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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. Miyamoto Musashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi throws a leg kick but Marshall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Musashi feints with a jab and clips Marshall right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Marshall is sent crashing into the canvas and Musashi leaps in for the kill! Marshall tries to get to his feet but Musashi is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Marshall is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyamoto Musashi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Miyamoto Musashi made sure he mentioned LOD: Affordable Quality, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalesh Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. O Connor has chosen Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kalesh Nikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jia O Connor's chin.
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalesh Nikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jia O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nikov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nikov scoring well with a low kick there.
O Connor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nikov misses with a body punch
and O Connor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikov.
O Connor throws the left hand but Nikov avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Nikov.
Good leg kick by Nikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Connor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Connor there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
O Connor dips to his left and cracks Nikov with an uppercut!
A slow jab from O Connor misses its intended target.
Nikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikov thumps O Connor with a low kick.
Kalesh Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Connor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nikov. Nikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nikov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Connor is fending him off so far but Nikov persists. Nope, O Connor circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikov lands a nice shot that snaps O Connor's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nikov, as that shot connected.
Nikov misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nikov. That's going to slow O Connor down.
Nikov moves away from the strike by O Connor.
O Connor checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from O Connor misses.
Nikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Connor.
Nikov lands with an overhand left.
O Connor moves forwards but Nikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Connor holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor is looking for a sweep. Nikov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nikov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nikov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for O Connor!
Nikov fails to advance to O Connor's back.
Nikov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov controlling from the full mount.
Nikov landing strikes from the mount and O Connor is in trouble!
Nikov controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
O Connor tries to reverse the position but Nikov maintains control.
Nikov avoids the attempt from O Connor to control.
O Connor is in a horrible position here. Nikov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalesh Nikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nikov. O Connor shrugs it off though.
It looks like Jia O Connor has been cut.
O Connor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Connor momentarily.
Nikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Nikov dives in for a single leg takedown but O Connor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nikov takes a swing at O Connor's ribcage but misses.
Kalesh Nikov is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from O Connor misses the target.
Nikov connects with a single shot there.
Nikov throws out a powerful jab.
Nikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nikov cracks a nice hook into O Connor's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikov.
Nice shot lands for O Connor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Connor takes one on the button.
Nikov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Connor is trying to defend but Nikov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Connor is looking to improve his position.
Nikov is keen to just control but O Connor is a slippery customer.
O Connor wants to get back to full guard but Nikov has passed into side control.
Nikov working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor is looking for a sweep.
O Connor can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikov working the head and body with strikes.
Kalesh Nikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Connor keeps working.
Nikov laying and praying for a moment but O Connor takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nikov in particular looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nikov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Connor can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor wants to improve his position but Nikov is controlling well.
Nikov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nikov is working for a kimura but O Connor is defending it quite comfortably.
O Connor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nikov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nikov's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalesh Nikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jia O Connor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Connor avoids the body shot from Nikov.
Some wild striking there from O Connor.
Nikov misses with a body shot.
Nikov fails with a takedown attempt.
Nikov looks to land a right hand but O Connor moved out of range.
Nikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Connor's head.
Good work by O Connor as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikov. O Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Connor.
Nikov throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikov ducks right into an uppercut from O Connor.
Nikov drives through and clinches with O Connor against the cage.
Nikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nikov tries to stall but O Connor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Connor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nikov tries to throw a body punch but O Connor avoids it by throwing Nikov back against the cage.
Nikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nikov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nikov is looking to take a break and control but O Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Connor is looking to regain half guard here but Nikov keeps moving and retains side control.
Jia O Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov controls the position from side control.
O Connor is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov working away.
O Connor is looking to regain half guard here but Nikov keeps moving and retains side control.
Nikov controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nikov trying to control the position but O Connor is working away.
Kalesh Nikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Nikov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nikov prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kalesh Nikov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
O Connor misses with a head kick.
O Connor lands with a nice combination. Nikov backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Kalesh Nikov has been cut.
Nikov is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Connor stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalesh Nikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikov throws a jab when O Connor was well out of range.
Nikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Connor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalesh Nikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nikov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalesh Nikov!
Kalesh Nikov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Cripplers Corner logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by j. The crowd seem to be enjoying McBobby's choice of entrance music: Cold as Ice -- MOP. Rashad Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby McBobby!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans scores with a hook.
McBobby 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.
Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McBobby pinned against the cage. McBobby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A clash of legs there as Evans blocks the low kick.
McBobby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans drives through with a takedown into guard.
McBobby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McBobby's guard.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McBobby won't allow Evans to pass to mount.
McBobby is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans thows a huge punch but McBobby dodges it nicely.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Evans stops McBobby from getting back to his feet.
Evans is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McBobby is just riding it out for now. Evans eventually gives up the hold.
McBobby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
McBobby is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking for a kimura but McBobby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evans to get the leverage.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans is trying to control. McBobby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Evans stops McBobby from getting back to his feet.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans trying to control from half guard but McBobby is working away.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McBobby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans is taking a breather. McBobby says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a strike but McBobby avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Evans passes McBobby's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBobby's head.
Evans is trying to control. McBobby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McBobby is looking to improve his position.
Evans not doing much here.
