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CCF Midweek Mayhem 86 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Alto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Alto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Alto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Groove!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Alto misses.
Alto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alto slaps away a takedown attempt from Groove, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Groove shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alto counters with a one-two to the body.
Groove fails to land the takedown.
Donnie Alto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Groove.
Groove dodges the punch combination from Alto.
Alto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alto misses with a straight left.
Donnie Alto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Groove wants to get back to striking at distance but Alto won't allow it.
Groove blocks an uppercut.
Alto manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alto swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Alto.
Alto sends Groove crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Alto is motioning to the referee to let Groove up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Groove is rocked!
It looks like Robert Groove has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alto rushes Groove and presses him up against the cage.
Groove is still on wobbly legs! Can Alto finish him?
Alto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alto looks to land a left hand but Groove moved out of range nicely.
Groove has a takedown stuffed.
Alto drops Groove with a huge uppercut! Groove drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Alto is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Alto!
During a confident post fight interview, Donnie Alto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Walet Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkady Rossovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossovich has chosen By Your Side as his entrance music. Walet Franks looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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142 lbs
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137 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walet Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Rossovich!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Franks misses.
Rossovich has Franks up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rossovich fails to land.
Rossovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franks backwards.
Rossovich working aggressively here.
Rossovich lands an elbow inside.
Franks avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossovich.
Franks blocks a body shot from Rossovich.
Franks blocks an elbow strike.
Rossovich scores with a shot to the side of Franks's head.
Franks takes an elbow to the temple.
Rossovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Franks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franks is trying to break free.
Rossovich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franks's defenses.
Rossovich lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossovich lands an elbow just above Franks 's eye.
Rossovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rossovich lands an uppercut.
Rossovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rossovich lands an elbow just above Franks 's eye.
Nice body punch from Rossovich - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossovich.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossovich.
Rossovich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franks's defenses.
Franks blocking some punches.
Rossovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rossovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franks.
Franks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rossovich lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossovich has a couple of punches blocked by Franks.
Rossovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossovich missing with knees to the body.
Rossovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franks's efforts to push away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franks backwards.
Rossovich misses with the head strike.
Rossovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rossovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossovich.
Rossovich lands a right hand.
Rossovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossovich lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Rossovich on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rossovich.
Rossovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franks backwards.
Rossovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossovich lands a nice elbow.
Franks is rocked!
Rossovich lands with a right to the head.
Oh Franks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Rossovich.
Rossovich lands a big right hand that drops Franks! The killer instinct kicks in and Rossovich finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rossovich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arkady Rossovich!
A very excited looking Arkady Rossovich 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank Abott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tank Abott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Peters!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abott is defended easily by Peters.
Peters motions for Abott to come forward. Peters throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peters tries to clinch up.
Abott leaves Peters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abott feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Peters seems keen to control Abott's posture.
Abott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peters has a closed guard, preventing Abott from standing up.
Peters looking for a sweep. Not yet Peters, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tank Abott wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abott wants to clinch.
Peters is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abott fails with a takedown attempt.
Abott throws out a loose jab but Peters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Peters coming out on top.
Peters closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Peters works over Abott's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Tank Abott has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice takedown defense from Peters. No joy for Abott on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Abott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abott is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peters looks to land a body kick but Abott moved away.
Abott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abott clinches up against the cage.
Peters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abott prevents it.
Peters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abott.
Abott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peters gets caught napping as Abott dives in and scores a takedown. Peters manages to retain guard.
Abott is breathing heavily.
Abott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abott throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abott tries to free his leg and advance position but Peters is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tank Abott.
Peters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peters misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peters dives in and grabs Abott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abott pushes down on Peters's head and hops out.
Peters shoots in for a double leg but Abott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abott at a distance.
Peters gets caught napping as Abott dives in and scores a takedown. Peters manages to retain guard.
Abott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abott stands and throws Peters's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abott throwing strikes but Peters manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
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 Tank Abott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tank Abott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peters doesn't manage to clinch there - Abott circles away.
Abott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peters.
Abott doesn't manage to clinch there - Peters circles away.
Abott darts in and clinches Peters up against the cage.
Peters working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Peters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abott breaks from the clinch.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abott.
Abott throws a lazy uppercut
and Peters counters with a straight right hand.
