a combination
and R counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gautier with a nice cross.
Pierre Gautier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gautier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gautier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and R has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
R lands a lovely overhand right.
R will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
R moves out of range of the body kick from Gautier.
Gautier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gautier misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gautier throws a sloppy head kick and R moves out of range easily.
R tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gautier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gautier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gautier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
R lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gautier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gautier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
R ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gautier misses with a head kick.
Gautier throws a leg kick but R moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gautier wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier looks to land a body kick but R moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gautier. R shrugs it off though.
R takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gautier throws a hook but R blocks it.
Gautier scores with a leg kick.
A big right from R misses.
R checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gautier throws a sloppy head kick and R moves out of range easily.
Gautier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but R manages to avoid it.
R throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
R ducks under a wild hook from Gautier.
R tries a head kick but it misses.
Gautier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gautier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gautier scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Gautier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
R lands with a straight right. Gautier didn't see that one coming.
R avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
R drives through with a takedown into Gautier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gautier is trying to control the position but R postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pierre Gautier just wasn't active enough.
Gautier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
R on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gautier throws out a loose jab but R uses good head movement to avoid it.
R moves out of range as Gautier throws a body kick.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
Gautier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
R gets tackled into the cage by Gautier. Gautier maintains the clinch.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gautier is keeping busy.
Gautier blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Gautier.
A bit of stalling here from Gautier.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gautier as R tries to tie him up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier blocks an uppercut.
R misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Gautier.
R scores with an uppercut up the middle.
R lands a nice shot to the body.
Gautier misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gautier.
Gautier lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from R.
R stalling in the clinch but Gautier improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier can't find room to land a body shot as R controls the action.
R tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gautier's elbow.
Gautier blocking some punches.
Pierre Gautier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
R misses with an elbow over the top.
R blocks a body shot from Gautier.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by R.
Gautier blocks an uppercut.
Gautier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gautier misses with a head kick.
Gautier throws a head kick that half lands.
Gautier scores with a head kick. R tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gautier cracks R with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier lands a big head kick that sends R tumbling to the mat! Gautier takes a step backwards and waves R back to his feet - he wants the finish!
R is rocked!
Gautier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from R.
R is still on wobbly legs! Can Gautier finish him?
Gautier tries to clinch up but R circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R thows a left - swing and a miss!
R seems to have recovered his senses.
Gautier misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre Gautier is winning the standup battle so far.
R has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gautier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that R can do to turn this around?
R blocking some punches.
Gautier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gautier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gautier taking a breather.
Gautier scores with a shot to the side of R's head.
Gautier wants to stall.
R lands a left hand.
R scores with a shot to the side of Gautier's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Gautier controls his hands.
Gautier lands a shot to the body.
R blocks a punch to the side of the head.
R stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gautier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and R has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gautier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
R shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gautier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gautier is controlling R's posture.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Gautier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
R passes Gautier's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
R thows a huge punch but Gautier dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
R has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
R takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gautier trying to control from the bottom.
R missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gautier blocking the ground and pound attempt from R.
Gautier is looking to escape.
R missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gautier is trying to get back to full guard.
R seems to be working for a kimura but Gautier defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R thows a huge punch but Gautier dodges it nicely.
R controlling the action here.
R is nestled in close to Gautier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
R is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gautier sees it coming and defends easily.
R is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gautier has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
R missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gage R has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gautier is trying to stand.
Gautier trying to hold on to R's head to control him but R postures up.
Gage R has got the better of the ground game so far.
R is working for a kimura but Gautier is defending it quite comfortably.
Gautier is pressing down on R's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier pulls R in close to prevent any damage.
R missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
R wants to control from the top but Gautier keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gautier wants to stand up but R is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gage R comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gautier 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Gautier!
Our winner, Pierre Gautier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint's entrance music is Bad Company - Holy Water. A fine choice. Lander has chosen Tribute as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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30
222 lbs
26 - 16 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saint scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ice Lander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lander throws a combination. Saint tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saint tries to score with a low kick but Lander moves his leg out of the way.