Evans is looking to advance position but McBobby won't allow it.
McBobby blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobby wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Evans trying to control the action but McBobby is working from the bottom.
McBobby wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rashad Evans just wasn't active enough.
McBobby throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans throws the left hand but McBobby avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBobby throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McBobby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McBobby's head backwards.
McBobby tries a head kick but it misses.
Rashad Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans blocks a jab.
Evans lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McBobby slips under a jab.
Evans stalks McBobby and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McBobby's face. McBobby staggers backwards, shaken.
McBobby looks to land a body kick but Evans moved away.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBobby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans misses with the combination.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBobby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rashad Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McBobby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobby throws a solid leg kick but Evans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McBobby.
McBobby throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
McBobby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McBobby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Evans throws a hook but McBobby avoids it easily.
McBobby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Evans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McBobby has managed to clinch.
McBobby gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McBobby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but McBobby has double underhooks.
McBobby misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBobby blocking some punches.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from McBobby.
McBobby keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBobby prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBobby lands a body shot in the clinch.
McBobby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans presses McBobby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evans throws an elbow but it misses.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
McBobby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McBobby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Evans lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McBobby.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but McBobby is controlling him.
McBobby misses with a punch on the inside.
McBobby lands a damaging elbow.
McBobby missing with knees to the body.
Evans can't break the clinch.
McBobby struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from McBobby.
McBobby misses with some punches.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Evans is predictable there
and McBobby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans misses with a body shot.
McBobby is looking to score with low kicks.
Evans dives in and scores a takedown into McBobby's guard.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
McBobby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to McBobby's brow.
McBobby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
McBobby pulls Evans in close to his closed guard and prevents Evans from doing any damage or advancing position.
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!
McBobby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but McBobby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBobby wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby McBobby hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McBobby thumps Evans with a low kick.
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 Rashad Evans will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McBobby.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans throws a lazy uppercut
and McBobby counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
McBobby connects with a crisp jab.
Evans throws a series of punches but McBobby avoids them all with ease.
McBobby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McBobby wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBobby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from McBobby.
McBobby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evans throws a body punch but McBobby moves out of range.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBobby manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by McBobby which made him look bad.
McBobby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans throws a hook but McBobby avoids it easily.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McBobby jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McBobby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Evans throws a series of punches but McBobby avoids them all with ease.
McBobby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McBobby scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McBobby.
McBobby scores with a nice body kick.
Evans checks a low kick from McBobby.
Bobby McBobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from McBobby.
Evans misses with a straight left.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
McBobby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. McBobby does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBobby.
Evans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBobby's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBobby.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McBobby throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McBobby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McBobby.
McBobby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evans takes one on the button.
McBobby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
McBobby's corner calls for a 1-2. McBobby 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.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with McBobby, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes McBobby against the cage but McBobby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McBobby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBobby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBobby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, McBobby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bobby McBobby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McBobby tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
McBobby lands with a short shot to the head.
McBobby scores with a shoulder strike.
McBobby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from McBobby.
McBobby blocking some punches.
McBobby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBobby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
McBobby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from McBobby as the two fighters clinch.
McBobby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McBobby manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobby tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans throws a body punch but McBobby moves out of range.
Evans takes one to the chin there.
McBobby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Rashad Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice sprawl there from McBobby as Evans shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Bobby McBobby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans throws a hook to the side of McBobby's head but McBobby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans tries for a takedown but McBobby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McBobby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Evans is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBobby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Evans misses the jab.
McBobby is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
McBobby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby McBobby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Evans 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellenberger comes to the cage accompanied by Soldier. Gordon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Parkway Drive - Frostbite. Ben Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adolf Ellenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ben Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellenberger throws a leg kick that misses.
Gordon misses with a straight right.
Ellenberger is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Ellenberger. Beautiful body shot.
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellenberger circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ellenberger.
Ellenberger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gordon is out of range.
Gordon checks a leg kick.
Gordon throws the left hand but Ellenberger avoids the punch easily.
Gordon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ellenberger. That one must have hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ellenberger.
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!
Gordon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellenberger.
Gordon blocks a head kick by Ellenberger.
Adolf Ellenberger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellenberger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ellenberger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gordon's hands.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ellenberger as he avoids it easily.
Gordon blocks a leg kick.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Ellenberger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellenberger throws a nice looking combination but Gordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon avoids the head kick by Ellenberger.
Gordon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ellenberger counters with a thumping low kick.
Ellenberger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Gordon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ellenberger moves away from the strike by Gordon.
Gordon lands a jab to the nose.
Gordon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ellenberger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gordon trying to control the position but Ellenberger is working away.
Ellenberger is trying to control Gordon's posture but Gordon avoids it.
Gordon laying and praying for a moment but Ellenberger takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ellenberger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger is trying to get back to full guard.
Gordon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ellenberger is pressing down on Gordon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ellenberger seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ellenberger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gordon trying to control but Ellenberger is working from the bottom.
Gordon throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is working Ellenberger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ellenberger controls Gordon momentarily but Gordon frees himself.
Gordon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellenberger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ellenberger working a defensive guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gordon working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gordon throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Adolf Ellenberger 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.
