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UPF-H 48: Ninja Vs Escobar PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rey Mesterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mesterio comes into the arena with Be A Warrior blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rey Mesterio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Moore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesterio moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mesterio can't get the takedown.
Mesterio has Moore pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mesterio pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Moore tumbling to the mat - Mesterio dives into Moore's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mesterio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesterio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moore trying to control the position here.
Mesterio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mesterio has managed to get both his arms back between Moore's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Mesterio is proving a slippery customer.
Mesterio trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesterio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mesterio has managed to get both his arms back between Moore's legs - danger averted.
Moore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mesterio manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesterio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore.
Mesterio wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Mesterio is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesterio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mesterio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Moore pushes down on Mesterio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moore wants to pass to mount but Mesterio is defending the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore moves nicely into side control.
Moore tries to advance to mount but Mesterio denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mesterio to his feet.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesterio instigates a clinch.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mesterio has him pressed against the cage.
Moore tries to pull guard but Mesterio won't allow it.
Mesterio jumps guard.
Moore pushes down on Mesterio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moore with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesterio won't allow Moore to pass to mount.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesterio keeps working.
Mesterio has hold of Moore's hands but Moore slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mesterio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.
Moore is taking a breather. Mesterio says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moore scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore wants to work for an arm triangle but Mesterio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Moore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mesterio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mesterio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mesterio has his takedown stuffed
and Moore counters with a crisp one two that drops Mesterio! Moore thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mesterio to his feet! Mesterio is in big trouble!
Rey Mesterio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BAM! Moore delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mesterio like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Josh Moore!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maikon Kelvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choel Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choel Six has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maikon Kelvin's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maikon Kelvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Choel Six!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelvin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Six manages to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kelvin in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelvin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Six wants to control but Kelvin passes into side.
Kelvin lands an elbow.
Kelvin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kelvin has control of an arm but Six manages to advance to Kelvin's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six is persistently looking for the submission but Kelvin is defending it well.
Kelvin controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Kelvin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Six's guard. Nice work there by Kelvin.
Kelvin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kelvin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crunch! Six slams his shin into Kelvin's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Six sprawls well initially but Kelvin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kelvin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kelvin in particular looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kelvin connects with a nice short shot to Six's temple.
Kelvin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Six reverses the position - he's now on top in Kelvin's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin is pulling down on Six's head to control his posture.
Kelvin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kelvin is taking a breather. Six says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kelvin gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Six.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six with a poor takedown
and Kelvin counters by clinching up.
Six is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelvin gets an underhook and turns Six into the cage.
Kelvin drags the fight down to the ground.
Kelvin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Six is one step ahead there.
Kelvin pushes Six off and gets back to his feet.
Six tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelvin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelvin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelvin wants it to stay on the feet.
Maikon Kelvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choel Six.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikon Kelvin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Six.
Six keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Six wants to clinch
and Kelvin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Six fails to pull guard.
Kelvin stalling in the clinch.
Kelvin pulls Six into guard.
Kelvin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kelvin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kelvin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelvin is pulling down on Six's head. It's preventing any offense from Six, at least for the moment.
Kelvin looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelvin, not yet.
Six being controlled here momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maikon Kelvin just wasn't active enough.
Six with a poor takedown
and Kelvin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maikon Kelvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choel Six.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin tries to free his leg and advance position but Six is retaining full guard.
Kelvin is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelvin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kelvin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kelvin works to advance to full mount. Six defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kelvin controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maikon Kelvin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelvin lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six is desperately trying to improve his position but Kelvin has a good base and remains in mount.
Kelvin controlling his opponent.
Kelvin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kelvin content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelvin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikon Kelvin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Six tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelvin thows a body kick. Six tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelvin. Six does a little dance to reset his feet.
Six is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelvin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kelvin lands in his opponent's guard.
Six escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kelvin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelvin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin landing with the ground and pound.
Kelvin advances position into side control!
Kelvin is trying to move to mount but Six reverses beautifully and ends up in Kelvin's guard.
Kelvin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Six manages to get himself to full guard.
Six looking for a sweep. Not yet Six, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kelvin looking to pass the guard.
Kelvin landing some decent shots from guard.
Kelvin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Six gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Kelvin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin controlling from mount.
Kelvin working for a submission but Six is keeping him at bay.
Kelvin controlling his opponent.