Saint chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint moves out of range as Lander throws a body kick.
Lander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lander. That's going to slow Saint down.
Saint shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lander as he jumps to the side.
Jab from Saint.
Lander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saint stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Saint avoids the body shot from Lander.
Saint takes a swing at Lander's ribcage but misses.
Saint blocks a head kick by Lander.
Saint avoids the body shot from Lander.
Lander is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saint rather than just go for the knockout.
Lander misses with a leg kick.
Saint throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Saint does no damage.
Lander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
Lander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ice Lander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lander lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint looks to throw a body kick
and Lander counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saint thinking.
Lander lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lander misses with a body shot
and Saint counters with a single leg into guard. Lander didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lander wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint looking to sit in guard and control but Lander gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lander controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saint is pulling down on Lander's head. It's preventing any offense from Lander, at least for the moment.
Saint keeping full guard, as Lander tries to pass.
Saint looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint, not yet.
Lander trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ice Lander hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Lander cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Saint lands a nice shot that snaps Lander's head back.
Lander swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Saint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lander is out of range.
Saint staying out of range there.
Saint walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander lands a jab.
Saint lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Lander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saint moves forwards but Lander connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Lander.
Saint takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saint checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lander feints and then cracks Saint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saint down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Lander dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saint misses with a low kick.
Lander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
A clash of legs there as Lander blocks the low kick.
Lander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from Lander.
A big right from Lander misses.
Saint walks into a straight right hand from Lander.
A jab from Lander misses.
An inside leg kick from Lander misses.
Saint checks a leg kick.
A big left from Lander misses.
Lander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saint throws a chopping leg kick but Lander manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a solid leg kick but Lander takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint.
Saint takes one to the chin there.
Lander digs a good body shot into Saint's ribs.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Saint.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lander slips a jab from Saint.
Lander moves away from the strike by Saint.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint.
Saint shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lander defends it nicely.
Saint doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint blocks a head kick by Lander.
Saint drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lander throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lander.
Lander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Saint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lander is out of range.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lander wants to improve his position but Saint is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lander to regain full guard.
Saint is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saint with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lander is looking to sweep but instead, Saint has passed into half guard.
Lander wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lander is pressing down on Saint's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Saint working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lander's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lander wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lander is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Lander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Saint takes a swing at Lander's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lander.
Lander throws a low kick but Saint moves out of range easily.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saint.
Saint scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lander tries to bench press Saint off him but Saint keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Saint.
Saint creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lander sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Saint in side control, throwing shots but Lander defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Saint.
Lander regains half guard.
Saint thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lander's head.
Lander taking some punishment here, with Saint in his half guard.
Lander manages to get to full guard.
Saint won't allow Lander to sweep him here.
Saint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saint chips away with some ground and pound.
Lander keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander wants to sweep here but Saint controlling him for the moment.
Lander looking to control.
Saint wants to control from the top but Lander keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lander working a defensive guard here.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Lander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Jensen Saint wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Saint.
Lander throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Lander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jensen Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lander connects with a looping right hand.
Lander swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saint counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lander!
Saint throws a strike aimed at the side of Lander's head but Lander avoids it well.
Lander is trying to get back to half guard.
Saint is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lander knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saint wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Lander's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saint has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saint advances nicely into full mount.
Lander regains half guard.
Jensen Saint overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lander taking some punishment here, with Saint in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint with the ground and pound but Lander uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint won't allow Lander to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lander has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Lander!
Ice Lander gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chul Moo Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pak has chosen Meat Loaf - Everything louder than everything else as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, McGillicuddy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chul Moo Pak!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak misses with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Pak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Jones misses.
Pak cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Pak darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones is looking to control Pak's arms but Pak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Pak controlling the action here for a moment.
Pak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Pak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones avoids the body shot from Pak.
A telegraphed right hand from Pak misses the target.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pak manages to avoid it.
Jones swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pak misses with the body kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chul Moo Pak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Pak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pak cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Pak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pak throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Pak slips the punch.
