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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Belmonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baal Zebub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belmonte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Los Lobos - Cancion Del Mariachi. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Belmonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baal Zebub!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zebub fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belmonte is out of range.
Zebub throws a looping overhand right but Belmonte ducks down to avoid it.
Belmonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belmonte misses the shot to the body.
Belmonte misses with an uppercut.
Zebub pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zebub misses with a leg kick
and Zebub takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zebub.
Belmonte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zebub counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmonte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belmonte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zebub cracks Belmonte with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Belmonte looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zebub finish him?
Belmonte is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zebub takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belmonte lands with a hook. Zebub tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baal Zebub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmonte looks to land a left hand but Zebub moved out of range nicely.
Belmonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zebub was well out of range. Poor timing from Belmonte.
Zebub lands with a cross.
Oh Belmonte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belmonte moves in looking to clinch but Zebub pushes him off.
Belmonte seems to have got his legs back now.
Zebub walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belmonte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belmonte loads up on a big right hand but Zebub slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zebub looks to throw the jab but Belmonte is out of range.
A low kick from Belmonte misses
and Zebub counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zebub lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zebub cracks Belmonte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zebub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zebub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belmonte moves away.
Zebub lands a big head kick that sends Belmonte to the canvas! Zebub follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baal Zebub!
Our winner, Baal Zebub, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lanny Poffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Pigeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pigeon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lanny Poffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Pigeon!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigeon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Lanny Poffo has been cut.
Poffo slips a jab from Pigeon.
Poffo 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.
Our spies down at at Nights Watch MMA Academy inform us that Pigeon has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pigeon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poffo defends it easily.
We've been hearing that Poffo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pigeon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pigeon is trying to keep Poffo in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poffo with a nice head shot there.
Poffo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pigeon wants to sweep here but Poffo controlling him for the moment.
Poffo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pigeon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poffo looking to sit in guard and control but Pigeon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pigeon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pigeon wants to stand and escape but instead Poffo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Poffo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Poffo!
Pigeon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poffo tries to hold on but Pigeon pushes him away.
Poffo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pigeon trying to pass the guard but Poffo defending well.
Pigeon trying to control the action but Poffo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo wants to improve his position but Pigeon is controlling well.
Pigeon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pigeon is trying to control the action in half guard but Poffo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pigeon throwing shots but Poffo is blocking nicely.
Poffo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pigeon is looking for a kimura here.
Pigeon is looking to advance position but Poffo won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pigeon wants to stand up but Poffo is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Poffo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pigeon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poffo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pigeon trying to control but Poffo is working from the bottom.
Pigeon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poffo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poffo keeping moving, preventing Pigeon from controlling successfully.
Pigeon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Harry Pigeon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pigeon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Pigeon - just one landing.
Pigeon lands a really nice looking cross but Poffo seems unphased.
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!
Pigeon looks to land a right hand but Poffo moved out of range.
Pigeon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harry Pigeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poffo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pigeon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poffo.
Poffo clobbers Pigeon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Harry Pigeon has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poffo moves out of range of the strikes.
Poffo shoots in and bounces Pigeon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Poffo landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Pigeon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poffo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pigeon lands with a slapping head kick.
Pigeon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Poffo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pigeon throws a head kick that misses.
Pigeon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Poffo misses with a looping right.
A combination from Pigeon does no damage.
Poffo slips under a jab.
A big left from Pigeon misses.
Pigeon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pigeon.
Pigeon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poffo momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pigeon misses its intended target.
Poffo shoots in looking for a takedown but Pigeon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Poffo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Poffo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Poffo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poffo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pigeon tries to improve position but can't.
Poffo working the head with strikes.
Pigeon is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Poffo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poffo working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pigeon is rocked!
Poffo scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Pigeon is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Poffo can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lanny Poffo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Schiraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Steyne's choice of entrance music: When Angels Cry. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Schiraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schirazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Franco Schiraz has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Van Steyne there.
Van Steyne checks a leg kick.
Schiraz avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne scores with a head kick. Schiraz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Steyne misses the target.
Schiraz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.
Schiraz avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
Van Steyne lands a big head kick that sends Schiraz tumbling to the mat! Van Steyne takes a step backwards and waves Schiraz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Schiraz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schiraz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Schiraz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Steyne lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiraz misses with a looping right.
Schiraz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Steyne cracks Schiraz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Van Steyne has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Schiraz to stand back up!
Schiraz misses with an uppercut
and Van Steyne counters with a hugh head kick that removes Schiraz from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Francois Van Steyne!
