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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bors Whiskavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Foolery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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227 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bors Whiskavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Foolery!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiskavich looks to land a combination but Foolery avoids it well.
Whiskavich throws an overhand right that lands on Foolery's shoulder, as Foolery tries to avoid the shot.
Whiskavich leaves Foolery with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Whiskavich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Whiskavich does no damage.
A big right from Whiskavich misses.
Foolery shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whiskavich defends it nicely.
Whiskavich misses with a straight left.
Whiskavich throws a good cross that connects.
Whiskavich drops Foolery with a beautiful combination! Foolery stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whiskavich is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tom Foolery has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foolery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Foolery shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whiskavich pinned against the cage. Whiskavich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bors Whiskavich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Foolery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiskavich takes a swing at Foolery's ribcage but misses.
Whiskavich lands a big uppercut and Foolery crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Foolery looks OK. Whiskavich waves Foolery back to his feet!
Bors Whiskavich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Whiskavich knocks Foolery out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bors Whiskavich!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayceon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Groinslap Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jayceon Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Groinslap Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit wants to clinch.
Taylor scores with a takedown into Bandit's guard.
Bandit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bandit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
Bandit keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandit wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor has gone for a leg lock! Bandit slips out almost immediately though and dives into Taylor's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit trying to stand up but can't free himself from Taylor's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bandit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bandit moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Bandit tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jayceon Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandit tries to clinch up.
Bandit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandit moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandit tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Bandit doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bandit tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bandit wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bandit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Groinslap Bandit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bandit tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor throws a leg kick that misses.
Taylor tries to clinch but Bandit moves out of range.
Bandit tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bandit circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bandit circles away.
Taylor dives in and grabs Bandit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bandit pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Bandit tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bandit really felt that one!
Taylor looks to land a combination but Bandit avoids it well.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandit.
Bandit dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Bandit closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
Bandit clinches up against the cage.
Bandit lands a nice elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bandit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bandit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bandit lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Taylor takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jayceon Taylor has been cut.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bandit landing knees to the body.
Bandit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Groinslap Bandit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayceon Taylor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandit tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bandit sprawls well. Bandit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandit tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Bandit tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandit rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bandit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bandit lands a nice knee to the body.
Bandit landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bandit.
Nice elbow from Bandit.
Nice elbow from Bandit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Groinslap Bandit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bandit lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Bandit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor is rocked!
Bandit lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bandit obliges.
Taylor letting Bandit take a breather here.
Bandit continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bandit lands a big knee to the head and Taylor goes down! Bandit pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Groinslap Bandit!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kutt Kalhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Apostolou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apostolou is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Deep" by Nine Inch Nails. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kutt Kalhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theo Apostolou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apostolou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalhoun lunges at Apostolou with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Apostolou's hand.
Kalhoun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Apostolou is pushing Kalhoun's head away, looking to escape. Kalhoun manages to hold on to the position though.
Kalhoun looking to control but instead Apostolou has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kalhoun is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Apostolou tries to kick Kalhoun off but Kalhoun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalhoun controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalhoun moves into full mount! Apostolou won't be happy about that!
Apostolou is trying to stand but he's just given Kalhoun his back.
Apostolou is trying to get back to his feet but Kalhoun has full control of the position and if anything, Apostolou has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kalhoun is riding his opponent, not letting Apostolou buck him off.
Kalhoun is looking to control Apostolou but Apostolou is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kalhoun is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kalhoun gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kalhoun gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kalhoun apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kalhoun wants to land a leg kick but Apostolou is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalhoun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Apostolou is fending him off so far but Kalhoun persists. Nope, Apostolou circles away and we're back to standing.
Apostolou has managed to clinch.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside.
Apostolou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Apostolou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kutt Kalhoun has been cut.
Apostolou prevents Kalhoun from breaking the clinch.
Apostolou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalhoun.
Apostolou lands an elbow just above Kalhoun 's eye.
Apostolou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Apostolou lands a nice elbow.
Apostolou lands an elbow that stopped Kalhoun in his tracks for a moment.
Kalhoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Apostolou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apostolou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalhoun.
