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CCF 105: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Augusto Pinochet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cory Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinochet is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Pinochet circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith rushes Pinochet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pinochet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Augusto Pinochet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Smith.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Pinochet controls the action.
Pinochet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinochet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Pinochet throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Pinochet finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pinochet trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position but Pinochet postures up.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Horrible takedown by Pinochet or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Augusto Pinochet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pinochet circles away.
Pinochet misses with an uppercut.
Pinochet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pinochet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smith trying to control the position.
Pinochet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pinochet!
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinochet is trying to escape the mount.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pinochet?
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Pinochet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pinochet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pinochet is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to advance position but Pinochet won't allow it.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Pinochet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinochet trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Pinochet's head.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Pinochet defends it.
Pinochet is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Pinochet tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pinochet is now in Smith's guard. A big mistake from Smith there, giving up the dominant position!
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!
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinochet wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Pinochet postures up.
Pinochet being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pinochet stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smith is not content to let Pinochet control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinochet is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Pinochet circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinochet tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinochet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinochet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Pinochet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pinochet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a body punch but Pinochet moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Pinochet shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Pinochet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Pinochet back into the cage.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith wants the takedown. Pinochet is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pinochet's guard against the cage.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Pinochet is keeping the position.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet working a defensive guard but Smith passes into half guard.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Pinochet's hands, connecting with Pinochet's forehead.
Pinochet wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Pinochet has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Pinochet is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Smith is tapping! Great win for Pinochet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Augusto Pinochet!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Augusto Pinochet made sure he mentioned Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jabari Jelani was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelani throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jelani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howard throws a head kick but Jelani moves out of range.
Howard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jelani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jelani throws the kick towards the body but Howard avoids it.
Howard misses with a hook. Jelani ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Howard swings for the body but Jelani moves out of range.
Howard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jelani delivers a nice body kick.
Jelani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Howard in his tracks.
Jelani is looking to score with low kicks.
Howard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Howard throws a body punch but Jelani moves out of range.
Howard lands with a kick to the temple. Jelani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jelani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jelani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani misses with a wild combination.
Howard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jelani shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jelani showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jelani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howard defending well though.
Jelani works his way into full mount!
Howard's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jelani scoring with strikes but Howard is staying in 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!
Howard tries to buck Jelani off but he can't manage it.
Jelani landing shots from mount.
Jelani cracks Howard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jelani fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Howard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Howard is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oh Howard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howard is breathing heavily.
Oooh a big shot lands for Jelani! Howard is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jabari Jelani!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Brawler
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Miller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakus checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Barakus blocks it.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Barakus blocks it.
Barakus pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barakus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barakus keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Barakus has locked up a guillotine! Barakus's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Miller is holding on here and Barakus must be using up a lot of energy. Miller has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Barakus gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kj Barakus!
Kj Barakus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen lunatic fringe as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mookie Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots and misses
and Hamfist counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamfist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamfist.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson prevents Hamfist from escaping the position.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamfist can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Hamfist here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hamfist down.
Hamfist is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Johnson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Hamfist is keeping him busy.
Hamfist wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Hamfist throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Johnson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamfist is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Hamfist is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Hamfist is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hamfist is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Hamfist tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamfist really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson trying to control but Hamfist is having none of it.
Hamfist is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hamfist tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hamfist is rocked!
A big strike lands for Johnson! That's really hurt Hamfist and he's turned his back - Johnson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Johnson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Johnson!
Michael Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Tancev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemanja Tancev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Tancev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Tancev in a clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Tancev keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nemanja Tancev has been cut.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Tancev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tancev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tancev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tancev has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Tancev manages to pass to side control!
Johnson trying to remain calm as Tancev controls from the top position.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tancev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee asks Tancev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tancev prefers to stall for the moment though.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Tancev wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Tancev trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to remain calm as Tancev controls from the top position.
Tancev is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Tancev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tancev cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
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!
Tancev working away.
Tancev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tancev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tancev is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Tancev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tancev off and has taken his back!
Tancev breaks Johnson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tancev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tancev escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tancev tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johnson's legs.
