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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murphy controlling the position for now.
Bale prevents Murphy from standing back up.
Bale tries to stand and escape but Murphy is controlling the position.
Bale decides to stand up.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Bale. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Bale drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Bale is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a good low kick that Bale was not able to check.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bale swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Bale takes one to the chin there.
Murphy tries to clinch but Bale moves out of range.
Murphy lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to bum rush Bale with a series of wild strikes but Bale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charlie Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy checks a low kick from Bale.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Charlie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gareth Bale.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Bale.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bale's head.
Bale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gareth Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Bale. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy tests Bale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Bale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Bale is blocking nicely.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bale tries to score a body lock takedown but Murphy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bale slowing the pace effectively.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bale avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bale looks winded!
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab from Murphy.
Bale scores with a hook.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Bale dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice leg kick.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Bale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Bale is breathing heavily.
Bale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Bale's body. Bale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charlie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Murphy is looking to wear down Bale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Bale tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Murphy is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Bale buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Bale!! Bale is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Murphy throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Murphy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Max is coming, better be ready.... Wolfe has chosen Immortal Technique- Internally Bleeding as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe blocks the body kick.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power tests Wolfe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power misses with a leg kick.
Wolfe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Power to score with a decent uppercut.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolfe.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown.
Power takes a swing at Wolfe's ribcage but misses.
Power throws a body punch but Wolfe moves out of range.
Power throws a chopping leg kick but Wolfe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wolfe throws a one two combo.
Power lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wolfe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power misses with a shot to the body
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jesse Wolfe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe slips under a jab from Power.
Wolfe misses with a hook.
Power lands with a straight right. Wolfe didn't see that one coming.
Wolfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Wolfe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Power blocks a jab.
Power jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Power on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wolfe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolfe defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Wolfe slips a jab from Power.
Wolfe scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Power.
A big left from Power misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfe throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Wolfe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wolfe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Power has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wolfe finds it's way round the side to connect with Power's head.
Power misses with a body shot.
Wolfe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Wolfe swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Power connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolfe's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfe. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Power misses.
Wolfe connects with a solid leg kick.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wolfe thows a body shot but no joy.
Wolfe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Power sprawls well. Power wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Power tries to land a leg kick but Wolfe saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Power goes for a double leg but Wolfe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wolfe continues to drive forward.
Wolfe tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wolfe misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolfe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Wolfe's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power blocking some punches.
Wolfe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Power takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolfe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Power misses.
Wolfe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Power will probably get the nod.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe needs to keep his hands up - Power had a free shot at his head there.
Power thumps Wolfe with a low kick.
Power cracks Wolfe with a good jab.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power throws a jab when Wolfe was well out of range.
Wolfe 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.
Wolfe thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wolfe. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Wolfe.
Wolfe misses the jab.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolfe connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wolfe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Power moves forwards but Wolfe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Power is rocked!
Wolfe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Power is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolfe drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Power right on the button. Power goes down! Wolfe follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wolfe gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Wolfe!
Jesse Wolfe 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland clinches.
Copeland can't get the takedown.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Copeland won't allow it.
Jones blocks a body shot from Copeland.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Copeland with a knee to the head.
It looks like Paul Jones has been cut.
Copeland utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a jab when Copeland was well out of range.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Copeland ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Copeland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Copeland counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Copeland.
Copeland works his way into full mount!
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Copeland tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've been hearing good reports from Jones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Copeland is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Copeland maintains control.
Copeland avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones suckers Copeland into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Jones is now in Copeland's guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland 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.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Copeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones pushes down on Copeland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Copeland is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones wants to advance to full mount but Copeland doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Copeland controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes Copeland's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Copeland won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Copeland is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Copeland moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Copeland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throws a strike but Copeland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Copeland has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Copeland shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Copeland slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Copeland goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Copeland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Copeland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copeland missing with knees to the body.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Copeland missing with knees to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Copeland won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is trying to break free.
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones has Copeland pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Copeland manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Copeland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paul Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Copeland.
Copeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copeland just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Copeland lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Copeland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Copeland lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Copeland misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copeland lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Copeland missing with knees to the body.
Copeland misses with some punches.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Copeland.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Copeland has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Copeland has him pressed against the cage.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Copeland scores with a knee to the head.
Copeland effectively controlling the action here.
Jones tries to break free but Copeland pushes him back against the cage.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Paul Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Copeland is controlling him.
Copeland lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copeland with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jay Copeland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Copeland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Copeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Copeland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Copeland tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Copeland won't allow it.
Jones is trying to break free.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Paul Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Copeland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Copeland.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Copeland counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Copeland tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Copeland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Copeland.
Copeland is trying to ground and pound but Jones uses the momentary lack of control by Copeland to regain half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Copeland is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones is trying is best to control the position here.
Copeland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of the position for the meantime.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Copeland is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones is controlling Copeland's position as best he can from this difficult position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Copeland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Copeland moves away.
Paul Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Copeland staying out of range there.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones cracks Copeland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Copeland ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Copeland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Jones misses.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Copeland is just out of range.
Copeland lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones takes a swing at Copeland's ribcage but misses.
Copeland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland throws a shot to the body.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Jones.
