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RYZE 54: Outta Control PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Hielscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konrad Hielscher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hielscher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hielscher swats away the attempt to clinch by Condit.
Hielscher stuffs the takedown attempt from Condit. Condit gets slowly back to his feet.
Hielscher pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
Condit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Konrad Hielscher has been cut.
A short right from Hielscher.
Hielscher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hielscher for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hielscher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher blocks the elbow strike.
Hielscher looking to stall.
Condit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hielscher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hielscher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Condit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Condit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Konrad Hielscher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Condit.
Condit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hielscher just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Condit throws an elbow but misses.
Hielscher lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Condit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hielscher's brow.
Hielscher blocks an elbow strike.
Condit misses with an elbow strike.
Hielscher struggles to land a body shot inside as Condit controls his hands.
Hielscher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Condit.
Condit has Hielscher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hielscher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Condit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Condit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hielscher walks away with a smile on his face. Condit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Condit takes a swing at Hielscher's ribcage but misses.
Hielscher clinches.
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!
Hielscher breaks from the clinch.
Condit drives through and clinches with Hielscher against the cage.
Hielscher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Condit to work.
Condit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hielscher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hielscher blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hielscher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Condit lands a nice elbow.
Condit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hielscher dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Hielscher wants to break free but Condit has control.
Hielscher avoids a wild elbow strike from Condit.
Hielscher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Hielscher.
Condit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hielscher prevents it.
Hielscher breaks the clinch.
Hielscher connects with a looping right hand.
Hielscher pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher breaks from the clinch.
Hielscher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Condit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hielscher.
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!
Hielscher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hielscher thuds a left hand into Condit's body.
Condit throws a sloppy head kick
and Hielscher counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hielscher avoids the head kick by Condit.
Condit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Hielscher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit jumps guard but Hielscher stands there with Condit around his waist. Condit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Condit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hielscher blocks it with crossed arms.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Hielscher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hielscher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Condit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hielscher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Konrad Hielscher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hielscher avoids the head kick by Condit.
Condit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hielscher blocks a head kick by Condit.
Hielscher gets a clinch.
Condit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hielscher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hielscher avoids the elbow strike from Condit, against the cage.
Hielscher blocks the elbow strike.
Hielscher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Hielscher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carlos Condit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hielscher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hielscher is trying to break the clinch but Condit is controlling him.
Condit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hielscher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Konrad Hielscher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Condit.
Condit misses with an elbow strike.
Hielscher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Condit throws an elbow but misses.
Hielscher stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condit jumps guard but Hielscher stands there with Condit around his waist. Condit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Condit tries to land a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks with his arms.
Condit throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Condit.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
Condit tries to pull guard but Hielscher holds him up against the cage and eventually Condit drops back down to his feet.
Condit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hielscher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit throws a head kick that misses.
Hielscher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Condit tries to keep at a distance but Hielscher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hielscher cracks Condit with a nice body shot.
Condit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Condit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Condit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Condit jumps guard but Hielscher stands there with Condit around his waist. Condit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hielscher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to keep at a distance but Hielscher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hielscher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hielscher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Condit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
Hielscher blocks the elbow strike.
Hielscher avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condit has Hielscher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hielscher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hielscher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Condit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hielscher's brow.
Condit pushes off an throws an elbow but Hielscher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hielscher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Condit is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Condit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Condit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hielscher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Condit on the side of the head.
Hielscher instigates a clinch.
Hielscher managing to block the knees to the body from Condit.
Hielscher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Condit or not.
Hielscher stalling.
Condit lands an elbow inside.
Hielscher dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hielscher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Condit jumps guard but Hielscher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher blocks the elbow strike.
Hielscher leaning against his opponent.
Hielscher looking to stall.
Condit decides to pull guard.
Hielscher is looking to stand up but Condit won't let him.
Hielscher controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Konrad Hielscher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hielscher lands a slapping body shot.
Konrad Hielscher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher avoids the head kick by Condit.
Hielscher rushes Condit and presses him up against the cage.
Hielscher tries to break the clinch but Condit is controlling the position.
Hielscher breaks from the clinch.
Hielscher drives through and clinches with Condit against the cage.
Hielscher's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit is trying to pull guard but Hielscher has him pressed against the cage.
Hielscher blocks an elbow strike from Condit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hielscher avoids it.
Condit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hielscher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Condit tries to pull guard but Hielscher holds him up against the cage and eventually Condit drops back down to his feet.
Konrad Hielscher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Condit.
Condit fails to pull guard.
Hielscher breaks the clinch.
Condit closes the distance and clinches up with Hielscher, looking for a takedown. Condit pushes Hielscher against the cage but Hielscher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hielscher clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher is trying to maintain a safe position but Condit gets an underhook and turns Hielscher into the cage.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Condit tries to land knees in the clinch but Hielscher avoids the damage to the body.
Hielscher is trying to push Condit away but Condit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hielscher tries to break the clinch but Condit is controlling the position.
Condit fails to pull guard.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Condit manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Condit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Condit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hielscher gets to his feet - Condit follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Hielscher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hielscher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Hielscher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoyoto Macihda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebeneezer McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hoyoto Macihda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebeneezer McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macihda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy.
Macihda connects with the punch.
Good exchange - McCoy coming out on top.
McCoy has Macihda up against the cage in a clinch.
McCoy lands an elbow inside that Macihda shrugs off.
