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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venturia's entrance music is Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. A fine choice. Tyson Speed 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Venturia.
Venturia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Venturia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Venturia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Speed wants to clinch up but Venturia keeps it at a distance.
Venturia connects with a leg kick. Speed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Speed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Venturia is trying to defend but Speed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venturia kicks Speed off and gets back to his feet.
Venturia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
Venturia is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Venturia misses with a two punch combination.
Venturia throws a leg kick but Speed moved away.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Speed was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Venturia is looking to get back to his feet here but Speed is keeping cool and he's managed to take Venturia's back.
Venturia looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Venturia prevents Speed from getting a body triangle.
Venturia wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed controlling from the back.
Speed trying to control.
Speed is riding his opponent, not letting Venturia buck him off.
Venturia holding both Speed 's hands and preventing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venturia prevents Speed from getting a body triangle.
Speed looking for the choke but no joy.
Venturia manages to stand up with Speed still on his back. Eventually Speed drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
A telegraphed right hand from Venturia misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Venturia.
Speed tries to clinch but Venturia moves out of range.
Venturia misses with a double jab.
Speed fails with a takedown attempt.
Speed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Venturia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venturia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Speed.
Jesse Venturia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Speed.
Speed forces Venturia back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed is trying to break free.
Venturia has had enough of the clinch but Speed keeps him there for the moment.
Speed jumps guard and drags Venturia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Venturia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Speed shoots in for a takedown but Venturia shows good takedown defense.
Speed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Venturia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Speed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Speed throws a body punch but Venturia moves out of range.
Venturia jabs Speed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Venturia connects with a body shot.
Venturia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Venturia misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed closes the distance but Venturia moves to the side
and Venturia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Speed's knee momentarily.
Speed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Venturia lands a leg kick that knocks Speed off balance momentarily.
Venturia thuds his right hand into Speed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Speed is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Venturia - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Venturia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Venturia connects with a leg kick. Speed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Venturia throws a left that rocks Speed and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Venturia dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Speed regain composure!
Speed is rocked!
Venturia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venturia decides to stand back up. Venturia steps back and let's Speed get back to his feet.
Speed is still on wobbly legs! Can Venturia finish him?
Speed gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Venturia points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Speed wakes up just in time to hear Venturia thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Venturia!
In his post fight interview, Jesse Venturia started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, How Much For One Rib?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Campos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campos leaves Watson 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 Mason Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson looking to score a takedown here. Campos is defending well but Watson drives through and ends up in Campos's guard.
Watson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campos is keeping the position for now.
Campos wants to stand but Watson is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campos trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
Watson is pushing down on Campos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Campos is fighting to maintain full guard but Watson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Campos trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is trying to control. Campos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson is working for a submission of some sort.
Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watson seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Campos has recovered full guard.
Campos keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson pushing down on Campos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watson wants to work for an arm triangle but Campos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Campos wants to get back to full guard.
Campos is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
Campos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watson pulls his head out easily.
Watson is looking to pass Campos's guard but actually Campos recovers to full guard.
Watson connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campos is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson working for a triangle but Campos defends it easily.
Campos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Campos passes Watson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson actively working from the bottom here.
Watson trying to hold on to Campos's head to control him but Campos postures up.
Campos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watson's head.
Campos wants to take a breather but Watson is having none of it.
Watson is looking to improve his position.
Watson is looking to control Campos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watson avoid being mounted?
Campos is pressing down on Watson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watson is holding on for now.
Watson wants to control but Campos is keeping busy.
Watson is pressing down on Campos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Campos misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watson.
Watson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Campos is out of range and Watson settles back down.
Watson lands with an overhand left.
Campos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Campos.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Campos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watson's brow.
Campos prevents a body shot from Watson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Campos tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Campos throws an elbow but misses.
Campos can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mason Watson has been cut.
Watson stalling in the clinch.
Campos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campos digs a right hand into Watson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watson's gas tank.
Campos lands an uppercut.
Campos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Campos tries to stall but Watson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Watson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Campos prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Watson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Watson tries a body shot but Campos blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Campos.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Campos lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
Watson blocks an elbow strike from Campos.
Campos breaks the clinch.
Campos loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Campos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Watson scrambles back to his feet.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Campos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Campos.
Campos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniel Campos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Campos's head but Campos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campos slips under a jab.
Campos loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Campos leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Campos is out of range.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campos moves away.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Campos circles away.