I think Jones 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Jones!
Paul Jones 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filo Bedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bedo has chosen Every Which Way But Loose as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filo Bedo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Fedotov.
Fedotov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bedo.
Bedo misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bedo blocks the leg kick.
Bedo throws a chopping leg kick but Fedotov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Bedo does no damage.
Bedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fedotov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bedo swinging wildly here.
Fedotov closes the distance and clinches.
Bedo working aggressively here.
Bedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fedotov controls his hands.
Bedo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bedo can't break the clinch.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bedo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fedotov.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fedotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bedo is trying to break the clinch but Fedotov has him pressed against the cage.
Fedotov lands an elbow that stopped Bedo in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Filo Bedo has been cut.
Bedo is pushing Fedotov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedotov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Bedo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fedotov.
Bedo manages to break the clinch.
Bedo misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fedotov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bedo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bedo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bedo moves out of range as Fedotov strikes.
Fedotov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bedo.
Fedotov defending well as Bedo loads up on a big left hand.
Bedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fedotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bedo takes a swing at Fedotov's ribcage but misses.
Fedotov slips under a jab.
Bedo scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws a body kick that misses
and Fedotov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fedotov.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Fedotov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bedo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fedotov.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Bedo lands a left hand.
Bedo tries to land a knee to the head but Fedotov blocks with his arms.
Fedotov missing with knees to the body.
Bedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fedotov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedotov missing with knees to the body.
Bedo takes an elbow to the temple.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that Bedo shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fedotov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bedo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bedo tries to land a knee to the head but Fedotov blocks with his arms.
Bedo breaks the clinch.
Bedo throws a body kick that misses.
Fedotov throws a low kick but Bedo avoids it.
Fedotov blocks the body kick.
Fedotov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bedo looks to land a right hand but Fedotov moved out of range.
Bedo moves out of range as Fedotov strikes.
Bedo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bedo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fedotov. Fedotov obviously looking to wear him down.
Bedo drops his hands momentarily and Fedotov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fedotov misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filo Bedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Filo Bedo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bedo throws a wild body kick that Fedotov sees coming a mile off.
Bedo misses with a kick to the body.
Fedotov scores with the left hand. Bedo knows he should have avoided that one.
Fedotov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bedo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fedotov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bedo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bedo connects with a knee to the head.
Bedo managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Filo Bedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bedo tries to land a knee to the head but Fedotov blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Bedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bedo tries to stall but Fedotov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bedo managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Bedo tries to land a knee to the head but Fedotov blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Bedo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bedo is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedotov has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a hook that snaps the head of Bedo backwards.
Bedo misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Fedotov.
Bedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bedo lands a nice uppercut.
Bedo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedotov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fedotov pushes Bedo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bedo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Fedotov misses with a punch to the body.
Bedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Fedotov on the inside.
Bedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fedotov misses with a body punch.
Fedotov looking to throw knees to the head but Bedo is blocking nicely.
Bedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bedo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bedo.
Bedo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bedo lands with a light punch inside.
Bedo misses with a body punch.
Bedo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bedo manages to break the clinch.
Bedo misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Fedotov coming out on top.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bedo lands a hook that snaps the head of Fedotov backwards.
Bedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fedotov controls his hands.
Bedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedotov is defending well for now.
Bedo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fedotov.
Bedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Bedo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bedo takes a shot to the head.
Bedo lands with a left to the head.
Bedo lands a body punch.
Bedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fedotov scores with a hook to the body.
Bedo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bedo stalls.
Fedotov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bedo pushes Fedotov up against the cage in a clinch.
Fedotov avoiding damage as Bedo throws knees to the body.
Fedotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bedo is defending well for now.
Bedo tries to work over Fedotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fedotov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bedo blocks an elbow strike.
Bedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Fedotov won't allow it.
Bedo tries to throw a body punch but Fedotov avoids it by throwing Bedo back against the cage.
Bedo misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bedo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fedotov up against the cage.
Bedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filo Bedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Filo Bedo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bedo misses with a body shot.
Filo Bedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bedo misses with a hook. Fedotov ducked under it nicely.
Bedo misses with a right hand
and Fedotov counters by clinching up.
Bedo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fedotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bedo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fedotov lands with a short shot to the head.
Bedo tries to throw a body punch but Fedotov avoids it by throwing Bedo back against the cage.
Bedo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedotov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fedotov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedo tries to throw a body punch but Fedotov avoids it by throwing Bedo back against the cage.
Bedo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bedo misses with some punches.
Fedotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fedotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Fedotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bedo's defenses.
Nice elbow from Fedotov.
Bedo tries to land a knee to the head but Fedotov blocks with his arms.
Bedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fedotov has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bedo.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that Bedo shrugs off.
Fedotov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bedo effectively controlling the action here.
Bedo looking to throw knees to the head but Fedotov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedo pushes Fedotov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bedo lands a knee to the head.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fedotov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov managing to block the knees to the body from Bedo.
Bedo is trying to maintain a safe position but Fedotov gets an underhook and turns Bedo into the cage.
Filo Bedo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fedotov crunches a lovely knee into Bedo's ribcage.
Vladik Fedotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bedo misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Fedotov.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bedo.