Macihda dodges an elbow strike from McCoy.
Macihda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macihda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCoy tries a body shot but Macihda blocks it.
McCoy lands an elbow inside that Macihda shrugs off.
It looks like Hoyoto Macihda has been cut.
McCoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCoy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is keeping an eye on McCoy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McCoy lands an elbow inside that Macihda shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macihda is trying to break the clinch but McCoy has him pressed against the cage.
McCoy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCoy stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Macihda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Macihda tries to break the clinch but McCoy is controlling the position.
Macihda working hard to break the clinch.
McCoy keeps control of Macihda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCoy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hoyoto Macihda's cut is getting worse.
A right hand to the body from McCoy.
McCoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Macihda avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a good knee to the midsection. Macihda won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Macihda is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from McCoy.
McCoy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCoy landing knees to the body.
Macihda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoyoto Macihda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCoy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCoy is struggling to control the position.
McCoy scores with a knee to the head.
McCoy lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCoy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCoy working Macihda over with knees to the body.
McCoy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCoy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from McCoy.
McCoy with a knee to the head.
McCoy leaning against his opponent.
A short right from McCoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from McCoy.
Macihda is rocked!
McCoy has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Macihda - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from McCoy, and another! Macihda is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ebeneezer McCoy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Singer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Singer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dragan Law!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law blocks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Law.
Singer fails to land with a series of punches.
Singer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Law moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singer throws a sloppy head kick and Law moves out of range easily.
Law closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Singer's guard.
Law is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Singer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Law on the ground.
Law scoring with some ground and pound.
Law tries to free his leg and advance position but Singer is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Law wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Singer wants to stand and escape but Law is having none of it.
Law pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singer is keeping the position for now.
Singer can't keep his opponent in guard - Law advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Law thows a huge punch but Singer dodges it nicely.
Singer is defending against the submission attempts here by Law.
Law throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is working for a kimura but Singer is defending it quite comfortably.
Law is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singer is just riding it out for now. Law eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law tries to pass to full mount but Singer defends it.
Singer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Singer tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law is trying to control. Singer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Law thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singer's head.
Law trying to pass the guard but Singer defending well.
Law is keen to just control but Singer is a slippery customer.
Law is working for a kimura but Singer is defending it quite comfortably.
Singer wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, if Law 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.
Law is looking for a kimura but Singer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Law to get the leverage.
Singer is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law thows a huge punch but Singer dodges it nicely.
Law is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Law missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Law dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Singer motions for Law to come forward. Singer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tony Singer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Law or perhaps it was just good defense by Singer which made him look bad.
Law uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singer.
Law is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Singer's half guard.
Singer is defending against the submission attempts here by Law.
Law missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Law has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Law not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer is refusing to be controlled, as Law sits in half guard.
Singer is trying to stand.
Law is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singer is just riding it out for now. Law eventually gives up the hold.
Law not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Law looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Singer is defending against the submission attempts here by Law.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is looking for a kimura here.
Law is looking for a kimura here.
Singer tries to kick Law off but Law keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Law.
Law stops Singer from getting back to his feet.
Singer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Law.
Singer is refusing to be controlled, as Law sits in half guard.
Law is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Law stops Singer from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Law.
Law looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Law wants to control but Singer is keeping him busy.
Singer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Law is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Law is keen to just control but Singer is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Law showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Law takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Law avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A leg kick checked by Law.
Singer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Law.
Law displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singer throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Law.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Law is defended easily by Singer.
Singer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer loads up on a big right hand but Law slips the punch.
Singer looks to land a combination but Law avoids it well.
Tony Singer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singer lands with a straight right. Law didn't see that one coming.
Singer throws a leg kick but Law sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Singer throws a series of punches but Law moves out of range.
Law shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Singer but Singer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tony Singer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragan Law.
Singer throws a series of punches but Law avoids them all with ease.
Singer throws a leg kick
and Law counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Law sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singer defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Law is looking for a kimura but Singer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Law to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Law thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singer's head.
Law sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singer defending well though.
Law not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Singer wants to get back to his feet.
Tony Singer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law stalling away here and it's allowed Singer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Singer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Law lands a couple of digs.
Law with a flurry of punches that miss.
Law looking to pass the guard.
Law with a flurry of punches that miss.
Law in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Law postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Singer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Law, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer wants to get up but he can't break Law's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Law throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Law looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Singer passes into side control.
Dragan Law is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Law is looking to regain half guard here but Singer keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragan Law comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Law 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragan Law!
Dragan Law spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton comes to the cage accompanied by back passage only. Little has chosen Muse - Knights Of Cydonia as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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154 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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156 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little throws a solid leg kick but Norton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Little.
Nice defenses there by Norton.
Norton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Little eats them both and turns towards Norton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Dalton Little has been cut.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
Norton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Little in his tracks.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut there from Norton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norton throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
Little avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton connects with a crisp jab.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Graeme Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Norton lands a lovely overhand right.
Little slips a straight right by Norton.
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Norton scores with a decent looking hook.
Good leg kick by Norton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Little uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
A punch combination from Norton misses.
Little drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Norton throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little moves away from the strike by Norton.
Norton moves out of range as Little strikes.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
A swing and a miss from Little.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Little looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norton misses with a jab to the body
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Norton.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Little tries to bum rush Norton with a series of wild strikes but Norton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little slips a jab from Norton.