Peters comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No luck for Peters with that takedown attempt.
Abott takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tank Abott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peters throws a series of punches but Abott avoids them all with ease.
Abott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peters cracks Abott with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peters checks a leg kick nicely.
James Peters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peters stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peters wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peters slips under a jab.
Peters fails with the takedown.
Tank Abott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Peters.
Peters misses with a low kick.
Peters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abott avoids it really well and circles away.
Peters throws a series of strikes that have Abott backpedaling.
Peters walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peters cracks Abott with an open hand slap.
Abott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peters as he jumps to the side.
Peters shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abott is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Peters jumps into side control!
Peters trying to control the position but Abott is working away.
Abott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abott taking a bit of punishment here - Peters scoring with strikes.
Peters trying to control the action but Abott is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott wants to control but Peters postures up.
Abott is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peters is controlling him well.
Peters stands up.
Peters tries to bum rush Abott with a series of wild strikes but Abott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Peters works Abott's body with a nice hook.
Peters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abott tries to avoid it but Peters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abott to the ground. Abott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Abott moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abott with the ground and pound but Peters regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Peters wants to control but Abott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abott has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Peters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Abott's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Peters. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peters.
Peters lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peters.
Abott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peters tries to avoid it but Abott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peters to the ground. Peters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peters feints a jab promting Abott to slip. Peters then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Abott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abott tests Peters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peters is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Peters fails with a takedown attempt.
Abott misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abott misses with a lunging right hand
and Peters counters with a three punch combo that has Abott backing up. Abott nods at Peters to acknowledge the strikes.
Peters has managed to clinch.
Abott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abott stalling in the clinch but Peters improves position.
A body shot lands from Peters.
Peters trying to control the position but instead, Abott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peters into the cage.
Peters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peters is trying to break the clinch but Abott has him pressed against the cage.
Peters trying to stall but Abott improves his position.
Peters prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Abott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abott is trying to pull guard but Peters turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Abott with a knee to the head.
Peters looking for a takedown.
Peters breaks from the clinch.
Peters fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peters fails with a takedown attempt.
Peters shoots for a double leg takedown but Abott sprawls well. He's pushed Peters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peters lands a jab to the head.
Peters tries to clinch but Abott is having none of it.
Abott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abott misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Abott misses.
Abott tries to keep at a distance but Peters has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Peters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peters can't break the clinch.
Abott tries to pull guard but Peters forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Peters pulls guard effortlessly.
Peters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abott trying to control but Peters postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abott has a hand on Peters's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Peters takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Abott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Abott is bucking up trying to escape but Peters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Peters cracks Abott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abott is squirming around, avoiding Peters's attempts to control the action.
Abott throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Peters really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Abott'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.
Abott dives in and grabs Peters's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peters pushes down on Abott's head and hops out.
Peters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abott is looking to clinch but Peters is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Peters.
Abott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peters clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abott prevents it.
Peters tries to land knees in the clinch but Abott avoids the damage to the body.
Abott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abott clinches with his opponent.
Abott tries to pull guard but Peters holds him up against the cage and eventually Abott drops back down to his feet.
Abott tries to pull guard but Peters holds him up against the cage and eventually Abott drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Abott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters tries to pull guard but Abott holds him up against the cage and eventually Peters drops back down to his feet.
Abott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abott swinging wildly here.
Peters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abott defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Peters. No joy for Abott on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Peters.
Abott is not content to let Peters control the position.
Peters decides to stand up, so the ref orders Abott to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abott clinches up with Peters and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
James Peters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abott is working for takedown but Peters is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peters is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Abott is defending well.
Abott manages to break the clinch.
Abott doesn't manage to clinch there - Peters circles away.
Abott wants to clinch up but Peters keeps it at a distance.
Peters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abott breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peters goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Peters pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abott back to the cage. Peters follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Abott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abott rushes Peters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abott gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Peters regains guard.
Peters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tank Abott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peters takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peters is trying to control the action in half guard but Abott is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Peters dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tank Abott'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!
Peters wants to clinch up but Abott keeps it at a distance.
Peters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abott tries to bum rush Peters with a series of wild strikes but Peters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peters is defended easily by Abott.
Abott stuffs the takedown attempt from Peters. Peters gets slowly back to his feet.