A less than humble Francois Van Steyne misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Superbeast as his entrance music. Bobby Brady had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
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249 lbs
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Powerful |
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Ross!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady dips to his left and cracks Ross with an uppercut!
It looks like Dan Ross has been cut.
Brady will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oooooh!!! Ross has knocked Brady down with a huge combo! Ross steps away and waves a wobbly Brady back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bobby Brady has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brady goes for a double leg but Ross avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ross continues to drive forward.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross lands a jab to Brady's midsection.
Brady takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ross lands with a good body shot.
Brady wants to clinch.
Ross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross digs a good hook to Brady's body.
Brady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Brady shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brady showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brady is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is trying to stand back up but Brady is controlling him
Brady trying to pass the guard but Ross defending well.
Ross pushes Brady off looking to stand but Brady dives back in and keeps control.
Ross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brady wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Brady prevents Ross from improving his position.
Brady is keen to just control but Ross is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brady content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Brady wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brady moves to clinch but Ross breaks away
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
Brady looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ross lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brady's corner calls for a 1-2. Brady obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brady cracks Ross with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brady has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ross to stand back up!
Ross is rocked!
Brady gets a big slam - oh, Ross is out! Ross is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Bobby Brady!
Bobby Brady made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Ludvigsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwyer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dave Matthews Band - You Might Die Trying. Ludvigsen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Grevling I Taket. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Dwyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Ludvigsen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludvigsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Dwyer's head coaches at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ludvigsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ludvigsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dwyer swinging wildly here.
Dwyer throws a body punch but Ludvigsen moves out of range.
Dwyer throws a right hand that misses
and Ludvigsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ludvigsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dwyer. That did some damage!
Ludvigsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dwyer throws a shot from downtown. Ludvigsen moves away and avoids it.
Ludvigsen scores with a nice body kick.
Dwyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ludvigsen moves into the clinch.
Ludvigsen leaning against his opponent.
Ludvigsen lands a shot to the body.
Ludvigsen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dwyer regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ludvigsen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ludvigsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Dwyer has wrist control.
Ludvigsen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludvigsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dwyer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ludvigsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ludvigsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ludvigsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dwyer is keeping the position for now.
Ludvigsen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludvigsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ludvigsen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dwyer wants to stand and escape but Ludvigsen is having none of it.
Ludvigsen looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludvigsen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dwyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ludvigsen on the ground.
Ludvigsen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ludvigsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Dwyer is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludvigsen throwing strikes but missing.
Ludvigsen pushes down on Dwyer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dwyer wants to get back to full guard.
Ludvigsen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ludvigsen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ludvigsen wants to pass the guard but Dwyer is defending well.
Dwyer is not content to let Ludvigsen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludvigsen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knut Ludvigsen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dwyer throws an overhand right that lands on Ludvigsen's shoulder, as Ludvigsen tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ludvigsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ludvigsen connects with a body shot that sends Dwyer's belly button to the back.
Dwyer lands with a good body shot.
Dwyer misses with a leg kick.
Dwyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dwyer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dwyer wants to clinch up but Ludvigsen keeps it at a distance.
Ludvigsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ludvigsen throws a head kick but Dwyer moves out of range.
Ludvigsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dwyer as he jumps to the side.
Ludvigsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dwyer on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Ludvigsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knut Ludvigsen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ludvigsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dwyer takes one to the chin there.
Dwyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ludvigsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ludvigsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ludvigsen closes the distance and clinches.
Dwyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dwyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ludvigsen lands a right hand.
Dwyer is rocked!
Ludvigsen pushes Dwyer against the cage. Ludvigsen is working some dirty boxing. Ludvigsen pushes off with a quick right hook! Dwyer goes down! Dwyer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ludvigsen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knut Ludvigsen!
A very excited looking Knut Ludvigsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Three Six Mafia - It's a fight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Richards!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Boyka moves out of range easily.
Boyka looks to clinch
and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyka takes one on the button.
Richards throws a low kick, looking for Boyka's leg but Boyka calmly moves out of range.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
We've been hearing reports that Boyka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Richards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boyka's head.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Boyka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richards counters with a left and a right... And another left! Boyka is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Richards!
CJ Richards spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Breneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Safforn (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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279 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Breneman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Safforn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn swings away with a body shot that misses
so Breneman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Breneman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Breneman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Safforn can't escape the position.
Breneman with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safforn regains half guard.
Breneman 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.
Safforn trying to control but Breneman postures up.
Breneman wants to take a breather but Safforn is having none of it.
Breneman moves into full mount! Safforn won't be happy about that!
Safforn is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breneman wants to control the pace but Safforn is squirming around nicely.