Crunch! Ellenberger slams his shin into Gordon's torso.
Gordon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ellenberger is out of range.
Ellenberger throws a leg kick
and Gordon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gordon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gordon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gordon trying to control but Ellenberger is working from the bottom.
Ellenberger looking to control.
Ellenberger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gordon is one step ahead there.
Gordon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gordon.
Gordon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gordon misses with a head shot. Ellenberger uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ellenberger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ellenberger wants to improve his position but instead Gordon has moved into half guard.
Gordon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gordon wants to take a breather but Ellenberger is having none of it.
Gordon is looking to stall here but Ellenberger recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger is trying to control the position but Gordon postures up.
Gordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellenberger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon controlling from the top position.
Gordon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gordon throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger wants to stand and escape but Gordon is having none of it.
Ellenberger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellenberger throws a nice head kick!
Gordon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellenberger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gordon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ellenberger throws a head kick that misses.
Ellenberger connects with a single shot there.
Gordon shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellenberger sprawls well. He's pushed Gordon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ellenberger cracks the inside of Gordon's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ellenberger.
Gordon takes the fight into the clinch.
Gordon has Ellenberger pressed against the cage, preventing Ellenberger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ellenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gordon.
Ellenberger tries a knee to the head but Gordon blocks it.
Ellenberger gets underhooks to prevent Gordon's takedown attempt.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
Ellenberger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellenberger throws a right hand that misses
and Gordon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ellenberger's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon works over Ellenberger with some ground and pound from guard.
Gordon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ellenberger keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gordon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gordon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ellenberger can pounce on him.
Gordon misses with a double jab
and Ellenberger counters with a nice body kick.
Adolf Ellenberger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellenberger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gordon.
Gordon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ellenberger.
Ellenberger thuds a left hand into Gordon's body.
Nice shot by Ellenberger.
Ellenberger lands a nice looking body kick.
Ellenberger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gordon.
Ellenberger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gordon throws an off balance right hand
and Ellenberger counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellenberger moves away.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Ellenberger slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
Gordon checks a low kick from Ellenberger.
Ellenberger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gordon.
Ellenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gordon connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ellenberger, right into the meat.
Ellenberger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ellenberger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Gordon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ellenberger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ellenberger manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ellenberger.
Adolf Ellenberger is winning the standup battle so far.
Ellenberger scores with a spinning back kick!
Gordon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ellenberger lands a nice looking body kick.
Ellenberger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gordon's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellenberger with a jab.
Gordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellenberger.
Ellenberger blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Ellenberger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gordon jabs at Ellenberger's body.
Ellenberger throws a big shot that misses.
Ellenberger lands with an overhand left.
Ellenberger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gordon is able to avoid easily.
Ellenberger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ellenberger misses with a body kick.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellenberger lands a leg kick that knocks Gordon off balance momentarily.
Ellenberger lands a head shot.
Ellenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ellenberger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Ellenberger misses.
Ellenberger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ellenberger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick by Ellenberger misses
and Gordon counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gordon laying and praying for a moment but Ellenberger takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gordon is taking a breather. Ellenberger says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ellenberger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gordon.
Gordon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ellenberger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon is looking for a kimura here.
Ellenberger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gordon is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adolf Ellenberger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ellenberger 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adolf Ellenberger!
An out of breath and clearly excited Adolf Ellenberger thanked Cripplers Corner for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabreros has chosen Love is what i got as his entrance music. Peter Cabreros has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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29
160 lbs
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Cabreros!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil III's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabreros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lil III scrambles back to his feet.
Cabreros lands a leg kick that knocks Lil III off balance momentarily.
Cabreros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lil III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabreros manages to avoid it.
That kick from Cabreros tenderised Lil III's leg. Lil III is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil III. Cabreros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lil III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Lil III catches Cabreros right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by Cabreros.
Cabreros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lil III has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Cabreros misses.
Cabreros tries a low kick but Lil III avoids it.
Peter Cabreros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lil III scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cabreros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lil III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabreros.
Lil III tries to land a leg kick but Cabreros saw it coming and moves away.
Lil III checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab by Cabreros.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lil III lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabreros lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabreros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lil III was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabreros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III moves out of range of the body kick from Cabreros.
Cabreros misses the shot to the body.
Cabreros throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Lil III.
Cabreros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lil III connects with a solid leg kick.
Lil III connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cabreros momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Lil III blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cabreros darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cabreros, as that shot connected.
Lil III throws a leg kick but Cabreros sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabreros 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.
Cabreros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lil III.
Cabreros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lil III fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabreros is out of range.
Lil III uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabreros.
Lil III attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cabreros swinging wildly here.
Lil III misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III lands the left hand.
Good work by Lil III as he checks the leg kick.
Lil III looks to throw the jab but Cabreros is out of range.
Cabreros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lil III checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabreros connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lil III checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cabreros.
Lil III bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Donk. Cabreros catches Lil III right on the button with a cross.
Cabreros throws a leg kick
and Lil III counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cabreros connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lil III's hands.
Cabreros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Lil III.
Lil III pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lil III moves out of range of the body kick from Cabreros.
