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"Sacrifice" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Fister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Fister will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kita Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Fister!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zen throws a head kick that Fister semi-blocks.
Fister closes the distance and clinches up with Zen, looking for a takedown. Fister pushes Zen against the cage but Zen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zen gets a clinch.
Zen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fister throws a nice looking combination but Zen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zen has managed to clinch.
Fister has a couple of punches blocked by Zen.
Fister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fister blocks it with crossed arms.
Zen stalling against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Zen.
Fister prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zen manages to pull guard.
Zen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Fister rolls with it to try and escape but Zen cranks on the arm and Fister is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kita Zen!
Kita Zen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanu Mitzucuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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245 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Argivas Kerenzikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kanu Mitzucuik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerenzikov throws a hook but Mitzucuik avoids it easily.
Kerenzikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitzucuik is just out of range.
Kerenzikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitzucuik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kerenzikov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitzucuik somewhat.
Kerenzikov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mitzucuik sprawling to the canvas! Mitzucuik rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kerenzikov finish him?!
Mitzucuik is rocked!
It looks like Kanu Mitzucuik has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitzucuik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitzucuik misses with a double jab.
Mitzucuik just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitzucuik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerenzikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kerenzikov lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Mitzucuik up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kerenzikov from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Mitzucuik's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Argivas Kerenzikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Royale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Weston!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston swinging wildly here.
Royale slaps away a takedown attempt from Weston, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Weston gets caught napping as Royale dives in and scores a takedown. Weston manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Royale landing some decent shots from guard.
Royale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Royale postures up in Weston's guard and throws a big left but Weston blocks it.
Weston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale trying to control the position from guard on top but Weston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Royale tries to free his leg and advance position but Weston is retaining full guard.
Royale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Royale throwing strikes from guard but Weston blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weston wants to get back to his feet but Royale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Royale throwing strikes from guard but Weston blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale looking to sit in guard and control but Weston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Weston stands and throws Royale's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Weston decides to stand back up.
Weston gets the takedown into side control.
Weston decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royale throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Weston was covering up waiting for the punch and Royale finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Royale is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Royale wants to control from the top but Weston keeps moving.
Royale prevents Weston from getting back to his feet.
Royale trying to control but Weston is working from the bottom.
Royale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weston pulls Royale in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston wants to stand up but Royale is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Royale looking to score a takedown here. Weston is defending well but Royale drives through and ends up in Weston's guard.
Weston keeping moving, preventing Royale from controlling successfully.
Royale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Royale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Royale is controlling him.
Royale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Royale dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Royale dives in and scores a takedown into Weston's guard.
Royale wants to control from the top but Weston keeps moving.
Weston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weston manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Weston.
Royale looking to score a takedown here. Weston is defending well but Royale drives through and ends up in Weston's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weston wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weston was well out of range. Poor timing from Royale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Weston misses.
Royale manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Weston on his heels. He'll look to pass Weston's guard now, I'm sure.
Royale throwing strikes from guard but Weston blocks nicely.
Weston pushes Royale off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Royale shoots in and gets a takedown into Weston's guard.
Weston manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Weston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weston feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royale has a closed guard, preventing Weston from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale keeping moving, preventing Weston from controlling successfully.
Weston wanted to stand there but Royale had control of the position.
Weston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Royale dodges the ground and pound from Weston.
Weston is trying to get an arm triangle but Royale is defending well.
Weston working the ground and pound but Royale is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Royale darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Royale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weston's head.
Royale wants to stand up but Weston has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Weston won't allow Royale to pass to mount.
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.
Weston wants to control the action here but instead Royale manages to pass to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dakota Weston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Royale shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Weston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Weston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Royale is controlling him.
Weston has his feet on Royale's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Randy Royale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weston throws a good cross that connects.
Weston with a jab.
Royale moves forwards but Weston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Royale closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royale tries to stand and escape but Weston actually recovers to full guard.
Randy Royale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weston wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Weston lands in his opponent's guard.
