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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's entrance music is Mary Jane. A fine choice. Tracy has chosen You Can Kiss My Irish Arse as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Tracy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins connects with the punch.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Tracy moves away and avoids it.
Jenkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tracy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tracy scores with a spinning back kick!
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Tracy.
Tracy throws a solid leg kick but Jenkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tracy.
Tracy connects with a right hand. Jenkins shakes it off.
Jenkins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins works the jab nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Tracy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jenkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tracy.
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Tracy closes the distance and pushes Jenkins back into the cage.
Tracy working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tracy fails to land.
Tracy can't find room to land a body shot as Jenkins controls the action.
Tracy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tracy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Tracy.
Jenkins manages to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jenkins is looking to sweep but instead, Tracy has passed into half guard.
Tracy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jenkins is staying active underneath Tracy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jenkins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Tracy from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jenkins blocks the strikes from Tracy.
Tracy trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Jenkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tracy wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracy is looking to control Jenkins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tracy avoid being mounted?
Jenkins wants to take a breather but Tracy is having none of it.
Jenkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tracy trying to hold on to Jenkins's head to control him but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins seems to be looking for submissions.
Jenkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jenkins is trying to work for a kimura but Tracy is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tracy keeps working.
Tracy wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Jenkins trying to control from half guard but Tracy is working away.
Jenkins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura but Tracy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jenkins to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurgood Jenkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jenkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tracy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tracy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tracy jabs at Jenkins's body.
Jenkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jenkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tracy.
Tracy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tracy scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Thurgood Jenkins has been cut.
Tracy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tracy throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Tracy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Patrick Tracy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt - Tracy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jenkins scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracy motions for Jenkins to come forward. Tracy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tracy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jenkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thurgood Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tracy moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Jenkins wants the takedown. Tracy is fighting it off but Jenkins persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tracy's guard against the cage.
Tracy keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
Tracy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jenkins is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tracy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tracy is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Tracy keeps moving.
Tracy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jenkins 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jenkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tracy scores with a sloppy right hand. Jenkins should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Tracy.
Tracy ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Tracy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tracy misses with a two punch combination.
Tracy looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Patrick Tracy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Tracy! Jenkins is out on his feet! Tracy rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jenkins is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jenkins is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Tracy!
Patrick Tracy made sure to mention his sponsor, Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pound Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee comes into the arena with Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane blaring out of the sound system. Roshan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Cranberries-Zombie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
33 - 16 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pound Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Roshan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mcgee is pushing Roshan's head away, looking to escape. Roshan manages to hold on to the position though.
Roshan wants to control but Mcgee is keeping him busy.
Mcgee tries to improve position but can't.
Roshan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Roshan tries to move to full mount but Mcgee actually manages to regain half guard.
Mcgee is looking for a sweep. Roshan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roshan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcgee sees it coming and defends easily.
Roshan controlling the pace.
Mcgee tries to kick Roshan off but Roshan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Roshan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee is defending against the submission attempts here by Roshan.
Roshan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mcgee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Roshan trying to mount his opponent but Mcgee defends it.
Roshan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mcgee looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan is trying to control. Mcgee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcgee wants to get back to his feet.
Roshan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Roshan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damian Roshan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mcgee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roshan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roshan clinches.
Mcgee tries to circle away but Roshan has him pinned against the cage.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcgee as he avoids it easily.
Roshan keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roshan.
A head kick misses from Roshan.
Mcgee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pound Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Roshan.
Mcgee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mcgee leaves Roshan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roshan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mcgee trying to hold on to Roshan's head to control him but Roshan postures up.
Roshan wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcgee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roshan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Roshan is looking to take a break and control but Mcgee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcgee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roshan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Roshan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roshan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roshan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcgee as he avoids it easily.
Roshan slips a jab and a cross from Mcgee.
Roshan tries to keep at a distance but Mcgee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roshan breaks the clinch.
Mcgee delivers a nice body kick.
Roshan has a takedown stuffed.
Pound Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Roshan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roshan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcgee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Roshan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mcgee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mcgee wants to break free but Roshan has control.
Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Roshan tries to bum rush Mcgee with a series of wild strikes but Mcgee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Mcgee.
Roshan rushes Mcgee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcgee working hard to break the clinch.
Roshan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mcgee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgee holding both Roshan 's hands and preventing any damage.
Roshan wants to control but Mcgee is keeping busy.