Watson slips a jab from Campos.
Campos looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Campos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watson tries to clinch but Campos is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos misses with a leg kick
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Campos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campos. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campos darts in trying to clinch
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campos swings widly with a right hand
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson moves forwards but Campos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Campos misses with a body shot.
Watson clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Campos can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Campos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Campos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mason Watson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Watson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Watson raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Daniel Campos has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Campos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Campos!
Campos wants to get up but he can't break Watson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Campos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campos has managed to get both his arms back between Watson's legs - danger averted.
Campos trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Watson working for a triangle but Campos defends it easily.
Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Campos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Campos stands up over Watson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Watson looking for subs off his back but Campos has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos tries to pass to full mount but Watson defends it.
Watson is trying to get back to full guard.
Watson is working hard here to advance position.
Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Campos pulls his head out easily.
Campos wants to take a breather but Watson is having none of it.
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!
Still in half guard, Campos seems content to control.
Watson looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Watson is looking to improve his position but Campos isn't that keen on the idea.
Campos wants to control the pace but Watson is squirming around nicely.
Watson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Campos has control of Watson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Watson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Watson is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mason Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campos manages to capitalize on a mistake by Watson to take his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campos tries to keep control of the position but Watson is staying busy.
Campos controlling from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campos is trying to stick to Watson's back but Watson is turning into Campos. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Campos's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Watson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Watson!
An out of breath Mason Watson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamalski Ramirezovic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin avoids the body shot from Ramirezovic.
Wiggin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wiggin checks a leg kick.
Ramirezovic scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Ender Wiggin has been cut.
Ramirezovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiggin is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirezovic.
Wiggin throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
Wiggin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirezovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramirezovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wiggin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirezovic.
A punch combination from Ramirezovic misses.
Wiggin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiggin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirezovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin avoids the body shot from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic connects with a leg kick. Wiggin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramirezovic tried to score with a low kick but Wiggin checks it.
Ramirezovic moves into range and clinches up with Wiggin.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiggin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirezovic controls his hands.
Ramirezovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggin managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggin throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirezovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiggin's defenses.
Wiggin lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirezovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiggin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Ramirezovic in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggin pushes Ramirezovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirezovic.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirezovic trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Ramirezovic blocks an uppercut.
Wiggin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramirezovic backwards.
Ramirezovic missing with knees to the body.
Wiggin lands an elbow just above Ramirezovic 's eye.
Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut is getting worse.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Wiggin avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirezovic.
Wiggin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirezovic backwards.
Wiggin managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic missing with knees to the body.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Ramirezovic in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiggin avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirezovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirezovic backwards.
Ramirezovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirezovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggin working Ramirezovic over with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with a body punch.
Ramirezovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wiggin digs a right hand into Ramirezovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramirezovic's gas tank.
Ramirezovic is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeez, Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ramirezovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiggin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Ramirezovic shrugs off.
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirezovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiggin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ender Wiggin!
A relieved looking Ender Wiggin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Die Rücksichtslos comes into the arena with Theme from Gilligans isle blaring out of the sound system. Mangold is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead Prez "Be Healthy". Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Die Rücksichtslos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mangold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Mangold finds it's way through Die Rücksichtslos's defenses.
Mangold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mangold throws a low kick, looking for Die Rücksichtslos's leg but Die Rücksichtslos calmly moves out of range.
Die Rücksichtslos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mangold counters with a nice uppercut.
Die Rücksichtslos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Die Rücksichtslos thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold throws a leg kick that misses.
Mangold just misses with a punch to the body.
Die Rücksichtslos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mangold, as that shot connected.
Mangold lands a jab to the head.
Mangold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Die Rücksichtslos on the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mangold.
Mangold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Die Rücksichtslos slips a straight right by Mangold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Die Rücksichtslos fails to land with a series of punches.
Mangold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a big shot that misses.
Mangold is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Die Rücksichtslos's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mangold is just content to waste time from the top position. Die Rücksichtslos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Die Rücksichtslos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mangold.
Mangold wants to control from the top but Die Rücksichtslos keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Die Rücksichtslos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mangold lands a couple of digs.
Die Rücksichtslos working a defensive guard here.
Mangold pushing down on Die Rücksichtslos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mangold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Die Rücksichtslos is trying to stand.
Die Rücksichtslos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mangold.
Die Rücksichtslos is not content to let Mangold control the position.