Abott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Peters checks it well.
Peters scores with a one two! Abott had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Peters wants to clinch.
Peters doesn't manage to clinch there - Abott circles away.
Peters is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Peters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abott as he jumps to the side.
Tank Abott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Peters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters wants to clinch.
Peters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abott moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Peters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abott fails with the takedown.
Peters feints a jab promting Abott to slip. Peters then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Abott.
Abott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peters.
Peters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peters clinches.
Peters pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abott defends it easily.
Abott postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott chips away with some ground and pound.
Abott postures up and lands a big shot to Peters's brow.
Abott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Abott postures up in Peters's guard and throws a big left but Peters blocks it.
Abott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abott.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Peters hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Abott shows good takedown defense.
Peters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peters wants to slow Abott down by chopping away at his legs.
Abott wants to clinch up but Peters keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peters gets caught flat footed, as Abott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abott stops Peters from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Peters.
I think Peters has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for James Peters!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for James Peters!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for James Peters!
James Peters wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious James Peters thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trainor comes to the cage accompanied by The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trainor tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trainor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trainor moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trainor connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trainor missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Trainor.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Trainor missing with knees to the body.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Trainor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence Trainor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor fails to land the takedown.
Trainor works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trainor avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Trainor.
Trainor rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Trainor throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trainor.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Trainor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trainor closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trainor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Trainor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trainor tries a head kick but it misses.
Trainor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trainor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trainor somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor stuffs the takedown.
Trainor misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trainor sprawls well. Trainor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Trainor clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Trainor.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trainor lands with a left to the head.
Trainor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Trainor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Trainor trying to land knees to the body.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trainor is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Trainor jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Trainor around his waist. Trainor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trainor missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor throws a head punch that misses.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch but Trainor is having none of it.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trainor.
Trainor is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trainor moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
That's time! Trainor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Trainor shoots in.
Trainor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trainor has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Trainor wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence Trainor is winning the standup battle so far.
Trainor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trainor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Trainor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trainor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trainor tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trainor throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to clinch up.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trainor moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Trainor moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainor has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Trainor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Trainor gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Trainor manages to retain guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Trainor is keeping the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Trainor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Johnson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Trainor darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Trainor shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lawrence Trainor did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trainor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trainor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trainor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Trainor.
Trainor has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Trainor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Trainor fails to land.
Trainor trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Trainor clinches with his opponent.
Trainor tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Trainor with a poor takedown
and Trainor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trainor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Trainor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Trainor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trainor throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor wants to clinch.
Trainor wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Trainor clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainor has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Trainor.
Trainor wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trainor is able to avoid easily.
Trainor with a poor takedown
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trainor wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor had his way with Michael Johnson in that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Trainor doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Trainor shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trainor tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Trainor doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Horrible takedown by Trainor or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Trainor wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Trainor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trainor wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Trainor tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Trainor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trainor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trainor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trainor is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Trainor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trainor tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Trainor is looking to clinch.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Trainor sprawls well.
Trainor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.
Michael Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
Johnson tries to circle away but Trainor has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trainor backwards.
Johnson avoiding damage as Trainor throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Trainor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trainor, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Lawrence Trainor wins by unanimous decision!
Lawrence Trainor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes to the cage accompanied by The Cranberries - Zombie. Damien Stewart told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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123 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
TJ Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford darts in trying to clinch
enabling Stewart to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stewart lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Stewart.
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Stewart counters with a nice body shot.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawford avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Stewart.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Crawford rushes Stewart and presses him up against the cage.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
Crawford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stewart's face.
It looks like Damien Stewart has been cut.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stewart avoids it.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
Stewart manages to break the clinch.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Stewart is avoiding it.
Crawford moves into the clinch.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
Stewart is trying to push Crawford away but Crawford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stewart breaks from the clinch.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Jab from Stewart.
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is trying to push Crawford away but Crawford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stewart's efforts to push away.
Stewart takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Crawford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Crawford won't allow it.
Stewart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stewart is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Stewart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stewart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
TJ Crawford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
Stewart wants to break free but Crawford has control.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart is trying to push Crawford away but Crawford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Stewart tries to clinch up but Crawford circles away and keeps his distance.