Tancev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson stops Tancev from passing to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tancev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nemanja Tancev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nemanja Tancev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Tancev thows a body shot but no joy.
Tancev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tancev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tancev shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Tancev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tancev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to escape but Tancev is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Tancev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nemanja Tancev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tancev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Tancev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tancev uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Tancev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson tries to hold on but Tancev postures up.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Tancev lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tancev avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Tancev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Tancev working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Tancev trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson tries to hold on but Tancev postures up.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to buck Tancev off but he can't manage it.
Johnson wants to control but Tancev is having none of it.
Tancev wants to take Johnson's back here but Johnson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Tancev tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Tancev content just to control the position here.
Tancev wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Tancev working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson tries to hold on but Tancev postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tancev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Tancev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tancev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson tries to buck Tancev off but Tancev takes his back!
Johnson trying to control the hands but Tancev won't let him.
Tancev tightening his grip on Johnson, looking for the choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tancev is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Johnson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Tancev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nemanja Tancev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Tancev's legs.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Tancev is avoiding it.
Josh Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Tancev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tancev.
Tancev blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tancev blocks it with crossed arms.
Tancev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tancev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tancev.
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!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tancev manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tancev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Tancev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tancev is able to avoid easily.
Johnson pushes Tancev up against the cage in a clinch.
Tancev manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Tancev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a jab when Tancev was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Tancev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tancev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tancev misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Tancev.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Tancev throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tancev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tancev 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.
Josh Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tancev, as that shot connected.
Tancev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tancev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tancev misses the jab.
Tancev scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson works over Tancev's head and body with a nice combination.
Tancev drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tancev wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Tancev defends easily.
Tancev pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tancev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tancev wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tancev wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tancev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Tancev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tancev.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tancev checks a leg kick.
Tancev avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson 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.
Josh Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Tancev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tancev 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 for Josh Johnson!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Nemanja Tancev!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Josh Johnson!
Josh Johnson wins by split decision!
A victorious Josh Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank has chosen Destiny as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Amin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Tank!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tank throws a jab when Amin was well out of range.
Tank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Amin lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tank throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tank.
Amin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tank doesn't manage to clinch there - Amin circles away.
An inside leg kick from Tank misses.
Tank swings widly with a right hand
and Amin counters with a right hand to the body.
Tank takes a swing at Amin's ribcage but misses.
Tank misses with a combination
and Amin counters with a body kick.
Tank looks winded!
Amin lands a head kick. Tank smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Frank Tank has been cut.
Tank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amin.
Amin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Amin.
Frank Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tank throws a looping overhand right but Amin ducks down to avoid it.
Tank thows a leg kick but Amin checks it
and Amin counters with a nice leg kick.
Tank drops his hands momentarily and Amin needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tank just on the top of the head. Tank drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tank - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Idi Amin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille Oneal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke has chosen Bat Country - Avenge Sevenfold as his entrance music. Raoul Duke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaquille Oneal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke misses with a two punch combination.
Oneal moves out of range as Duke strikes.
A jab from Oneal finds it's way through Duke's defenses.
Oneal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oneal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oneal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duke tries to bum rush Oneal with a series of wild strikes but Oneal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oneal connects with a body shot that sends Duke's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke blocks a head kick by Oneal.
Oneal is looking to land body kicks.
Duke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oneal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oneal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Oneal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oneal is trying to control the action in half guard but Duke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oneal is really struggling to control Duke but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Oneal throwing shots but Duke is blocking nicely.
Oneal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke taking some punishment here, with Oneal in his half guard.
Duke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oneal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duke defending well though.
Oneal 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.
Oneal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duke's head.
Oneal wants to pass the guard but Duke is defending well.
Duke pushes Oneal off looking to stand but Oneal dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Duke sees it coming and defends easily.
Oneal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oneal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oneal 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.
Oneal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oneal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oneal is nestled in close to Duke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oneal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oneal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke is staying active underneath Oneal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Duke is trying is best to control the position here.
Oneal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oneal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oneal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duke defending well though.
Oneal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duke is staying active underneath Oneal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oneal throwing shots but Duke is blocking nicely.
