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GAMMA#346 Kenichi v Williams 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caveman has chosen Captain Caveman Intro as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Captain Caveman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caveman.
Captain Caveman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caveman. That one must have hurt.
Julio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Julio blocks a head kick by Caveman.
Caveman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caveman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caveman scores with a push kick.
Caveman connects with a jab.
Caveman throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
Julio misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Caveman there.
Julio avoids the head kick by Caveman.
Julio slips a jab from Caveman.
Caveman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caveman throws a head kick but Julio moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Julio.
Caveman tries to clinch there but Julio circles away.
Julio throws a one two combo.
Julio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caveman looks to land a right hand but Julio moved out of range.
Caveman throws an overhand right that lands on Julio's shoulder, as Julio tries to avoid the shot.
Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caveman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Julio, pushing him back against the cage.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Julio avoids it.
Caveman has Julio pressed against the cage, preventing Julio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caveman missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Caveman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caveman lands an elbow inside that Julio shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caveman.
Julio blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Julio managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.
Julio avoids the elbow strike from Caveman, against the cage.
Caveman crunches a lovely knee into Julio's ribcage.
Caveman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caveman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caveman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Julio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Julio avoids a wild elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio blocks an elbow strike.
Julio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Julio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caveman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caveman throws a shot from downtown. Julio moves away and avoids it.
Caveman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caveman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caveman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caveman lands a leg kick that knocks Julio off balance momentarily.
Caveman moves out of range as Julio strikes.
Julio avoids the body shot from Caveman.
Julio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caveman clobbers Julio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman clobbers Julio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caveman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caveman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caveman throws a leg kick but Julio checks it.
Caveman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Julio dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
A knee to the head by Caveman.
Julio avoids a wild elbow strike from Caveman.
Julio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caveman obliges.
Julio avoids the elbow strike from Caveman, against the cage.
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Caveman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Caveman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caveman takes the fight into the clinch.
Julio avoiding damage as Caveman throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Julio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caveman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Julio managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.
Julio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Julio has had enough of the clinch but Caveman keeps him there for the moment.
Julio breaks from the clinch.
Caveman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Julio will feel that in the morning.
Caveman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caveman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Julio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick there by Caveman.
Nice uppercut there from Caveman.
Caveman tried to score with a low kick but Julio checks it.
Don Julio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caveman moves in looking to clinch but Julio pushes him off.
Julio throws a big shot that misses.
Julio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Julio throws a shot from downtown. Caveman moves away and avoids it.
Caveman moves forwards but Julio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caveman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caveman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caveman scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio blocks a head kick by Caveman.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Caveman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Julio checks a low kick from Caveman.
Caveman tries to close the distance and clinch but Julio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julio misses with a wild combination.
Julio misses with a body shot.
Caveman lands a nice hook to Julio's body. Julio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caveman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caveman scores with a leg kick.
Julio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Julio looks to land a left hand but Caveman moved out of range nicely.
Julio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caveman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caveman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caveman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caveman swings for the body but Julio moves out of range.
Julio moves out of range as Caveman throws a body kick.
Julio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caveman.
Julio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caveman throws out the jab.
Caveman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Caveman slams his shin into Julio's torso.
Caveman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Julio looks to land a combination. Caveman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Caveman tests Julio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman sizes up Julio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caveman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Julio blocks the elbow strike.
Julio is looking to break free of the clinch but Caveman has double underhooks.
Caveman lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Caveman.
Caveman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Julio is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Julio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julio blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Caveman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Julio slips under a jab.
Captain Caveman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caveman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Julio. That did some damage!
Julio throws out a loose jab but Caveman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Julio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Julio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caveman scores with a leg kick.
Caveman lands a jab.
Caveman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Julio misses with the combination.
Julio blocks a head kick by Caveman.
Caveman scores with a leg kick.
Caveman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Caveman misses with a body kick.
Caveman is looking to land body kicks.
Julio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caveman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caveman connects with a jab.
Julio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caveman moves out of range as Julio strikes.
Julio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caveman. Caveman obviously looking to wear him down.
Julio takes one to the chin there.
Caveman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julio manages to avoid it.
Caveman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio gets tackled into the cage by Caveman. Caveman maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caveman scores with a knee to the head.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Caveman is controlling him.
Caveman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caveman tries a knee to the head but Julio blocks it.
Caveman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caveman lands a nice knee to the body.
Caveman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caveman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caveman prevents Julio from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman throws an elbow that misses.
Caveman throws an elbow that misses.