A short uppercut from Fedotov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bedo is defending well for now.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bedo.
Bedo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bedo takes a shot to the head.
Fedotov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fedotov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fedotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fedotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo takes an elbow to the temple.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it misses.
Fedotov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bedo avoids a wild elbow strike from Fedotov.
Bedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fedotov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedotov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedotov missing with knees to the body.
Bedo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladik Fedotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bedo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filo Bedo!
Our winner, Filo Bedo, 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 Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Sinatra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 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 - 15 - 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinatra.
A swing and a miss from Sinatra.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorsen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sinatra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sinatra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Sinatra misses.
Thorsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sinatra throws a looping overhand right but Thorsen ducks down to avoid it.
Sinatra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut
and Thorsen counters with a straight right hand.
Thorsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorsen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinatra lands with an overhand left.
Sinatra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen moves forwards but Sinatra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thorsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thorsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sinatra is trying to force a seperation but Thorsen has the dominant position.
Sinatra prevents a body shot from Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with a punch to the body.
Thorsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Sinatra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinatra's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Sinatra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorsen lands a right hand.
Thorsen lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra blocking some punches.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Thorsen misses with a punch to the body.
Sinatra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinatra is trying to break free.
Sinatra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thorsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good exchange - Thorsen coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinatra swings widly with a right hand
and Thorsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thorsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Sinatra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsen tried to score with a low kick but Sinatra checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thorsen misses.
Ejnar Thorsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorsen defending well as Sinatra loads up on a big left hand.
Sinatra has been working on his balance at Ballas Only , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Thorsen.
Sinatra throws a big shot that misses.
Thorsen slips a straight right by Sinatra.
Thorsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thorsen throws a shot from downtown. Sinatra moves away and avoids it.
Thorsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sinatra on the side of the head.
Sinatra defending well as Thorsen loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Sinatra misses.
Thorsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorsen takes one to the chin there.
Sinatra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra slips a jab from Thorsen.
Thorsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sinatra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sinatra gets back to full guard.
Sinatra is looking to sweep but instead, Thorsen has passed into half guard.
Sinatra wants to control but Thorsen is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinatra tries to roll over but Thorsen keeps him under control.
Sinatra wants to control but Thorsen is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ejnar Thorsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinatra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thorsen circles away.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Sinatra saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Thorsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thorsen.
Thorsen swings for the body but Sinatra moves out of range.
Thorsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorsen throws a leg kick but Sinatra moved away.
Sinatra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.
That kick from Thorsen tenderised Sinatra's leg. Sinatra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sinatra misses the jab.
Sinatra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thorsen defends well and Sinatra ends up having to push Thorsen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thorsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorsen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra breaks from the clinch.
Sinatra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thorsen digs a good hook to Sinatra's body.
Thorsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinatra is just out of range.
Sinatra slips under a jab from Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sinatra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorsen throws a hook but Sinatra blocks it.
Sinatra throws a looping overhand right but Thorsen ducks down to avoid it.
Sinatra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sinatra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinatra.
Thorsen throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinatra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thorsen swivels and escapes.
Thorsen drops his hands momentarily and Sinatra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sinatra throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorsen.
An inside leg kick from Thorsen misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorsen misses the target.
Sinatra misses with a looping right.
Thorsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinatra misses with a hook.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Sinatra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a hook to the side of Sinatra's head but Sinatra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorsen takes one to the chin there.
Sinatra changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thorsen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sinatra tries to advance to mount but Thorsen denies him.
Thorsen wants to control but Sinatra postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thorsen is not content to let Sinatra control the position.
Sinatra tries to move to mount but Thorsen blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses with the ground and pound.
Thorsen regains half guard.
Thorsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinatra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thorsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thorsen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinatra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorsen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sinatra is working away from the top position though.
Thorsen wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ejnar Thorsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra's cut.
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!
Thorsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinatra.
Thorsen looks to throw the jab but Sinatra is out of range.
Sinatra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorsen.
Sinatra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinatra dives in and grabs Thorsen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thorsen pushes down on Sinatra's head and hops out.
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinatra manages to avoid it.
Ejnar Thorsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinatra's head.
Sinatra fails with the takedown
and Thorsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinatra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen scores with a spinning back kick!
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorsen misses the target.
Sinatra thuds his right hand into Thorsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sinatra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sinatra fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sinatra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorsen scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut.
Thorsen blocks a jab.
Thorsen stuns Sinatra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsen scores with a hook to the body. Sinatra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sinatra misses with a left hand
and Thorsen counters with a low kick, right behind Sinatra 's knee.
Thorsen jabs at Sinatra's body.
Thorsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorsen lands a right hook to the body.
Thorsen is looking to slow Sinatra down with leg kicks.
Thorsen lands with a nice body kick.
Frank Sinatra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorsen connects with a crisp jab.
Thorsen swings for the body but Sinatra moves out of range.
Sinatra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Sinatra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinatra.
Thorsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sinatra, as that shot connected.
Sinatra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinatra steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thorsen. That one must have hurt.
Thorsen throws a leg kick which misses Sinatra's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinatra tries to avoid it.
Ejnar Thorsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorsen.
Thorsen jabs Sinatra right on the nose. Sinatra blinks but takes it well.
Thorsen lands with a cross.
Thorsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sinatra on the side of the head.
Thorsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorsen.
Thorsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Thorsen.
Sinatra misses with a hook.
Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinatra.
Thorsen takes a swing at Sinatra's ribcage but misses.
Sinatra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sinatra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinatra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen looks to land a combination. Sinatra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sinatra swings for the body but Thorsen moves out of range.
Sinatra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ejnar Thorsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thorsen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ejnar Thorsen!
After the fight, Ejnar Thorsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furio Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone's entrance music is Hatebreed - Live for this. A fine choice. Wonka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
156 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Furio Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone avoids the body shot from Wonka.
Wonka with a jab.
Wonka misses with a straight left.
Wonka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcone.
Wonka shoots in and drives through. Falcone sprawls well.
Wonka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Falcone thows a body shot but no joy.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wonka manages to avoid it.
Wonka avoids a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Wonka or perhaps it was just good defense by Falcone which made him look bad.
Wonka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Falcone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wonka is in Falcone's guard.
Wonka tries to free his leg and advance position but Falcone is retaining full guard.
Wonka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wonka trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka throws a big right hand that misses.
Wonka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falcone is keeping the position for now.
Falcone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wonka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wonka wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonka looking to sit in guard and control but Falcone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
Falcone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Falcone trying to control but Wonka is working from the bottom.
Wonka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Falcone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Furio Falcone.
Falcone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wonka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Wonka shoots in and drives through. Falcone sprawls well.
Furio Falcone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonka.
Wonka misses with an uppercut
and Falcone counters with a thumping low kick.
Wonka avoids the head kick by Falcone.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wonka.
Wonka takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Wonka misses.
Wonka looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Wonka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Falcone tries to avoid it but Wonka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Falcone to the ground. Falcone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Falcone blocks a jab.
Falcone lands a nice shot to the body.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonka.
Wonka checks the leg kick.
Wonka misses with a left hand
and Falcone counters with a nice body kick.
Falcone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 decent looking body kick lands there for Falcone.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonka.
Falcone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wonka lands with an overhand left.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wonka.
Nice jab there from Wonka.
Falcone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Falcone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Falcone takes the fight into the clinch.
Wonka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willy Wonka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wonka misses with a body shot.
Wonka misses with a left hand
and Falcone counters with a head kick.
Falcone tries to land a leg kick but Wonka saw it coming and moves away.
Falcone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wonka swats away the attempt to clinch by Falcone.
Wonka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Falcone thumps Wonka with a low kick.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
Wonka misses with an uppercut.
Falcone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Falcone wants it to stay on the feet.
Falcone connects with a high kick.
Wonka throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcone.
Wonka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Falcone is looking to wear down Wonka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wonka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wonka gets tackled into the cage by Falcone. Falcone maintains the clinch.
Wonka tries to stall but Falcone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Falcone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wonka.
Wonka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Falcone tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonka avoids the damage to the body.
Falcone tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonka avoids the damage to the body.
Falcone can't find room to land a body shot as Wonka controls the action.
Wonka has a couple of punches blocked by Falcone.
Falcone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Falcone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wonka.
Falcone lands a good knee to the midsection. Wonka won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wonka fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Falcone.
Wonka lands a left hand.
Falcone blocking some punches.
Falcone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wonka misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falcone.
Falcone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falcone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wonka effectively controlling the action here.
Wonka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falcone landing knees to the body.
Falcone tries to work over Wonka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Falcone as Wonka tries to tie him up.
Wonka swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Falcone seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wonka can turn it around.
Falcone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka avoiding damage as Falcone throws knees to the body.
Falcone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wonka's face.
It looks like Willy Wonka has been cut.
Wonka has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Falcone clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wonka struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wonka missing with strikes from the back.
Wonka patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wonka working for a choke but Falcone is defending well.
Falcone covering up well under a series of strikes from Wonka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonka is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Falcone up.
Falcone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wonka on the ground.
Wonka working for a choke but Falcone is defending well.
Falcone has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Wonka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I really don't envy Falcone 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 Furio Falcone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Willy Wonka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wonka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wonka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Falcone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wonka trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Falcone manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wonka is looking for a triangle but Falcone pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wonka is on top in guard.
Wonka trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
Wonka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka drops back looking for a leg! Falcone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falcone manages to kick Wonka off! Wonka jumps back into Falcone's guard.
Wonka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Falcone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wonka trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonka looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Falcone keeping moving, preventing Wonka from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wonka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Willy Wonka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wonka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Falcone is fending him off so far but Wonka persists. Nope, Falcone circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonka is just out of range.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonka.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcone.
Furio Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonka looks to throw the jab but Falcone is out of range.
Wonka clinches up with Falcone and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Falcone as Wonka tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcone.
Wonka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Falcone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wonka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Falcone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Furio Falcone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonka.
Wonka has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Falcone is trying to keep an underhook but Wonka manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wonka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wonka is looking for a kimura here.
Wonka is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wonka is looking for a kimura here.
Wonka trying to control the action but Falcone is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Wonka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wonka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Wonka!
Willy Wonka very nearly forgot to thank Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Custer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
212 lbs
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220 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer misses with a low kick.
Wiggin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Custer misses with a shot to the body
and Wiggin moves into the clinch.
Custer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiggin.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wiggin blocks an uppercut.