Oneal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duke taking some punishment here, with Oneal in his half guard.
Oneal trying to control the action but Duke is working from the bottom.
Oneal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oneal connects with a nice short shot to Duke's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oneal.
Oneal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oneal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duke keeps working.
Oneal throwing shots but Duke is blocking nicely.
Duke has hold of Oneal's hands but Oneal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oneal thows a huge punch but Duke dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Duke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquille Oneal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Oneal.
Oneal cracks Duke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oneal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oneal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Duke.
Oneal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Oneal circles away.
Oneal throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Duke tumbling to the canvas!
Duke is rocked!
Oneal connects with a couple of short punches.
Duke is still in real trouble! Can Oneal finish him?
Oneal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oneal trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duke seems to have recovered his senses.
Oneal cracks Duke with a solid left hand.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Oneal from controlling successfully.
Oneal landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oneal tries to free his leg and advance position but Duke is retaining full guard.
Oneal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oneal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oneal throws a big right hand that misses.
Oneal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oneal landing some decent shots from guard.
Oneal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duke is trying to control the position but Oneal postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is fighting to break Duke's control of his arms but Duke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Oneal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oneal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duke is looking to stand up but Oneal isn't so interested in that idea.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Oneal from controlling successfully.
Oneal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oneal trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
Duke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is looking to work some ground and pound but Duke has wrist control.
Duke looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oneal wants to control from the top but Duke keeps moving.
Oneal chips away with some ground and pound.
Oneal trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oneal connects with a couple of short punches.
Duke wants to stand up but Oneal is controlling him.
Oneal distracts Duke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Oneal is looking to work some ground and pound but Duke has wrist control.
Oneal trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
Oneal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oneal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duke can do to turn this around?
Oneal chips away with some ground and pound.
Oneal trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
Shaquille Oneal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oneal 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!
Oneal wants to control from the top but Duke keeps moving.
Oneal throws a strike but Duke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquille Oneal 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!
Oneal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oneal lands in his opponent's guard.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Oneal from controlling successfully.
Duke wants to stand but Oneal is controlling the position.
Oneal is looking to work some ground and pound but Duke has wrist control.
Oneal postures up.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Oneal from controlling successfully.
Oneal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal postures up in Duke's guard and throws a big left but Duke blocks it.
Oneal is working Duke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oneal stands up over Duke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oneal trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
Duke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oneal wants to control from the top but Duke keeps moving.
Oneal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Duke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal throws a big elbow that misses.
Oneal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Duke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oneal passes Duke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke is refusing to be controlled, as Oneal sits in half guard.
Duke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oneal.
Oneal wants to control but Duke is keeping him busy.
Oneal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Duke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is taking a breather. Duke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Oneal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oneal is trying to control the action in half guard but Duke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oneal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oneal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duke regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Oneal.
Oneal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raoul Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal wants to control from the top but Duke keeps moving.
Oneal throwing strikes but missing.
Oneal throwing strikes but missing.
Oneal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oneal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaquille Oneal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oneal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaquille Oneal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oneal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Shaquille Oneal!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Shaquille Oneal!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Shaquille Oneal!
Shaquille Oneal wins by unanimous decision!
Shaquille Oneal decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probert is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Love Sosa" by Chief Keef. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam thuds a left hand into Probert's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Probert as he connects with a hook.
Van Dam throws a jab when Probert was well out of range.
Probert slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Dam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Probert connects with a body shot that sends Van Dam's belly button to the back.
Probert connects with a single shot there.
Van Dam throws a hook but Probert avoids it easily.
Van Dam shoots in and drives through. Probert sprawls well.
Probert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Dam backs up against the cage.
Jean Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dam throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Probert.
Van Dam misses the shot to the body.
Van Dam swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Van Dam tries to score a power double leg takedown but Probert sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Dam somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Van Dam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dam shoots in for a double leg but Probert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by Van Dam.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dam misses with a shot to the body
and Probert counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut.
Probert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Dam.