Julio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Julio wants to break free but Caveman has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Don Julio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caveman misses with an elbow strike.
Julio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Caveman has him pressed against the cage.
Caveman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
Julio breaks from the clinch.
Caveman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Julio works over Caveman's head and body with a nice combination.
Caveman is looking to land body kicks.
Caveman throws a front kick that sends Julio stumbling back into the cage.
Julio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caveman.
That kick from Caveman tenderised Julio's leg. Julio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caveman throws a leg kick which misses Julio's front leg but catches the back leg as Julio tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caveman throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julio looks to land a combination but Caveman avoids it well.
Caveman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Julio.
Julio throws a right hand that Caveman ducks under and follows up with a left that Caveman also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Caveman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caveman 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Caveman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Captain Caveman thanked Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by KRS One - Step Into a World. John Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Musashi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson shoots in but Musashi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Musashi throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Musashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Musashi tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Musashi.
Jackson moves forwards but Musashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Musashi swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Musashi thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Musashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Musashi throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Musashi cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Musashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Musashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Musashi clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi slips under a jab.
Musashi works the jab nicely.
Jackson takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Musashi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Musashi.
Musashi throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson slips a jab from Musashi.
Musashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Musashi has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Musashi has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Musashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Musashi is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Musashi has the dominant position.
Musashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
Musashi throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
That kick from Musashi tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Musashi misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Musashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Musashi lands with a good body shot.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
Musashi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Musashi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
A jab from Musashi finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Musashi throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a head kick.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Musashi to score with a decent uppercut.
Musashi lands a left and a right that send Jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Musashi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson defending well as Musashi loads up on a big left hand.
Musashi drops Jackson with a huge uppercut! Jackson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Musashi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyamoto Musashi!
A victorious Miyamoto Musashi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ifeanny Isa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by New Order Blue Monday. Leandro Rodrigues 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ifeanny Isa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isa thows a body shot but no joy.
Isa digs a good body shot into Rodrigues's ribs.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Isa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Isa saw that one coming.
Isa works the jab nicely.
It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues throws a jab but it's blocked by Isa.
Isa throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Isa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodrigues has time to react.
Isa lands a nice looking body kick.
Rodrigues jabs at Isa's body.
Rodrigues blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Isa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodrigues.
Isa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Isa throws the left hand but Rodrigues avoids the punch easily.
Isa misses with a hook. Rodrigues ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Isa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Isa misses with a straight left.
Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Isa.
Isa misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigues digs a good hook to Isa's body.
Isa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.
Rodrigues chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Isa can pounce on him.
Isa blocks a jab.
Isa cracks Rodrigues with a good jab.
Isa misses with a looping left.
Rodrigues has Isa up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a left hand.
Rodrigues blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Isa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Rodrigues will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Isa up against the cage.
Isa struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodrigues controls his hands.
Rodrigues misses with a punch on the inside.
Isa throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a shoulder strike.
Rodrigues misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Isa throws knees to the body.
Isa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the side of the head.
Isa throws a head punch that misses.
Isa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodrigues fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Isa lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Isa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
Isa misses with the head strike.
Isa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Isa lands with a short shot to the head.
Isa lands with a right to the head.
Isa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Isa throws a head punch that misses.
Isa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
Rodrigues stalling in the clinch but Isa improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Isa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Isa letting Rodrigues take a breather here.
Isa lands an uppercut.
Isa throws a head punch that misses.
Isa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Isa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isa letting Rodrigues take a breather here.
Isa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Isa throws a head punch that misses.
Rodrigues holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Isa struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodrigues controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Isa.
Rodrigues is trying to stall.
Isa misses with a punch on the inside.
Isa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Isa misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues lands a right hand that snaps the head of Isa backwards.
Isa looking to throw knees to the head but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Isa.
Isa misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Isa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ifeanny Isa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Isa needs to keep his hands up - Rodrigues had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Rodrigues misses.
Isa is looking to land body kicks.
Rodrigues takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Isa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigues missing with a left hand there. Isa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Isa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rodrigues wants to clinch but Isa slips to the side
and Isa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rodrigues scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Isa misses.
Rodrigues waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Isa.
A head kick misses from Isa.
Isa drops his hands momentarily and Rodrigues takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isa moves away from the strike by Rodrigues.
Isa digs a good body shot into Rodrigues's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
and Isa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Isa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Isa.
Rodrigues misses with a straight right.
Isa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodrigues steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Isa.