Cabreros lands a lovely overhand right.
Cabreros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lil III.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lil III checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Peter Cabreros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lil III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lil III ducks under a wild hook from Cabreros.
Cabreros is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lil III had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lil III throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabreros throws the left hand but Lil III avoids the punch easily.
Cabreros throws a leg kick but Lil III checks it.
Cabreros looks to land a body kick but Lil III moved away.
Cabreros tries to work over Lil III's front leg with a kick but Lil III checks it.
Lil III moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Lil III as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lil III blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Lil III misses.
Cabreros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabreros lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabreros defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lil III.
Cabreros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lil III.
Lil III fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros tries to work over Lil III's front leg with a kick but Lil III checks it.
Cabreros throws a head kick but Lil III moves out of range.
Lil III thumps Cabreros with a low kick.
Cabreros slips a straight right by Lil III.
Lil III tests Cabreros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabreros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cabreros lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Cabreros.
Cabreros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabreros lands a slapping body shot.
Cabreros moves out of range of the body kick from Lil III.
A clash of legs there as Lil III blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabreros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabreros throws a push kick but Lil III slaps the foot to one side.
Lil III is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cabreros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabreros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lil III.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Cabreros dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cabreros throws a low kick but Lil III moves out of range easily.
Lil III throws a solid leg kick but Cabreros takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lil III.
Lil III attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cabreros ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cabreros swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lil III.
Lil III motions for Cabreros to come forward. Lil III throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III moves out of range of the body kick from Cabreros.
Lil III is looking to chop away at Cabreros's legs.
Lil III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lil III defending well as Cabreros loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Cabreros.
Lil III pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabreros throws a jab when Lil III was well out of range.
No joy there for Cabreros, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabreros throws a low kick, looking for Lil III's leg but Lil III calmly moves out of range.
Lil III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabreros takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Cabreros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros thows a body shot but no joy.
Lil III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabreros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lil III throws out the jab.
Cabreros is looking to chop away at Lil III's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lil III checks a leg kick.
Cabreros 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.
Lil III shoots in but Cabreros avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cabreros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lil III counters with a straight right hand.
Cabreros moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cabreros jabs Lil III right on the nose. Lil III blinks but takes it well.
Peter Cabreros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabreros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabreros.
Cabreros throws a push kick but Lil III slaps the foot to one side.
Cabreros misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Cabreros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabreros cracks Lil III with a good jab.
Lil III checks the leg kick.
Lil III throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cabreros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III's corner calls for a 1-2. Lil III obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cabreros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lil III avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cabreros throws a front kick that sends Lil III stumbling back into the cage.
Cabreros finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cabreros throws a looping overhand right but Lil III ducks down to avoid it.
Cabreros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lil III, as that shot connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabreros. Lil III does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lil III throws a hook but Cabreros blocks it.
Cabreros punishes Lil III's body with a nice straight punch.
Lil III pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lil III throws a good cross that connects.
Lil III takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cabreros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cabreros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lil III connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lil III on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabreros. Cabreros obviously looking to wear him down.
Cabreros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabreros throws a leg kick but Lil III sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabreros darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lil III missing with a left hand there. Cabreros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lil III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lil III throws a leg kick which misses Cabreros's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabreros tries to avoid it.
Cabreros scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cabreros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lil III manages to avoid it.
Cabreros misses with a body kick.
Cabreros throws a leg kick but Lil III moved away.
Lil III connects with a body shot.
Cabreros tries to land a front kick but Lil III steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cabreros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lil III.
Cabreros throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lil III misses with a looping right.
Cabreros stuffs the takedown attempt from Lil III. Lil III gets slowly back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cabreros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lil III.
Cabreros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lil III blocks the body kick.
Lil III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabreros manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Cabreros there.
Cabreros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cabreros thumps Lil III with a low kick.
Cabreros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabreros motions for Lil III to come forward. Cabreros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III tries a head kick but it misses.
Lil III fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lil III throws a looping overhand right but Cabreros ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Cabreros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cabreros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lil III was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabreros.
Lil III misses with an uppercut.
Lil III has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cabreros finds it's way round the side to connect with Lil III's head.
Lil III connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabreros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabreros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lil III will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lil III looks to land a left hand but Cabreros moved out of range nicely.
Cabreros clobbers Lil III with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lil III lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Cabreros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cabreros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabreros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Cabreros misses.
Lil III is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabreros digs a good body shot into Lil III's ribs.
Cabreros lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lil III's sensitive parts.
Lil III misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III feints and as Cabreros raises his hands in defense, Lil III changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lil III wants to pass the guard but Cabreros is keeping the position.
Cabreros looking to control.
Cabreros wants to sweep but no luck.
Lil III throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabreros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lil III wants to control from the top but Cabreros keeps moving.
Lil III throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lil III missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lil III not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lil III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabreros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabreros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabreros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabreros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lil III avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lil III, right into the meat.
Cabreros feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lil III's calf.
Cabreros tries to sprawl but Lil III drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Peter Cabreros is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lil III is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cabreros sees it coming and defends easily.
Lil III prevents Cabreros from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cabreros has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cabreros makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cabreros.