Norton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Norton.
Norton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
A decent looking cross lands there for Little.
Norton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Norton finds it's target.
Good shot there by Norton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton throws a push kick but Little slaps the foot to one side.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Norton finds it's target.
Norton throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Little misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
Norton checks a low kick from Little.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Little throws a leg kick that misses.
Little swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Norton misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dalton Little's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Norton lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Norton misses with a combination
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norton looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Norton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Little circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Norton. That snapped Little's head back.
Little's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Little duly obliges.
It looks like Graeme Norton has been cut.
Norton is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.
Graeme Norton is winning the standup battle so far.
Norton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Norton checks a leg kick.
Norton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norton on the side of the head.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton.
Norton avoids the body shot from Little.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Little staying out of range there.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little lands a head shot.
Little scores with a jab. Norton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norton circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norton punishes Little's body with a nice straight punch.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Little tenderised Norton's leg. Norton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a low kick as Norton jumps back.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Norton lands with a nice body punch.
Norton thuds a left hand into Little's body.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little misses with an uppercut. Norton saw that one coming.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norton throws out the jab.
Dalton Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little moves out of range as Norton strikes.
Jab, jab by Norton - just one landing.
Little slips under a jab from Norton.
Norton tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton lands a jab to the head.
Little misses with a two punch combination.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Norton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Little in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Norton takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
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 Graeme Norton will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Norton 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.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
Little swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norton.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Norton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norton tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Norton misses with a double jab
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Norton lands with a shot to the body.
Norton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Norton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Little slips a straight right by Norton.
Little scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Norton swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton.
Graeme Norton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norton misses with a hook.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton stuns Little with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Norton connects with a body shot that sends Little's belly button to the back.
Little takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Little slips under a jab from Norton.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Little scrambles back to his feet.
Little misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Norton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Little.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little slips a straight right by Norton.
Norton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Little counters with a series of strikes. Norton will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Little has time to react.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Norton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Dalton Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Norton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Norton!
Graeme Norton took some time post fight to say the following; 'Im back the power in my hands was too much for him and he just gave up. Train harder and we will fight again.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grizzly Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Adams!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams wants to clinch but Jamison slips to the side
and Jamison counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Adams!
Jamison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jamison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jamison scoring with punches from side control.
Jamison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams is looking to reverse the position.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jamison creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but Jamison keeps moving and retains side control.
Jamison trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams being controlled for a moment.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison scores with punches from side control.
Jamison working the head and body with strikes.
Jamison moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Adams tries to bench press Jamison off him but Jamison keeps the position.
Adams regains half guard.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jamison trying to control the pace.
Jamison is nestled in close to Adams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jamison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adams defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jamison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jamison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jamison working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jamison is pressing down on Adams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adams is holding on for now.
Jamison is taking a breather. Adams 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.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jamison moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Adams.
Jamison 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.
Jamison in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Adams tries to buck Jamison off but Jamison is having none of it.
Adams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jamison connects with a decent elbow.
Adams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jamison happy to just control the position for now.
Jamison lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adams down.
Jamison landing a few strikes.
Jamison in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jamison landing a few strikes.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but Jamison keeps moving and retains side control.
Jamison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jamison trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Jamison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Adams some visible discomfort.
Jamison creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamison just content to control the position.
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but Jamison keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jamison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adams tries to clinch
and Jamison counters with a shoot takedown. Adams fights it but they end up in guard.
John Jamison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jamison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jamison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jamison landing with the ground and pound.
Adams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jamison is aware though and is defending well.
Jamison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jamison landing with the ground and pound.
Jamison is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Jamison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jamison is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jamison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Jamison is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jamison has passed into half guard!
Jamison works his foot free and advances to mount.
Adams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jamison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jamison is looking for a triangle but Adams pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Adams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jamison dives on top into guard.
Jamison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jamison is pushing down on Adams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adams is fighting to maintain full guard but Jamison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adams gets back to full guard.
Jamison is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jamison pushes down on Adams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jamison.
Jamison is taking a breather. Adams 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.
Jamison'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.
Adams looking for submissions off his back.
Jamison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jamison winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jamison performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams taking some punishment here, with Jamison in his half guard.
Jamison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Jamison there.
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!
Jamison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Adams!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jamison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jamison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamison lands a big shot there that rocks Adams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jamison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Adams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jamison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jamison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jamison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Jamison is blocking nicely.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jamison blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison jumps guard but Adams stands there with Jamison around his waist. Jamison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jamison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adams gets underhooks to prevent Jamison's takedown attempt.
Jamison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jamison taking a breather.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams prevents the takedown attempt.
Jamison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Adams can't fight it off and eventually Jamison manages to take the fight to the floor. Adams looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jamison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grizzly Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adams looking for submissions off his back.
Jamison is trying to control. Adams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jamison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jamison escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jamison!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is trying to get an arm triangle but Adams is defending well.
Jamison cracks Adams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jamison is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jamison scoring with punches from side control.
Adams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Adams tries to buck Jamison off but Jamison is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison working the ground and pound.
Jamison tries for a kimura but Adams is defending well.
Jamison lands an elbow.
Jamison is putting a hurting on Adams here, landing some big shots from side control.
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!
Adams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jamison connects with a decent elbow.
Adams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Adams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Adams is rocked!
Adams is letting Jamison control him for a moment.