Mangold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Die Rücksichtslos is staying active underneath Mangold, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mangold controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Die Rücksichtslos defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold dominated that round.
That's time! Die Rücksichtslos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mangold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mangold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mangold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mangold throws a leg kick that is checked
and Die Rücksichtslos counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Die Rücksichtslos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mangold.
Mangold catches Die Rücksichtslos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mangold lands a right hook to the body.
Die Rücksichtslos moves into range and clinches up with Mangold.
Die Rücksichtslos misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold breaks the clinch.
Die Rücksichtslos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Die Rücksichtslos does no damage.
Danny Mangold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangold blocks a head kick by Die Rücksichtslos.
A telegraphed right hand from Mangold misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Mangold.
Die Rücksichtslos slips under a jab from Mangold.
A bone on bone clash there as Die Rücksichtslos blocks the leg kick.
Mangold connects with a right hand. Die Rücksichtslos shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Die Rücksichtslos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mangold throws the left hand but Die Rücksichtslos avoids the punch easily.
Die Rücksichtslos 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.
Die Rücksichtslos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mangold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Die Rücksichtslos moves out of range as Mangold strikes.
Die Rücksichtslos moves out of range of the body kick from Mangold.
Mangold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Die Rücksichtsloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mangold.
Die Rücksichtslos lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Mangold does it's job there.
Mangold uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Die Rücksichtslos has time to react.
Die Rücksichtslos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mangold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Die Rücksichtslos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Die Rücksichtslos slips a jab from Mangold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mangold is looking to slow Die Rücksichtslos down with leg kicks.
Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mangold lands a body shot.
Mangold misses with a kick to the body.
Mangold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Die Rücksichtslos.
Mangold tries to bum rush Die Rücksichtslos with a series of wild strikes but Die Rücksichtslos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Die Rücksichtslos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mangold on the side of the head.
Mangold scores with a decent looking hook.
Mangold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Mangold misses its intended target.
Mangold scores with a jab. Die Rücksichtslos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mangold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Die Rücksichtslos moves away.
Mangold connects with a leg kick. Die Rücksichtslos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mangold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danny Mangold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mangold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mangold avoids the body shot from Die Rücksichtslos.
Mangold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mangold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mangold throws the kick towards the body but Die Rücksichtslos avoids it.
A head kick misses from Mangold.
A telegraphed right hand from Mangold misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold throws a low kick, looking for Die Rücksichtslos's leg but Die Rücksichtslos calmly moves out of range.
Mangold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mangold.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a lazy head kick
and Mangold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mangold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Mangold finds it's way through Die Rücksichtslos's defenses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mangold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold jabs Die Rücksichtslos right on the nose. Die Rücksichtslos blinks but takes it well.
Mangold fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Die Rücksichtslos is out of range.
Die Rücksichtslos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Die Rücksichtslos tries to land a front kick but Mangold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mangold misses with a low kick.
Die Rücksichtslos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Die Rücksichtslos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a sloppy head kick and Mangold moves out of range easily.
Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mangold is looking to land body kicks.
Mangold misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Die Rücksichtslos checks a leg kick.
Die Rücksichtslos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mangold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mangold misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Die Rücksichtslos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mangold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Mangold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mangold 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Mangold!
After winning the bout, Danny Mangold 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 Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubrov closes the distance and clinches up with Schkelpt, looking for a takedown. Dubrov pushes Schkelpt against the cage but Schkelpt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schkelpt looks to throw the jab but Dubrov is out of range.
Dubrov darts in trying to clinch
and Schkelpt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schkelpt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubrov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schkelpt as he avoids it easily.
Dubrov closes the distance and pushes Schkelpt back into the cage.
Dubrov landing knees to the head.
It looks like Mikey Schkelpt has been cut.
Schkelpt working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schkelpt blocks it with crossed arms.
Dubrov effectively controlling the action here.
Schkelpt breaks from the clinch.
Schkelpt throws a hook but Dubrov blocks it.
Schkelpt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schkelpt looks to land a left hand but Dubrov moved out of range nicely.
Dubrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schkelpt finds it's way round the side to connect with Dubrov's head.
Schkelpt lands with an uppercut that bounces Dubrov off the cage and back into range.
Schkelpt moves into the clinch successfully.
Schkelpt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkelpt is trying to push Dubrov away but Dubrov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dubrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dubrov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dubrov blocking some punches.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt lands with a light punch inside.