Damian Roshan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roshan patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mcgee tries to break free.
Mcgee looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mcgee looking very determined here, making life difficult for Roshan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roshan looking for the choke but no joy.
Roshan wants to control but Mcgee is keeping busy.
Mcgee is trying to stand back up.
Our spies down at at Personal Training inform us that Roshan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Roshan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mcgee is defending well though. Roshan let's go of the attempt for now.
I would not like to be Mcgee right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan is looking for the choke from the back position but Mcgee is controlling his hands well.
Mcgee is trying to stand back up.
Mcgee is holding onto Roshan's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Roshan struggling to keep hold of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgee is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mcgee is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Roshan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mcgee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Roshan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roshan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcgee stuffs the takedown.
Pound Mcgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roshan tries for a takedown but Mcgee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roshan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mcgee counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan slips a jab and a cross from Mcgee.
Roshan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mcgee to the mat! Mcgee manages to get full guard.
Roshan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mcgee controlling the position.
Roshan preventing the sweep.
Mcgee working a defensive guard here.
Mcgee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Roshan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Damian Roshan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roshan tries to clinch but Mcgee moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcgee pinned against the cage. Mcgee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pound Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Roshan.
Roshan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcgee swivels and escapes.
Roshan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcgee keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Mcgee.
Pound Mcgee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan gets a takedown into half guard.
Roshan wants to control but Mcgee is keeping him busy.
Mcgee tries to kick Roshan off but Roshan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Roshan seems content to control.
Roshan is trying to control. Mcgee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Damian Roshan.
Roshan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcgee's waist but Mcgee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roshan off to one side.
A combination from Mcgee does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee scores with a head kick.
Mcgee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcgee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mcgee keeps the fight on the outside.
Roshan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcgee as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roshan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcgee's waist but Mcgee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roshan off to one side.
Roshan swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Roshan.
I've got Roshan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Roshan!
After winning the bout, Damian Roshan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg has chosen Awaken as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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134 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Luiz.
Luiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cyborg. Cyborg obviously looking to wear him down.
Luiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cyborg lands a jab.
Crunch! Cyborg slams his shin into Luiz's torso.
Cyborg lands with a thumping leg kick.
David Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg scores with the left hand. Luiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Cyborg with a hook.
Cyborg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cyborg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luiz's calf.
Cyborg throws a body kick that misses.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyborg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luiz darts in and clinches Cyborg up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luiz is trying to drag Cyborg to the mat but Cyborg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Luiz lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with some punches.
Luiz blocks an uppercut.
Luiz is trying to push Cyborg away but Cyborg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cyborg scores with a shoulder strike.
Luiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cyborg pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Luiz moved away.
Cyborg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cyborg connects with a looping right hand.
Luiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cyborg!
Luiz working away.
Cyborg might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Luiz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyborg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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.
Cyborg is not content to let Luiz control the position.
Cyborg holding on.
Luiz working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cyborg is avoiding damage well.
Luiz working away.
Luiz misses with the ground and pound.
Luiz trying to control the position but Cyborg is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with the ground and pound.
Luiz is looking to take a break and control but Cyborg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luiz misses with the ground and pound.
Cyborg struggling a bit here.
Luiz tries to move to mount but Cyborg blocks the move with his legs.
Cyborg holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Luiz working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz moves into full mount!
Cyborg avoids a series of strikes thrown by Luiz.
Luiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Luiz lands a big elbow.
Cyborg is wriggling around trying to escape.
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!
Luiz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Luiz content just to control the position here.
Cyborg wants to hold on but Luiz pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cyborg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luiz pushes Cyborg up against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz is trying to drag Cyborg to the mat but Cyborg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Luiz is working for takedown but Cyborg is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cyborg.
Luiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg looking to stall.
Luiz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cyborg after a bit of a struggle.
Luiz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cyborg throws a head punch that misses.
Cyborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Luiz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Luiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Luiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cyborg circles away.
Cyborg cracks Luiz with a good jab.
Luiz wants to clinch but Cyborg slips to the side
and Cyborg counters with an inside leg kick.
Cyborg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cyborg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cyborg swats away the attempt to clinch by Luiz.
Nice shot lands for Cyborg.
Cyborg wants to slow Luiz down by chopping away at his legs.
Luiz wants to clinch up but Cyborg keeps it at a distance.
Luiz wants to clinch.