Stewart throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford darts in trying to clinch
and Stewart counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
TJ Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stewart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt - Crawford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Damien Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Crawford forces Stewart back against the cage and clinches.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart is defending well for now.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart is defending well for now.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford has Stewart pressed against the cage, preventing Stewart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
Stewart tries to circle away but Crawford has him pinned against the cage.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Stewart is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crawford prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Crawford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart tries to circle away but Crawford has him pinned against the cage.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
Stewart tries to break free but Crawford pushes him back against the cage.
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 TJ Crawford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Stewart's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab from Stewart.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Stewart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crawford sprawls well initially but Stewart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stewart is looking for a kimura but Crawford is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stewart to get the leverage.
Crawford is looking to escape.
Stewart stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Crawford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stewart avoids it.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
Stewart is trying to push Crawford away but Crawford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crawford landing knees to the head.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Stewart manages to break the clinch.
Stewart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stewart closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Crawford's guard.
Stewart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crawford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is working an open guard so Stewart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stewart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crawford backs up against the cage.
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!
Stewart connects with a body shot.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
TJ Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawford tries to clinch
and Stewart counters with a series of strikes. Crawford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stewart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stewart lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stewart.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stewart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Crawford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Stewart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
Crawford gets a clinch.
Stewart is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crawford keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stewart's efforts to push away.
Crawford prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Crawford keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Crawford won't allow it.
Stewart is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Stewart really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Stewart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Stewart misses the target.
Stewart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawford clinches up with Stewart and pushes him back against the cage.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart wants to break free but Crawford has control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Crawford won't allow it.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stewart's face.
Crawford has Stewart pressed against the cage, preventing Stewart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Stewart wants to break free but Crawford has control.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart working hard to break the clinch.
Stewart breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stewart throws a right hand that Crawford ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawford also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Stewart.
Stewart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Stewart tries to clinch but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Stewart coming out on top.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Stewart counters with a two punch combo.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
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!
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
Stewart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
Stewart tries to clinch but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Stewart looks to land a combination but Crawford avoids it well.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Stewart is avoiding it.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford wants to clinch but Stewart slips to the side
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
Stewart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawford keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford clinches with his opponent.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stewart's efforts to push away.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stewart working hard to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that TJ Crawford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Stewart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Stewart circles away.
Crawford gets a clinch.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Stewart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stewart is trying to push Crawford away but Crawford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crawford keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart is defending well for now.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crawford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stewart's efforts to push away.
Crawford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
Stewart working hard to break the clinch.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Stewart breaks from the clinch.
Stewart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stewart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stewart looks to land a right hand but Crawford moved out of range.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Stewart.
Crawford moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stewart avoids it.
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stewart is trying to push Crawford away but Crawford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford landing knees to the head.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Crawford prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Crawford won't allow it.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Crawford prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Stewart avoiding damage as Crawford throws knees to the body.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford has Stewart pressed against the cage, preventing Stewart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stewart is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.
Crawford has Stewart pressed against the cage, preventing Stewart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart tries to break free but Crawford pushes him back against the cage.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
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!
Crawford keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford crunches a lovely knee into Stewart's ribcage.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damien Stewart.
I think Crawford 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
TJ Crawford wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath TJ Crawford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Trenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spider Trenton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Trenton misses.
Tucker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Tucker misses.
Tucker moves out of range as Trenton strikes.
Trenton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trenton moves forwards but Tucker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trenton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.
Trenton misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a good low kick that Trenton was not able to check.
Trenton misses with a hook. Tucker ducked under it nicely.
Tucker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trenton misses with a series of wild punches.
Trenton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trenton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tucker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Trenton moved out of range.
Trenton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trenton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tucker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenton just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Trenton.
Trenton throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
Trenton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trenton misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker thows a body shot but no joy.
Trenton misses with a series of wild punches.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Trenton moved out of range.
Spider Trenton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trenton.
Tucker defending well as Trenton loads up on a big left hand.
Tucker closes the distance and clinches up with Trenton, looking for a takedown. Tucker pushes Trenton against the cage but Trenton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trenton throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trenton fails to land with a series of punches.
Spider Trenton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trenton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tucker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tucker jabs at Trenton's body.
Trenton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trenton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trenton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trenton lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Trenton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker cracks Trenton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trenton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Trenton slips a jab from Tucker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker swings for the body but Trenton moves out of range.