Schkelpt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dubrov keeps control of Schkelpt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schkelpt wants to break free but Dubrov has control.
Schkelpt gets through Dubrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov lands an uppercut.
Dubrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schkelpt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mikey Schkelpt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schkelpt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dubrov throws a head kick that misses.
Schkelpt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Schkelpt there.
That has opened up Pavel Dubrov's cut even more.
Schkelpt lands a body shot.
A big left from Schkelpt misses.
Schkelpt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dubrov slips under a jab.
Schkelpt looks to throw the jab but Dubrov is out of range.
Dubrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schkelpt tests Dubrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Pavel Dubrov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schkelpt misses with a straight left.
Schkelpt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dubrov is looking to clinch but Schkelpt is avoiding it.
Schkelpt lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Schkelpt misses.
Schkelpt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dubrov moves away.
Schkelpt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Schkelpt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schkelpt.
Dubrov closes the distance and pushes Schkelpt back into the cage.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schkelpt blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dubrov.
Dubrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dubrov controlling the action here for a moment.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schkelpt is defending well for now.
Dubrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schkelpt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schkelpt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schkelpt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dubrov blocking some punches.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
Schkelpt lands with a light punch inside.
Pavel Dubrov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Schkelpt working hard to break the clinch.
Schkelpt misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schkelpt misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schkelpt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schkelpt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pavel Dubrov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mikey Schkelpt!
Mikey Schkelpt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish comes to the cage accompanied by With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. This should be a great matchup!
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10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ettish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh jabs Ettish to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ettish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ettish at a distance.
Ettish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Ettish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Singh throws a wild body kick that Ettish sees coming a mile off.
Ettish takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Singh throws a jab when Ettish was well out of range.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh swings for the body but Ettish moves out of range.
Ettish misses the body punch
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ettish circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh throws a hook but Ettish avoids it easily.
Singh checks a leg kick.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ettish was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Ettish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ettish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
Singh scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Ettish connects with a looping right hand.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fred Ettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Singh lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Ettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ettish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ettish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ettish controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a strike but Ettish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ettish stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.
Ettish content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh controlling the position.
Singh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Singh is pulling down on Ettish's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Singh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ettish throws out a leg kick but Singh moves out of range and Ettish only half commits.
Nice body kick from Ettish.
Ettish cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ettish tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ettish manages to avoid it.
Ravi Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ettish rather than just go for the knockout.
Singh cracks Ettish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ettish 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 Singh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Singh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ettish.
Ettish misses with a body kick.
Singh moves out of range as Ettish throws a body kick.
Ettish throws a body kick that misses.
Ettish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Singh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ettish.
Ettish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ettish throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range.
Ettish moves away from the strike by Singh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish slips under a jab.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Ettish.
Singh takes a swing at Ettish's ribcage but misses.
Ettish throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ettish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ravi Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh throws a body kick that misses.
Singh misses the body punch
and Ettish counters with a low kick, right behind Singh 's knee.
Singh takes a swing at Ettish's ribcage but misses.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Singh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ettish finds it's way round the side to connect with Singh's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Ettish connects with a leg kick. Singh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Ettish attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Singh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ettish makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Singh really felt that one!
Ettish looks to land a body kick but Singh moved away.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ettish counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Singh with that takedown attempt.
Ettish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ettish misses with a wild body shot.
Ettish misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh closes the distance and clinches up with Ettish, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes Ettish against the cage but Ettish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Ettish dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Singh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ettish defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
Singh tries for a takedown but Ettish circles away easily
and Ettish counters with a nice body shot.
Singh connects with the punch.
Ettish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ettish.
Ettish avoids the body shot from Singh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ettish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Ettish throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Ettish staying out of range there.
Singh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh takes a swing at Ettish's ribcage but misses.
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Ettish stuffs the takedown.
Ettish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Singh.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravi Singh.
Ettish slips a jab from Singh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ettish counters with a nice body kick.
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ettish blocks a jab.
Singh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ettish lands with a slapping head kick.
Singh throws the left hand but Ettish avoids the punch easily.
Singh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ettish.
Singh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ettish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ettish.
Ettish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Singh.
Singh misses the body punch
and Ettish counters with a left to the body.
Ettish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ettish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ettish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ettish jabs at Singh's body.
Ettish lands with a straight right. Singh didn't see that one coming.