Rodrigues gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ifeanny Isa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Isa feints and then cracks Rodrigues's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodrigues down.
Isa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodrigues tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Isa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Isa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodrigues stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Isa. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigues dips to his left and cracks Isa with an uppercut!
Isa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Isa keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Isa is having none of it.
Isa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Isa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Isa ducked under it nicely.
Isa staying out of range there.
Isa tries a head kick but it misses.
Isa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Isa, right into the meat.
Isa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Isa circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isa connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodrigues walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Isa throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Isa throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Isa staying out of range there.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Isa's hands.
Isa is rocked!
Isa is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rodrigues doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Isa crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Isa's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Rodrigues!
Our winner, Leandro Rodrigues, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marshall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. 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 Aaron Lennon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon misses with a looping left.
Lennon fails with the takedown.
Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Lennon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lennon is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Marshall misses with a left hand
and Lennon counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lennon.
Lennon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon thows a body shot but no joy.
Lennon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Lennon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marshall lands with a hook. Lennon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Lennon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws a hook but Lennon blocks it.
Lennon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Lennon tries a head kick but it misses.
Lennon lands a big head kick that sends Marshall tumbling to the mat! Lennon takes a step backwards and waves Marshall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marshall is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Oh Marshall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lennon.
Nice takedown defense from Marshall. No joy for Lennon on that attempt.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lennon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Lennon.
Look low, kick high! Lennon uses the oldest trick in the book to send Marshall tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lennon is absolutely delighted - when Marshall wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Lennon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinobu Tsukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Pride of Wales kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinobu Tsukasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calzaghe!
It looks like Shinobu Tsukasa has been cut.
Calzaghe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Calzaghe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tsukasa avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a jab-cross combination.
Calzaghe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzaghe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calzaghe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tsukasa on the side of the head.
Tsukasa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Calzaghe connects with a right that clearly hurt Tsukasa. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Calzaghe proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Tsukasa collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Calzaghe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Joe Calzaghe made sure he mentioned LOD: Affordable Quality, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. wanted dead or alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Walker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker clinches up against the cage.
Ulfsson lands with a light punch inside.
Ulfsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Ulfsson fails to land.
Ulfsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulfsson looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Walker.
Ulfsson is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ulfsson down to the mat. Ulfsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ulfsson digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfsson swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulfsson blocks a head kick by Walker.
That kick from Ulfsson tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ulfsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walker wants to clinch up but Ulfsson keeps it at a distance.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A shot to the liver by Ulfsson. Beautiful body shot.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Ulfsson throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Ulfsson tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
Walker lands with a cross.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but Walker checks it.
Ulfsson tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker checks the leg kick.
Ulfsson is looking to land body kicks.
Ulfsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ulfsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulfsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson seems keen to control Walker's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker throws a strike but Ulfsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ulfsson passes Walker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walker wants to improve his position but Ulfsson is controlling well.
It looks like Ulfsson is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walker.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker is trying to hold Ulfsson in close to prevent damage but Ulfsson has managed to pass into half guard.
Walker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
Ulfsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ulfsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ulfsson's back!
Walker is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ulfsson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control but Ulfsson is keeping busy.
Walker is hanging on to Ulfsson's back as he tries to escape.
Walker working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ulfsson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Walker's guard. Nice work there by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker is trying to control the position but Ulfsson postures up.
Ulfsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wade Walker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ulfsson lands a leg kick that knocks Walker off balance momentarily.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ulfsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ulfsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ulfsson closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Ulfsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
It looks like Wade Walker has been cut.
Ulfsson looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ulfsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ulfsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulfsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wade Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws a right and a left that Ulfsson avoids nicely.
Ulfsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ulfsson throws a nice head kick!
Ulfsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walker seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Ulfsson shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Walker is backing up but Ulfsson catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Walker covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Ulfsson Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubonet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Francois Dubonet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
185 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
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38
161 lbs
26 - 22 - 1 |
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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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Dubonet is predictable there
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dubonet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dubonet throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Dubonet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dubonet scores with a push kick.
Dubonet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark blocks a leg kick.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dubonet was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Dubonet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Dubonet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Dubonet moves away and avoids it.
Dubonet moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Clark blocks the low kick.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Dubonet slams his shin into Clark's torso.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubonet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dubonet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Clark misses.
Dubonet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clark counters by clinching up.
A shot in the inside from Dubonet.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Dubonet.