Tucker misses with a takedown attempt - Trenton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Tucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trenton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trenton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trenton throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
Trenton throws a jab when Tucker was well out of range.
Tucker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trenton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker cracks the inside of Trenton's front leg.
A punch combination from Tucker misses.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Trenton.
Trenton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tucker is defended easily by Trenton.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tucker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trenton misses with a body shot.
Trenton lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Trenton does no damage.
Trenton scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker shoots in looking for a takedown. Trenton tries to sprawl out of it but Tucker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trenton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trenton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Trenton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Trenton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tucker walks into a jab.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trenton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tucker walks into a straight right hand from Trenton.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Trenton.
Trenton misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a right hand to the body.
Tucker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trenton misses with a right hand
and Tucker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tucker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trenton stuns Tucker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trenton connects with a body shot that sends Tucker's belly button to the back.
Trenton swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Trenton looks to land a right hand but Tucker moved out of range.
Trenton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Tucker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tucker throws a jab when Trenton was well out of range.
Trenton lands a right hook to the body.
Tucker tests Trenton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trenton thows a body shot but no joy.
Trenton misses with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a left and a right that stings Trenton.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Trenton's shoulder, as Trenton tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Trenton misses.
Spider Trenton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Tucker lands.
Trenton misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker moves out of range as Trenton strikes.
Trenton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Trenton throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trenton.
Trenton misses with a shot to the body
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tucker scores with a jab to the body.
Trenton stalks Tucker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tucker's face. Tucker staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trenton.
Trenton lands a nice hook to Tucker's body. Tucker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trenton connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Trenton.
No joy there for Trenton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tucker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trenton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trenton swinging wildly here.
Trenton throws a right and a left that Tucker avoids nicely.
Tucker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trenton connects with a single shot there.
Tucker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trenton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trenton looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Trenton leaves Tucker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trenton moves out of range of the leg kick from Tucker.
Trenton throws a jab when Tucker was well out of range.
Tucker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenton looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Trenton.
Trenton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tucker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trenton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tucker misses with a low kick.
Trenton throws a series of punches but Tucker avoids them all with ease.
Trenton looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Tucker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tucker trying to control the action but Trenton is working from the bottom.
Tucker takes a little break here. Trenton wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Trenton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tucker clobbers Trenton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trenton was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Trenton misses with a left hand
and Tucker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trenton misses the shot to the body.
Trenton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tucker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trenton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trenton just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trenton gets caught napping as Tucker dives in and scores a takedown. Trenton manages to retain guard.
Trenton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tucker trying to control the position from guard on top but Trenton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenton wants to stand and escape but Tucker is having none of it.
Tucker 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tom Tucker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Trenton catches Tucker right on the button with a cross.
Tucker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trenton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tucker looks to land a combination but Trenton avoids it well.
Tucker walks into a left hand.
Trenton misses with a left hand
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.
Trenton looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trenton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trenton manages to avoid it.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. Trenton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trenton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trenton misses with an uppercut. Tucker saw that one coming.
Tucker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trenton's waist but Trenton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tucker off to one side.
Trenton throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Trenton misses its intended target.
Trenton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trenton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker slips under a jab from Trenton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Trenton ducks down to avoid it.
Trenton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tucker thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Trenton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trenton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
A punch lands to the side of Tucker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trenton.
Trenton throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Trenton misses with a body shot.
Trenton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Trenton throws a series of punches but Tucker avoids them all with ease.
Trenton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tucker scores with a sloppy right hand. Trenton should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Trenton.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. Trenton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trenton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker loads up on a big right hand but Trenton slips the punch.
Trenton throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trenton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Tucker.
Tucker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trenton swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Tucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trenton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trenton takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Trenton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trenton is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Spider Trenton just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tucker, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Trenton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tucker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trenton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Tucker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trenton looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Trenton looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Trenton throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trenton throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.
Trenton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trenton walks into a jab.
Trenton jabs at Tucker's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker swings for the body but Trenton moves out of range.
Trenton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a hook to the body
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tucker takes one to the chin there.
Trenton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Trenton loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Tucker throws a series of punches but Trenton avoids them all with ease.