Singh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ettish to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Ettish does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Singh.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Ettish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ettish delivers a nice body kick.
Ettish takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Ettish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ettish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Singh's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Ettish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ettish has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Ettish!
Our winner, Fred Ettish, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic has chosen Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josip Ruzic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruzic misses with a leg kick.
Sinatra has his takedown stuffed
and Ruzic counters with a body kick.
Sinatra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruzic.
Sinatra lands with a right hand.
Ruzic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sinatra's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Ruzic.
Ruzic is looking to slow Sinatra down with leg kicks.
Ruzic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinatra's head.
Ruzic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruzic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Sinatra misses with a right hand
and Ruzic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sinatra walks into a left hand.
Donk. Ruzic catches Sinatra right on the button with a cross.
Ruzic connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ruzic to the mat! Ruzic manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ruzic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sinatra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ruzic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruzic keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
Ruzic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruzic trying to strike off his back.
Ruzic has an active guard here but Sinatra has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic actively working from the bottom here.
Sinatra works his way into full mount!
Sinatra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruzic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra cracks Ruzic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ruzic is squirming around, avoiding Sinatra's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ruzic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Ruzic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ruzic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruzic manages to get to full guard.
Ruzic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ruzic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruzic has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sinatra is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ruzic.
Ruzic prevents Sinatra from improving position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruzic defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josip Ruzic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sinatra lands a nice shot to the body.
Sinatra with a hook.
Ruzic misses with a wild body shot.
Sinatra dips to his left and cracks Ruzic with an uppercut!
Sinatra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinatra defending well as Ruzic loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Sinatra with that takedown attempt.
Sinatra misses with a looping right.
Ruzic moves out of range of the strikes.
Sinatra misses with a two punch combination.
Ruzic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sinatra checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sinatra 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic misses the shot to the body.
Sinatra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sinatra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruzic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sinatra misses with a straight left.
Ruzic stuffs the takedown attempt from Sinatra. Sinatra gets slowly back to his feet.
Sinatra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruzic misses the target.
Sinatra cracks Ruzic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruzic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruzic connects with a leg kick. Sinatra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sinatra.
Sinatra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruzic.
Ruzic misses with a looping left.
Ruzic lands a leg kick that knocks Sinatra off balance momentarily.
Ruzic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinatra.
Sinatra on the wrong end of a kick 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!
Ruzic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinatra has time to react.
Sinatra missing with a left hand there. Ruzic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sinatra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruzic throws a body punch but Sinatra moves out of range.
Ruzic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinatra.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sinatra checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Sinatra.
The fighters circling - Ruzic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinatra shoots in but Ruzic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sinatra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruzic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sinatra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruzic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sinatra somewhat.
Ruzic misses the shot to the body.
Sinatra swings for the body but Ruzic moves out of range.
Ruzic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut. Ruzic saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruzic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinatra.
Ruzic jabs at Sinatra's body.
Ruzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinatra.
Sinatra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ruzic throws a looping overhand right but Sinatra ducks down to avoid it.
Sinatra misses with a body shot.
Sinatra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruzic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruzic slips a straight right by Sinatra.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruzic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinatra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ruzic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinatra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruzic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sinatra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruzic thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruzic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sinatra looks to throw the jab but Ruzic is out of range.
Sinatra scores with a hook.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown but Ruzic shows good takedown defense.
Ruzic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruzic throws a nice looking combination but Sinatra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruzic throws a looping overhand right but Sinatra ducks down to avoid it.
Ruzic tries to score with a low kick but Sinatra moves his leg out of the way.
Sinatra takes one to the side of the head.
Ruzic looks to land a left hand but Sinatra moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruzic cracks the inside of Sinatra's front leg.
Ruzic swings widly with a right hand
and Sinatra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ruzic wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruzic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sinatra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruzic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ruzic trying to control but Sinatra is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic is stalling here but it's allowed Sinatra to get half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinatra wants to control but Ruzic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruzic works his way into side control.
Sinatra can't do much from the bottom here.
Frank Sinatra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruzic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Sinatra's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic wants to control but Sinatra is keeping him busy.
Sinatra stops Ruzic from passing to mount.
Sinatra managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ruzic.
Ruzic tries to advance to mount but Sinatra denies him.
Sinatra struggling a bit here.