Royale keeping full guard, as Weston tries to pass.
Weston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Weston gets to his feet - Royale follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weston gets caught flat footed, as Royale shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Weston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Royale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weston is keeping the position for now.
Weston keeping moving, preventing Royale from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royale stops Weston from standing up.
Royale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale throws a strike but Weston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Royale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weston.
Weston trying to control but Royale is working from the bottom.
Weston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dakota Weston.
Weston misses with the combination.
Weston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Royale.
Royale tries to get to his feet but Weston is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Royale in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royale trying to control the position from guard on top but Weston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Weston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Weston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Weston!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dakota Weston waved his t-shirt featuring Just Fight (Everything 7$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lexi Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sniddlegrass (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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145 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexi Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sniddlegrass tries to avoid it but Belle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sniddlegrass to the ground. Sniddlegrass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Belle closes the distance and clinches.
Sniddlegrass lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Lexi Belle has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sniddlegrass.
Belle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice knee to the body.
Belle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belle is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sniddlegrass lands a nice elbow.
Belle is rocked!
Sniddlegrass scores a nice knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the head.
Oh Belle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belle takes an elbow to the temple.
Sniddlegrass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belle is pressed against the cage. Sniddlegrass pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Belle! Two more big strikes from Sniddlegrass and Belle crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Benjamin Sniddlegrass made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Tiyapairat has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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166 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley clinches with his opponent.
Lashley jumps guard but Tiyapairat stands there with Lashley around his waist. Lashley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tiyapairat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiyapairat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Lashley is working for takedown but Tiyapairat is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lashley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tiyapairat can't fight it off and eventually Lashley manages to take the fight to the floor. Tiyapairat looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lashley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lashley is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Lashley distracts Tiyapairat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lashley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiyapairat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lashley throws an elbow that misses. Tiyapairat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lashley's guard. Nice move by Tiyapairat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat wants to stand and escape but instead Lashley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lashley throwing strikes but missing.
Lashley is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lashley is working Tiyapairat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lashley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Lashley throwing strikes but missing.
Lashley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lashley 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.
Lashley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet but Lashley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lashley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley postures up in Tiyapairat's guard and throws a big left but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Lashley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lashley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiyapairat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
Lashley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiyapairat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lashley throws a strike but Tiyapairat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lashley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tiyapairat is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants to get back to his feet but Tiyapairat passes into half guard.
Lashley wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lashley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lashley moves forwards but Tiyapairat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lashley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lashley slips a straight right by Tiyapairat.
A jab lands there for Tiyapairat.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiyapairat as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Tiyapairat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiyapairat lands with a right hand.
Tiyapairat stuffs the takedown attempt from Lashley. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet.
Lashley closes the distance and clinches up with Tiyapairat, looking for a takedown. Lashley pushes Tiyapairat against the cage but Tiyapairat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lashley avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat slaps away a takedown attempt from Lashley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lashley shoots in for a double leg but Tiyapairat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tiyapairat scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lashley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lashley gets tackled into the cage by Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lashley managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Lashley is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
Lashley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tiyapairat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tiyapairat gets tackled into the cage by Lashley. Lashley maintains the clinch.
Tiyapairat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Lashley is avoiding it.
Lashley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tiyapairat but Tiyapairat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lashley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiyapairat pinned against the cage. Tiyapairat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lashley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiyapairat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiyapairat connects with a nice looking jab.
Lashley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tiyapairat's waist but Tiyapairat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lashley off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Tiyapairat misses.
Tiyapairat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lashley.
Lashley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lashley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Luke Lashley has been cut.
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lashley is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiyapairat.
Lashley avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lashley's face.
Lashley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiyapairat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lashley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lashley.
Tiyapairat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lashley on the side of the head.
Tiyapairat leaves Lashley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lashley tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lashley wants a takedown.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Lashley is blocking nicely.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Lashley lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lashley keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiyapairat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lashley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiyapairat, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat jabs Lashley right on the nose. Lashley blinks but takes it well.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lashley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiyapairat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lashley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat circles away.