Kelvin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kelvin lands with some strikes.
Kelvin get's back to his feet.
Six tries to clinch
and Kelvin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kelvin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kelvin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Six should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelvin controlling Six's posture.
Kelvin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelvin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maikon Kelvin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelvin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maikon Kelvin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judge Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Solmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judge Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Judge Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simo Solmu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solmu misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nelson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nelson wants it to stay on the feet.
Solmu keeps the fight on the outside.
Solmu thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Solmu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Solmu fails with the takedown
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson rushes Solmu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Solmu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nelson is defending well for now.
Nelson lands an elbow just above Solmu 's eye.
Solmu can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Nelson keeps control of Solmu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Solmu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Judge Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Solmu.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Solmu is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solmu can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Nelson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Solmu avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Solmu avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Solmu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Solmu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Solmu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Solmu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Solmu trying to control the position.
Nelson is sitting in close to Solmu's body. Solmu has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nelson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nelson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Solmu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Simo Solmu!
Our winner, Simo Solmu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Volbeat - Mary Ann's Place. Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 3s and 7s kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Stenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenner tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stenner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like Jones might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to advance position but Stenner won't allow it.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Stenner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones passes to side control.
Stenner dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stenner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stenner keeps working.
Stenner parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stenner to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenner seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stenner is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stenner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stenner moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stenner is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Stenner circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stenner!
Stenner wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stenner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stenner!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenner wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Stenner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stenner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stenner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stenner shrugs it off.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones has hold of Stenner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stenner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but Stenner is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones working Stenner over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Stenner is rocked!
Jones drops a big elbow. That's hurt Stenner! More shots from Jones and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Jones!
Randy Jones 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Matrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez comes to the cage accompanied by The Unforgiven by MetallicA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Matrione!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matrione fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dominguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matrione tries to score with a low kick but Dominguez moves his leg out of the way.
Matrione motions for Dominguez to come forward. Matrione throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matrione tries to sprawl but Dominguez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominguez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Matrione tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dominguez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Matrione keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dominguez working the head and body with strikes.
Matrione pushes Dominguez off looking to stand but Dominguez dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Dominguez.
Dominguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matrione is trying to maintain the position but Dominguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Matrione is trying to stand back up but Dominguez is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matrione pushes Dominguez off but Dominguez dives into side control.
Dominguez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Matrione's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dominguez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dominguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Matrione is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matrione wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Matrione is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dominguez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dominguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matrione keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matrione down.
Matrione misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dominguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matrione wants to control but Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez slows the pace down.
Matrione on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dominguez wants to control but Matrione is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dominguez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Matrione is pushing Dominguez's head away, looking to escape. Dominguez manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looks up at the clock and then as Matrione takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dominguez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dominguez controlling from side mount.
Matrione can't do much from the bottom here.
Matrione is trying to escape the position but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Matrione is not content to let Dominguez control the position.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dominguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matrione keeps working.
Matrione takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez working the head with strikes.
Dominguez wants to control but Matrione is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominguez lands an elbow.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Matrione is pushing Dominguez's head away, looking to escape. Dominguez manages to hold on to the position though.
Dominguez controlling the position from side mount.
Matrione is not content to let Dominguez control the position.
You can see the frustration on Matrione's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez is looking to take a break and control but Matrione is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matrione takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Dominguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matrione throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dominguez.
Dominguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matrione will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dominguez fails with the takedown.
Matrione motions for Dominguez to come forward. Matrione throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dominguez blocks a leg kick.
Matrione throws a right hand that Dominguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominguez also avoids with ease.
Matrione feints and then cracks Dominguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dominguez down.
Dominguez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Matrione blocks the leg kick.
Matrione throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Matrione misses with a low kick as Dominguez jumps back.
Matrione fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matrione throws out a leg kick but Dominguez moves out of range and Matrione only half commits.
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matrione.
Matrione is looking to score with low kicks.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez blocks a jab.
Matrione closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Matrione moves out of range easily.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matrione throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matrione throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matrione throws a front kick aimed at Dominguez's knee but Dominguez avoids it well.
Matrione stuffs the takedown.
Dominguez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice takedown defense from Matrione. No joy for Dominguez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez feints and as Matrione raises his hands in defense, Dominguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matrione trying to control the position.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Matrione keeps moving.