Breneman lands a big elbow.
Safforn has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Safforn tries to reverse the position but Breneman maintains control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breneman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abraham Safforn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abraham Safforn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adam Breneman!
A victorious Adam Breneman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks. Garcia has chosen Eminem - Not Afraid as his entrance music. Johnny Garcia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alvarez was covering up waiting for the punch and Garcia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Garcia postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alvarez is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Mello MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnny Garcia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
Garcia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvarez defends well and Garcia ends up having to push Alvarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Alvarez is trying to keep an underhook but Garcia manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Garcia keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is just content to waste time from the top position. Alvarez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia has gone for a leg lock! Alvarez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Garcia's guard.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Garcia working a defensive guard but Alvarez passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Nice uppercut there from Alvarez.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnny Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown.
Sebasti Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Garcia.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvarez. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia gets a double leg takedown into Alvarez's guard.
Garcia is fighting to break Alvarez's control of his arms but Alvarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Garcia working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Alvarez'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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Sebasti Alvarez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnny Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarez.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Garcia swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
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!
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sebasti Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
A left lands for Alvarez.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebasti Alvarez dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alvarez rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Still in the clinch, Alvarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Alvarez tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez connects with a looping right hand.
Alvarez cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvarez is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Alvarez circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Alvarez.
Sebasti Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Garcia.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia is rocked!
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Alvarez.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez cracks Garcia with a hook to the temple - Garcia is on wobbly legs here! Alvarez swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Garcia falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Alvarez wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sebasti Alvarez!
A very excited looking Sebasti Alvarez 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay comes into the arena with SCOTLAND THE BRAVE !!! blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordus Clay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay clinches.
Clay is looking for a takedown.
Hetfield working hard to break the clinch.
Clay breaks the clinch.
Hetfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BLKOUT Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Clay dives in for a single leg takedown but Hetfield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hetfield has had enough of the clinch but Clay keeps him there for the moment.
Clay throws a head punch that misses.
Clay blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hetfield.
Hetfield is trying to force a seperation but Clay has the dominant position.
Clay has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hetfield regains guard immediately.
Clay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Hetfield has control of Clay's left arm, preventing Clay from doing any damage.
Clay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay passes into half guard.
Clay wants to pass to mount but Hetfield is defending the position.
Clay frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hetfield has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hetfield takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hetfield really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clay looking to finish Hetfield with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hetfield!
Clay pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hetfield is looking to escape.
Clay landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay landing shots from mount.
Clay softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Hetfield is out cold! Clay jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordus Clay!
Gordus Clay retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Gordus Clay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Digital (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digital comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F'Wit . McGuire is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Digital!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Digital lands with a light punch inside.
Digital misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Digital stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Digital's sensitive parts.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Digital lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Digital misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Digital tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGuire just stands there and leans against the cage.
McGuire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from McGuire.
Digital blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath Digital's ribcage. Digital let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Digital makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire gets through Digital's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Digital is looking to control McGuire's arms but McGuire gets an underhook and turns him. Now Digital has his back to the cage.
Digital keeps control of McGuire as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Digital blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Digital is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Digital.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Digital has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Digital backwards.
Digital working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Digital fails to land.
Digital misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Digital saw that one coming.
Digital blocks a leg kick.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Digital was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Digital lands with a straight right. McGuire didn't see that one coming.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
Digital misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Digital blocks the body kick.
McGuire slips under a jab from Digital.
Digital digs a good hook to McGuire's body.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
Digital tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Digital tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Digital tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Digital.
McGuire tries a body shot but Digital blocks it.
Digital struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Digital throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire is leaning against Digital and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Digital stalling the fight.
McGuire tries a body shot but Digital blocks it.
Digital swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Digital doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digital swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Digital avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Digital is trying to maintain a safe position but McGuire gets an underhook and turns Digital into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGuire obliges.
Digital working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire tries to work over Digital's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Digital misses with some punches.
Digital avoids a wild elbow strike from McGuire.
Digital swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Digital misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digital doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Digital is trying to stall.
Digital blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Digital takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Digital tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire lands an overhand right.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire throws a solid leg kick but Digital takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGuire.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Digital moves away and avoids it.
McGuire swings for the body but Digital moves out of range.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Digital moved out of range.
McGuire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Digital connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zander McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Digital uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Digital rather than just go for the knockout.
Digital looks to clinch
and McGuire moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire tries a body shot but Digital blocks it.
Digital is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Digital is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Digital struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Digital avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire is trying to stall.
Digital scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Digital.