Pak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pak misses with a right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Chul Moo Pak has been cut.
Pak closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Pak struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Pak misses with a body punch.
Pak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pak. Pak obviously looking to wear him down.
Pak takes the fight into the clinch.
Pak has Jones pressed against the cage.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Pak catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones blocks a head kick by Pak.
Jones throws a push kick but Pak slaps the foot to one side.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Pak is out of range.
Pak doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Pak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pak lands a jab to the nose.
Pak loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pak misses with a low kick.
Pak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pak throws a leg kick
and Pak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chul Moo Pak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chul Moo Pak's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pak keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Pak scores with a kick to the body.
Pak tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Pak's leg but Pak calmly moves out of range.
Pak closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Pak working Jones over with knees to the body.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
Pak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Pak sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pak moves away from the strike by Jones.
Pak slips a straight right by Jones.
Pak punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a head kick but Pak moves out of range.
Pak connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Pak moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Pak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pak. Jones shrugs it off though.
Pak moves into the clinch.
Jones just leaning against Pak, taking a breather.
Pak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pak effectively controlling the action here.
Pak keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pak.
Pak missing with knees to the body.
Pak swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Pak has control.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Pak is controlling him.
Pak looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pak scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Pak is controlling him.
Pak misses with a knee to the head.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pak fails to land.
Pak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pak has him pressed against the cage.
Jones letting Pak take a breather here.
Pak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak effectively controlling the action here.
Pak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chul Moo Pak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chul Moo Pak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Pak.
Pak loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Pak throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Pak wants to clinch.
Pak looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pak looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Pak misses.
Pak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chul Moo Pak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones lands a jab to Pak's midsection.
Pak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pak tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Pak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pak misses with a body shot.
Pak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pak thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones throws a leg kick but Pak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pak checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones 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 Pak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pak on the side of the head.
Pak has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Pak scores with a knee to the head.
Pak misses with some punches.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Pak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pak scrambles back to his feet.
Pak throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pak lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pak.
Pak feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pak ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Pak tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Jones misses.
Pak blocks a leg kick.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Pak lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Pak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Jones.
McGillicuddy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Pak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak throws a body kick that misses.
Pak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pak. Jones shrugs it off though.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Pak blocks a low kick nicely.
Pak lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Pak slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak misses with a low kick.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Pak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chul Moo Pak.
Well Pak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chul Moo Pak!
After winning the bout, Chul Moo Pak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cajun Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Portugis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cajun Xander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Portugis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Portugis takes a swing at Xander's ribcage but misses.
Xander lands a jab.
Xander looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Portugis throws a chopping leg kick but Xander manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Portugis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Portugis scores with a nice strike.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xander, right into the meat.
Portugis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portugis lands with an uppercut that bounces Xander off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xander.
Xander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xander keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xander throws a wild body kick that Portugis sees coming a mile off.
Portugis 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.
Portugis stuns Xander with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Portugis scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xander takes a swing at Portugis's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Portugis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Portugis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Portugis's calf.
Xander throws a lazy body kick
and Portugis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Xander slips a jab from Portugis.
Xander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xander tries to score with a low kick but Portugis moves his leg out of the way.
Xander 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.
Xander scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xander.
Portugis throws out a leg kick but Xander moves out of range and Portugis only half commits.
Portugis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xander.
Xander scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Xander takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander staying out of range there.
Portugis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Portugis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Portugis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Portugis lands with an uppercut that bounces Xander off the cage and back into range.
Portugis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Portugis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Portugis looks to land a left hand but Xander moved out of range nicely.
Xander throws the kick towards the body but Portugis avoids it.
Portugis stalks Xander and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Xander's face. Xander staggers backwards, shaken.
Portugis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xander tries to clinch up but Portugis circles away and keeps his distance.
Xander misses with a few strikes there.
Portugis misses with a lunging right hand
and Xander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Portugis with a jab.
Xander moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander ducks under a wild hook from Portugis.