Dubonet is trying to break the clinch but Clark is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
Dubonet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Clark scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubonet tries to land a leg kick but Clark saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Clark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dubonet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clark has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Clark - that landed with a thud.
Dubonet swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clark lands a glancing blow to the side of Dubonet's head.
Dubonet lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Dubonet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet avoids a kick to the body.
Clark tries to clinch but Dubonet moves out of range.
Dubonet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dubonet.
Clark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dubonet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dubonet throws a lazy body kick
and Clark counters by clinching up.
Clark is leaning against Dubonet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dubonet wants to break free but Clark has control.
Clark manages to break the clinch.
Clark throws a solid leg kick but Dubonet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clark.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dubonet was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Dubonet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dubonet throws the kick towards the body but Clark avoids it.
Dubonet blocks a low kick nicely.
Dubonet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubonet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Dubonet finds it's target.
Good exchange - Clark coming out on top.
Good exchange - Clark coming out on top.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Dubonet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Dubonet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dubonet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dubonet thows a leg kick but Clark checks it
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark tries to clinch but Dubonet is having none of it.
Clark darts in and clinches Dubonet up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch but Clark keeps him there for the moment.
Clark lands a right hand.
Dubonet's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clark prevents a body shot from Dubonet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francois Dubonet will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dubonet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clark throws the left hand but Dubonet avoids the punch easily.
Dubonet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Francois Dubonet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dubonet's calf.
Dubonet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dubonet throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
Clark is looking to score with low kicks.
Dubonet scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Dubonet misses.
Clark darts in and clinches Dubonet up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Dubonet misses with the head strike.
Clark blocking some punches.
Clark scores with a hook to the body.
Dubonet misses with some punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dubonet in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dubonet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.
Clark lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Francois Dubonet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dubonet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dubonet misses the shot to the body.
Clark throws a leg kick but Dubonet moved away.
Dubonet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dubonet thows a body shot but no joy.
Dubonet misses with a series of wild punches.
Dubonet is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Dubonet is looking to land body kicks.
Dubonet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dubonet avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Dubonet.
Clark throws a series of strikes that have Dubonet backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark misses with a looping right.
Dubonet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clark is looking to chop away at Dubonet's legs.
Dubonet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clark's sensitive parts.
Dubonet 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.
Dubonet misses with a kick to the body
and Clark moves into the clinch.
Dubonet lands a right hand.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark working aggressively here.
Clark tries to work over Dubonet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dubonet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.
Dubonet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Clark - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark blocks a body shot from Dubonet.
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubonet checks a low kick from Clark.
Dubonet throws a nice looking combination but Clark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dubonet is looking to score with low kicks.
Dubonet scores with a hook.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubonet misses with a low kick.
Dubonet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark feints and then cracks Dubonet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dubonet down.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubonet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dubonet staying out of range there.
Clark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dubonet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dubonet tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Dubonet back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubonet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dubonet controlling the action here for a moment.
Dubonet blocks an uppercut.
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 Taylor Clark will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark scores with a kick to the body.
Dubonet connects with a nice looking jab.
Clark sizes up Dubonet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dubonet lands a two punch combo.
Dubonet blocks a head kick by Clark.
Clark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dubonet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dubonet tries to land a front kick but Clark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dubonet.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dubonet.
Dubonet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws a wild body kick that Dubonet sees coming a mile off.
Dubonet throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
Francois Dubonet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubonet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dubonet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dubonet is trying to break the clinch but Clark is controlling him.
Dubonet works on Clark's body with a couple of short punches.
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubonet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubonet.
A slow jab from Dubonet misses its intended target.
Dubonet lands a nice looking body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dubonet!
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubonet misses with a low kick.
Dubonet misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a jab. Dubonet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dubonet, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubonet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dubonet tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
Clark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dubonet's sensitive parts.
Clark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Clark defending well as Dubonet loads up on a big left hand.
Clark tries to clinch there but Dubonet circles away.
Dubonet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dubonet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dubonet. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dubonet throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dubonet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Clark will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clark throws a jab when Dubonet was well out of range.
Clark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dubonet misses with a combination
and Clark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dubonet's knee momentarily.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Dubonet slips the punch.
Clark tests Dubonet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark avoids the head kick by Dubonet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dubonet.
Dubonet 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.
Dubonet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dubonet thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark throws a head kick but Dubonet moves out of range.
Clark moves out of range of the leg kick from Dubonet.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dubonet throws a leg kick which misses Clark's front leg but catches the back leg as Clark tries to avoid it.