Tiyapairat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lashley fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiyapairat is leaning against Lashley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Lashley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tiyapairat.
Lashley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiyapairat gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head.
Lashley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lashley avoids the elbow strike from Tiyapairat, against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat'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.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lashley's face.
Tiyapairat working Lashley over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tiyapairat tries to keep at a distance but Lashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lashley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat stuffs the takedown attempt from Lashley. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lashley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiyapairat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiyapairat wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lashley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch there but Lashley circles away.
Nice body kick from Tiyapairat.
Lashley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiyapairat with a jab.
Lashley shoots in and drives through. Tiyapairat sprawls well.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley blocks a body shot from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lashley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiyapairat as he jumps to the side.
Lashley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lashley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiyapairat clinches up with Lashley and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lashley is defended easily by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat has closed the distance and engaged Lashley in a clinch.
Lashley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lashley is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee calls for Tiyapairat to work.
Lashley is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiyapairat working Lashley over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Lashley blocks with his arms.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lashley blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Lashley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lashley tries to pull guard but Tiyapairat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley jumps guard but Tiyapairat stands there with Lashley around his waist. Lashley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tiyapairat leaning against his opponent.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat has Lashley pressed against the cage, preventing Lashley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lashley tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiyapairat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat stalling against the cage.
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat doesn't manage to clinch there - Lashley circles away.
Tiyapairat darts in and clinches Lashley up against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiyapairat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat tries to throw a body punch but Lashley avoids it by throwing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Lashley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lashley throws out a loose jab but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to keep at a distance but Lashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lashley wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Lashley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lashley drags the fight down to the ground.
Tiyapairat wants to get up but he can't break Lashley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Samak Tiyapairat was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lashley has a takedown stuffed.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Lashley moves out of range.
Luke Lashley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch successfully.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
Lashley manages to break the clinch.
Lashley shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lashley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lashley pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lashley decides to pull guard.
Tiyapairat gets to his feet. Lashley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lashley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiyapairat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lashley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Lashley is avoiding it.
Lashley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiyapairat swivels and escapes.
Tiyapairat connects with a body shot.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lashley clinches up against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries to stall but Lashley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lashley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lashley with a poor takedown
and Tiyapairat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiyapairat keeps Lashley at a distance using the push kick.
Tiyapairat scores with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Lashley or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiyapairat which made him look bad.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lashley.
Luke Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lashley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lashley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Lashley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lashley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tiyapairat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Lashley wants to stand but Tiyapairat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Lashley landing some decent shots from guard.
Tiyapairat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lashley throwing strikes but missing.
Tiyapairat pushes Lashley off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luke Lashley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lashley has hold of one of Tiyapairat's legs. Tiyapairat is fighting the takedown attempt but Lashley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lashley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tiyapairat's guard.
Lashley lands a couple of elbows.
Lashley stands and steps away. Tiyapairat gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lashley clinches.
Lashley managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Lashley wants a takedown but no success here.
Lashley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lashley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores with a body shot.
Lashley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tiyapairat scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiyapairat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lashley's head backwards.
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lashley goes for a takedown attempt but Tiyapairat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lashley moves into range and clinches up with Tiyapairat.
Lashley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiyapairat smiles and moves away.
Lashley tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat circles away easily
and Tiyapairat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lashley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tiyapairat tries to bum rush Lashley with a series of wild strikes but Lashley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Lashley moves out of range.
Tiyapairat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lashley circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lashley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lashley misses with the ground and pound.
Lashley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lashley with the ground and pound but Tiyapairat regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lashley tries to stand and escape but Tiyapairat actually recovers to full guard.
Luke Lashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lashley lands a couple of elbows.
Tiyapairat keeping full guard, as Lashley tries to pass.
Lashley passes Tiyapairat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lashley stops Tiyapairat from getting back to his feet.