Ba Lil III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil III trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabreros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cabreros is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lil III's guard.
Lil III looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lil III throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lil III keeping full guard, as Cabreros tries to pass.
Cabreros must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabreros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 Ba Lil III.
I think Cabreros 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Cabreros!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Cabreros thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Paxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paxton has chosen Advance Australia Fair as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Paxton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blanks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Blanks's head coaches at Gentlemens' club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paxton tests Blanks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blanks moves out of range as Paxton strikes.
A big right from Paxton misses.
Paxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Blanks counters with a nice leg kick.
Blanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Paxton misses with a body shot.
Paxton throws a lazy right hand but Blanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanks ducks under a wild hook from Paxton.
A big left from Paxton misses.
Blanks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paxton misses with a combination
and Blanks counters with a good, hard body kick but Paxton shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blanks.
Paxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blanks counters with a body kick.
Paxton looks winded!
Paxton throws a hook but Blanks avoids it easily.
Paxton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paxton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blanks lands a nice hook to Paxton's body. Paxton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paxton misses the jab.
Blanks is looking to chop away at Paxton's legs.
Blanks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paxton eats them both and turns towards Blanks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanks and Paxton are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Blanks throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Paxton into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Blanks knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Blanks!
Billy Blanks very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes to the cage accompanied by Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. Calzaghe has chosen The Pride of Wales as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snuka.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzaghe lands with a right hand.
Snuka tries for a takedown but Calzaghe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Snuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calzaghe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calzaghe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snuka.
Snuka lands a nice hook to Calzaghe's body. Calzaghe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Calzaghe moves out of range of the strikes.
Snuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calzaghe.
Snuka is looking to clinch but Calzaghe is avoiding it.
Calzaghe 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.
Snuka wants to clinch but Calzaghe slips to the side
and Calzaghe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Calzaghe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Snuka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Calzaghe scrambles back to his feet.
Snuka has managed to clinch.
Snuka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snuka pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Calzaghe throws a strike but Snuka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Calzaghe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snuka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calzaghe's head.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses. Calzaghe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snuka's guard. Nice move by Calzaghe!
Snuka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calzaghe's guard.
Calzaghe looking for a guillotine here but Snuka defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calzaghe working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka won't allow Calzaghe to sweep him here.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but Calzaghe is keeping the position.
Snuka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snuka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzaghe controls Snuka momentarily but Snuka frees himself.
Calzaghe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calzaghe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snuka is one step ahead there.
Snuka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snuka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snuka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calzaghe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Calzaghe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calzaghe wants to hit a switch here but Snuka passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Calzaghe there!
Calzaghe regains half guard.
Snuka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Calzaghe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Snuka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snuka wants to control but Calzaghe is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe gets back to full guard.
Calzaghe has his foot on Snuka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snuka works his way back into a safe position though.
Snuka passes Calzaghe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Calzaghe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snuka is nestled in close to Calzaghe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snuka prevents Calzaghe from improving his position.
Snuka is nestled in close to Calzaghe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calzaghe is trying to maintain the position but Snuka is very close to passing his half guard.
Calzaghe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snuka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Calzaghe has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Calzaghe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snuka.
Snuka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snuka clobbers Calzaghe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calzaghe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snuka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calzaghe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snuka is looking to wear down Calzaghe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snuka darts in looking for a takedown but Calzaghe gets double underhooks and turns Snuka into the cage.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Calzaghe lands a body shot.
Calzaghe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Calzaghe pushes Snuka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calzaghe manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe cracks Snuka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snuka. Calzaghe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snuka misses with a double jab
and Calzaghe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snuka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Calzaghe defends well and Snuka ends up having to push Calzaghe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Calzaghe is trying to break free.
Snuka is leaning against Calzaghe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snuka has Calzaghe pushed against the cage.
Snuka turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Snuka manages to end up in side control.
Snuka trying to control the action but Calzaghe is working from the bottom.
Calzaghe is looking for a sweep.
Snuka works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snuka grinds an elbow into Calzaghe's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jimmy Snuka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calzaghe is pressing down on Snuka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snuka is holding on for now.
Snuka is pressing down on Calzaghe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Calzaghe won't allow Snuka to sweep him here.
Snuka keeping moving, preventing Calzaghe from controlling successfully.
Snuka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snuka looking for subs off his back but Calzaghe has passed one foot through into half guard.
Calzaghe is looking to take a break and control but Snuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snuka wants to get back to full guard.
Snuka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Calzaghe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Calzaghe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snuka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calzaghe's guard.
Snuka landing with the ground and pound.
Calzaghe has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Snuka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Calzaghe.
You can see the frustration on Calzaghe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calzaghe is trying to control Snuka's posture but Snuka avoids it.
Calzaghe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snuka working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Snuka misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snuka lands a decent elbow from side control.
Snuka landing strikes.
Snuka working away.
Calzaghe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Calzaghe slips a straight right by Snuka.
Calzaghe slips under a jab from Snuka.
Calzaghe tests Snuka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot.
Snuka throws a hook to the side of Calzaghe's head but Calzaghe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snuka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Calzaghe looks to score with a jab to the body but Snuka is just out of range.
Snuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snuka missing with a left hand there. Calzaghe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snuka looks to land a left hand but Calzaghe moved out of range nicely.
Calzaghe ducks under a wild hook from Snuka.
Snuka darts in looking for a takedown but Calzaghe gets double underhooks and turns Snuka into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snuka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snuka tries a body shot but Calzaghe blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snuka.
A short left from Snuka.
Snuka has a couple of punches blocked by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe working hard to break the clinch.
Calzaghe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Calzaghe wants to stall.
Calzaghe gets underhooks to prevent Snuka's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Snuka fails to land.
Calzaghe tries to break the clinch but Snuka is controlling the position.
Snuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka wants a takedown but no success here.
Snuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Calzaghe controls his hands.
Snuka has Calzaghe pressed against the cage, preventing Calzaghe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snuka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snuka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Calzaghe is defending well.
Calzaghe is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Snuka.
Snuka turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Snuka manages to end up in side control.
Snuka working away.
Calzaghe is trying to improve his position.
Snuka working the ground and pound.
Snuka working the head and body with strikes.
Calzaghe wants to control but Snuka postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe is trying to get back to his feet.
Snuka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Calzaghe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Calzaghe tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Snuka easily slips into full mount!
Snuka landing punches.
Snuka landing shots from mount.
Calzaghe is rocked!
Snuka looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Calzaghe covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Snuka!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jimmy Snuka thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Restin Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt Colossus (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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Restin Peace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace throws a shot to the body.
Peace lands a body shot.
Peace misses with a takedown attempt - Colossus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Colossus closes the distance and clinches.
Colossus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colossus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peace turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Peace manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colossus keeps working.
Peace tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Colossus is not content to let Peace control the position.
Colossus tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace in side control lands a decent elbow.
Peace throws a strike aimed at the side of Colossus's head but Colossus avoids it well.
Colossus is looking for a sweep.
Colossus dodges the ground and pound from Peace.
Peace works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Peace tries to advance to mount but Colossus denies him.
Peace tries to advance to mount but Colossus instead regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Colossus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Peace wants to pass the guard but Colossus is keeping the position.
Peace content to stall in guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Colossus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Colossus manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peace wants to sweep here but Colossus controlling him for the moment.
Peace wants to hit a switch here but Colossus passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peace there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peace is looking to improve his position but Colossus isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Colossus controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace is trying to escape the mount.
Peace is working hard here to advance position.
Colossus controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peace is squirming around, avoiding Colossus's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Restin Peace 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.
Peace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peace misses with a few strikes there.
Colossus throws a right hand that Peace ducks under and follows up with a left that Peace also avoids with ease.
Peace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colossus manages to avoid it.
Peace throws a hook to the side of Colossus's head but Colossus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peace takes a swing at Colossus's ribcage but misses.
Peace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colossus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peace. Colossus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colossus stuns Peace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Colossus misses.
Peace misses with a hook.
Colossus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Restin Peace has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colossus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus throws a right and a left that Peace avoids nicely.
Colossus avoids the body shot from Peace.
Colossus scores with a nice strike.
Jt Colossus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peace swings widly with a right hand
and Colossus counters with a nice uppercut.
Jt Colossus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peace tries to move into range but Colossus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Colossus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peace.
Peace throws an off balance right hand
and Colossus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peace looks to land a left hand but Colossus moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Peace misses.
Peace lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peace lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Peace misses.
Peace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colossus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colossus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peace defending well as Colossus loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peace misses the jab.
Peace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colossus tries to clinch but Peace moves out of range.
Colossus scores with a punch to the head.
Colossus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colossus moves out of range as Peace strikes.
Peace misses with an uppercut. Colossus saw that one coming.
Colossus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colossus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Colossus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peace lands a jab.
Peace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace misses with a body shot.
A big left from Colossus misses.
Peace misses with an uppercut.
Colossus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peace.
Colossus rushes Peace and presses him up against the cage.
Peace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus lands a hook that snaps the head of Peace backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
Colossus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peace working aggressively here.
Peace pushes Colossus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peace blocks a body shot from Colossus.
Peace tries to score a body lock takedown but Colossus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peace wants to take the fight to the mat but Colossus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Restin Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colossus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Colossus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colossus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colossus working aggressively here.
Peace works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Peace won't allow Colossus to sweep him here.
Peace wants to control from the top but Colossus keeps moving.
Colossus working a defensive guard here.
Colossus keeping moving, preventing Peace from controlling successfully.
Peace preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peace throws a big right hand that misses.
Colossus keeping moving, preventing Peace from controlling successfully.
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 Restin Peace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Restin Peace's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Peace with a jab.
Peace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colossus counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Colossus.
Peace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peace misses with a body shot.
Colossus scores with a shot to the body.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colossus manages to avoid it.
Peace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Colossus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colossus digs a good body shot into Peace's ribs.
Colossus misses with a wild combination.
Colossus has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Peace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Colossus.
Colossus moves into the clinch.
Colossus misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace blocks an uppercut.
Colossus lands with a left to the head.
Peace has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Colossus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Colossus tries to escape but Peace has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Colossus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Colossus has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Peace.
Colossus looking very determined here, making life difficult for Peace.