Dubonet tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubonet catches Clark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dubonet throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubonet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dubonet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Dubonet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Dubonet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dubonet 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Dubonet!
Francois Dubonet very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight (Everything 7$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grease St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Jag - Worst Nightmare. Vladik Fedotov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
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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
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Grease St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
Fedotov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Fedotov slips under a jab.
Fedotov misses with an uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fedotov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pierre somewhat.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Fedotov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
Fedotov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Pierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Fedotov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fedotov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
St Pierre is trying to break free.
Good control from Fedotov.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fedotov keeps control of the position easily here as St Pierre tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov not allowing St Pierre to control his hands.
St Pierre is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fedotov is staying active.
Fedotov biding his time, looking for the opening.
St Pierre trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Fedotov has the hooks in. St Pierre is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be St Pierre right now.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Fedotov just sinks the hooks in.
St Pierre is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fedotov.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fedotov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fedotov. St Pierre shrugs it off though.
Fedotov has St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Fedotov struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vladik Fedotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease St Pierre.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown.
Fedotov scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fedotov's elbow.
St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fedotov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fedotov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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.
Fedotov darts in trying to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fedotov trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
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 Vladik Fedotov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fedotov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fedotov cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as St Pierre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fedotov throws a solid leg kick but St Pierre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fedotov.
Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fedotov but Fedotov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fedotov doesn't seem bothered though.
Grease St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre walks into a left hand.
Fedotov throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fedotov counters by moving into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Fedotov as the two fighters clinch.
Fedotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fedotov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Fedotov controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Fedotov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fedotov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Fedotov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fedotov obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fedotov.
St Pierre is working for takedown but Fedotov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vladik Fedotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease St Pierre.
Fedotov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fedotov lands an elbow just above St Pierre 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fedotov is working St Pierre over against the cage.
St Pierre tries to stall but Fedotov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fedotov.
St Pierre tightens his grip and picks Fedotov up, before dumping him to the ground. Fedotov manages to land in guard.
Fedotov wants to sweep but no luck.
Fedotov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fedotov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fedotov keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Fedotov pulls St Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fedotov to score with a decent uppercut.
Vladik Fedotov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedotov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fedotov moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Fedotov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fedotov, right into the meat.
Fedotov slaps away a takedown attempt from St Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fedotov lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - St Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov tries to move into range but St Pierre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fedotov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
Fedotov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fedotov clinches up against the cage.
Fedotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fedotov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedotov scores with a shoulder strike.
St Pierre tries a body shot but Fedotov blocks it.
Knees to the body from Fedotov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fedotov.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladik Fedotov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fedotov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
Fedotov throws the kick towards the body but St Pierre avoids it.
Fedotov connects with a crisp jab.
Fedotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fedotov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fedotov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fedotov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Pierre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fedotov.
Fedotov scores with a hook.
Fedotov scores with a kick to the body.
Fedotov thows a body kick. St Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vladik Fedotov is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov clinches.
Fedotov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fedotov is leaning against St Pierre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fedotov working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
Fedotov lands a right hand.
Fedotov lands a damaging elbow.
Fedotov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Fedotov working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Fedotov.
A left hand lands to the body for Fedotov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fedotov.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Fedotov manages to get underhooks.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fedotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Pierre's defenses.
It looks like Grease St Pierre has been cut.
Fedotov is working St Pierre over against the cage.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fedotov presses St Pierre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grease St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
Fedotov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fedotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fedotov scores a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Fedotov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedotov scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fedotov lands with a short shot to the head.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fedotov lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre is rocked!
Fedotov lands with a left to the head.
St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Fedotov finish him?
Fedotov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Fedotov.
A short left from Fedotov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fedotov unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked St Pierre out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted St Pierre off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vladik Fedotov!
Vladik Fedotov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabreros kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Love is what i got. Karl De Groot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Cabreros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabreros.
De Groot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from De Groot finds it's target.
Cabreros lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabreros closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabreros throws a leg kick
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cabreros misses with a body shot.
Cabreros throws a leg kick but De Groot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab lands there for De Groot.
De Groot throws a solid leg kick but Cabreros takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Groot.
Cabreros blocks the body kick.
De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by De Groot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabreros avoids the body shot from De Groot.
Cabreros throws out a loose jab but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Cabreros ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabreros is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Cabreros.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cabreros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabreros scores with a jab.
Cabreros throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Groot tries a low kick but Cabreros avoids it.