Jamison in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Adams is still in real trouble! Can Jamison finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jamison is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jamison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jamison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jamison!
During a confident post fight interview, John Jamison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Swarner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Cooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swarner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Friends in Low Places . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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216 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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bob Swarner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Cooter!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swarner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Swarner as he connects with a hook.
Cooter wants to land a leg kick but Swarner is out of range.
Cooter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cooter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cooter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swarner's brow.
Swarner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooter pushes off an throws an elbow but Swarner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swarner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swarner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swarner's elbow.
Cooter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cooter lands an elbow that stopped Swarner in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swarner.
Cooter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swarner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Swarner takes an elbow to the temple.
Swarner tries to break free but Cooter pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooter.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooter.
Swarner is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Cooter on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooter.
Cooter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swarner blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cooter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter looking to throw knees to the head but Swarner is blocking nicely.
Cooter lands a knee to the body.
Cooter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Swarner.
Cooter just leaning against Swarner, taking a breather.
Cooter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swarners head.
Cooter trying to land knees to the body.
Swarner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter landing knees to the head.
Cooter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swarner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooter lands a body punch.
A short right from Cooter on the inside.
Cooter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swarner.
A short body shot lands from Cooter as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Cooter.
Cooter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooter lands with a light punch inside.
Swarner is trying to force a seperation but Cooter has the dominant position.
Cooter digs a right hand into Swarner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Swarner's gas tank.
Cooter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swarner's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swarner gets underhooks to prevent Cooter's takedown attempt.
Swarner takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooter.
Swarner is trying to break the clinch but Cooter has him pressed against the cage.
Swarner is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Cooter.
Swarner slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Cooter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swarner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swarner looks for the body kick but Cooter saw that one coming.
Cooter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swarner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swarner is fending him off so far but Cooter persists. Nope, Swarner circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooter closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Cooter.
Cooter misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swarner.
Randal Cooter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Cooter.
Cooter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooter throws a punch but it's blocked by Swarner.
Cooter has Swarner pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cooter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Swarner tumbling to the mat - Cooter dives into Swarner's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cooter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooter is in close to Swarner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Swarner working a defensive guard here.
Swarner 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.
Cooter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cooter landing with the ground and pound.
Cooter postures up and lands a big shot to Swarner's brow.
Swarner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cooter is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swarner's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter cracks Swarner with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swarner trying to control the position.
Cooter working some strikes from top position.
Swarner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooter on the ground.
Cooter with a nice head shot there.
Swarner is rocked!
Swarner has momentary wrist control but Cooter slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Swarner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooter works over Swarner with some ground and pound from guard.
Cooter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooter landing with the ground and pound.
Randal Cooter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Swarner looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cooter landing some decent shots from guard.
Cooter postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Swarner covers up, he's hurt! Cooter keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Cooter and the ref steps in to end the fight! Cooter can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randal Cooter!
An out of breath Randal Cooter 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield has chosen Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. William Hatfield has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franky Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hatfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatfield has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Young regains guard immediately.
Hatfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hatfield throwing strikes but missing.
Hatfield drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hatfield as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Young screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hatfield! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). William Hatfield!
William Hatfield really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Garvey Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McLachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey Huey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix). McLachlan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Funeral For a Friend - 'History'. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Malcolm Garvey Huey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McLachlan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLachlan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLachlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garvey Huey slips a straight right by McLachlan.
McLachlan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garvey Huey looking to score a takedown here. McLachlan is defending well but Garvey Huey drives through and ends up in McLachlan's guard.
Garvey Huey looking to pass the guard.
Garvey Huey throws a strike but McLachlan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McLachlan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garvey Huey's head.
Garvey Huey is trying to control the position but McLachlan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLachlan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan trying to control but Garvey Huey is working from the bottom.
McLachlan preventing the sweep.
McLachlan wants to control from the top but Garvey Huey keeps moving.
Garvey Huey looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John McLachlan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McLachlan throws a jab but it's blocked by Garvey Huey.
Garvey Huey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McLachlan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Garvey Huey!
Garvey Huey struggling a bit here.
McLachlan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garvey Huey keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey is trying to control McLachlan's posture but McLachlan avoids it.
Garvey Huey manages to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garvey Huey taking some punishment here, with McLachlan in his half guard.
McLachlan wants to pass to mount but Garvey Huey is defending the position.
Garvey Huey is trying to get back to full guard.
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. McLachlan connects with a nice short shot to Garvey Huey's temple.
Garvey Huey actively working from the bottom here.
Garvey Huey trying to control but McLachlan postures up.
Garvey Huey kicks off McLachlan and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garvey Huey.
McLachlan feints and as Garvey Huey raises his hands in defense, McLachlan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McLachlan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McLachlan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McLachlan trying to control but Garvey Huey is working from the bottom.
Garvey Huey keeping full guard, as McLachlan tries to pass.
McLachlan trying to control the position from guard on top but Garvey Huey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garvey Huey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Garvey Huey is trying to control the position but McLachlan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garvey Huey throws a body punch but McLachlan moves out of range.
McLachlan misses with a looping right.
McLachlan throws an off balance right hand
and McLachlan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garvey Huey just misses with a punch to the body.
Garvey Huey connects with a jab.
Garvey Huey misses with a takedown
letting McLachlan counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvey Huey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Garvey Huey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garvey Huey lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McLachlan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McLachlan throws a jab when Garvey Huey was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McLachlan.