Custer tries to pull guard but Wiggin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
Wiggin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Wiggin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Custer.
Custer just leaning against Wiggin, taking a breather.
Custer presses Wiggin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Custer.
Custer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Custer is stalling here.
Custer blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Custer blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggin throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Custer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wiggin.
Custer avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Wiggin.
A nice left hand lands by Wiggin.
Wiggin digs a right hand into Custer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Custer's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Custer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Custer pushes Wiggin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it misses.
Custer looking to slow down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Custer shrugs off.
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer takes an elbow to the temple.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Custer's brow.
Custer can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Custer's brow.
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Custer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Custer jumps guard and drags Wiggin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Custer seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wiggin is fighting to break Custer's control of his arms but Custer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Custer is trying to control the position but Wiggin postures up.
Wiggin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Custer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ender Wiggin has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Wiggin. Those never looked like landing.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Custer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Custer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wiggin is looking to clinch but Custer is avoiding it.
Custer lands a right hook to the body.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Wiggin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin is looking to clinch but Custer is avoiding it.
Ender Wiggin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiggin throws a big shot that misses.
Custer takes a swing at Wiggin's ribcage but misses.
Custer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wiggin throws out the jab.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Custer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Custer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Custer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Custer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ender Wiggin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Custer gets tackled into the cage by Wiggin. Wiggin maintains the clinch.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wiggin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiggin working aggressively here.
Wiggin misses with a knee to the head.
Custer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Custer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wiggin has a couple of punches blocked by Custer.
Custer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin with a knee to the head.
Wiggin lands an elbow just above Custer 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiggin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiggin scores a nice knee to the body.
Custer misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Custer jumps guard but Wiggin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Custer fails to pull guard.
Custer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggin fails to land.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Custer in his tracks for a moment.
Custer blocking some punches.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Custer avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Custer is trying to pull guard but Wiggin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Custer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiggin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Ender Wiggin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Custer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wiggin to keep the fight standing.
Wiggin works on Custer's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Custer takes a shot to the head.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Custer avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
Wiggin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin swings wildly with an uppercut but Custer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin takes a shot to the head.
Custer misses with some punches.
Custer avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggin throws a head punch that misses.
Custer lands a left hand.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
Custer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Wiggin.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Wiggin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Custer's face.
Custer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiggin or not.
Custer wants to stall.
Wiggin misses with some punches.
Wiggin lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Custer.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Custer.
Wiggin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Custer misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin working aggressively here.
Wiggin throws a head punch that misses.
Custer blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Custer wants to stall.
Custer tries to work over Wiggin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Custer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
Custer works on Wiggin's body with a couple of short punches.
Custer blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin tries a body shot but Custer blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Wiggin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wiggin darts in and clinches Custer up against the cage.
Custer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wiggin misses with a punch on the inside.
Custer blocks a body shot from Wiggin.
Wiggin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Custer dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiggin.
A short uppercut from Wiggin.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Custer's face.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Custer shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Custer misses with a punch to the body.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggin lands an uppercut.
Wiggin lands a left hand.
Custer lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a body punch.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiggin blocks an uppercut.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Custer lands a nice shot to the body.
Custer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Custer dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Wiggin.
Custer dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
Custer can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggin controls the action.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Custer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ender Wiggin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Wiggin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Custer is pushing Wiggin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Custer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiggin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Custer misses with a body punch.
Custer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiggin blocks an uppercut.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Wiggin avoids it by throwing Custer back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer is trying to break the clinch but Wiggin is controlling him.
Custer leaning against his opponent.
Custer lands a shoulder strike.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Custer.
A head punch on the inside from Custer fails to land.
Custer tries to stall but Wiggin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Custer throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
A right handed body shot lands from Custer.
Custer tries a body shot but Wiggin blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Custer.
Custer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiggin smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Custer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Custer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wiggin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Custer scrambles back to his feet.
Jesse Custer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiggin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
Custer moves out of range as Wiggin strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin throws a leg kick that misses.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.
Wiggin throws a series of punches but Custer avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ender Wiggin.
I've got Wiggin 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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 John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malietoa Feti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Galt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to State of the Union by Rise Against. Feti has chosen Cradle to Grave - Broken God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malietoa Feti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Feti.
Galt clinches.
Galt managing to block the knees to the body from Feti.
Galt lands a left hand.
Feti tries a body shot but Galt blocks it.
Galt misses with an elbow over the top.
Feti scores a nice knee to the body.
Galt throws a head punch that misses.
Feti taking a breather.
Galt managing to block the knees to the body from Feti.
Feti trying to control the position but instead, Galt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Feti into the cage.
Galt manages to pull guard.
Galt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Feti trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Galt manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feti being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti is trying to keep Galt in close.
Galt being controlled here momentarily.
Feti keeping full guard, as Galt tries to pass.
Galt trying to control the position from guard on top but Feti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galt controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Galt.
Feti throws a front kick aimed at Galt's knee but Galt avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Galt!
It looks like Malietoa Feti has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Feti misses with a wild body shot.
Galt takes a swing at Feti's ribcage but misses.
Feti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galt.
A shot to the liver by Feti. Beautiful body shot.
Feti lands a head shot.