De Groot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cabreros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabreros throws a low kick but De Groot moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Cabreros thows a body kick. De Groot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Groot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Groot scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot moves out of range as Cabreros strikes.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabreros.
De Groot walks into a stiff left hand from Cabreros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to clinch but Cabreros is having none of it.
De Groot looks to land a right hand but Cabreros moved out of range.
Cabreros thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Cabreros counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cabreros.
Cabreros thuds his shin into the meat of De Groot's side.
Cabreros jabs De Groot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Groot tries to score with a low kick but Cabreros moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Cabreros does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from De Groot does no damage.
Cabreros misses with a kick to the body
and De Groot counters with a good low kick that Cabreros was not able to check.
Cabreros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
Cabreros scores with a hook.
De Groot lands with a nice body punch.
De Groot tries to move into range but Cabreros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot throws a body punch but Cabreros moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cabreros motions for De Groot to come forward. Cabreros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabreros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabreros rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabreros lands a slapping body shot.
Cabreros throws a leg kick but De Groot checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cabreros.
Cabreros throws a hook but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot moves away from the strike by Cabreros.
De Groot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Groot scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cabreros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Groot doesn't seem bothered though.
De Groot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cabreros if he has to take too many more of those.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cabreros's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabreros thumps De Groot with a low kick.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabreros is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabreros throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick by De Groot misses
and Cabreros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabreros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot scores with a hook to the body. Cabreros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabreros throws a push kick but De Groot slaps the foot to one side.
De Groot works Cabreros's body with a nice hook.
De Groot doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabreros circles away.
Cabreros is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut.
De Groot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cabreros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cabreros blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabreros throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for De Groot.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabreros.
Cabreros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
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 Peter Cabreros will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabreros throws out the jab.
De Groot misses with a hook.
Cabreros gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peter Cabreros is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
Cabreros throws a big shot that misses.
Cabreros throws an off balance right hand
and De Groot counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Groot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cabreros throws a hook but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot connects with a body shot that sends Cabreros's belly button to the back.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
De Groot thumps Cabreros with a low kick.
Cabreros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabreros looks to throw the jab but De Groot is out of range.
De Groot is looking to slow Cabreros down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabreros.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
Cabreros throws the left hand but De Groot avoids the punch easily.
Cabreros lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Groot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cabreros at a distance.
De Groot checks a leg kick.
Cabreros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Groot checks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by De Groot as he connects with a hook.
Cabreros scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Groot cracks the inside of Cabreros's front leg.
De Groot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cabreros is able to avoid easily.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabreros.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabreros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabreros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cabreros has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabreros blocks a low kick nicely.
Cabreros misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Cabreros does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot gets a clinch.
Cabreros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Cabreros.
De Groot wants to land a leg kick but Cabreros is out of range.
De Groot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Cabreros does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cabreros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Nice shot lands for Cabreros.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabreros thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot checks a low kick from Cabreros.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabreros moves away.
Cabreros bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Cabreros moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tests Cabreros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabreros takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabreros attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cabreros lands a leg kick that knocks De Groot off balance momentarily.
De Groot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cabreros cracks De Groot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabreros throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
Cabreros throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
Cabreros looks to throw the jab but De Groot is out of range.
Cabreros misses with a two punch combination.
Cabreros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Groot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabreros motions for De Groot to come forward. Cabreros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Groot scores with a hook to the body. Cabreros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabreros.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabreros's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Groot 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 Cabreros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabreros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
De Groot cracks Cabreros with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabreros throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabreros tries to land a front kick but De Groot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from De Groot misses.
Cabreros shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl De Groot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cabreros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick from Cabreros misses.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabreros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabreros.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Cabreros.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
Cabreros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
De Groot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cabreros tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Groot is able to avoid easily.
De Groot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabreros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabreros moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot takes a swing at Cabreros's ribcage but misses.
Cabreros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Cabreros misses
and De Groot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
A swing and a miss from Cabreros.
Cabreros throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
Cabreros looks to throw the jab but De Groot is out of range.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabreros is just out of range.
Cabreros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabreros is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Cabreros's leg but Cabreros calmly moves out of range.
Cabreros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Groot is looking to score with low kicks.
De Groot jabs at Cabreros's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabreros lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cabreros.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabreros throws a big shot that misses.
Cabreros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cabreros under the eye.
De Groot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot throws a body punch but Cabreros moves out of range.