Luiz moves to clinch but Cyborg breaks away
and Cyborg counters with an outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Luiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyborg which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cyborg.
Luiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luiz tries to clinch up but Cyborg circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyborg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luiz tries to clinch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Cyborg.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luiz lands the left hand.
Luiz closes the distance but Cyborg moves to the side
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Luiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luiz.
Luiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cyborg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
Chris Cyborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cyborg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cyborg feints and then cracks Luiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luiz down.
Luiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luiz tries to clinch up but Cyborg circles away and keeps his distance.
Luiz wants to clinch but Cyborg slips to the side
and Cyborg counters with a good, hard body kick but Luiz shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luiz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Luiz throws a combination that misses
and Cyborg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Luiz really felt that one!
Luiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cyborg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cyborg cracks the inside of Luiz's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luiz walks into a straight right hand from Cyborg.
Cyborg sizes up Luiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Luiz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cyborg thumps Luiz with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luiz. That did some damage!
Cyborg lands a leg kick that knocks Luiz off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Cyborg.
Cyborg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luiz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chris Cyborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luiz.
Cyborg cracks the inside of Luiz's front leg.
Cyborg misses with a body kick.
Luiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cyborg pinned against the cage. Cyborg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg stuffs the takedown.
Cyborg throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cyborg connects with the punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cyborg!
Luiz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cyborg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luiz tries to clinch up.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cyborg scores with a kick to the body.
Luiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cyborg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
David Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cyborg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luiz doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cyborg.
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cyborg. Cyborg obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Luiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luiz shoots in but Cyborg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Cyborg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cyborg scores with a push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cyborg.
Cyborg lands a leg kick that knocks Luiz off balance momentarily.
Cyborg scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cyborg.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luiz.
Luiz tries to clinch there but Cyborg circles away.
Luiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cyborg is fending him off so far but Luiz persists. Nope, Cyborg circles away and we're back to standing.
Cyborg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luiz at a distance.
Cyborg scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cyborg.
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!
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg scores with a push kick.
Cyborg thuds his shin into the meat of Luiz's side.
Cyborg with a hook.
Luiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cyborg.
Cyborg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cyborg - that will leave a mark!
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luiz.
Cyborg slaps away a takedown attempt from Luiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg lands with a cross.
Luiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Cyborg.
Luiz avoids a kick to the body.
Cyborg connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a wild body shot.
Luiz moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luiz misses with a double jab
and Luiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luiz is defended easily by Cyborg.
Cyborg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cyborg lands with a hook. Luiz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luiz misses with a combination
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Luiz lands a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cyborg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luiz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cyborg but Cyborg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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!
Luiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cyborg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cyborg swats away the attempt to clinch by Luiz.
Cyborg is looking to slow Luiz down with leg kicks.
Luiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cyborg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Cyborg tenderised Luiz's leg. Luiz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cyborg lands a front kick.
Cyborg pushes Luiz away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cyborg can pounce on him.
Cyborg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luiz on the side of the head.
Cyborg throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cyborg 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
After winning the bout, Chris Cyborg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Eberhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eberhart comes to the cage accompanied by South Side. Jesus of Nazareth struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Eberhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus of Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. of Nazareth tries to avoid it but Eberhart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag of Nazareth to the ground. of Nazareth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
of Nazareth stuffs the takedown.
Eberhart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent of Nazareth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eberhart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eberhart looks to land a right hand but of Nazareth moved out of range.
Eberhart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from of Nazareth.
Nice shot lands for Eberhart.
of Nazareth slips under a jab.
Eberhart has been working on his balance at Gym Elite Transition and Escape, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Eberhart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eberhart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eberhart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from of Nazareth.
Good leg kick by of Nazareth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
of Nazareth lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eberhart looks to land a left hand but of Nazareth moved out of range nicely.
Eberhart throws an overhand right that lands on of Nazareth's shoulder, as of Nazareth tries to avoid the shot.
of Nazareth walks into a left hand.
of Nazareth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
of Nazareth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
of Nazareth lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eberhart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts of Nazareth as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Eberhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
of Nazareth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eberhart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
of Nazareth thumps Eberhart with a low kick.
Eberhart avoids the body shot from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
of Nazareth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eberhart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eberhart jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
of Nazareth throws a push kick but Eberhart slaps the foot to one side.