McLachlan thuds a left hand into Garvey Huey's body.
McLachlan throws a jab when Garvey Huey was well out of range.
McLachlan swings widly with a right hand
and Garvey Huey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garvey Huey stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garvey Huey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey Huey jumps guard and drags McLachlan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McLachlan advances position into side control!
Garvey Huey is looking to reverse the position.
McLachlan scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Garvey Huey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garvey Huey is trying to get back to half guard.
Garvey Huey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McLachlan lands strikes from half guard.
McLachlan not doing much here.
Garvey Huey wants to control but McLachlan is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey tries to get to full guard but McLachlan has control of the leg.
Garvey Huey wants to control but McLachlan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garvey Huey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLachlan controlling the action here.
McLachlan lands with a punch from half guard.
McLachlan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garvey Huey trying to control from the bottom.
Garvey Huey is staying active underneath McLachlan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garvey Huey keeping hold of McLachlan's head, controlling as best he can.
Garvey Huey trying to hold on to McLachlan's head to control him but McLachlan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Malcolm Garvey Huey wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McLachlan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garvey Huey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McLachlan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McLachlan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey is looking for a sweep. McLachlan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garvey Huey is trying to control but can't.
Garvey Huey is trying to stand back up but McLachlan is controlling him
McLachlan wants to take a breather but Garvey Huey is having none of it.
McLachlan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McLachlan tries to pass to full mount but Garvey Huey defends it.
Garvey Huey is looking to improve his position.
McLachlan trying to control from half guard but Garvey Huey is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John McLachlan.
McLachlan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garvey Huey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLachlan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McLachlan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McLachlan throws a jab when Garvey Huey was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garvey Huey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garvey Huey avoids the body shot from McLachlan.
Garvey Huey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McLachlan as he jumps to the side.
Garvey Huey loads up on a big right hand but McLachlan slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Garvey Huey.
McLachlan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McLachlan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garvey Huey slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey Huey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLachlan connects with a crisp jab.
McLachlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garvey Huey misses with a body shot.
McLachlan misses with a double jab.
Garvey Huey lands a slapping body shot.
Garvey Huey moves into the clinch.
Garvey Huey digs a right hand underneath McLachlan's ribcage. McLachlan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Malcolm Garvey Huey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garvey Huey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McLachlan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garvey Huey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLachlan slaps away a takedown attempt from Garvey Huey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Garvey Huey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garvey Huey tries to close the distance and clinch but McLachlan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garvey Huey has his takedown stuffed
and McLachlan counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garvey Huey's guard.
Garvey Huey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McLachlan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garvey Huey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McLachlan is aware though and is defending well.
McLachlan is looking to work some ground and pound but Garvey Huey has wrist control.
Garvey Huey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McLachlan lands a couple of digs.
McLachlan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McLachlan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garvey Huey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McLachlan has managed to get both his arms back between Garvey Huey's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan content to stall in guard here.
John McLachlan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garvey Huey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McLachlan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McLachlan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Garvey Huey keeping full guard, as McLachlan tries to pass.
McLachlan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garvey Huey's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLachlan is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John McLachlan.
I've got McLachlan 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McLachlan!
After winning the bout, John McLachlan 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Magetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Wyrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyrm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Tread by Damn Yankees. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo Magetsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Winston Wyrm!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyrm tries to clinch but Magetsu moves away
and Magetsu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wyrm darts in trying to clinch
and Magetsu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wyrm dives in and scores a takedown into Magetsu's guard.
Magetsu pulls Wyrm in close to prevent any damage.
Wyrm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wyrm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magetsu 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.
Wyrm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magetsu is pulling down on Wyrm's head. It's preventing any offense from Wyrm, at least for the moment.
Wyrm wants to pass the guard but Magetsu is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magetsu keeping moving, preventing Wyrm from controlling successfully.
Magetsu pulls Wyrm in to control the position.
Magetsu is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wyrm presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Magetsu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magetsu scores with a jab.
That kick from Magetsu tenderised Wyrm's leg. Wyrm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wyrm decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Magetsu tries to get to full guard but Wyrm has control of the leg.
Wyrm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magetsu's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm trying to control the action but Magetsu is working from the bottom.
Wyrm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magetsu sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magetsu gets back to full guard.
Wyrm throwing strikes but missing.
Wyrm drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Magetsu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wyrm has Magetsu in his guard.
Magetsu 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm is looking for a triangle but Magetsu pushes his legs off easily.
Wyrm trying to control the position.
Wyrm looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Magetsu has picked Wyrm up and slammed him! Wyrm can't keep hold of the triangle and Magetsu manages to pass to side control!
Wyrm tries to bench press Magetsu off him but Magetsu keeps the position.
Wyrm is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wyrm wants to get back to full guard but Magetsu has mounted him!
Wyrm tries to hold on but Magetsu postures up.
Magetsu controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm is trying to escape the mount.
Magetsu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wyrm bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyrm working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magetsu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Winston Wyrm will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wyrm closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Magetsu quickly recovers to half guard.
Wyrm is working for a submission of some sort.
Magetsu is not content to let Wyrm control the position.
Wyrm wants to work for an arm triangle but Magetsu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magetsu won't allow Wyrm to pass to mount.
Wyrm is trying to control the action in half guard but Magetsu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wyrm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Magetsu trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrm is working for a kimura but Magetsu is defending it quite comfortably.