Cabreros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabreros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
Cabreros throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabreros. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros 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.
Cabreros misses with a lunging right hand
and De Groot counters with a leg kick.
Cabreros misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. De Groot catches Cabreros right on the button with a cross.
Cabreros checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabreros bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A swing and a miss from Cabreros.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Cabreros's head but Cabreros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabreros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
Cabreros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabreros misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabreros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Cabreros's head back.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabreros moves away.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Cabreros.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabreros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Groot tries to score with a low kick but Cabreros moves his leg out of the way.
Cabreros lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cabreros swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabreros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
De Groot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Peter Cabreros did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Groot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Groot connects with a body shot that sends Cabreros's belly button to the back.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabreros manages to avoid it.
Cabreros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cabreros throws a leg kick but De Groot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cabreros blocks a low kick nicely.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabreros. Cabreros obviously looking to wear him down.
Cabreros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabreros.
De Groot scores with a jab.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabreros.
Cabreros moves out of range of the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Cabreros.
Cabreros throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
Cabreros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cabreros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Cabreros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Groot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Cabreros counters with a series of strikes. De Groot will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
Cabreros 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.
De Groot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
Cabreros misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cabreros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Cabreros does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Cabreros does no damage.
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!
Cabreros throws out a loose jab but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cabreros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
De Groot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cabreros. Cabreros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cabreros tries to land a leg kick but De Groot saw it coming and moves away.
De Groot wants to clinch up but Cabreros keeps it at a distance.
Cabreros blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot throws a low kick but Cabreros avoids it.
Cabreros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot throws a head kick but Cabreros moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
Cabreros misses with a leg kick
and De Groot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Cabreros's leg but Cabreros calmly moves out of range.
De Groot throws a lazy right hand but Cabreros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Groot 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 Cabreros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabreros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cabreros checks a low kick from De Groot.
De Groot looks to land a body kick but Cabreros moved away.
Cabreros misses with a looping right.
De Groot lands with an overhand left.
Cabreros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabreros moves out of range of the body kick.
De Groot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabreros to score with a decent uppercut.
De Groot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cabreros loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
Cabreros throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
Cabreros tried to score with a low kick but De Groot checks it.
Cabreros jabs De Groot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cabreros misses.
De Groot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Groot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabreros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabreros scores with a body shot.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Cabreros moved away.
De Groot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body
and De Groot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabreros connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Groot's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
Cabreros checks a low kick from De Groot.
De Groot throws a hook but Cabreros blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabreros.
Cabreros looks to throw the jab but De Groot is out of range.
Cabreros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Groot.
Cabreros throws a hook but De Groot blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karl De Groot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
De Groot checks a low kick from Cabreros.
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Groot takes one on the button.
De Groot tests Cabreros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut.
Cabreros loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
De Groot lands with a shot to the body.
Cabreros misses with a looping left.
De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Groot motions for Cabreros to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cabreros's calf.
De Groot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cabreros throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot blocks a jab.
Cabreros lands with a nice combination. De Groot backs away looking to recover.
Cabreros thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Groot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Groot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Cabreros's leg. Cabreros is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cabreros digs a good body shot into De Groot's ribs.
Cabreros 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.
De Groot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabreros is out of range.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Cabreros slips the punch.
Cabreros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cabreros fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Groot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabreros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabreros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Cabreros lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Cabreros, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Cabreros.
De Groot dodges the punch combination from Cabreros.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cabreros swinging wildly here.
Cabreros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot wants to slow Cabreros down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Cabreros.
Cabreros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Groot counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot wants to clinch but Cabreros slips to the side
and Cabreros counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cabreros throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut.
De Groot clinches up with Cabreros and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by De Groot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cabreros for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
De Groot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Groot misses with some punches.
Cabreros is trying to force a seperation but De Groot has the dominant position.
De Groot tries a body shot but Cabreros blocks it.
De Groot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Groot looking to slow down the pace here.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabreros's elbow.
Cabreros scores with a shot to the side of De Groot's head.
De Groot lands an uppercut.
Cabreros is trying to maintain a safe position but De Groot gets an underhook and turns Cabreros into the cage.
Cabreros tries to circle away but De Groot has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cabreros is trying to break the clinch but De Groot has him pressed against the cage.
Cabreros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Cabreros.
De Groot cracks Cabreros with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Cabreros.
De Groot lunges at Cabreros with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cabreros's hand.
Cabreros scores with a sloppy right hand. De Groot should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl De Groot.