Apostolou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Apostolou throws an elbow but it misses.
Apostolou misses with an elbow strike.
Kalhoun blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Apostolou.
Apostolou lands an elbow just above Kalhoun 's eye.
Apostolou misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Apostolou throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apostolou looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Apostolou lands a damaging elbow.
Apostolou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalhoun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalhoun.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Apostolou just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalhoun's brow.
Apostolou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Apostolou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Apostolou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Kalhoun on the inside.
Apostolou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalhoun tries to break the clinch but Apostolou is controlling the position.
Apostolou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Apostolou blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Apostolou throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Apostolou.
Kalhoun is trying to force a seperation but Apostolou has the dominant position.
Apostolou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalhoun.
Apostolou landing knees to the body.
Kalhoun stalling in the clinch but Apostolou improves position.
Kalhoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Apostolou.
Apostolou gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 Kutt Kalhoun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kutt Kalhoun's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kalhoun looks to clinch
and Apostolou counters with a head kick. That will keep Kalhoun thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kalhoun throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Apostolou counters by clinching up.
Apostolou lands an elbow that stopped Kalhoun in his tracks for a moment.
Apostolou gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kalhoun stalling in the clinch but Apostolou improves position.
Apostolou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalhoun's defenses.
Apostolou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalhoun is defending well for now.
Kalhoun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kalhoun avoiding damage as Apostolou throws knees to the body.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside.
Apostolou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Apostolou.
Apostolou trying to land knees to the body.
Apostolou misses with an elbow strike.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside that Kalhoun shrugs off.
Kutt Kalhoun's cut is getting worse.
Apostolou lands an elbow that stopped Kalhoun in his tracks for a moment.
Apostolou tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalhoun avoids the damage to the body.
Kalhoun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalhoun blocks an elbow strike.
Kalhoun blocks an elbow strike from Apostolou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apostolou throws an elbow but it misses.
Apostolou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalhoun avoids it.
Apostolou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Apostolou misses with an elbow over the top.
Apostolou lands a damaging elbow.
Kalhoun looking to slow down the pace here.
Apostolou gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Apostolou throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kalhoun avoids a wild elbow strike from Apostolou.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside that Kalhoun shrugs off.
Kalhoun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Apostolou tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalhoun avoids the damage to the body.
Apostolou lands an elbow just above Kalhoun 's eye.
Kalhoun taking a breather.
Apostolou lands a damaging elbow.
Apostolou looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Apostolou keeps control of Kalhoun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Apostolou lands an elbow that stopped Kalhoun in his tracks for a moment.
Kutt Kalhoun's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kalhoun wants to stall.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalhoun blocks an elbow strike.
Kalhoun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kalhoun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apostolou throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kalhoun blocks an elbow strike.
Kalhoun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Apostolou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalhoun avoids it.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside.
Apostolou lands a damaging elbow.
Kalhoun is trying to force a seperation but Apostolou has the dominant position.
Kalhoun blocks an elbow strike from Apostolou.
Apostolou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kalhoun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Apostolou.
Apostolou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalhoun's efforts to push away.
Kalhoun is trying to break the clinch but Apostolou has him pressed against the cage.
Kalhoun dodges an elbow strike from Apostolou.
Apostolou lands an elbow that stopped Kalhoun in his tracks for a moment.
Apostolou pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalhoun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Apostolou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalhoun takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Kutt Kalhoun's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kalhoun blocks the elbow strike.
Apostolou lands an elbow that stopped Kalhoun in his tracks for a moment.
Kalhoun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Apostolou is keeping busy.
Kalhoun is trying to force a seperation but Apostolou has the dominant position.
Kalhoun managing to block the knees to the body from Apostolou.
Kalhoun avoiding damage as Apostolou throws knees to the body.
Apostolou looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Apostolou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalhoun's defenses.
Kalhoun takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Apostolou just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalhoun's brow.
Apostolou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kutt Kalhoun's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Theo Apostolou!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Llewellyn Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moss might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Ballad Of Michael Valentine. Llewellyn Moss 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Llewellyn Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss shoots for a double leg takedown but Stalin sprawls well. He's pushed Moss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stalin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moss decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stalin's guard.