Peace will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peace is working the ground and pound. Can Colossus escape?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peace missing with strikes from the back.
Peace trying to control.
Peace misses with an elbow to the head.
Jt Colossus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Restin Peace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Colossus hold on?
Colossus is really stuck here.
Peace trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Colossus preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Peace.
Colossus is in bad spot here.
Peace tries to get the hooks in deep but Colossus pushed the leg off.
Colossus tries to escape the position.
Will Peace go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace struggling to land strikes to the head as Colossus covers up.
Peace trying to control.
Colossus trying to get back to his feet but Peace is in full control for now.
Colossus looking very determined here, making life difficult for Peace.
Peace is really struggling to control Colossus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
You can see the frustration on Colossus's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colossus tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Peace has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Colossus regains half guard.
Peace perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Peace wants to take a breather but Colossus is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Peace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Colossus's head.
Colossus is staying active underneath Peace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Restin Peace wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Peace slips a jab from Colossus.
Peace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Restin Peace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colossus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Restin Peace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peace, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Restin Peace!
A very excited looking Restin Peace made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filo Bedo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedo.
St Juste tries to land a leg kick but Bedo saw it coming and moves away.
Bedo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Juste.
St Juste has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
St Juste digs a good hook to Bedo's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Juste. That's going to slow Bedo down.
Bedo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Juste slips under a jab.
St Juste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bedo cracks the inside of St Juste's front leg.
St Juste keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bedo.
St Juste listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bedo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Bedo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bedo lands with a right hand.
St Juste misses the body punch
and Bedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedo throws a jab but it's blocked by St Juste.
St Juste tries to score with a low kick but Bedo moves his leg out of the way.
St Juste throws a hook to the side of Bedo's head but Bedo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Juste throws the left hand but Bedo avoids the punch easily.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
Bedo misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bedo, right into the meat.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bedo is looking to chop away at St Juste's legs.
St Juste lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bedo. St Juste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Juste. That did some damage!
Bedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bedo dodges the punch combination from St Juste.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with an uppercut.
Bedo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Juste is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bedo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Juste, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for St Juste.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedo misses with a low kick.
Bedo slips a straight right by St Juste.
Bedo throws a solid leg kick but St Juste takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bedo.
A jab from St Juste finds it's way through Bedo's defenses.
Bedo avoids the body shot from St Juste.
A telegraphed right hand from St Juste misses the target.
St Juste cracks a nice hook into Bedo's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as St Juste checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bedo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Bedo. Those never looked like landing.
Bedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Juste feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bedo's calf.
St Juste moves out of range of the body kick from Bedo.
St Juste throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bedo on the side of the head.
Bedo walks into a jab.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Bedo misses with a low kick.
Bedo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from St Juste misses.
St Juste throws a lazy right hand but Bedo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Juste uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bedo lands a leg kick that knocks St Juste off balance momentarily.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedo was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
Bedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste misses with a low kick as Bedo jumps back.
Bedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
St Juste waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bedo.
Bedo throws a body punch but St Juste moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bedo throws a shot from downtown. St Juste moves away and avoids it.
Bedo throws out a loose jab but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste throws a solid leg kick but Bedo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Juste.
Bedo slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Juste throws an off balance right hand
and Bedo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bedo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bedo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Juste checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bedo.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
Bedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
Bedo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bedo, right into the meat.
St Juste is looking to land body kicks.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
Bedo misses with a body shot.
St Juste is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from St Juste does it's job there.
St Juste wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bedo throws a right hand that St Juste ducks under and follows up with a left that St Juste also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste lands with a straight right. Bedo didn't see that one coming.
Bedo missing with a left hand there. St Juste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Juste lands with a right hand.
St Juste takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Juste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bedo throws out the jab.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
Bedo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bedo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as St Juste lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bedo doesn't seem phased though.
Bedo scores with a hook to the body. St Juste takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedo is just out of range.
Bedo throws out a loose jab but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Juste. That did some damage!
St Juste tests Bedo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste feints and then cracks Bedo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bedo down.
Bedo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bedo looking to throw knees to the head but St Juste is blocking nicely.
St Juste working aggressively here.
Bedo looking to throw knees to the head but St Juste is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from St Juste.
St Juste lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Juste swings wildly with an uppercut but Bedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Juste is trying to stall.
St Juste can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste throws a head punch that misses.
St Juste is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bedo struggles to land a body shot inside as St Juste controls his hands.
St Juste pushes Bedo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bedo struggles to land a body shot inside as St Juste controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bedo misses with the head strike.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bedo prevents a body shot from St Juste.
St Juste blocking some punches.
St Juste blocks an uppercut.
Bedo blocks a body shot from St Juste.
Bedo misses with a knee strike.
Bedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Juste blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste misses with a punch on the inside.
Bedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bedo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Juste's elbow.
Bedo tries to land knees in the clinch but St Juste avoids the damage to the body.
Bedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Juste blocks it with crossed arms.
Bedo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Juste struggles to land a body shot inside as Bedo controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Juste.
St Juste lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bedo backwards.
Bedo prevents a body shot from St Juste.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Juste misses with some punches.
Bedo swings wildly with an uppercut but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Juste.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Juste misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
Bedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Juste.