Probert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Dam throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Van Dam misses with a lunging right hand
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Dam throws out a loose jab but Probert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam jabs Probert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Dam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Van Dam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert leaves Van Dam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Probert misses with a body shot.
Probert walks into a left hand.
Van Dam scores with a sloppy right hand. Probert should have avoided that one.
Van Dam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probert.
Van Dam throws out a loose jab but Probert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Probert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Van Dam with that takedown attempt.
Van Dam avoids the body shot from Probert.
Probert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Dam slips a jab and a cross from Probert.
Probert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Dam moves away.
Probert moves out of range as Van Dam strikes.
Van Dam throws a lazy uppercut
and Probert counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Dam bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Dam throws an off balance right hand
and Probert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Dam thinking.
Van Dam staying out of range there.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown but Probert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Probert tests Van Dam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Probert.
Van Dam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Dam.
Sparky Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Dam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a right hand to the body.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Probert as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Dam. Probert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Dam.
Probert leaves Van Dam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Van Dam throws a shot from downtown. Probert moves away and avoids it.
Van Dam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Dam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Probert stuffs the takedown.
Probert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Dam.
Van Dam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Dam staying out of range there.
Van Dam misses with a hook
and Probert counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Van Dam fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Dam is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Dam dodges the punch combination from Probert.
A big left from Probert misses.
Probert avoids the body shot from Van Dam.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Dam throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Van Dam throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dam works Probert's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Dam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
Probert swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Dam shoots in for a double leg but Probert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Dam tries for a takedown but Probert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jean Van Dam will probably get the nod.
That's time! Van Dam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Dam.
Probert throws a leg kick but Van Dam checks it.
Van Dam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Probert blocks a jab.
Van Dam throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Dam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Dam misses the shot to the body.
Van Dam throws an off balance right hand
letting Probert counter with a right hand.
Van Dam scores with a body shot.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut
and Probert counters with a right hand to the body.
Probert cracks Van Dam with an open hand slap.
Probert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Probert lands a jab to the head.
Van Dam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Probert counters with a straight right hand.
Van Dam misses with a looping left.
Van Dam drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Van Dam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Dam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dam grinds an elbow into Probert's temple.
Van Dam swings around for an armbar but Probert sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Van Dam's guard.
Van Dam 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.
Probert wants to stand but Van Dam is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Dam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Dam manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Probert manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Dam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Dam trying to control but Probert is working from the bottom.
Probert is looking to stand up but Van Dam isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Dam postures up in Probert's guard and throws a big left but Probert blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert keeping moving, preventing Van Dam from controlling successfully.
Probert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Dam is controlling him.
Van Dam wants to control from the top but Probert keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Jean Van Dam wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Probert stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Dam. Van Dam gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert tests Van Dam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Probert swings for the body but Van Dam moves out of range.
Van Dam misses with a hook
enabling Probert to counter with a crisp jab.
Probert slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Dam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Probert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Dam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probert moves away.
Probert just misses with a punch to the body.
Probert works over Van Dam's head and body with a nice combination.
Probert lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Dam slips under a jab.
Van Dam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Probert at a distance.
Probert lands a nice hook to Van Dam's body. Van Dam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Dam scores with a body shot.
Van Dam lands with a cross.
Van Dam looks to throw the jab but Probert is out of range.
Van Dam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Probert sprawls well. Probert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Dam gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Van Dam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Probert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Dam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Probert's waist but Probert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Dam off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Probert misses.
Probert throws out a loose jab but Van Dam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Probert's guard.
Van Dam is looking to work some ground and pound but Probert has wrist control.
Van Dam stands up over Probert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Dam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Dam won't allow Probert to sweep him here.
Van Dam won't allow Probert to get back to his feet.
Van Dam has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Probert is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Probert is looking to stand up but Van Dam isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Dam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Van Dam dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dam swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Probert works over Van Dam's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Dam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
Van Dam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Probert.
Probert works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Dam manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Probert on his heels. He'll look to pass Probert's guard now, I'm sure.
Probert wants to stand and escape but Van Dam is having none of it.
Van Dam preventing the sweep.
Van Dam stands up over Probert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Dam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Dam lands a couple of digs.