Stalin is trying to control the position but Moss postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss stands up over Stalin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stalin pulls Moss in close to prevent any damage.
Moss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moss thows a big elbow that misses.
Moss thows a big elbow that misses.
Stalin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moss being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss looking to sit in guard and control but Stalin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moss wriggles free and stands up.
Stalin shoots and misses
and Moss counters with a single leg into guard. Stalin didn't expect that.
Stalin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moss throws and elbow that misses. Stalin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moss's guard. Nice move by Stalin!
Stalin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stalin wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moss could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Moss wants to get back to his feet but Stalin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stalin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stalin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stalin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moss is keeping the position for now.
Moss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stalin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moss decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stalin's guard.
Llewellyn Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Stalin.
Moss is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moss accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stalin keeping full guard, as Moss tries to pass.
Moss throws a strike but Stalin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moss wants to stand and escape but Stalin is having none of it.
Stalin wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalin drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Stalin seems to have locked his on tight now - Moss screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Stalin, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joseph Stalin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hippolati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamina Ballerina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hippolati comes to the cage accompanied by Monster Mash. Ballerina comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Gayest Song Ever. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Hippolati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamina Ballerina!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ballerina with that takedown attempt.
Hippolati thuds a left hand into Ballerina's body.
Ballerina shoots for a double leg takedown but Hippolati sprawls well. He's pushed Ballerina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hippolati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballerina.
Ballerina takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hippolati fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hippolati. No joy for Ballerina on that attempt.
Jesse Hippolati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamina Ballerina.
Hippolati lands a nice shot that snaps Ballerina's head back.
Hippolati gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballerina tries to pull guard but Hippolati holds him up against the cage and eventually Ballerina drops back down to his feet.
Hippolati lands a left hand.
Hippolati pushes Ballerina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballerina wants a takedown.
Hippolati lands with a right to the head.
Hippolati looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballerina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hippolati fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ballerina shoots in for a double leg but Hippolati sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ballerina dodges the punch combination from Hippolati.
Hippolati looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippolati pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hippolati scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ballerina tries to keep at a distance but Hippolati has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ballerina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hippolati pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ballerina goes for a takedown attempt but Hippolati pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hippolati misses with a few strikes there.
Hippolati tries to clinch up but Ballerina circles away and keeps his distance.
Hippolati misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Hippolati misses.
Ballerina needs to keep his hands up - Hippolati had a free shot at his head there.
Hippolati shoots in but Ballerina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ballerina has his takedown stuffed
and Hippolati moves into the clinch.
Ballerina tries to pull guard but Hippolati holds him up against the cage and eventually Ballerina drops back down to his feet.
Ballerina looking for a takedown.
Hippolati pushes Ballerina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hippolati lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippolati breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballerina slips a jab and a cross from Hippolati.
Ballerina gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hippolati's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ballerina prevents Hippolati from escaping the position.
Hippolati is breathing heavily.
Ballerina trying to control the position but Hippolati is working away.
Hippolati is trying to control Ballerina's posture but Ballerina avoids it.
Hippolati tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hippolati wants to control but Ballerina postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hippolati takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hippolati wants to control but Ballerina postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hippolati moves in looking to clinch but Ballerina pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballerina shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballerina has his takedown stuffed
and Hippolati counters with a body kick.
Ballerina tries for a takedown but Hippolati circles away easily
and Hippolati cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hippolati swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ballerina.
Ballerina tries for a takedown but Hippolati circles away easily
and Hippolati counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballerina pulls Hippolati in to control the position.
Hippolati wants to stand and escape but instead Ballerina has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballerina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballerina tries to stand but Hippolati is controlling from the bottom.
Hippolati looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hippolati wants to sweep but no luck.
Ballerina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ballerina gets to his feet. Hippolati looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ballerina shoots and misses
and Hippolati counters with a three punch combo that has Ballerina backing up. Ballerina nods at Hippolati to acknowledge the strikes.