Josip Ruzic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sinatra gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ruzic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sinatra is controlling Ruzic's trapped leg to prevent Ruzic from advancing to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruzic is just content to waste time from the top position. Sinatra takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ruzic wants to control from the top but Sinatra keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josip Ruzic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruzic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josip Ruzic!
Josip Ruzic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabreros has chosen Love is what i got as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Cabreros!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabreros manages to avoid it.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
De Groot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cabreros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Groot throws a quick 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.
Cabreros misses with a hook.
De Groot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Cabreros.
Cabreros keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cabreros throws a nice looking combination but De Groot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Groot slips under a jab.
Cabreros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabreros misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
Cabreros misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabreros throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot tries a low kick but Cabreros avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
Cabreros walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Groot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Groot misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabreros counters with an inside leg kick.
Cabreros blocks the body kick.
Cabreros tries a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
Cabreros looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
Cabreros throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
De Groot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Groot lands with a shot to the body.
Cabreros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Groot looks for the body kick but Cabreros saw that one coming.
Cabreros throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
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.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabreros was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabreros misses the jab.
Cabreros scores with a sloppy right hand. De Groot should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Cabreros misses its intended target.
Cabreros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot scores with the left hand. Cabreros knows he should have avoided that one.
De Groot walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabreros misses the target.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabreros manages to avoid it.
De Groot tries to clinch there but Cabreros circles away.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabreros.
De Groot lands with a nice body kick.
Cabreros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cabreros throws out a loose jab but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
Cabreros's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick from De Groot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot digs a good body shot into Cabreros's ribs.
Cabreros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabreros looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cabreros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Groot's head backwards.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
Cabreros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabreros ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
De Groot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cabreros is able to avoid easily.
Cabreros scores with a hook to the body. De Groot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabreros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Cabreros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Cabreros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabreros avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cabreros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabreros checks a low kick from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Cabreros jumps back.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabreros is just out of range.
Cabreros misses with a hook
and De Groot counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Cabreros off balance momentarily.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Groot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabreros is out of range.
De Groot throws a solid leg kick but Cabreros takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Groot.
Cabreros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cabreros looks to land a combination but De Groot avoids it well.
Cabreros lands with a cross.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Cabreros moves out of range easily.
Cabreros throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
Cabreros misses with a straight right.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Cabreros moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot has closed the distance and engaged Cabreros in a clinch.
Cabreros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Groot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabreros blocks a body shot from De Groot.
Cabreros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Groot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut
enabling De Groot to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Cabreros.
Cabreros just misses with a punch to the body.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cabreros's calf.
Cabreros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Groot on the side of the head.
Cabreros blocks a leg kick.
De Groot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Cabreros.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabreros.
De Groot slips under a jab from Cabreros.
De Groot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Groot blocks a jab.
Cabreros takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Groot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Cabreros's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabreros tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabreros can pounce on him.
Cabreros throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
Cabreros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Groot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabreros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Groot checks it well.
Cabreros wants to land a leg kick but De Groot is out of range.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Cabreros scores with the left hand. De Groot knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabreros checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabreros.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabreros.
Cabreros throws a push kick but De Groot slaps the foot to one side.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Cabreros looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
Cabreros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabreros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cabreros 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Groot makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cabreros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Groot tries to clinch but Cabreros is having none of it.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabreros. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot throws a front kick that sends Cabreros stumbling back into the cage.
Cabreros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cabreros throws a nice head kick!
De Groot walks into a straight right hand from Cabreros.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Cabreros ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot throws a head kick that half lands.
Cabreros feints and then cracks De Groot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Groot down.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabreros.
Cabreros moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
Cabreros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Groot is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from De Groot misses.
De Groot's corner calls for a 1-2. De Groot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cabreros connects with a single shot there.
Cabreros throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Groot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabreros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabreros throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Cabreros down.
Cabreros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabreros in his tracks.
De Groot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cabreros's head.
Cabreros thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot is looking to land body kicks.
De Groot is looking to land body kicks.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cabreros checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros avoids the body shot from De Groot.
Donk. Cabreros catches De Groot right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Cabreros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Groot rushes Cabreros and presses him up against the cage.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by De Groot.
A short body shot lands from De Groot as the two fighters clinch.
Cabreros wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Groot has him pressed against the cage.
De Groot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Groot misses with a knee to the head.