Wyrm looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Magetsu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wyrm thows a huge punch but Magetsu dodges it nicely.
Wyrm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magetsu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wyrm.
Magetsu is refusing to be controlled, as Wyrm sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm trying to pass the guard but Magetsu defending well.
Wyrm is trying to work for a kimura but Magetsu is defending well.
Wyrm throwing shots but Magetsu is blocking nicely.
Magetsu tries to get to full guard but Wyrm has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm seems to be looking for submissions.
Wyrm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wyrm throws a strike but Magetsu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Magetsu holds on and takes a little breather.
Wyrm throws a big right hand that misses.
Wyrm is looking to pass into half guard but Magetsu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Magetsu is in guard.
Wyrm working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magetsu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magetsu pushing down on Wyrm's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Magetsu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wyrm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magetsu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winston Wyrm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aldo Magetsu just wasn't active enough.
Magetsu leaves Wyrm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Wyrm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Magetsu lands a head kick. Wyrm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wyrm tries to clinch up but Magetsu circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyrm tries to clinch
and Magetsu counters with an outside leg kick.
Wyrm dives in and scores a takedown into Magetsu's guard.
Wyrm is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Magetsu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Magetsu has escaped and now he's on top!
Magetsu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magetsu passes the guard and advances to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magetsu controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Magetsu controlling from mount.
Wyrm is wriggling around trying to escape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Magetsu controlling the pace for now.
Wyrm is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Magetsu controlling from the back.
Magetsu keeps control of the position as Wyrm tries to break free.
Magetsu is riding his opponent, not letting Wyrm buck him off.
Wyrm wants to escape the position.
Magetsu is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm is in bad spot here.
Wyrm prevents Magetsu from getting a body triangle.
Magetsu gets his hands free as Wyrm looks to control.
Wyrm is really stuck here.
Good control from Magetsu.
Wyrm tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu controlling from the back.
Wyrm wants to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Magetsu controlling the positon.
Wyrm trying to control the hands but Magetsu won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
I really don't envy Wyrm right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Magetsu clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wyrm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wyrm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wyrm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Magetsu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wyrm tries to clinch but Magetsu is having none of it.
Wyrm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magetsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wyrm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magetsu defends well and Wyrm ends up having to push Magetsu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wyrm tries to throw a body punch but Magetsu avoids it by throwing Wyrm back against the cage.
Magetsu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wyrm backwards.
Magetsu lands a shot to the body.
Wyrm stalling in the clinch but Magetsu improves position.
Magetsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wyrm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magetsu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wyrm moves away.
Magetsu keeps Wyrm at a distance using the push kick.
Wyrm is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magetsu is fending him off so far but Wyrm persists. Nope, Magetsu circles away and we're back to standing.
Wyrm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magetsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magetsu connects with a right hand. Wyrm shakes it off.
Magetsu's corner calls for a 1-2. Magetsu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wyrm closes the distance but Magetsu moves to the side
and Magetsu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wyrm is rocked!
Magetsu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wyrm is still on wobbly legs! Can Magetsu finish him?
Wyrm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wyrm wants to clinch
and Magetsu counters with an outside leg kick.
Wyrm seems to have recovered his senses.
Wyrm closes the distance but Magetsu moves to the side
and Magetsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyrm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magetsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wyrm was well out of range. Poor timing from Magetsu.
Magetsu lands a leg kick that knocks Wyrm off balance momentarily.
Wyrm drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Magetsu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wyrm's best efforts.
Wyrm throws a strike but Magetsu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wyrm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magetsu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Magetsu gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wyrm is defended easily by Magetsu.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Wyrm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Magetsu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wyrm drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Magetsu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wyrm has Magetsu in his guard.
Magetsu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo Magetsu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wyrm checks a leg kick.
Magetsu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wyrm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magetsu sprawls well. Magetsu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wyrm gets slowly back to his feet.
Wyrm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magetsu counters with an inside leg kick.
Winston Wyrm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Magetsu does no damage.
Magetsu keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Magetsu had his way with Winston Wyrm in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Magetsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Wyrm.
Wyrm tries to clinch up but Magetsu circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyrm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magetsu.
Wyrm tries to clinch there but Magetsu circles away.
Magetsu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Magetsu counters with a two punch combo.
Wyrm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magetsu counters with a good low kick that Wyrm was not able to check.
Wyrm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Winston Wyrm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magetsu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wyrm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magetsu sprawls well. Magetsu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wyrm gets slowly back to his feet.
Wyrm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wyrm wants to clinch.
Wyrm moves in looking to clinch but Magetsu pushes him off.
Wyrm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magetsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wyrm wants to clinch but Magetsu slips to the side
and Magetsu counters with a one-two to the body.
Magetsu thumps Wyrm with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm tries to clinch up but Magetsu circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyrm tries to clinch
and Magetsu counters with a crisp one two that drops Wyrm! Magetsu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wyrm to his feet! Wyrm is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyrm tries for a takedown but Magetsu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Wyrm.
Wyrm is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wyrm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magetsu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wyrm tries to clinch there but Magetsu circles away.
Wyrm dodges the punch combination from Magetsu.
Aldo Magetsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magetsu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wyrm if he has to take too many more of those.
Magetsu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wyrm dives in for a single leg takedown but Magetsu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Magetsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wyrm tries to clinch up.
Wyrm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magetsu. Magetsu obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu digs a good hook to Wyrm's body.