Luke Lashley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lashley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lashley.
Tiyapairat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lashley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lashley.
Lashley thows a huge punch but Tiyapairat dodges it nicely.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiyapairat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Lashley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiyapairat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat is the new lightweight champion!
Samak Tiyapairat tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Smith has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Paul Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grant scores with a nice head shot.
Grant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith sizes up Grant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Smith lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Smith throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Jab by Smith.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith jabs Grant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grant!
Smith trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
Grant wants to control but Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grant can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith working away.
Grant is looking for a sweep.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smith tries to advance to mount but can't.
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Grant is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith working away.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Grant controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grant defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith tries to move to mount but Grant blocks the move with his legs.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Grant defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Grant can't do much from the bottom here.
Grant is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grant on the side of the head.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Grant seems unphased.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grant!
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant gets back to full guard.
Smith won't allow Grant to get back to his feet.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Grant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grant uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Smith misses.
Grant misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith works Grant's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Donk. Smith catches Grant right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Smith won't allow Grant to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is pushing down on Grant's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grant is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grant wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Paul Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith winds up and cracks Grant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grant is trying to escape the mount.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grant is rocked!
It looks like Manus Grant has been cut.
Smith lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Grant! Smith sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Grant and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Smith!
An intense looking Paul Smith took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'The Jihad has arrived. The Order 777 is ready to fight. The future will judge us as the resistance when liberals were begging the enemy to takeover. No surrender, ever!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Japanese National Anthem as his entrance music. Brown has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Yang Lee looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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168 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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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
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brown is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Lee content to control rather than advance.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yang Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brown blocks a head kick by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brown uses from the top position.
Brown won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee tries to clinch
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brown quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee lands a high kick!
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lee! Brown is out on his feet! Lee rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Brown is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Brown is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yang Lee!
Yang Lee gave a mention to Formula 51 and 10% laundary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Hustlin as his entrance music. Samson Savea had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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28
257 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Savea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses the body punch
and Savea counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Savea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savea looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Savea shows good takedown defense.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savea finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
That has opened up Shawn Jackson's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savea moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savea.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Savea tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Savea manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson looks winded!
Nice takedown defense from Savea. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Samson Savea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jackson.
A combination from Savea does no damage.
A slow jab from Savea misses its intended target.
Savea misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Savea.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Savea stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Savea.
Savea swinging wildly here.
Savea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson winds up and cracks Savea with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Savea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savea is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson stops Savea from getting back to his feet.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jackson looks to land a strike but Savea avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Savea trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jackson stays in close to Savea's body and controls the position.
Jackson wants to stand but Savea is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Savea keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shawn Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Savea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savea throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Savea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savea slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson defending well as Savea loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savea just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Savea does no damage.
Samson Savea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Savea counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Savea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Savea looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Savea which made him look bad.
Savea closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson prevents Savea from breaking the clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savea's efforts to push away.
Savea wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Savea working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson prevents Savea from breaking the clinch.
Jackson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Savea defending well though.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Savea looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Savea defending well.
Savea wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Savea uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jackson stops Savea from standing up.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Savea's guard.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savea wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Savea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Savea's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Savea has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Savea wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Savea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savea wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson distracts Savea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson wants to stand but Savea is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Savea blocks nicely.
Savea controlling Jackson's posture.
Savea wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Savea keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Savea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savea.
Savea scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Savea.
Savea throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Savea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Savea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Savea looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savea wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Savea regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stops Savea from getting back to his feet.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Savea is having none of it.
Jackson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Savea haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Savea has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shawn Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savea keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savea pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Savea manages to get to full guard.
Jackson stands up over Savea, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jackson trying to control but Savea is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Shawn Jackson.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savea pinned against the cage. Savea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Samson Savea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jackson.
Savea keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Savea.
Savea throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Savea stuffs the takedown.