Cabreros lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
Cabreros lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Cabreros.
A body shot lands from De Groot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cabreros looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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 Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Groot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
A slow jab from Cabreros misses its intended target.
Cabreros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Groot 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.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Cabreros.
Cabreros throws a right and a left that De Groot avoids nicely.
Cabreros swings widly with a right hand
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabreros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabreros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
Cabreros moves away from the strike by De Groot.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabreros fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Groot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Cabreros finds it's target.
Cabreros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot scores with a jab to the head.
Cabreros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabreros cracks De Groot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Cabreros does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot takes the fight into the clinch.
Cabreros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot prevents a body shot from Cabreros.
De Groot lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cabreros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabreros swings wildly with an uppercut but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from De Groot.
De Groot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Groot effectively controlling the action here.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
De Groot tries a body shot but Cabreros blocks it.
De Groot is leaning against Cabreros and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Groot lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Groot lands with a left to the head.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Cabreros.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Groot blocking some punches.
Cabreros takes a shot to the head.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Cabreros.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Cabreros avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a left hand.
De Groot misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Groot as Cabreros tries to tie him up.
Cabreros has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Groot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Cabreros avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
Cabreros misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabreros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabreros takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cabreros misses with a right hand
and De Groot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Cabreros sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
Cabreros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cabreros.
De Groot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabreros.
Cabreros cracks De Groot with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabreros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cabreros.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Cabreros sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Groot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Groot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cabreros is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Cabreros.
Cabreros is still on wobbly legs! Can De Groot finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot slips a jab from Cabreros.
Cabreros seems to have recovered his senses.
A clash of legs there as Cabreros blocks the low kick.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabreros checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cabreros throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabreros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot clinches up against the cage.
De Groot lands a nice uppercut.
Cabreros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Cabreros controls the action.
Cabreros is trying to stall.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Cabreros.
De Groot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabreross head.
Cabreros is trying to break free.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabreros.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
Cabreros lands with a left to the head.
Cabreros avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
De Groot misses with a knee strike.
Cabreros wants to break free but De Groot has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabreros's elbow.
A right hand to the body from De Groot.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabreros is looking to control De Groot's arms but De Groot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cabreros has his back to the cage.
De Groot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Groot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Groot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cabreros avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
Karl De Groot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Cabreros avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Cabreros.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
De Groot misses with a knee strike.
De Groot being controlled against the cage.
De Groot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cabreros's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cabreros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Groot wants to stall.
De Groot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot scores with a knee to the head.
Cabreros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cabreros is looking to control De Groot's arms but De Groot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cabreros has his back to the cage.
De Groot prevents Cabreros from breaking the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Groot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Groot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cabreros's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Groot pushes Cabreros back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot is looking to control Cabreros's arms but Cabreros gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Groot has his back to the cage.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabreros controls his hands.
De Groot lands a body shot.
Cabreros breaks from the clinch.
Cabreros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Cabreros moved away.
De Groot moves out of range as Cabreros strikes.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabreros takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
Cabreros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Groot throws a series of strikes that have Cabreros backpedaling.
Cabreros avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
Cabreros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
Cabreros throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Cabreros blocks the low kick.
De Groot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabreros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabreros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot is looking to chop away at Cabreros's legs.
De Groot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Cabreros.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Cabreros misses with a leg kick
and De Groot counters with a left to the body.
Cabreros thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot slips a jab and a cross from Cabreros.
De Groot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Groot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot had his way with Peter Cabreros in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Groot walks into a left hand.
De Groot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabreros was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabreros.
Cabreros connects with a leg kick. De Groot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot lands for Cabreros.
Cabreros connects with the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cabreros, right into the meat.
Cabreros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabreros loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
De Groot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabreros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Cabreros's leg but Cabreros calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
Cabreros fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Groot on the side of the head.
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabreros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
Cabreros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Groot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cabreros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabreros moves away.
Cabreros moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cabreros throws a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
Cabreros wants to land a leg kick but De Groot is out of range.
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.
Cabreros misses with a double jab.
Peter Cabreros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cabreros's calf.
Cabreros lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabreros tries to keep at a distance but De Groot has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabreros.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Cabreros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabreros struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Groot.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabreros controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros prevents a body shot from De Groot.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabreros working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cabreros takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cabreros wants to break free but De Groot has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabreros.
Cabreros is trying to push De Groot away but De Groot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cabreros can't break the clinch.