Well De Groot 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Karl De Groot 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirahama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fade To Black. On his way into the cage it seems that Kenichi Shirahama has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenichi Shirahama seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shirahama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Shirahama's head but Shirahama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Shirahama's knee but Shirahama avoids it well.
Simon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shirahama moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams throws a leg kick but Shirahama checks it.
Shirahama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shirahama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shirahama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Shirahama moves his leg out of the way.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams thumps Shirahama with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Shirahama's shoulder, as Shirahama tries to avoid the shot.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shirahama's sensitive parts.
Williams misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Shirahama counters with a nice leg kick.
Shirahama moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams swings for the body but Shirahama moves out of range.
Shirahama moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Shirahama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shirahama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Williams!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirahama postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams is trying to control Shirahama's posture but Shirahama avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams keeping his opponent close.
Shirahama advances nicely into full mount.
Williams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams wants to hold on but Shirahama pushes him away.
Shirahama tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Shirahama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shirahama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Shirahama maintains control.
Williams blocking the ground and pound.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shirahama scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Shirahama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Shirahama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Williams tries to hold on but Shirahama postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams keeps trying to improve his position.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams tries to hold on but Shirahama postures up.
Shirahama lands a heavy elbow.
Williams gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shirahama controlling the pace.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Shirahama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Shirahama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shirahama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Shirahama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shirahama blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Shirahama moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Shirahama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Williams.
Shirahama avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Shirahama is just out of range.
Shirahama avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Shirahama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shirahama moves away.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shirahama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shirahama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses with a hook
and Shirahama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Shirahama slips a jab from Williams.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Shirahama moved out of range nicely.
Shirahama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Williams. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shirahama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shirahama prevents Williams from improving his position.
Shirahama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama controlling the pace.
Shirahama is looking for a kimura here.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams is controlling Shirahama's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shirahama ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Shirahama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams throws a low kick but Shirahama moves out of range easily.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Shirahama moved away.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Shirahama counters with a nice leg kick.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Shirahama avoids a kick to the body.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Shirahama saw that one coming.
Shirahama avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a front kick.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shirahama.
Williams is trying to keep Shirahama in close.
Shirahama wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shirahama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenichi Shirahama wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Williams with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shirahama moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws a body punch but Shirahama moves out of range.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirahama manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Shirahama counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shirahama checks it well.
Simon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Shirahama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shirahama counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throws a jab when Shirahama was well out of range.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams throws a hook to the side of Shirahama's head but Shirahama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shirahama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shirahama moves away.
Shirahama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Shirahama counters with a takedown into side control.
Shirahama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Shirahama.
Shirahama 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.
Shirahama working the head with strikes.
Shirahama lands a few punches from side control.
Shirahama working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirahama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
Shirahama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Simon Williams just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Shirahama ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Shirahama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shirahama slips a straight right by Williams.
Shirahama will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A leg kick checked by Shirahama.
Williams lands with a hook. Shirahama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Shirahama's head back.
Williams lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shirahama checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirahama manages to avoid it.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Shirahama off balance momentarily.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shirahama is able to avoid easily.
Williams tries a low kick but Shirahama avoids it.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Shirahama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Shirahama working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirahama in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Shirahama keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams is trying to control Shirahama's posture but Shirahama avoids it.
Williams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williams regains half guard there - taking advantage of Shirahama's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Williams trying to control here.
Kenichi Shirahama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shirahama trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Shirahama lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Shirahama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williams trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirahama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shirahama lands strikes from half guard.
Shirahama is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is still trying to improve position.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shirahama works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams managing to control the position.
Shirahama throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shirahama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Simon Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams throws out a leg kick but Shirahama moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Shirahama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Shirahama moves out of range easily.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shirahama counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Shirahama passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shirahama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Shirahama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams trying to get back to full guard but Shirahama takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Shirahama trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams tries to hold on but Shirahama pushes him away.
Williams is bucking up trying to escape but Shirahama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kenichi Shirahama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama lands a heavy elbow.
Shirahama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shirahama misses with a head shot.
Williams regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirahama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams is looking to control Shirahama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Shirahama is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shirahama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is holding on to half guard well.
Shirahama prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shirahama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shirahama's back!
Shirahama can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands strikes to the head.
Shirahama is keeping busy.
Shirahama manages to reverse the position and now he's in Williams's guard. Nice work there by Shirahama.
Williams has Shirahama pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simon Williams.
I think Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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