Trenton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Trenton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trenton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trenton takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Trenton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trenton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trenton. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker lands the left hand.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Trenton throws a series of strikes that have Tucker backpedaling.
Trenton misses with a shot to the body
and Tucker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trenton.
Trenton moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Trenton throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trenton throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a hook to the body. Trenton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tucker tries for a takedown but Trenton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trenton just misses with a punch to the body.
Trenton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Donk. Tucker catches Trenton right on the button with a cross.
Tucker swings for the body but Trenton moves out of range.
Trenton looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trenton.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Trenton.
Tucker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tucker swinging wildly here.
Trenton clobbers Tucker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenton walks into a straight right hand from Tucker.
Trenton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trenton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tucker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trenton tries to bum rush Tucker with a series of wild strikes but Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trenton lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trenton. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trenton throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trenton swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Trenton misses with a body shot.
A big right from Trenton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Trenton dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tucker lands a jab.
Trenton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker shoots in looking for a takedown but Trenton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tucker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trenton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tucker.
Tucker throws a shot to the body.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trenton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tucker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trenton throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
Trenton scores with a shot to the body.
Trenton misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker takes one to the chin there.
Trenton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trenton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker scores with a nice right hand.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trenton.
Tucker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trenton on the side of the head.
Tucker slips under a jab from Trenton.
Trenton throws a jab when Tucker was well out of range.
Tucker blocks a jab.
Tucker lands an overhand right.
Trenton 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.
A big left from Trenton misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
Tom Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trenton with a jab.
A cross from Trenton lands.
Trenton connects with a body shot that sends Tucker's belly button to the back.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trenton.
Trenton walks into a stiff left hand from Tucker.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Trenton counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker loads up on a big right hand but Trenton slips the punch.
Trenton misses with a looping left.
Trenton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trenton throws a right and a left that Tucker avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Trenton misses its intended target.
Trenton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tucker counters with a left and a right that stings Trenton.
Trenton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trenton misses with a body shot.
Tucker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker slips a jab from Trenton.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trenton manages to avoid it.
Tucker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trenton throws a combination that misses
and Tucker counters with a right hand to the body.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Trenton's head but Trenton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trenton lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tucker scores with a jab. Trenton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Trenton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trenton's guard.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trenton keeping moving, preventing Tucker from controlling successfully.
Tucker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trenton has control of Tucker's left arm, preventing Tucker from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trenton has his feet on Tucker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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 Tom Tucker.
I think Trenton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Spider Trenton!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Spider Trenton!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Spider Trenton!
Spider Trenton wins by unanimous decision!
Spider Trenton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is http://youtu.be/8gyLR4NfMiI. Brock Lesnar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Weed King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King drops Lesnar with a big left hand and mounts him. Lesnar is in big trouble!
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar is trying to stand.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as King tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lesnar tries to hold on but King postures up.
Lesnar is looking to get to half guard.
King is looking to stand but King has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Poor strikes thrown by King there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lesnar wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lesnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lesnar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King working for a submission but Lesnar is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
Lesnar tries to hold on but King postures up.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound.
King punching from mount but Lesnar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
King throws a strike there. Lesnar manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
King prevents Lesnar from improving his position.
King throwing shots but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Lesnar gets back to full guard.
King trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lesnar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lesnar keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Lesnar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
King gets underhooks to prevent Lesnar's takedown attempt.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Lesnar lands a right hand.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesnar is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lesnar.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lesnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
King rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
Lesnar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to break free.
Lesnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King tries to pull guard but Lesnar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Lesnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Lesnar lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weed King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnar misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar wants a takedown.
Lesnar drags the fight down to the ground.
Lesnar looking to control.
Lesnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Weed King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lesnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Lesnar is now in King's guard.
Lesnar gets to his feet. King looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lesnar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Lesnar scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
King makes his way to full guard, as Lesnar worked for a kimura.
Lesnar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lesnar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
King tries to escape but Lesnar is in control.
Lesnar working the body and head with strikes.
Lesnar working the body and head with strikes.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Lesnar.
King sneaks back into half guard.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Lesnar wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King won't allow Lesnar to pass to mount.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Lesnar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Lesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice uppercut there from King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King tries to clinch
and Lesnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar stands up.
King tries to clinch up.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
Lesnar tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King moves into range and clinches up with Lesnar.