Xander scores with a hook to the body. Portugis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xander chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Portugis can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Portugis.
Nice defenses there by Xander.
Xander is looking to score with low kicks.
Portugis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Portugis lands with a nice body punch.
Portugis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Xander had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Portugis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xander is out of range.
Xander ducks under a wild hook from Portugis.
Xander throws a big shot that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Portugis swings wildly with an uppercut but Xander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portugis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander misses with some punches.
Xander tries to throw a body punch but Portugis avoids it by throwing Xander back against the cage.
Portugis working aggressively here.
Xander throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Portugis stalling against the cage.
Portugis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xander working aggressively here.
Xander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Portugis fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xander lands an uppercut.
Portugis blocks a body shot from Xander.
Xander throws a punch but it's blocked by Portugis.
Xander works on Portugis's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raul Portugis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Portugis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xander walks into a stiff left hand from Portugis.
Portugis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xander swings for the body but Portugis moves out of range.
Portugis throws out a loose jab but Xander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xander throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Xander does no damage.
Xander ducks under a wild hook from Portugis.
Portugis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xander thumps Portugis with a low kick.
Portugis cracks Xander with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xander throws a jab but it's blocked by Portugis.
Xander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xander drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portugis misses with a low kick.
Portugis misses with a hook. Xander ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xander on the side of the head.
Portugis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xander is looking to land body kicks.
Portugis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xander misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xander. That's going to slow Portugis down.
Portugis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Portugis misses with a hook.
Portugis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xander was well out of range. Poor timing from Portugis.
Portugis throws a series of strikes that have Xander backpedaling.
Xander misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Portugis.
Portugis misses the shot to the body.
Portugis throws a big shot that misses.
Portugis is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portugis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raul Portugis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portugis staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Xander there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portugis misses with an uppercut. Xander saw that one coming.
Xander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Xander as he checks the leg kick.
Xander misses with a looping right.
Portugis moves away from the strike by Xander.
Portugis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Portugis.
Xander needs to keep his hands up - Portugis had a free shot at his head there.
Raul Portugis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Portugis throws an off balance right hand
and Xander counters with a three punch combo that has Portugis backing up. Portugis nods at Xander to acknowledge the strikes.
Portugis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Portugis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander swings for the body but Portugis moves out of range.
Xander swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from Xander.
Xander lands a nice shot that snaps Portugis's head back.
Xander slips a jab from Portugis.
Xander just misses with a punch to the body.
Xander clinches.
A shot in the inside from Portugis.
Portugis can't find room to land a body shot as Xander controls the action.
Nice body punch from Xander - that landed with a thud.
Xander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Xander.
Xander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xander misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portugis stalling in the clinch but Xander improves position.
Portugis misses with some punches.
Xander tries a body shot but Portugis blocks it.
Xander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Xander fails to land.
Xander misses with a punch to the body.
Xander misses with a body punch.
Xander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Portugis backwards.
Portugis tries to work over Xander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portugis throws a head punch that misses.
Portugis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Xander misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Xander.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Xander.
Portugis is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Xander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xander scores with a shoulder strike.
Portugis looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cajun Xander dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Portugis throws a hook to the side of Xander's head but Xander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xander throws a sloppy head kick and Portugis moves out of range easily.
Portugis throws a hook but Xander blocks it.
Portugis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Portugis tries a low kick but Xander avoids it.
Xander just misses with a punch to the body.
Portugis lands a jab-cross combination.
Portugis closes the distance and clinches up with Xander, looking for a takedown. Portugis pushes Xander against the cage but Xander circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Xander cracks the inside of Portugis's front leg.
Portugis looks to land a right hand but Xander moved out of range.
Xander slips a straight right by Portugis.
Portugis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Portugis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Portugis sizes up Xander with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Xander rushes Portugis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugis blocks an uppercut.
Xander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Portugis has a couple of punches blocked by Xander.
Xander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xander lands with a right to the head.
Xander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xander stalling in the clinch but Portugis improves position.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portugis's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Xander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xander blocks an uppercut.