Van Dam works over Probert with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Dam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert wants to get back to his feet but Van Dam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Probert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Probert trying to keep a closed guard but Van Dam is proving a slippery customer.
Probert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Dam is controlling him.
Van Dam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Probert's head.
Van Dam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jean Van Dam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Dam lands a couple of elbows.
Van Dam connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Dam stands and throws Probert's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Van Dam creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Probert is rocked!
Van Dam working the head with strikes.
Probert is still in real trouble! Can Van Dam finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Dam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Probert keeps working.
Van Dam in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Probert looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Van Dam turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Van Dam!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Van Dam thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buri Grimnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romo Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buri Grimnir!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Grimnir tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grimnir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimnir misses the shot to the body.
Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz prevents Grimnir from improving his position.
Grimnir trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grimnir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz prevents Grimnir from improving his position.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Grimnir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimnir has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grimnir is trying to control but can't.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Grimnir is defending the position.
Diaz wants to advance to full mount but Grimnir doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimnir controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz passes Grimnir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Grimnir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Grimnir wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Grimnir to regain full guard.
Grimnir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Grimnir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushing down on Grimnir's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz trying to control the action but Grimnir is working from the bottom.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz blocks the strikes from Grimnir.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Grimnir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grimnir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grimnir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Grimnir defending well.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz is thwarting Grimnir's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is taking a breather. Grimnir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grimnir is trying to control but can't.
Grimnir tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Grimnir trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romo Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grimnir misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grimnir!
Grimnir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grimnir is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grimnir controls the pace.
Grimnir trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grimnir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grimnir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz distracts Grimnir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grimnir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimnir keeps moving.
Grimnir trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimnir is pulling down on Diaz's head to control his posture.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grimnir working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimnir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grimnir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control but Grimnir is working from the bottom.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Grimnir has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diaz throwing shots but Grimnir is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grimnir tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Diaz is nestled in close to Grimnir, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diaz wants to control but Grimnir is keeping him busy.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Diaz slips a nice elbow through Grimnir's hands, connecting with Grimnir's forehead.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grimnir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimnir is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grimnir avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a head shot. Grimnir uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grimnir is on top in guard.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grimnir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Grimnir passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romo Diaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Grimnir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grimnir keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Grimnir looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Grimnir is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grimnir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimnir keeps moving.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimnir is keeping the position for now.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimnir keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir looking to control.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grimnir controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimnir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimnir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Grimnir lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to hold on but Grimnir postures up.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Grimnir.
Grimnir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
It looks like Romo Diaz has been cut.
Grimnir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Grimnir preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grimnir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Grimnir postures up.
Grimnir slips nicely into half guard.
Diaz gets full guard.
Grimnir preventing the sweep.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Romo Diaz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Romo Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grimnir shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Grimnir won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Grimnir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Grimnir from controlling successfully.
Grimnir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grimnir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grimnir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grimnir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimnir advances position into side control!
Diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grimnir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grimnir is working away from the top position though.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grimnir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Romo Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grimnir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grimnir.
Grimnir is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Grimnir in close.
Grimnir looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grimnir working a defensive guard here.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimnir keeps moving.
Grimnir looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grimnir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Grimnir is defending the strikes.
Diaz throws a strike aimed at the side of Grimnir's head but Grimnir avoids it well.
Diaz landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Romo Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Romo Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grimnir but Grimnir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Grimnir.
Grimnir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Grimnir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Grimnir trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimnir manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Grimnir pulls Diaz in to control the position.
Grimnir keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Grimnir.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz trying to control but Grimnir is working from the bottom.
Buri Grimnir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grimnir controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Grimnir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimnir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimnir working a defensive guard here.
Diaz trying to control but Grimnir is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Romo Diaz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Grimnir swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Grimnir misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grimnir is looking to improve his position.
Diaz is pressing down on Grimnir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grimnir is holding on for now.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz prevents Grimnir from improving his position.
Grimnir manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romo Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Romo Diaz!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Romo Diaz!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Romo Diaz!
Romo Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Romo Diaz is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Romo Diaz, 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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