Matrione is striking from the bottom but Dominguez uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Dominguez slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez working over Matrione with some ground and pound. Matrione looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matrione slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Matrione keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matrione not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez is working Matrione over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Matrione has his hands on Dominguez's head, controlling the position.
Dominguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matrione is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matrione works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matrione is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
Cesar Dominguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dominguez sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Matrione wasn't active enough on the ground.
Matrione feints a jab promting Dominguez to slip. Matrione then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dominguez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Matrione displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dominguez throws out the jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dominguez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Matrione checks a low kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez wants to land a leg kick but Matrione is out of range.
Matrione throws a chopping leg kick but Dominguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matrione misses with a double jab.
Mark Matrione is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matrione checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dominguez staying out of range there.
Matrione misses with a body shot.
Matrione ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominguez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matrione is trying to defend but Dominguez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dominguez working over Matrione with some ground and pound. Matrione looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrione is trying to maintain the position but Dominguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Matrione wants to get back to his feet.
Dominguez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matrione with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matrione pushes Dominguez off looking to stand but Dominguez dives back in and keeps control.
Matrione is trying to maintain the position but Dominguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Matrione is breathing heavily.
Dominguez is nestled in close to Matrione, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dominguez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dominguez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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 Cesar Dominguez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Dominguez.
Dominguez motions for Matrione to come forward. Dominguez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dominguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matrione jabs at Dominguez's body.
Matrione lands with a shot to the body.
Dominguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dominguez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Dominguez.
Dominguez feints and as Matrione raises his hands in defense, Dominguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Matrione wants to stand and escape but Dominguez is having none of it.
Dominguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dominguez won't allow Matrione to get back to his feet.
Dominguez with a nice head shot there.
Matrione takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dominguez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dominguez trying to control but Matrione is working from the bottom.
Dominguez cracks Matrione with a solid left hand.
Dominguez cracks Matrione with a solid left hand.
Dominguez lands a couple of digs.
Matrione wants to stand but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Dominguez connects with a couple of short punches.
Matrione wants to stand but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Matrione trying to keep a closed guard but Dominguez is proving a slippery customer.
Dominguez stays in close to Matrione's body and controls the position.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Matrione is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez stands up over Matrione, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Matrione controls Dominguez momentarily but Dominguez frees himself.
Dominguez pushing down on Matrione's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dominguez lands a nice short elbow.
Dominguez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dominguez drops an elbow to the side of Matrione's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dominguez in particular looking to stall.
Dominguez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Matrione has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dominguez is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dominguez in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez working over Matrione with some ground and pound. Matrione looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matrione taking some punishment here, with Dominguez in his half guard.
Dominguez prevents Matrione from standing back up.
Dominguez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matrione does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dominguez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Matrione is trying to stand up here but Dominguez is controlling him well.
Matrione flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dominguez thows a huge punch but Matrione dodges it nicely.
Dominguez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dominguez working Matrione over with strikes.
Dominguez drops an elbow to the side of Matrione's head.
Dominguez is nestled in close to Matrione, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dominguez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matrione defending well though.
Matrione is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dominguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matrione can do to turn this around?
Matrione is looking to escape.
Matrione is trying to maintain the position but Dominguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Matrione tries to kick Dominguez off but Dominguez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mark Matrione has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dominguez stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cesar Dominguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cesar Dominguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dominguez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar Dominguez!
An out of breath Cesar Dominguez 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sappe's entrance music is Django by Luis Bacalov. A fine choice. Rodger Crowe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Sappe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodger Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe misses with an uppercut.
Crowe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crowe lands a jab.
It looks like Bob Sappe has been cut.
Crowe connects with a right hand. Sappe shakes it off.
Sappe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crowe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe lands with an uppercut that bounces Sappe off the cage and back into range.
Bob Sappe's cut is getting worse.
Sappe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crowe defends it nicely.
Crowe sends Sappe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crowe is motioning to the referee to let Sappe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sappe is rocked!
Crowe knocks out Sappe with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Crowe before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Crowe picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodger Crowe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Riordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harrington's head backwards.
Harrington tries to clinch but Riordan is having none of it.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrington as he avoids it easily.
Harrington tries to clinch but Riordan moves out of range.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrington is just out of range.
Riordan misses with a straight left.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but Riordan pushes him off.
Riordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch but Riordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riordan looks to throw the jab but Harrington is out of range.
Harrington tries to clinch but Riordan is having none of it.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riordan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riordan working the ground and pound.
Riordan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Riordan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harrington is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Harrington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrington tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Harrington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riordan looks up at the clock and then as Harrington takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Riordan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Riordan working the head and body with strikes.
Harrington pushes Riordan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Riordan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harrington on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riordan lands an elbow.
Harrington taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riordan cracks Harrington with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Riordan cracks Harrington with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Riordan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Riordan cracks Harrington with a big elbow.
Riordan lands some shots froms side control.
Harrington is rocked!
It looks like Chris Harrington has been cut.
Riordan scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Harrington is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Riordan can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Riordan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Alfredsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Alfredsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfredsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alfredsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alfredsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith wants to clinch.
Alfredsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Alfredsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alfredsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Alfredsson pushes him off.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Alfredsson wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Alfredsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfredsson avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith is pushing Alfredsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alfredsson is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Alfredsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Alfredsson avoids the damage to the body.
Alfredsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Alfredsson avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alfredsson avoids it.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Alfredsson is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Alfredsson avoids the damage to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alfredsson is defending well for now.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alfredsson has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alfredsson tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alfredsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith tries to clinch there but Alfredsson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith wants to clinch up but Alfredsson keeps it at a distance.
Alfredsson misses with an uppercut.
Smith tries to clinch there but Alfredsson circles away.
Trent Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith slips a straight right by Alfredsson.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alfredsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith closes the distance but Alfredsson moves to the side
and Alfredsson counters with a two punch combo.
Alfredsson looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Alfredsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith has Alfredsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Alfredsson managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson is trying to stall.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alfredsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alfredsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alfredsson avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith has Alfredsson pushed 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!
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alfredsson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfredsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alfredsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alfredsson tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith tries to clinch but Alfredsson is having none of it.
Alfredsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith slips under a jab from Alfredsson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to clinch but Alfredsson moves away
and Alfredsson counters with a left to the body.
Smith tries to clinch but Alfredsson is having none of it.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Alfredsson pushes him off.
Alfredsson throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a head kick that Alfredsson semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alfredsson connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith working Alfredsson over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Alfredsson avoids the damage to the body.
Alfredsson managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
A bit of stalling here from Alfredsson.
Trent Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alfredsson managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Alfredsson blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alfredsson avoids it.
Alfredsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alfredsson.
Alfredsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alfredsson blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alfredsson.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alfredsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alfredsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alfredsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alfredsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alfredsson avoids it.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alfredsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alfredsson is defending well for now.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alfredsson.
A bit of stalling here from Alfredsson.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Alfredsson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alfredsson looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Alfredsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alfredsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Alfredsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alfredsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a kick to the body
letting Alfredsson counter with a right hand.
Smith is looking to clinch but Alfredsson is avoiding it.
Alfredsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alfredsson throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alfredsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith slips a straight right by Alfredsson.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alfredsson.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Alfredsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Alfredsson moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith wants to clinch up but Alfredsson keeps it at a distance.
Smith slips under a jab from Alfredsson.
The fighters circling - Alfredsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch there but Alfredsson circles away.
Alfredsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith wants to clinch
and Alfredsson counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alfredsson throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alfredsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alfredsson throws out the jab.
Smith is looking to clinch but Alfredsson is avoiding it.
Alfredsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alfredsson throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alfredsson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Alfredsson managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alfredsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Alfredsson blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Alfredsson blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alfredsson wants a takedown.
Smith has Alfredsson pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alfredsson working aggressively here.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alfredsson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alfredsson.
Alfredsson letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Alfredsson avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Alfredsson avoids the damage to the body.
Alfredsson leaning against his opponent.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Alfredsson avoids the damage to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Alfredsson's ribcage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alfredsson avoids it.
Daniel Alfredsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alfredsson avoids it.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Alfredsson avoids the damage to the body.
Trent Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alfredsson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Smith!
Trent Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue. Chuck Shamrock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urho Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock stalks Kekkonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kekkonen's face. Kekkonen staggers backwards, shaken.
Kekkonen slips under a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands with a straight right. Kekkonen didn't see that one coming.
Kekkonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock scores with the left hand. Kekkonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
A right-left combo lands from Shamrock.
Kekkonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range and Kekkonen settles back down.
Shamrock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kekkonen is rocked!
Kekkonen walks straight into a right hand from Shamrock - that's dropped him! Shamrock jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kekkonen from any more punishment! Kekkonen complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chuck Shamrock!
After winning the bout, Chuck Shamrock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Test Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. The crowd seem to be enjoying Escobar's choice of entrance music: KoRn En Vivo Mtv. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Test Ninja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lands a jab-cross combination.
Escobar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ninja's calf.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Ninja's front leg but catches the back leg as Ninja tries to avoid it.
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ninja's hands.
Escobar clobbers Ninja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ninja on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ninja doesn't seem bothered though.
Ninja takes one on the button.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut lands for Escobar. That snapped Ninja's head back.
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ninja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Ninja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ninja looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar tests Ninja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ninja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar cracks Ninja with a good jab.
Escobar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ninja's head backwards.
Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
Escobar taking a breather.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Ninja wants to take the fight to the mat but Escobar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Ninja's ribcage. Ninja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Ninja's head.
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Escobar.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ninja.
Escobar breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar feints a jab promting Ninja to slip. Escobar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ninja slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Ninja has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar finds it's way round the side to connect with Ninja's head.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Ninja's front leg but catches the back leg as Ninja tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar scores with a leg kick.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ninja takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Escobar scores with a jab. Ninja acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ninja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pablo Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ninja walks into a straight right hand from Escobar.
Escobar feints a jab promting Ninja to slip. Escobar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ninja slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Ninja closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Ninja's belly button to the back.
Ninja takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar with a nice cross.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1-2. Escobar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ninja takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar.
Ninja takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar 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.
Escobar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ninja moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ninja moves forwards but Escobar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ninja is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ninja backs up against the cage.
Escobar cracks Ninja with a good jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Escobar!
Escobar tests Ninja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar lands a glancing blow to the side of Ninja's head.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Ninja's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Escobar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ninja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ninja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Ninja's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Escobar there.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Ninja seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar tests Ninja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar lands a jab to Ninja's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar 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!
Escobar connects with a nice looking jab.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar cracks Ninja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escobar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ninja will feel that in the morning.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Escobar there.
Ninja is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Escobar jabs at Ninja's body.
Ninja takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Ninja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Escobar. Those never looked like landing.
Ninja looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar digs a good hook to Ninja's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Escobar scores with a four punch combination!
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ninja's sensitive parts.
Escobar has Ninja up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar digs a right hand into Ninja's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ninja's gas tank.
Ninja takes a shot to the head.
Ninja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Ninja takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ninja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Escobar!
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar clobbers Ninja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ninja takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ninja's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ninja tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Ninja's head back.
Escobar jabs Ninja right on the nose. Ninja blinks but takes it well.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Escobar jabs Ninja to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Escobar there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ninja if he has to take too many more of those.
Ninja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Ninja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ninja walks into a left hand.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar clinches.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ninja's efforts to push away.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar lands a body shot.
Escobar gets underhooks to prevent Ninja's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar presses Ninja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar pushes Ninja back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Escobar.
Escobar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ninja or not.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Escobar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ninja has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Escobar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Escobar pushes Ninja back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja takes a shot to the head.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Ninja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Escobar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ninja under the eye.
Escobar dips to his left and cracks Ninja with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ninja is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Escobar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Ninja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar lands a body shot.
Escobar lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar jabs Ninja right on the nose. Ninja blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Ninja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ninja takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Escobar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Ninja is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pablo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ninja wants to take the fight to the mat but Escobar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Ninja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ninja has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ninja with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.
Escobar throws a combination. Ninja tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a series of strikes that have Ninja backpedaling.
Escobar connects with a crisp jab.
Ninja is rocked!
Escobar scores with a one two! Ninja had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Ninja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ninja takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar scores with a three punch combo!
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Ninja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Escobar.
Ninja takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ninja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ninja backs up against the cage.
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Escobar jabs Ninja to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar cracks Ninja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ninja gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ninja seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands the left hand.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ninja has time to react.
Ninja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Escobar clobbers Ninja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninja has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Test Ninja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 40:50
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 40:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 40:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Pablo Escobar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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