Portugis struggles to land a body shot inside as Xander controls his hands.
Xander scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Portugis as the two fighters clinch.
Portugis swings wildly with an uppercut but Xander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portugis working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portugis misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Portugis.
Xander struggles to land a body shot inside as Portugis controls his hands.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portugis's elbow.
Xander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Portugis.
Xander working aggressively here.
Xander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xander tries a body shot but Portugis blocks it.
Portugis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portugis lands a right hand.
Portugis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xander.
Xander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cajun Xander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xander misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xander tries a body shot but Portugis blocks it.
Xander scores with a hook to the body.
Xander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Portugis lands with a short shot to the head.
Portugis lands a hook that snaps the head of Xander backwards.
Portugis blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xander.
Portugis swings wildly with an uppercut but Xander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xander can't find room to land a body shot as Portugis controls the action.
Xander struggles to land a body shot inside as Portugis controls his hands.
Portugis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Xander takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Xander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Xander fails to land.
Xander scores with a shot to the side of Portugis's head.
Portugis blocks a body shot from Xander.
Portugis swings wildly with an uppercut but Xander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portugis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xanders head.
Portugis blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Xander.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xander can't find room to land a body shot as Portugis controls the action.
Xander digs a right hand into Portugis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Portugis's gas tank.
Xander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cajun Xander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Xander 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cajun Xander!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stringer comes to the cage accompanied by The Loner. Cliff has chosen GANJA FARMER as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stringer misses with a kick to the body
and Cliff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Stringer.
Stringer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stringer scores with a leg kick.
Cliff misses with a double jab.
Stringer throws a leg kick but Cliff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cliff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stringer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cliff circles away.
Stringer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Stringer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stringer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cliff tries to close the distance and clinch but Stringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cliff lands a leg kick that knocks Stringer off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Cliff. That snapped Stringer's head back.
Stringer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cliff misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff avoids the body shot from Stringer.
Cliff connects with a body shot that sends Stringer's belly button to the back.
Stringer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stringer. Cliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stringer tries to land a front kick but Cliff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cliff misses with a body shot.
Cliff's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cliff duly obliges.
Stringer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Avon Stringer has been cut.
Cliff throws an overhand right that lands on Stringer's shoulder, as Stringer tries to avoid the shot.
Cliff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stringer. Cliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cliff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stringer takes one to the chin there.
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!
Cliff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stringer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cliff is out of range and Stringer settles back down.
Stringer looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliff is just out of range.
Cliff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a body kick.
Cliff lands a jab to Stringer's midsection.
Stringer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stringer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stringer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stringer tries a low kick but Cliff avoids it.
Cliff is looking to slow Stringer down with leg kicks.
Stringer throws a leg kick but Cliff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stringer throws a jab but it's blocked by Cliff.
Cliff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stringer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer connects with a single shot there.
Cliff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cliff moves out of range as Stringer strikes.
Stringer throws a head kick but Cliff moves out of range.
Cliff misses with a low kick.
Cliff throws a wild body kick that Stringer sees coming a mile off.
Stringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff throws a series of punches but Stringer moves out of range.
Cliff just misses with a punch to the body.
Stringer checks a leg kick nicely.
Cliff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stringer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cliff's sensitive parts.
Cliff misses with a hook. Stringer ducked under it nicely.
Stringer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cliff circles away quickly and effectively.
Cliff scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cliff under the eye.
Cliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cliff dodges the punch combination from Stringer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff closes the distance and clinches.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stringer's elbow.
Cliff misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stringer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stringer catches Cliff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stringer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cliff.
Stringer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cliff.
Stringer motions for Cliff to come forward. Stringer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avon Stringer'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.
Cliff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cliff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stringer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stringer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cliff scores with a head kick. Stringer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stringer looks to land a body kick but Cliff moved away.
Cliff misses the shot to the body.
Stringer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cliff.
Cliff throws a body kick that misses.
Cliff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stringer throws a head kick but Cliff moves out of range.
Cliff is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stringer rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick from Stringer misses.