Ballerina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ballerina closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hippolati to the mat! Hippolati manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hippolati wants to get back to his feet but Ballerina is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ballerina wants to control from the top but Hippolati keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballerina won't allow Hippolati to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Hippolati dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Hippolati as Ballerina shoots in.
Ballerina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hippolati's waist but Hippolati gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ballerina off to one side.
Hippolati's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hippolati duly obliges.
No luck for Ballerina with that takedown attempt.
Jesse Hippolati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamina Ballerina.
Hippolati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballerina.
Ballerina has a takedown stuffed.
Jesse Hippolati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hippolati looks to land a combination but Ballerina avoids it well.
Hippolati swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hippolati throws a looping overhand right but Ballerina ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballerina shoots in for a double leg but Hippolati sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ballerina closes the distance and clinches up with Hippolati, looking for a takedown. Ballerina pushes Hippolati against the cage but Hippolati circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hippolati shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ballerina manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hippolati stopping the sweep attempt from Ballerina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippolati drops back looking for a leg! Ballerina is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ballerina manages to kick Hippolati off! Hippolati jumps back into Ballerina's guard.
Ballerina keeping moving, preventing Hippolati from controlling successfully.
Hippolati looking to pass the guard.
Ballerina looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ballerina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hippolati is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hippolati wants to stand but Ballerina has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hippolati wants to control from the top but Ballerina keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ballerina tries for a takedown but Hippolati circles away easily
and Hippolati counters with a stiff right hand.
Hippolati tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballerina closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ballerina is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hippolati knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ballerina decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hippolati to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballerina with a poor takedown
and Hippolati counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ballerina gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hippolati.
Hippolati wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballerina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hippolati fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hippolati.
Ballerina shoots and misses
and Hippolati counters with a series of strikes. Ballerina will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ballerina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benjamina Ballerina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballerina shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hippolati sprawls well. Hippolati wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ballerina gets slowly back to his feet.
Hippolati stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hippolati wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hippolati misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Hippolati as Ballerina shoots in.
Hippolati tries to clinch there but Ballerina circles away.
Hippolati scores with a three punch combo!
Ballerina has a takedown stuffed.
Ballerina shoots for a takedown but Hippolati saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hippolati misses with a double jab.
Ballerina shoots in but Hippolati avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ballerina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hippolati pinned against the cage. Hippolati gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ballerina shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hippolati sprawls well. Hippolati wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ballerina gets slowly back to his feet.
Hippolati has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Hippolati dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hippolati scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ballerina fails with a takedown attempt.
Hippolati misses with a takedown attempt - Ballerina sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ballerina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hippolati counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ballerina!
Hippolati tries to control but Ballerina wriggling away.
Ballerina sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ballerina trying to control from the bottom.
Hippolati wants to stand up but Ballerina is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballerina kicks off Hippolati and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballerina tries for a takedown but Hippolati circles away easily
and Hippolati counters with a takedown into side control.
Jesse Hippolati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamina Ballerina.
Hippolati decides to stand back up.
Hippolati tries to clinch but Ballerina moves out of range.
Ballerina avoids the body shot from Hippolati.
Ballerina dodges the punch combination from Hippolati.
Ballerina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hippolati counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hippolati gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ballerina fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hippolati avoids it really well and circles away.
Hippolati misses with a few strikes there.
Ballerina looks for a takedown but Hippolati sprawls well.
Hippolati misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballerina keeps the fight on the outside.
Hippolati defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ballerina.
Hippolati scores with a hook to the body. Ballerina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hippolati connects with the punch.
Hippolati throws a series of punches but Ballerina moves out of range.
Ballerina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hippolati's waist but Hippolati gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ballerina off to one side.
Hippolati lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hippolati stuffs the takedown.
Ballerina has his takedown stuffed
and Hippolati counters with a two punch combo.
Hippolati lands a jab-cross combination.
Ballerina gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hippolati holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hippolati has a couple of punches blocked by Ballerina.