Savea connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Savea throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savea looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Savea misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Savea counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Good shot there by Savea.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Savea.
Savea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samson Savea is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Savea throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Savea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Savea showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Savea 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Savea!
Samson Savea gave a mention to Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Materson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Stevens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
198 lbs
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200 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Materson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Materson counters with a takedown into side control.
Stevens has one of Materson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Materson tries to score with some ground and pound. Stevens controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Materson in side control, throwing shots but Stevens defends.
Stevens is working to avoid the ground and pound but Materson connects with a decent elbow.
Stevens tries to improve position but can't.
Materson tries to advance to mount but Stevens denies him.
Stevens managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Materson.
Stevens tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Materson working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Materson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Materson is trying to ground and pound but Stevens uses the momentary lack of control by Materson to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Materson.
Stevens wants to control but Materson is keeping busy.
Stevens is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Materson wants to take a breather but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens works his way to full guard. Good work.
Materson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Materson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Materson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Stevens wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Materson moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Materson checks the leg kick.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Materson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stevens is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Materson is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Stevens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Stevens is working Materson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Materson parries the strikes from Stevens easily there. Stevens is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Materson to escape.
You can see the frustration on Materson's face as Stevens controls the position.
Stevens'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Materson wants to get back to his feet.
Stevens tries to move to mount but Materson blocks the move with his legs.
Materson is trying to control Stevens's posture but Stevens avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens is looking to take a break and control but Materson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Stevens will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevens swinging wildly here.
Materson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Materson throws an elbow but Stevens slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stevens takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Materson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mike Materson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stevens is trying to control Materson's posture but Materson avoids it.
Materson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Stevens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Materson trying to control the action but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens wants to control but Materson postures up.
Materson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stevens tries to buck Materson off but Materson is having none of it.
Materson tries to stand but Stevens controls the position and pulls Materson into his guard.
Stevens controlling the position.
Materson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stevens manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Materson has Stevens in his guard.
Materson pulls Stevens in close to his closed guard and prevents Stevens from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Materson has wrist control.
Stevens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stevens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens postures up in Materson's guard and throws a big left but Materson blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Materson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stevens is controlling him.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Materson has wrist control.
Materson wants to stand up but Stevens is controlling him.
Materson keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Materson walks into a left hand.
Mike Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens stuffs the takedown attempt from Materson. Materson gets slowly back to his feet.
Materson tries to clinch up.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens misses with a hook. Materson ducked under it nicely.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Materson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stevens. Stevens obviously looking to wear him down.
Materson shoots in looking for a takedown. Stevens tries to sprawl out of it but Materson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stevens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens dives in and grabs Materson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Materson pushes down on Stevens's head and hops out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stevens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Materson somewhat.
Mike Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Materson.
Materson misses with a takedown
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Mike Stevens will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Materson scores with a three punch combo!
Materson closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. Materson pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Materson as Stevens shoots in.
Materson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Materson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevens.
Materson shoots in but Stevens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mike Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Materson.
Stevens throws a jab when Materson was well out of range.
Materson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Materson working away.
Stevens is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stevens sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevens is pressing down on Materson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Materson pushing down on Stevens's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stevens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Materson throwing strikes from guard but Stevens blocks nicely.
Materson stands and throws Stevens's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Materson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stevens tries to bench press Materson off him but Materson keeps the position.
Stevens is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stevens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stevens wants to control but Materson is keeping busy.
Stevens pushes Materson off looking to stand but Materson dives back in and keeps control.
Materson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Materson trying to advance position but Stevens counters by regaining guard.
Materson advances position into side control!
Materson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Materson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to control but Materson postures up.
Materson in side control, throwing shots but Stevens defends.
Materson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stevens, who protects the arm well.
Stevens manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stevens is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Materson!
Stevens looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stevens raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materson is in a horrible position here. Stevens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens throws some wild stikes that Materson manages to avoid easily.
Stevens landing shots from mount.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount.
Materson is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Materson is looking to escape.