Cliff lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff is looking to land body kicks.
Cliff lands a glancing blow to the side of Stringer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cliff - just one landing.
Stringer checks a leg kick.
Stringer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cliff lands a right hook to the body.
Cliff thows a body shot but no joy.
Cliff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cliff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stringer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cliff scrambles back to his feet.
Cliff feints a jab promting Stringer to slip. Cliff then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stringer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stringer jabs at Cliff's body.
Cliff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cliff manages to avoid it.
Cliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cliff looks to land a combination but Stringer avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stringer is looking to score with low kicks.
Stringer tries a head kick but it misses.
Cliff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Cliff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stringer scoring well with a low kick there.
Cliff lands with a cross.
Stringer throws a series of punches but Cliff moves out of range.
Cliff misses with a body shot.
Cliff tries a low kick but Stringer avoids it.
Cliff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stringer counters with a series of strikes. Cliff will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cliff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stringer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cliff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cliff throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stringer moves away.
Stringer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliff throws a right hand that misses
and Stringer counters with a good, hard body kick but Cliff shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Stringer. Those never looked like landing.
Cliff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stringer misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cliff.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cliff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stringer 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.
Stringer avoids a kick to the body.
Cliff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch combination from Cliff misses.
Cliff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stringer on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff walks into a jab.
Stringer slips a jab from Cliff.
Nice shot lands for Cliff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stringer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stringer throws the kick towards the body but Cliff avoids it.
Cliff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stringer has time to react.
Nice shot lands for Stringer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cliff throws a right and a left that Stringer avoids nicely.
Cliff blocks a head kick by Stringer.
Cliff lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stringer throws a leg kick but Cliff moved away.
Cliff misses the shot to the body.
Stringer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cliff counters with a low kick, right behind Stringer 's knee.
Cliff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Avon Stringer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cliff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stringer tests Cliff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stringer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stringer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stringer throws a right hand that misses
and Cliff counters with a three punch combo that has Stringer backing up. Stringer nods at Cliff to acknowledge the strikes.
Stringer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cliff lands a two punch combo.
Cliff tries to work over Stringer's front leg with a kick but Stringer checks it.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Cliff misses the target.
Cliff throws a wild body kick that Stringer sees coming a mile off.
Stringer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cliff keeps Stringer at a distance using the push kick.
Cliff takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stringer throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer throws a sloppy head kick and Cliff moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cliff wants to clinch.
Cliff misses with a body shot.
Stringer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stringer lands a body shot.
Stringer clinches with his opponent.
Stringer scores with a shoulder strike.
Stringer misses with some punches.
Stringer scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Cliff.
Cliff pushes Stringer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Cliff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff gets through Stringer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Stringer avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Stringer missing with knees to the body.
Cliff tries a body shot but Stringer blocks it.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stringer blocks a body shot from Cliff.
Stringer lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Cliff on the inside.
Cliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Stringer avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stringer's elbow.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stringer tries to work over Cliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Cliff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer lands a left hand.
Stringer scores with a shot to the side of Cliff's head.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff lands an uppercut.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cliff.
Stringer blocks an uppercut.
Stringer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stringer lands a knee to the body.
Stringer tries to throw a body punch but Cliff avoids it by throwing Stringer back against the cage.
Stringer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stringer tries to work over Cliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stringer tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Cliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cliff takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stringer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stringer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stringer can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Stringer controls the action.
Cliff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stringer has a couple of punches blocked by Cliff.
Stringer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cliff lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Cliff.
Stringer lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stringer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cliff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cliff scores with a shot to the side of Stringer's head.
Cliff blocks a body shot from Stringer.
Cliff lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avon Stringer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cliff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stringer checks it well.
Stringer throws a leg kick which misses Cliff's front leg but catches the back leg as Cliff tries to avoid it.
Cliff takes a swing at Stringer's ribcage but misses.
Stringer throws a shot from downtown. Cliff moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Cliff. Beautiful body shot.
Cliff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stringer tries a head kick but it misses.
Cliff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stringer.