Ballerina drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hippolati pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hippolati fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ballerina, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballerina has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hippolati is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hippolati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hippolati.
Ballerina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hippolati shoots in for a takedown but Ballerina shows good takedown defense.
Hippolati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballerina.
Ballerina has his takedown stuffed
and Hippolati counters with a nice uppercut.
Ballerina has his takedown stuffed
and Hippolati counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ballerina tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hippolati just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hippolati lands a shoulder strike.
Hippolati wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ballerina has him pressed against the cage.
Ballerina drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballerina is working for takedown but Hippolati is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hippolati manages to break the clinch.
Ballerina shoots and misses
and Hippolati counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballerina fails with the takedown
and Hippolati counters with a three punch combo that has Ballerina backing up. Ballerina nods at Hippolati to acknowledge the strikes.
Ballerina gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hippolati counters with a stiff right hand.
Hippolati looks to land a combination. Ballerina sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ballerina has his takedown stuffed
and Hippolati holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hippolati is looking to control Ballerina's arms but Ballerina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hippolati has his back to the cage.
Benjamina Ballerina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballerina pulls guard.
Ballerina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippolati stays in close to Ballerina's body and controls the position.
Jesse Hippolati is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ballerina looking for a guillotine here but Hippolati defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Hippolati showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hippolati has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Hippolati!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Coles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erich Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Erich Gabriel enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erich Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel swats away the attempt to clinch by Coles.
Gabriel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gabriel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gabriel shoots in looking for a takedown. Coles tries to sprawl out of it but Gabriel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gabriel avoids a wild elbow strike from Coles.
Coles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Erich Gabriel has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coles.
Gabriel dodges an elbow strike from Coles.
Gabriel working hard to break the clinch.
Coles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coles lands an elbow inside that Gabriel shrugs off.
Coles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gabriel's defenses.
That has opened up Erich Gabriel's cut even more.
Coles lands an elbow inside that Gabriel shrugs off.
Coles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Erich Gabriel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Erich Gabriel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Todd Coles!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Super Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Paxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Super Boy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Super Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Paxton!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paxton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy shoots in and drives through. Paxton sprawls well.
Super Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paxton stuffs the takedown.
Paxton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Boy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paxton tries to avoid it but Boy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paxton to the ground. Paxton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paxton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paxton slaps away a takedown attempt from Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paxton is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy looks for a takedown but Paxton sprawls well.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
Boy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paxton but Paxton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boy closes the distance and clinches up with Paxton, looking for a takedown. Boy pushes Paxton against the cage but Paxton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nathan Paxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paxton closes the distance and pushes Boy back into the cage.
Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Boy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paxton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paxton lands a damaging elbow.
Boy dodges an elbow strike from Paxton.
Nice elbow from Paxton.
It looks like Super Boy has been cut.
Boy avoids the elbow strike from Paxton, against the cage.
Boy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paxton pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paxton tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Paxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paxton tries to clinch up.
Paxton wants to clinch.
Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxton clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Paxton.
Boy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paxton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boy is trying to trip Paxton. He has hold of a leg but Paxton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Boy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Boy stops Paxton from standing up.
Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paxton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boy prevents Paxton from getting back to his feet.
Boy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Paxton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paxton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boy is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boy shoots in but no luck this time.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paxton defends it nicely.
Boy drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Paxton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Boy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boy fails with the takedown.
Boy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paxton circles away.
Paxton stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Boy or perhaps it was just good defense by Paxton which made him look bad.
Paxton moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paxton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boy somewhat.
Boy looks for a takedown but Paxton sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paxton wants it to stay on the feet.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt - Paxton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Boy tries for a takedown but Paxton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paxton defends it nicely.
Paxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt - Paxton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paxton avoids it really well and circles away.
Boy fails to land the takedown.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paxton pinned against the cage. Paxton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paxton sprawls well. Paxton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paxton tries to avoid it but Boy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paxton to the ground. Paxton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Paxton rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paxton lands an elbow that stopped Boy in his tracks for a moment.
Paxton misses with an elbow strike.
Boy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paxton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boy can't get the takedown.
Boy blocks an elbow strike from Paxton.