King manages to pull guard.
Lesnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lesnar.
Lesnar shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King throws a good cross that connects.
King forces Lesnar back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Lesnar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weed King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King moves into the clinch.
King scores with a knee to the head.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
A short right from King.
Lesnar is rocked!
King lands a big right hand that drops Lesnar! The killer instinct kicks in and King finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by King!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Weed King!
Weed King decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper's entrance music is star trek theme. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper lands a body shot.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Morrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrow clinches up with Cooper and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Cooper stalls.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morrow pushes Cooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morrow wants to stall.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrow's efforts to push away.
Morrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Morrow lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooper gets an underhook and turns Morrow into the cage.
Morrow is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morrow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cooper's brow.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jax Morrow has been cut.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morrow up against the cage.
Morrow lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morrow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cooper's brow.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Morrow 's eye.
Cooper lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper scores with a knee to the head.
Cooper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cooper keeps control of Morrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrow tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Morrow back against the cage.
Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrow misses with a looping right.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Nice shot by Morrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Morrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooper.
Morrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooper off the cage and back into range.
Morrow misses the shot to the body.
Morrow throws a solid leg kick but Cooper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morrow.
Morrow slips under a jab from Cooper.
Morrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper darts in and clinches Morrow up against the cage.
Cooper blocks an elbow strike.
Morrow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrow.
Morrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper avoids the elbow strike from Morrow, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Morrow slowing the pace effectively.
Cooper avoiding damage.
Morrow looking to stall.
Morrow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cooper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper tries to clinch but Morrow is having none of it.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
Cooper tries to clinch but Morrow is having none of it.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrow blocks a head kick by Cooper.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrow throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.
Cooper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrow.
Morrow throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Cooper tries to move into range but Morrow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cooper, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper tries to stall but Morrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrow avoids the damage to the body.
Morrow throws an elbow that misses.
Morrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Cooper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow is trying to stall.
Cooper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jax Morrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jax Morrow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice cross by Morrow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrow, as that shot connected.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Morrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jax Morrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrow throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrow controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Morrow tries to tie him up.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrow tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Cooper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
Cooper with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. Morrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooper tries to clinch but Morrow is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrow throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow misses with a head kick.
Cooper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper looks to clinch
and Morrow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morrow prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Morrow.
Morrow looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Morrow.
A short left from Morrow.
Cooper is struggling to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Morrow misses with an elbow strike.
Morrow is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morrow has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Morrow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but Morrow blocks it.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Morrow 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Morrow tries to tie him up.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cooper misses.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrow misses with a wild combination.
Morrow tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Morrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Morrow misses.
Cooper clinches.
Morrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrow.
Morrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow blocks a body shot from Cooper.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper stalling against the cage.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper slips a straight right by Morrow.
A punch lands to the side of Cooper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper tries to clinch but Morrow is having none of it.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrow throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cooper - that will leave a mark!
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 Sheldon Cooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jax Morrow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morrow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooper checks a low kick from Morrow.
Morrow instigates a clinch.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Morrow can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Cooper tries to work over Morrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Morrow shrugs off.
Cooper lands a knee to the head.
Morrow is rocked!
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
Cooper dips a shoulder and cracks Morrow with a mighty uppercut! Morrow falls back against the cage and Cooper unloads with a barrage of strikes! Morrow is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cooper screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheldon Cooper!
Our winner, Sheldon Cooper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomek Maksymilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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153 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Dillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomek Maksymilian!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maksymilian cracks Dillard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maksymilian throws a hook but Dillard blocks it.
Maksymilian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dillard at a distance.
Dillard shoots in for a double leg but Maksymilian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dillard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maksymilian as he avoids it easily.
Maksymilian throws a looping overhand right but Dillard ducks down to avoid it.
Maksymilian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maksymilian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dillard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maksymilian connects with a right hand. Dillard shakes it off.
Dillard shoots for a takedown but Maksymilian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maksymilian stuffs the takedown.
Maksymilian scores with a jab.
Dillard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Dillard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Dillard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillard.
Dillard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maksymilian as he jumps to the side.
Maksymilian fails to land with a series of punches.
Maksymilian connects with a stiff jab that staggers Dillard - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tomek Maksymilian!
After winning the bout, Tomek Maksymilian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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FIGHT
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