Stringer is looking to clinch.
Cliff throws the left hand but Stringer avoids the punch easily.
Stringer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cliff misses with a leg kick.
Cliff uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stringer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff misses with a low kick as Stringer jumps back.
Cliff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Cliff. Those never looked like landing.
Stringer blocks a head kick by Cliff.
Cliff thows a leg kick but Stringer checks it
and Stringer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stringer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cliff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cliff, right into the meat.
Cliff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cliff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stringer takes one on the button.
Stringer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stringer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cliff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cliff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stringer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cliff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stringer can pounce on him.
Cliff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cliff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cliff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cliff scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Cliff does no damage.
Cliff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stringer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cliff is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stringer tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries to clinch up but Stringer circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Stringer. Those never looked like landing.
Cliff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stringer, right into the meat.
Cliff misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cliff tries to close the distance and clinch but Stringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cliff fails to land with a series of punches.
Stringer tries to score with a low kick but Cliff moves his leg out of the way.
Cliff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Stringer circles away.
Cliff tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cliff swings for the body but Stringer moves out of range.
Stringer swings for the body but Cliff moves out of range.
Cliff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stringer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Cliff as he checks the leg kick.
Cliff misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stringer swings for the body but Cliff moves out of range.
Stringer scores with a shot to the body.
Cliff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cliff checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ziggy Cliff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Avon Stringer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Cliff misses.
Stringer connects with a right hand. Cliff shakes it off.
Cliff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stringer. Stringer obviously looking to wear him down.
Stringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cliff manages to avoid it.
Cliff jabs Stringer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Stringer circles away.
Cliff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cliff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stringer on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Cliff coming out on top.
Cliff checks a leg kick nicely.
Cliff lands a right hook to the body.
Cliff works Stringer's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Stringer misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stringer.
Cliff throws a body punch but Stringer moves out of range.
Stringer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Cliff misses.
Cliff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stringer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cliff moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stringer. Cliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stringer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stringer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cliff tries to clinch but Stringer is having none of it.
Cliff checks a low kick from Stringer.
Avon Stringer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stringer.
Cliff takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Stringer.
Stringer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stringer throws out a leg kick but Cliff moves out of range and Stringer only half commits.
Cliff swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stringer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cliff manages to avoid it.
Cliff throws a looping overhand right but Stringer ducks down to avoid it.
Cliff swinging wildly here.
Cliff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stringer connects with a solid leg kick.
Cliff tries to land a front kick but Stringer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cliff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stringer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cliff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stringer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cliff steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stringer. That one must have hurt.
Stringer misses the shot to the body.
Cliff misses the body punch
and Stringer counters with a good, hard body kick but Cliff shrugs it off.
Cliff blocks a head kick by Stringer.
Cliff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cliff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stringer. Stringer obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stringer.
Cliff connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Cliff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stringer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cliff manages to avoid it.
Stringer throws out a powerful jab.
Cliff tries to clinch but Stringer moves out of range.
Stringer thows a body shot but no joy.
Cliff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cliff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stringer.
Cliff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cliff takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliff thows a body shot but no joy.
Stringer misses with a body kick.
Ziggy Cliff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Cliff there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avon Stringer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cliff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Cliff!
Ziggy Cliff is the new welterweight champion!
Ziggy Cliff thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Da Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Man has chosen Tenacious D - Beelzeboss as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Da Man!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoppers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stoppers lands with a hook. Da Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Paco Da Man has been cut.
Stoppers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Man, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Man throws a hook to the side of Stoppers's head but Stoppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoppers scores with a jab to the body.
Da Man misses with a low kick as Stoppers jumps back.
Good leg kick by Stoppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stoppers swinging wildly here.
Stoppers lands the left hand.
Stoppers moves away from the strike by Da Man.
Da Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Da Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers lands a slapping body shot.
Da Man looks winded!
Da Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stoppers counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Da Man badly! He tries to strike back but Stoppers puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Da Man out cold! Oh man, Da Man will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Willy Stoppers!
After the fight, Willy Stoppers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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