Wyrm misses with a takedown attempt - Magetsu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wyrm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Magetsu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Magetsu manages to get back to half guard.
Magetsu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wyrm.
Wyrm is fighting to break Magetsu's control of his arms but Magetsu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Magetsu keeping full guard, as Wyrm tries to pass.
Magetsu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm throws an elbow that misses. Magetsu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wyrm's guard. Nice move by Magetsu!
Magetsu won't allow Wyrm to sweep him here.
Wyrm is looking for a triangle but Magetsu pushes his legs off easily.
Wyrm working for a triangle but Magetsu defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magetsu controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Magetsu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magetsu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Magetsu!
Aldo Magetsu retains his featherweight title!
Aldo Magetsu 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 Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PitPat Spokesthing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xinhai comes to the cage accompanied by Loco. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yang Xinhai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, PitPat Spokesthing!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spokesthing throws out the jab.
Spokesthing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spokesthing throws a combination that misses
and Xinhai counters with a left to the body.
Spokesthing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spokesthing walks into a straight right hand from Xinhai.
Spokesthing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xinhai moves out of range as Spokesthing strikes.
Xinhai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Xinhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xinhai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spokesthing backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xinhai.
Spokesthing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Spokesthing.
Spokesthing tries to break the clinch but Xinhai is controlling the position.
Xinhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spokesthing throws a punch but it's blocked by Xinhai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spokesthing.
Spokesthing working aggressively here.
Spokesthing lands with a right to the head.
Spokesthing blocks an uppercut.
Spokesthing wants to break free but Xinhai has control.
Xinhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Spokesthing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xinhai tries to work over Spokesthing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spokesthing misses with a punch on the inside.
Spokesthing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spokesthing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xinhai misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xinhai.
Spokesthing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xinhai blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spokesthing scores with a shot to the side of Xinhai's head.
Xinhai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xinhai lands a nice uppercut.
Spokesthing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xinhai's elbow.
Xinhai misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spokesthing tries to land knees in the clinch but Xinhai avoids the damage to the body.
Xinhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spokesthing's elbow.
Spokesthing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spokesthing has had enough of the clinch but Xinhai keeps him there for the moment.
Spokesthing tries to throw a body punch but Xinhai avoids it by throwing Spokesthing back against the cage.
Xinhai scores with a shoulder strike.
Xinhai misses with a punch to the body.
Spokesthing tries to break free but Xinhai pushes him back against the cage.
Spokesthing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spokesthing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spokesthing manages to break the clinch.
Xinhai connects with a single shot there.
Spokesthing jabs at Xinhai's body.
Xinhai scores with a hook.
Spokesthing is rocked!
Spokesthing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spokesthing wants to clinch.
Spokesthing lands a jab.
Xinhai jabs Spokesthing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xinhai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spokesthing throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spokesthing moves out of range as Xinhai strikes.
Spokesthing throws a looping overhand right but Xinhai ducks down to avoid it.
Xinhai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xinhai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xinhai slips a straight right by Spokesthing.
Xinhai lands a head shot.
Spokesthing misses with a left hand
and Xinhai counters with a shoot takedown. Spokesthing fights it but they end up in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Xinhai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xinhai lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xinhai avoids the body shot from Spokesthing.
Xinhai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xinhai misses with a lunging right hand
and Spokesthing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spokesthing is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Xinhai.
Xinhai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xinhai connects with a single shot there.
Xinhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spokesthing.
Xinhai closes the distance and clinches up with Spokesthing, looking for a takedown. Xinhai pushes Spokesthing against the cage but Spokesthing circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Xinhai.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Spokesthing.
Xinhai gets a clinch.
Xinhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spokesthing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spokesthing misses with some punches.
Xinhai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spokesthing.
Spokesthing swings wildly with an uppercut but Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xinhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spokesthing misses with a punch on the inside.
Spokesthing blocks an uppercut.
Xinhai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xinhai misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spokesthing throws a head punch that misses.
Spokesthing has a couple of punches blocked by Xinhai.
Spokesthing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spokesthing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spokesthing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xinhai blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Spokesthing.
Spokesthing is trying to force a seperation but Xinhai has the dominant position.
Xinhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Spokesthing.
Spokesthing lands with a left to the head.
Spokesthing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xinhai breaks the clinch.
PitPat Spokesthing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xinhai doesn't manage to clinch there - Spokesthing circles away.
Xinhai lands a jab-cross combination.
Spokesthing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xinhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spokesthing lands a nice hook to Xinhai's body. Xinhai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spokesthing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spokesthing keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Spokesthing misses.
Xinhai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xinhai looks to throw the jab but Spokesthing is out of range.
Spokesthing will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xinhai misses with a wild body shot.
Xinhai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xinhai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A leg kick checked by Xinhai.
Xinhai scores with a body shot.
Xinhai closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Xinhai lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spokesthing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xinhai 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.
Xinhai 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.
Xinhai looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xinhai is looking to work some ground and pound but Spokesthing has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xinhai wants to control from the top but Spokesthing keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spokesthing scores with a hook.
Xinhai lands with a nice body punch.
Xinhai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Xinhai in particular looking to stall.
Spokesthing is staying active underneath Xinhai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yang Xinhai.
Spokesthing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Xinhai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spokesthing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xinhai.
Xinhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spokesthing was well out of range. Poor timing from Xinhai.