Materson taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Stevens clearly takes 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.
Stevens motions for Materson to come forward. Stevens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Materson's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Stevens dives in looking to finish as Materson flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Stevens's strikes! Stevens is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Materson's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Materson was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Stevens!
Mike Stevens is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Mike Stevens made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Sausage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Victorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Victorious has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sonny Sausage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Victorious !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorious drives through and clinches with Sausage against the cage.
Sausage tries a body shot but Victorious blocks it.
Sausage lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Victorious .
Victorious jumps into guard, dragging Sausage to the mat.
Sausage is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Victorious managing to control the position.
Victorious keeping full guard, as Sausage tries to pass.
Sausage 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 one minute gone in the round.
Sausage looking to sit in guard and control but Victorious gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorious throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sausage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Victorious throws an elbow that misses. Sausage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Victorious 's guard. Nice move by Sausage!
Victorious wriggles free and stands up.
Sausage throws a lazy right hand but Victorious sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonny Sausage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorious fails to land with a series of punches.
Victorious wants to clinch.
Victorious fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorious looks for a takedown but Sausage sprawls well.
Victorious looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sausage is fending him off so far but Victorious persists. Nope, Sausage circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonny Sausage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Victorious .
Victorious takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sausage works the jab nicely.
Sausage avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorious has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sausage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Victorious 's head backwards.
Sausage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Victorious under the eye.
Victorious is rocked!
Victorious fails with a takedown attempt.
Sausage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorious .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sausage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sausage is looking to slow Victorious down with leg kicks.
Victorious is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sausage's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorious is thwarting Sausage's attempts to control the position.
Sausage is staying active underneath Victorious , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sausage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Victorious wants to pass the guard but Sausage is keeping the position.
Sausage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sausage is trying to keep Victorious in close.
Victorious won't allow Sausage to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorious throwing strikes but missing.
Sausage has Victorious pulled in close to control his posture.
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!
Victorious throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sausage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Victorious wants to control from the top but Sausage keeps moving.
Victorious works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sausage has his hands clasped together around Victorious 's back. He's all about the action.
Sausage taking some punishment here, with Victorious in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorious is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Victorious working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sausage's thigh. Sausage counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sausage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Victorious looks for a takedown but Sausage sprawls well.
Sausage is looking to slow Victorious down with leg kicks.
Victorious uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sausage.
Victorious fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victorious tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sausage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Victorious fails with the takedown
and Sausage counters with a straight right hand.
Sonny Sausage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Victorious .
A thudding body kick lands there by Sausage!
Sausage lands a nice looking body kick.
Victorious takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Victorious needs to keep his hands up - Sausage had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sausage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Victorious .
Sausage lands a nice shot to the body.
Sausage looks to land a body kick but Victorious moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sausage lands a jab to Victorious 's midsection.
Victorious is breathing heavily.
Sausage stalks Victorious and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Victorious 's face. Victorious staggers backwards, shaken.
Sausage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Victorious or perhaps it was just good defense by Sausage which made him look bad.
Sausage lands a nice hook to Victorious 's body. Victorious takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Victorious takes one to the side of the head.
Sausage connects with an inside leg kick.
Sausage lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victorious tries to clinch up but Sausage circles away and keeps his distance.
Victorious on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sausage connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Sausage.
Sausage waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Victorious . Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Victorious to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Victorious is still in real trouble! Can Sausage finish him?
Sausage controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorious seems to have recovered his senses.
We're going to have a standup here because Sonny Sausage wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Victorious 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sausage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Victorious scrambles back to his feet.
Sausage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Victorious can do to turn this around?
Victorious shoots in looking for a takedown but Sausage manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Victorious 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Sausage.
Sausage lands a front kick.
Sausage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sausage - that will leave a mark!
Sausage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sausage drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Victorious right on the button. Victorious goes down! Sausage follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sausage gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Sausage!
During a confident post fight interview, Sonny Sausage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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