Galt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Feti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti blocks a leg kick.
Galt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Feti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galt.
A head kick misses from Galt.
Feti avoids the head kick by Galt.
Galt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Galt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Feti stuns Galt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Feti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Galt moves away from the strike by Feti.
Feti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Galt rather than just go for the knockout.
Galt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Feti throws out a loose jab but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti moves out of range as Galt throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Feti.
Feti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Feti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galt throws a right hand that Feti ducks under and follows up with a left that Feti also avoids with ease.
Feti swings widly with a right hand
and Galt counters with a left and a right that stings Feti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Galt throws a leg kick but Feti moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Feti.
Feti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Galt throws a low kick but Feti avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Galt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malietoa Feti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Feti jabs Galt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Galt misses with a jab to the body
and Galt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick from Feti lands but Galt takes it in his stride.
Galt tries to clinch but Feti is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Galt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Galt connects with an inside leg kick.
Feti checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Galt misses.
Feti checks a leg kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feti looks to land a left hand but Galt moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Galt.
Galt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Galt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Feti.
Feti just misses with a punch to the body.
Galt misses the jab.
Galt misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Feti as he checks the leg kick.
Feti misses with a hook. Galt ducked under it nicely.
Galt 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.
Feti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid body kick from Galt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt staying out of range there.
Galt cracks a nice hook into Feti's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galt throws a head kick but Feti moves out of range.
Feti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Galt throws a one two combo.
Feti lands with a shot to the body.
Galt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Malietoa Feti's cut even more.
Galt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Galt.
Feti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Feti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Galt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Feti throws out the jab.
A clash of legs there as Galt blocks the low kick.
Feti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Galt. That one must have hurt.
Galt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Galt throws a series of punches but Feti avoids them all with ease.
Feti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Galt's calf.
Galt needs to keep his hands up - Feti had a free shot at his head there.
Galt misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feti throws a head kick that Galt semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti with a jab.
Feti misses with an uppercut.
Galt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Feti under the eye.
A combination from Feti does no damage.
Feti misses with the combination.
Feti swinging wildly here.
Feti stalks Galt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Galt's face. Galt staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 John Galt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malietoa Feti's cut.
That's time! Galt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Feti swinging wildly here.
Feti throws a push kick but Galt slaps the foot to one side.
Galt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feti.
Feti thows a body shot but no joy.
Feti throws a good cross that connects.
Feti moves out of range as Galt throws a body kick.
Galt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Feti back to the cage. Galt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Galt lands a really nice looking cross but Feti seems unphased.
Feti looks to throw the jab but Galt is out of range.
Galt throws a leg kick
and Feti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Feti there.
Galt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Feti can pounce on him.
Danga de danga de dang - Feti scores with a four punch combination!
John Galt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Feti avoids the head kick by Galt.
Galt wants to land a leg kick but Feti is out of range.
Galt looks to land a combination but Feti avoids it well.
Feti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galt moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Feti.
Feti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galt swings wildly with an uppercut but Feti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feti breaks the clinch.
Malietoa Feti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galt checks a low kick from Feti.
Galt lands a nice hook to Feti's body. Feti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Galt misses.
Galt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Feti blocks a head kick by Galt.
John Galt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Feti misses with an uppercut
and Galt counters with a nice body shot.
Feti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feti tries to bum rush Galt with a series of wild strikes but Galt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galt checks a leg kick.
Galt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Feti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt tests Feti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Feti misses with a low kick.
Feti throws a body punch but Galt moves out of range.
Galt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Galt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galt misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Feti.
Donk. Galt catches Feti right on the button with a cross.
Feti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Galt.
Galt tries to work over Feti's front leg with a kick but Feti checks it.
Jab from Galt.
Galt throws a hook but Feti blocks it.
Galt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Galt blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Galt dodges the punch combination from Feti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Feti.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Galt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Galt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Galt!
A victorious John Galt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duberry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pass Out - Tinie Tempah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Duberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabonis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sabonis.
Duberry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sabonis checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duberry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Sabonis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sabonis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabonis.
Duberry misses with the head strike.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Duberry controls his hands.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duberry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sabonis.
Duberry blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Duberry's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Duberry is working Sabonis over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabonis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duberry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabonis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Duberry slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Sabonis.
Sabonis tries to work over Duberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duberry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sabonis swings wildly with an uppercut but Duberry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabonis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabonis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duberry struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabonis controls his hands.
Duberry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Duberry controls his hands.
Sabonis blocking some punches.
Duberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabonis being controlled against the cage.
Duberry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabonis misses with a punch to the body.
Duberry misses with the head strike.
Sabonis misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duberry.
Duberry working aggressively here.
Duberry misses with a punch to the body.
Sabonis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duberry blocks a body shot from Sabonis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Duberry fails to land.
Nice body punch from Duberry - that landed with a thud.
Duberry tries to work over Sabonis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabonis.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duberry can't find room to land a body shot as Sabonis controls the action.
Duberry lands a shot to the body.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabonis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duberry stalling in the clinch.
Duberry tries to work over Sabonis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Duberry.
Sabonis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Duberry fails to land.
Duberry misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duberry lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duberry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duberry misses with the head strike.