Zander McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Digital is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Digital doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Digital as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Digital stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Digital.
McGuire tries to work over Digital's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Digital lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Digital misses with a short punch on the inside.
Digital looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Digital creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Digital is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is trying to break the clinch but Digital is controlling him.
Digital scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
Digital lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire stalling in the clinch.
Digital trying to control the position but instead, McGuire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Digital into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Digital backwards.
Digital tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Digital throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire cracks Digital with a nice body shot.
Digital works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
Digital trying to stall but McGuire improves his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digital doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from McGuire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Digital.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Digital.
Good body shot from McGuire.
A bit of stalling here from McGuire.
Digital lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Digital avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Digital fails to land.
Digital swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Digital backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digital is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
Digital manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGuire tries to work over Digital's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Digital dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire'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.
McGuire thumps Digital with a low kick.
McGuire takes a swing at Digital's ribcage but misses.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Digital takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Digital uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuire as he connects with a hook.
Digital moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
McGuire throws a low kick but Digital moves out of range easily.
McGuire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
Digital clinches up with McGuire and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Digital lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
McGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
Digital misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Digital.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Digital controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Digital.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Digital tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
Digital struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the head but Digital blocks with his arms.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Digital.
Digital lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
Digital swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Digital looking to slow down the pace here.
Digital tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Digital back against the cage.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Digital as McGuire tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Digital.
Digital trying to stall but McGuire improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Digital blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire scores a nice knee to the body.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Digital swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Digital takes a shot to the head.
Digital blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Digital is looking to control McGuire's arms but McGuire gets an underhook and turns him. Now Digital has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McGuire's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Digital has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
Digital tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a knee to the head.
Digital fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Digital tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Digital back against the cage.
Digital prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Digital.
McGuire scores a nice knee to the body.
Digital swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire tries a body shot but Digital blocks it.
McGuire is trying to stall.
Digital misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire lands a nice uppercut.
Digital fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Digital wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGuire throws a jab when Digital was well out of range.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Digital's front leg but catches the back leg as Digital tries to avoid it.
McGuire scores with a jab to the head.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Digital checks it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuire!
Digital wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
Digital takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Digital stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Digital's sensitive parts.
Digital fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
Digital fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire feints and then cracks Digital's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Digital down.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Digital smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGuire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGuire misses the jab.
McGuire lands a front kick.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Digital motions for McGuire to come forward. Digital throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for McGuire.
McGuire misses with a hook. Digital ducked under it nicely.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Digital is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Digital throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Digital there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Digital checks a low kick from McGuire.
Digital is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Digital blocks a head kick by McGuire.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Digital doesn't seem bothered though.
Digital throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Digital scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Digital throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
Digital misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital checks a leg kick.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Digital moves away and avoids it.
Digital fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
McGuire misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Digital, right into the meat.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Digital counters by moving into the clinch.
Digital throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Digital stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuire is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Digital blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire presses Digital against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Digital fails to land.
Digital lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Digital.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Digital.
McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Digital working aggressively here.
McGuire is trying to maintain a safe position but Digital gets an underhook and turns McGuire into the cage.
Digital swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Digital tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Digital backwards.
Digital manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McGuire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digital controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Zander McGuire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Digital tries to keep at a distance but McGuire has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Digital is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Digital lands a right hand.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Digital's elbow.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGuire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Digital misses with a body punch.
Digital is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire tries a body shot but Digital blocks it.
Digital presses McGuire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Digital controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Digital.
A head punch on the inside from Digital fails to land.
Digital tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Digital back against the cage.
Digital goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Digital stalls.
Digital fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Digital.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from McGuire misses.
McGuire throws a head kick but Digital moves out of range.
McGuire scores with a jab.
Digital stalks McGuire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGuire's face. McGuire staggers backwards, shaken.
Digital throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Digital avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
Digital goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Digital struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Digital tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGuire works on Digital's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Digital backwards.
Bobby Digital has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
Digital misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Digital digs a right hand underneath McGuire's ribcage. McGuire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Digital is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGuire to keep the fight standing.
Digital can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Digital misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Digital misses with a body punch.
Zander McGuire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to control Digital's arms but Digital gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuire has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire drives through and clinches with Digital against the cage.
Digital can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Digital tries to pull guard but McGuire forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Digital is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Digital prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire is working Digital over against the cage.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Digital's head.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zander McGuire.
I think McGuire 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander McGuire! Zander McGuire retains his welterweight title!
Zander McGuire gave a mention to //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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