Nice defenses there by Spokesthing.
Spokesthing throws a hook but Xinhai blocks it.
Xinhai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spokesthing moves away from the strike by Xinhai.
Xinhai shoots for a takedown but Spokesthing saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spokesthing connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xinhai has a takedown stuffed.
Spokesthing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xinhai. Spokesthing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xinhai throws a front kick aimed at Spokesthing's knee but Spokesthing avoids it well.
Spokesthing stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spokesthing wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yang Xinhai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xinhai looks to land a combination but Spokesthing avoids it well.
Xinhai darts in trying to clinch
and Spokesthing counters with an inside leg kick.
Xinhai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spokesthing connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xinhai scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai slips under a jab from Spokesthing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spokesthing.
Xinhai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xinhai tries to close the distance and clinch but Spokesthing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spokesthing missing with a left hand there. Xinhai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spokesthing misses with a lunging right hand
and Xinhai counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick from Xinhai lands but Spokesthing takes it in his stride.
Xinhai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xinhai.
Spokesthing breaks the clinch.
Spokesthing throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spokesthing throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Xinhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spokesthing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spokesthing keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xinhai misses with a kick to the body.
Spokesthing checks a low kick from Xinhai.
Spokesthing closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spokesthing lands a leg kick that knocks Xinhai off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spokesthing takes the fight into the clinch.
Xinhai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spokesthing cracks the inside of Xinhai's front leg.
Xinhai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spokesthing is able to avoid easily.
Spokesthing throws a wild body kick that Xinhai sees coming a mile off.
Xinhai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xinhai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xinhai takes one to the side of the head.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spokesthing throws a jab but it's blocked by Xinhai.
Spokesthing moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xinhai misses with a combination
and Spokesthing counters with a low kick, right behind Xinhai 's knee.
Xinhai misses with a takedown attempt - Spokesthing sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spokesthing blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spokesthing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spokesthing misses with a low kick.
Spokesthing scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xinhai in his tracks.
Spokesthing throws an overhand right that lands on Xinhai's shoulder, as Xinhai tries to avoid the shot.
Xinhai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spokesthing's sensitive parts.
Xinhai lands with a cross.
Yang Xinhai is winning the standup battle so far.
Xinhai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spokesthing connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Spokesthing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xinhai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spokesthing gets caught flat footed, as Xinhai shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Xinhai wants to control from the top but Spokesthing keeps moving.
Xinhai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xinhai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Xinhai trying to control the position from guard on top but Spokesthing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Yang Xinhai wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spokesthing takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spokesthing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spokesthing loads up on a big right hand but Xinhai slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spokesthing. That's going to slow Xinhai down.
Spokesthing tries to sprawl but Xinhai drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Xinhai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Xinhai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spokesthing defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spokesthing defending well though.
Xinhai is trying to control. Spokesthing wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Xinhai trying to control from Spokesthing's half guard. Spokesthing has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Xinhai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spokesthing is keeping the position for now.
Xinhai trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Spokesthing manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xinhai is controlling Spokesthing's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai had his way with PitPat Spokesthing in 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. This is the final round!
Spokesthing throws a hook but Xinhai blocks it.
Xinhai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spokesthings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Xinhai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spokesthing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xinhai.
Xinhai takes a swing at Spokesthing's ribcage but misses.
Xinhai throws a series of punches but Spokesthing moves out of range.
Spokesthing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xinhai.
A low kick from Xinhai is predictable there
and Spokesthing counters with a thumping low kick.
Spokesthing tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xinhai is able to avoid easily.
Spokesthing looks to throw the jab but Xinhai is out of range.
Spokesthing throws an overhand right that lands on Xinhai's shoulder, as Xinhai tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spokesthing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spokesthing, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Xinhai.
Spokesthing clinches up against the cage.
Xinhai throws a head punch that misses.
Spokesthing pushes Xinhai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xinhai blocks an uppercut.
Xinhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Spokesthing.
Xinhai blocks an uppercut.
Xinhai blocking some punches.
PitPat Spokesthing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spokesthing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xinhai misses with the head strike.
Xinhai tries to work over Spokesthing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xinhai working aggressively here.
Spokesthing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spokesthing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spokesthing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xinhai gets through Spokesthing's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xinhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xinhai can't find room to land a body shot as Spokesthing controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xinhai.
Spokesthing misses with a punch to the body.
Spokesthing is trying to force a seperation but Xinhai has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xinhai.
Spokesthing throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Xinhai.
Spokesthing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spokesthing.
Xinhai tries to work over Spokesthing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spokesthing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spokesthing throws a head punch that misses.
Xinhai has had enough of the clinch but Spokesthing keeps him there for the moment.
Spokesthing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xinhai.
Spokesthing is looking to break free of the clinch but Xinhai has double underhooks.
Spokesthing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xinhai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xinhai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spokesthing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xinhai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spokesthing is still on wobbly legs! Can Xinhai finish him?
A slow jab from Xinhai misses its intended target.
Spokesthing seems to have recovered his senses.
Xinhai misses with a head kick.
A big right from Spokesthing misses.
Spokesthing moves out of range as Xinhai strikes.
A jab lands there for Xinhai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xinhai gets a double leg takedown into Spokesthing's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spokesthing keeping moving, preventing Xinhai from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yang Xinhai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xinhai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Xinhai!
Yang Xinhai retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Yang Xinhai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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