Duberry holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duberry prevents a body shot from Sabonis.
A short uppercut from Duberry.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Duberry controls his hands.
Duberry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sabonis misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duberry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duberry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duberry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabonis blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fidel Duberry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duberry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sabonis throws a right hand that Duberry ducks under and follows up with a left that Duberry also avoids with ease.
Sabonis tries a head kick but it misses.
Duberry misses with a hook. Sabonis ducked under it nicely.
Duberry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabonis manages to avoid it.
Duberry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Duberry finds it's way through Sabonis's defenses.
Duberry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duberry throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Duberry. Sabonis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duberry swings for the body but Sabonis moves out of range.
Duberry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duberry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sabonis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis tries a body shot but Duberry blocks it.
Duberry misses with the head strike.
Sabonis has a couple of punches blocked by Duberry.
Duberry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duberry throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sabonis tries a body shot but Duberry blocks it.
Duberry tries a body shot but Sabonis blocks it.
Duberry lands with a short shot to the head.
Sabonis blocking some punches.
Duberry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sabonis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabonis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
Duberry blocking some punches.
Duberry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duberry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duberry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabonis lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duberry blocks a body shot from Sabonis.
Sabonis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duberry backwards.
Duberry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabonis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sabonis tries a body shot but Duberry blocks it.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
Duberry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabonis.
Sabonis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sabonis scores with a shot to the side of Duberry's head.
It looks like Fidel Duberry has been cut.
Duberry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Duberry as the two fighters clinch.
Duberry blocking some punches.
Sabonis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabonis misses with the head strike.
Fidel Duberry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sabonis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabonis.
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!
Duberry misses with some punches.
Duberry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sabonis can't find room to land a body shot as Duberry controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duberry.
Sabonis misses with a body punch.
Duberry swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabonis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Duberry.
Duberry scores with a shot to the side of Sabonis's head.
Duberry is leaning against Sabonis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sabonis lands a body punch.
Sabonis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Duberry controls his hands.
Duberry throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duberry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabonis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duberry throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabonis.
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 Fidel Duberry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fidel Duberry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Duberry misses with a low kick.
Sabonis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duberry is looking to slow Sabonis down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Duberry misses the target.
Duberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duberry misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabonis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duberry throws a hook but Sabonis blocks it.
Sabonis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duberry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sabonis moves into the clinch.
Sabonis tries to work over Duberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabonis throws a head punch that misses.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabonis throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sabonis as Duberry tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duberry throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabonis.
Sabonis throws a head punch that misses.
Duberry misses with a body punch.
Duberry can't find room to land a body shot as Sabonis controls the action.
Sabonis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duberry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sabonis misses with the head strike.
A short left from Sabonis.
Sabonis is trying to maintain a safe position but Duberry gets an underhook and turns Sabonis into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sabonis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabonis has a couple of punches blocked by Duberry.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis misses with a punch to the body.
Sabonis gets through Duberry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duberry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duberry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duberry tries a body shot but Sabonis blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duberry.
Sabonis tries to work over Duberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duberry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabonis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duberry or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabonis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabonis working aggressively here.
Duberry tries to work over Sabonis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duberry tries to break the clinch but Sabonis is controlling the position.
Fidel Duberry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabonis gets through Duberry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabonis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabonis misses with a body punch.
Duberry lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sabonis fails to land.
Sabonis working aggressively here.
Sabonis misses with a punch to the body.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duberry blocks a body shot from Sabonis.
Sabonis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duberry backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis misses with a body punch.
Sabonis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabonis misses with the head strike.
Duberry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabonis.
Sabonis is leaning against Duberry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arvydas Sabonis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duberry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabonis digs a right hand underneath Duberry's ribcage. Duberry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabonis works on Duberry's body with a couple of short punches.
Sabonis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duberry's elbow.
Sabonis misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvydas Sabonis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duberry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arvydas Sabonis!
As Arvydas Sabonis got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Gimme that belt. I'm 4-0 under new management/trainer, not sure why I keep getting doubted. Can I get a lil respect? '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeldenthuis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Juste chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeldenthuis can pounce on him.
Zeldenthuis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Zeldenthuis moved out of range.
St Juste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeldenthuis checks it well.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from St Juste. No joy for Zeldenthuis on that attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Juste.
Zeldenthuis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zeldenthuis scores with a hook to the body. St Juste takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zeldenthuis scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Zeldenthuis as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste wants to slow Zeldenthuis down by chopping away at his legs.
Zeldenthuis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Juste.
Zeldenthuis throws a body punch but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste misses with a right hand
and Zeldenthuis counters with a takedown into side control.
St Juste tries to improve position but can't.
Zeldenthuis in side control, throwing shots but St Juste defends.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
St Juste stops Zeldenthuis from passing to mount.
St Juste tries to control but Zeldenthuis manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis is not going to allow St Juste to sit and survive in this position.
Zeldenthuis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. St Juste defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste trying to control but not successfully.
Zeldenthuis lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis is hanging on to St Juste's back as he tries to escape.
St Juste trying to control the hands but Zeldenthuis breaks the grip.
Zeldenthuis struggling to land strikes to the head as St Juste covers up.
Zeldenthuis scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. St Juste is looking for a way out.