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 Renan St Juste will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bedo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Juste throws a hook but Bedo blocks it.
St Juste throws a low kick but Bedo moves out of range easily.
Bedo avoids the head kick by St Juste.
St Juste throws a leg kick which misses Bedo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bedo tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from St Juste.
Bedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedo.
St Juste will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Juste scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from St Juste.
St Juste moves out of range of the body kick from Bedo.
A big left from St Juste misses.
Bedo misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bedo checks it well.
Bedo throws a hook but St Juste avoids it easily.
Bedo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Juste paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Bedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bedo.
St Juste wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bedo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bedo.
A slow jab from Bedo misses its intended target.
Bedo looks to land a right hand but St Juste moved out of range.
Bedo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bedo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from St Juste is predictable there
letting Bedo counter with a right hand.
Bedo tries a head kick but it misses.
St Juste swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bedo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. St Juste really felt that one!
Bedo swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste scores with the left hand. Bedo knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Bedo.
St Juste thows a body shot but no joy.
Bedo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Juste throws out a powerful jab.
Bedo tries a low kick but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bedo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Juste.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from St Juste lands.
A big left from St Juste misses.
Bedo scores with a nice strike.
Bedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bedo takes one to the side of the head.
Renan St Juste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bedo ducks right into an uppercut from St Juste.
Bedo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bedo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bedo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Juste. St Juste obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Juste throws a leg kick but Bedo moved away.
Bedo checks the leg kick.
St Juste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bedo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Juste stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Juste on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bedo throws a leg kick
and St Juste counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from St Juste misses.
Bedo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Bedo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bedo misses with a leg kick.
St Juste listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Juste works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Juste checks the leg kick.
St Juste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Filo Bedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bedo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Juste.
Bedo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Juste avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bedo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedo is just out of range.
St Juste throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bedo loads up on a big right hand but St Juste slips the punch.
Bedo blocks a jab.
Bedo looks to land a right hand but St Juste moved out of range.
St Juste misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste blocks a head kick by Bedo.
Bedo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Juste.
St Juste misses with a straight left.
Bedo scores with a sloppy right hand. St Juste should have avoided that one.
Bedo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste throws an off balance right hand
and Bedo counters with a left to the body.
St Juste throws a hook to the side of Bedo's head but Bedo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Juste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bedo checks the leg kick.
Bedo is looking to score with low kicks.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
Bedo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Juste throws a front kick that sends Bedo stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste connects with a body shot that sends Bedo's belly button to the back.
A big right from Bedo misses.
Bedo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bedo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Juste.
A big left from St Juste misses.
St Juste lands with a nice body punch.
St Juste misses with a hook.
St Juste cracks the inside of Bedo's front leg.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bedo throws a hook to the side of St Juste's head but St Juste sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bedo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by St Juste.
Bedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Juste checks the leg kick.
St Juste bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Bedo. Those never looked like landing.
St Juste checks the leg kick.
St Juste cracks Bedo with an open hand slap.
Bedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste cracks the inside of Bedo's front leg.
St Juste misses with a looping right.
St Juste works Bedo's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste throws a jab when Bedo was well out of range.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bedo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jab by St Juste.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bedo counters with a series of strikes. St Juste will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Juste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bedo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Juste digs a good body shot into Bedo's ribs.
Nice jab there from Bedo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from St Juste tenderised Bedo's leg. Bedo is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Juste lands a lovely overhand right.
Bedo fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste had his way with Filo Bedo in that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St Juste lands a nice shot that snaps Bedo's head back.
St Juste walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bedo.
St Juste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Juste. That did some damage!
Bedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Juste manages to avoid it.
St Juste cracks Bedo with a right hand to the side of the head.
St Juste lands a leg kick that knocks Bedo off balance momentarily.
Bedo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste throws a series of punches but Bedo avoids them all with ease.
Bedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Juste. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St Juste lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bedo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bedo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bedo throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
St Juste stuns Bedo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Juste paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bedo slips a straight right by St Juste.
Bedo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bedo manages to avoid it.
Bedo wants to clinch.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
Bedo jabs St Juste to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Bedo blocks the leg kick.
St Juste throws a hook but Bedo blocks it.
Bedo throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Juste.
Filo Bedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. St Juste catches Bedo right on the button with a cross.
Bedo scores with a leg kick.
St Juste has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bedo.
St Juste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Juste looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch lands to the side of Bedo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Juste lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bedo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Juste throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bedo counters with a good, hard body kick but St Juste shrugs it off.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
St Juste lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Juste scores with a jab to the body.
Renan St Juste is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bedo lands a nice looking body shot.
St Juste lands with a cross.
St Juste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bedo manages to avoid it.
Bedo misses with the combination.
Bedo throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
St Juste with a hook.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bedo.
St Juste punishes Bedo's body with a nice straight punch.
Bedo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bedo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Juste moves away from the strike by Bedo.
Bedo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
Bedo throws a jab but it's blocked by St Juste.
A jab lands there for St Juste.
St Juste stuns Bedo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Bedo.
St Juste lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Juste misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Juste works the jab nicely.
St Juste lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bedo misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan St Juste showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Juste has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Renan St Juste 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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