Cabreros is trying to force a seperation but De Groot has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
Cabreros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Groot.
De Groot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice left hand lands by Cabreros.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
Cabreros can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
Cabreros leaning against his opponent.
Cabreros is trying to force a seperation but De Groot has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabreros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabreros throws a head punch that misses.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Cabreros.
Well De Groot 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Karl De Groot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirahama comes to the cage accompanied by Fade To Black. 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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240 lbs
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263 lbs
27 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirahama moves away from the strike by Williams.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams looks to throw a body kick
and Shirahama counters with a straight right hand.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shirahama counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Kenichi Shirahama has been cut.
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 throws a leg kick but Shirahama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama staying out of range there.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shirahama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams is holding on to half guard well.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams is trying is best to control the position here.
Shirahama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama is looking to pass Williams's guard but actually Williams recovers to full guard.
Shirahama tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams pulls Shirahama in close to his closed guard and prevents Shirahama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Williams controlling the position.
Shirahama throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Shirahama blocks the leg kick.
Shirahama 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.
Shirahama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shirahama counters with a thumping low kick.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shirahama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shirahama moves away.
Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams works Shirahama's body with a nice hook.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Simon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shirahama counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirahama manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Shirahama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Shirahama avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Shirahama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Simon Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Williams.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shirahama gets slowly back to his feet.
Shirahama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams throws a push kick but Shirahama slaps the foot to one side.
Williams swings for the body but Shirahama moves out of range.
Shirahama slips under a jab.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shirahama's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Shirahama blocks the leg kick.
Shirahama walks into a left hand.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Shirahama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Williams jabs Shirahama right on the nose. Shirahama blinks but takes it well.
Simon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirahama working away.
Williams is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Williams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shirahama off and has taken his back!
Shirahama is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Williams. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Williams has the hooks in. Shirahama is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kenichi Shirahama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Williams is looking to control Shirahama but Shirahama is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams has the hooks in. Shirahama is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shirahama tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shirahama is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirahama gets back to half guard.
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 cut man is working on Kenichi Shirahama's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shirahama moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Shirahama counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Shirahama counters with a nice uppercut.
Shirahama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams thows a leg kick but Shirahama checks it
and Shirahama counters with an inside leg kick.
Shirahama shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shirahama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shirahama counters with an outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and Shirahama counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams pulls Shirahama in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirahama throwing strikes but missing.
Shirahama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shirahama postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Shirahama is proving a slippery customer.
Williams seems keen to control Shirahama's posture.
Shirahama throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shirahama passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shirahama is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shirahama.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams wants to control but Shirahama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shirahama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Williams looking to control.
Williams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shirahama controls the pace.
Williams controls Shirahama momentarily but Shirahama frees himself.
Shirahama wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Shirahama avoids it.
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 cut man is working on Kenichi Shirahama's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shirahama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shirahama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Shirahama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Shirahama counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams lands with a straight right. Shirahama didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shirahama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shirahama is able to avoid easily.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Shirahama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shirahama checks a low kick from Williams.
Shirahama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shirahama needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shirahama's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but Shirahama moved away.
Williams swings for the body but Shirahama moves out of range.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shirahama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams digs a good body shot into Shirahama's ribs.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shirahama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shirahama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Shirahama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Shirahama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams 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.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Williams dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Shirahama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams swings for the body but Shirahama moves out of range.
Williams 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.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Shirahama moved away.
Williams throws a low kick but Shirahama avoids it.
Williams throws the left hand but Shirahama avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shirahama. Shirahama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shirahama checks a leg kick nicely.
Shirahama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shirahama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Shirahama is just out of range.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Shirahama checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick as Shirahama jumps back.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Shirahama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shirahama moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenichi Shirahama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shirahama.
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 slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Shirahama from controlling successfully.
Williams is trying to control the position but Shirahama postures up.
Williams has control of Shirahama's left arm, preventing Shirahama from doing any damage.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Shirahama from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling Shirahama's posture.
Williams is trying to keep Shirahama in close.
Kenichi Shirahama has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams tries to land a body kick
and Shirahama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shirahama moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Shirahama is just out of range.
Williams is looking to slow Shirahama down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Williams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams thumps Shirahama with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 44:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 44:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Williams!
Simon Williams is the new super heavyweight champion!
Simon Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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