Well, with Zeldenthuis on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before St Juste is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
St Juste manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Zeldenthuis is now in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Juste is looking for a sweep.
St Juste is trying to control Zeldenthuis's posture but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
The ground and pound from Zeldenthuis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but St Juste is avoiding damage well.
Zeldenthuis tries to score with some ground and pound. St Juste controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Juste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeldenthuis checks it well.
Zeldenthuis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Juste walks into a left hand.
Zeldenthuis throws a shot from downtown. St Juste moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zeldenthuis. Zeldenthuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Zeldenthuis scores with a sloppy right hand. St Juste should have avoided that one.
Zeldenthuis gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
St Juste walks into a left hand.
Zeldenthuis misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zeldenthuis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zeldenthuis stopping the sweep attempt from St Juste.
Zeldenthuis looking to sit in guard and control but St Juste gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zeldenthuis 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste trying to control but Zeldenthuis is working from the bottom.
St Juste being controlled here momentarily.
Zeldenthuis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Juste is one step ahead there.
St Juste trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zeldenthuis controls St Juste momentarily but St Juste frees himself.
St Juste wants to control from the top but Zeldenthuis keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renan St Juste.
Zeldenthuis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Zeldenthuis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
St Juste connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeldenthuis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dirk Zeldenthuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by St Juste there.
Zeldenthuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeldenthuis lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeldenthuis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste loads up on a big right hand but Zeldenthuis slips the punch.
A jab from St Juste misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis closes the distance and clinches up with St Juste, looking for a takedown. Zeldenthuis pushes St Juste against the cage but St Juste circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zeldenthuis is defended easily by St Juste.
Zeldenthuis stuns St Juste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis lands a leg kick that knocks St Juste off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dirk Zeldenthuis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Juste throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zeldenthuis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. St Juste tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zeldenthuis is in St Juste's guard.
Zeldenthuis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Juste not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Juste wants to improve his position but instead Zeldenthuis has moved into half guard.
St Juste is defending against the submission attempts here by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St Juste pulls Zeldenthuis in to control the position.
Zeldenthuis throws a big elbow that misses.
St Juste trying to control the position.
Zeldenthuis with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zeldenthuis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zeldenthuis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Juste keeping full guard, as Zeldenthuis tries to pass.
Zeldenthuis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Juste has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zeldenthuis has passed into side control.
Zeldenthuis working the ground and pound.
Zeldenthuis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste is looking to reverse the position.
Zeldenthuis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
St Juste is trying to control Zeldenthuis's posture but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Zeldenthuis in the domination position with St Juste hanging on.
Zeldenthuis working away.
Zeldenthuis working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis scores with a couple of short elbows.
St Juste manages to get back to half guard.
Zeldenthuis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste is controlling Zeldenthuis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
St Juste wants to get back to full guard.
Zeldenthuis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis wants to control but St Juste is keeping him busy.
Zeldenthuis is pressing down on St Juste's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Juste is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Zeldenthuis really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Zeldenthuis.
St Juste connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeldenthuis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Juste to the mat! St Juste manages to get full guard.
Zeldenthuis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and St Juste dives on top into guard.
St Juste would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zeldenthuis keeping moving, preventing St Juste from controlling successfully.
St Juste has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zeldenthuis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Juste is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zeldenthuis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
St Juste scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zeldenthuis is on top in guard.
Zeldenthuis is in close to St Juste's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis wants to pass the guard but St Juste is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zeldenthuis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zeldenthuis tries to free his leg and advance position but St Juste is retaining full guard.
St Juste wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dirk Zeldenthuis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zeldenthuis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Juste works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zeldenthuis cracks St Juste with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Juste works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Juste controls Zeldenthuis momentarily but Zeldenthuis frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zeldenthuis looking to pass the guard.
St Juste 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Renan St Juste wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St Juste takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zeldenthuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Juste takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St Juste scores with a hook to the body. Zeldenthuis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Juste throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Juste connects with a right hand. Zeldenthuis shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste walks into a stiff left hand from Zeldenthuis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
St Juste explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Juste throws a jab but it's blocked by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste throws a wild body kick that Zeldenthuis sees coming a mile off.
Zeldenthuis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St Juste walks into a stiff left hand from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Juste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zeldenthuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Juste moves away.
Zeldenthuis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Juste takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zeldenthuis tries to score with some ground and pound. St Juste controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zeldenthuis advances nicely into full mount.
Zeldenthuis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But St Juste has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from St Juste!
Zeldenthuis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zeldenthuis has his hands on St Juste's head, controlling the position.
Renan St Juste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Zeldenthuis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Juste throwing strikes but missing.
Zeldenthuis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Juste with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeldenthuis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Juste missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Juste lands a couple of elbows.
Zeldenthuis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeldenthuis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Juste rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zeldenthuis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Juste's guard.
Zeldenthuis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zeldenthuis forces his way into half guard.
Zeldenthuis is thwarting St Juste's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zeldenthuis in particular looking to stall.
St Juste wants to control but Zeldenthuis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
St Juste looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Zeldenthuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zeldenthuis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Zeldenthuis!
An out of breath Dirk Zeldenthuis 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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pop
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RATING
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