Paxton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boy.
Paxton lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy blocks the elbow strike.
Boy blocks an elbow strike from Paxton.
Paxton stops a takedown attempt from Boy.
Paxton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paxton throws an elbow but misses.
Boy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paxton pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boy shoots for a takedown but Paxton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paxton as he jumps to the side.
Boy tries to keep at a distance but Paxton has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Paxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Super Boy's cut.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Paxton sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paxton as he avoids it easily.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paxton sprawls well. Paxton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paxton sprawls well. Paxton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boy.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but Paxton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paxton tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paxton swivels and escapes.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paxton tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Paxton tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boy.
Super Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Paxton as Boy shoots in.
Paxton clinches up with Boy and pushes him back against the cage.
Paxton lands an elbow inside that Boy shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paxton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boy's brow.
Boy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paxton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paxton is pressed up against the cage. Boy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paxton down to the mat. Paxton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paxton tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paxton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boy somewhat.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but Paxton shows good takedown defense.
Boy shoots in but no luck this time.
Boy shoots in but Paxton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paxton darts in and clinches Boy up against the cage.
Paxton lands a nice elbow.
Boy avoids a wild elbow strike from Paxton.
Boy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paxton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paxton lands an elbow just above Boy 's eye.
Paxton lands an elbow inside that Boy shrugs off.
Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paxton lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Paxton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paxton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paxton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Paxton throws an elbow but it misses.
Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boy blocks an elbow strike.
Paxton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boy avoids a wild elbow strike from Paxton.
Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paxton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boy's defenses.
Paxton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paxton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paxton misses with an elbow strike.
Boy avoids the elbow strike from Paxton, against the cage.
Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Boy blocks the elbow strike.
Paxton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paxton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boy's defenses.
Paxton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paxton lands a nice elbow.
Boy blocks an elbow strike from Paxton.
Paxton lands an elbow just above Boy 's eye.
Boy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paxton pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Paxton really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Boy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boy shoots in looking for a takedown. Paxton tries to sprawl out of it but Boy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paxton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
Paxton tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paxton leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paxton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boy somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paxton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paxton lands an elbow inside.
Boy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paxton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paxton is pressed up against the cage. Boy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paxton down to the mat. Paxton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paxton swivels and escapes.
Boy shoots in for a double leg but Paxton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boy fails to land the takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boy closes the distance and clinches up with Paxton, looking for a takedown. Boy pushes Paxton against the cage but Paxton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boy tries for a takedown but Paxton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paxton has Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Paxton.
Paxton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Paxton throws an elbow but it misses.
Paxton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paxton throws an elbow that misses.
Paxton lands an elbow inside that Boy shrugs off.
Boy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paxton smiles and moves away.
Paxton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Paxton sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boy.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paxton sprawls well. Paxton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Paxton sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boy looks for a takedown but Paxton sprawls well.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paxton pinned against the cage. Paxton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paxton tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Paxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Paxton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boy.
Boy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paxton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boy somewhat.
Paxton has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paxton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boy's brow.
Paxton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nathan Paxton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paxton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paxton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Paxton dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Super Boy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Boy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paxton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paxton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boy.
Nice takedown defense from Paxton. No joy for Boy on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paxton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boy somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Boy or perhaps it was just good defense by Paxton which made him look bad.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paxton slaps away a takedown attempt from Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paxton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paxton moves into the clinch.
Paxton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paxton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boy's defenses.
Paxton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Paxton.
Paxton lands a damaging elbow.
Paxton lands an elbow inside.
Paxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paxton.
Paxton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Paxton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paxton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paxton lands an elbow that stopped Boy in his tracks for a moment.
Boy lands a takedown into guard.
Paxton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but Paxton is retaining full guard.
Boy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boy drops back looking for a leg! Paxton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paxton manages to kick Boy off! Boy jumps back into Paxton's guard.
Boy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paxton can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paxton is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paxton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paxton wants it to stay on the feet.
Paxton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boy.
Boy looks for a takedown but Paxton sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Paxton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Paxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paxton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 44:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Paxton!
Nathan Paxton is the new middleweight champion!
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