Eberhart checks a leg kick.
of Nazareth tried to score with a low kick but Eberhart checks it.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
of Nazareth misses with a few strikes there.
of Nazareth throws a looping overhand right but Eberhart ducks down to avoid it.
Eberhart throws an overhand right that lands on of Nazareth's shoulder, as of Nazareth tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth staying out of range there.
of Nazareth dips to his left and cracks Eberhart with an uppercut!
of Nazareth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
of Nazareth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eberhart.
Eberhart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from of Nazareth.
Eberhart swings widly with a right hand
and of Nazareth counters with an inside leg kick.
of Nazareth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
of Nazareth moves out of range as Eberhart strikes.
of Nazareth lands the left hand.
of Nazareth throws a sloppy head kick and Eberhart moves out of range easily.
Eberhart lands a jab.
of Nazareth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eberhart looks to throw the jab but of Nazareth is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Eberhart.
of Nazareth digs a good body shot into Eberhart's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth connects with an inside leg kick.
of Nazareth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eberhart throws out the jab.
Eberhart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick.
Eberhart throws a nice looking combination but of Nazareth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eberhart feints and as of Nazareth raises his hands in defense, Eberhart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eberhart scoring with some ground and pound.
of Nazareth wants to sweep here but Eberhart controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as of Nazareth holds on and takes a little breather.
Eberhart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of of Nazareth's head.
of Nazareth pulls Eberhart in close to prevent any damage.
of Nazareth is looking to stand up but Eberhart isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eberhart is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
of Nazareth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eberhart throws a big elbow that misses.
Eberhart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eberhart thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Eberhart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eberhart postures up.
of Nazareth wants to stand but Eberhart is controlling the position.
Eberhart is looking to work some ground and pound but of Nazareth has wrist control.
Eberhart postures up in of Nazareth's guard and throws a big left but of Nazareth blocks it.
of Nazareth working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth wants to stand and escape but Eberhart is having none of it.
of Nazareth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberhart.
of Nazareth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eberhart manages to get himself to full guard.
of Nazareth trying to control but Eberhart is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Eberhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eberhart misses with a lunging right hand
and of Nazareth counters with a big head kick but Eberhart shrugs it off.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick as Eberhart jumps back.
of Nazareth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eberhart.
Eberhart misses with a hook.
of Nazareth connects with a looping right hand.
of Nazareth misses with a wild body shot.
of Nazareth tests Eberhart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good work by Eberhart as he checks the leg kick.
Eberhart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
of Nazareth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eberhart.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eberhart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
of Nazareth is trying to stand up here but Eberhart is controlling him well.
Eberhart wants to work for an arm triangle but of Nazareth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Eberhart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth trying to control but Eberhart postures up.
of Nazareth wants to get back to his feet.
Eberhart seems to be looking for submissions.
of Nazareth has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Eberhart is on him like a limpet, forcing of Nazareth back against the cage.
of Nazareth scores with a shot to the side of Eberhart's head.
Eberhart blocking some punches.
of Nazareth breaks the clinch.
Eberhart cracks of Nazareth with a good jab.
Eberhart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? of Nazareth is fending him off so far but Eberhart persists. Nope, of Nazareth circles away and we're back to standing.
of Nazareth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eberhart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
of Nazareth throws a solid leg kick but Eberhart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at of Nazareth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and of Nazareth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
of Nazareth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eberhart rather than just go for the knockout.
of Nazareth cracks the inside of Eberhart's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by of Nazareth.
Eberhart throws a shot from downtown. of Nazareth moves away and avoids it.
of Nazareth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
of Nazareth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by of Nazareth.
Eberhart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Eberhart lands in his opponent's guard.
Andrew Eberhart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
of Nazareth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eberhart manages to get himself to full guard.
of Nazareth preventing the sweep.
of Nazareth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
of Nazareth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eberhart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and of Nazareth defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and of Nazareth defends well.
Eberhart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
of Nazareth trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eberhart's guard.
of Nazareth looking to pass the guard.
Eberhart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. of Nazareth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. of Nazareth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
of Nazareth wants to get up but he can't break Eberhart's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Eberhart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. of Nazareth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. of Nazareth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eberhart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth tries to stand but Eberhart is controlling from the bottom.
Eberhart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. of Nazareth defends it easily.
of Nazareth would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Eberhart being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth wanted to stand there but Eberhart had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus of Nazareth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
of Nazareth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eberhart.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eberhart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
of Nazareth lands a head kick!
Eberhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eberhart darts in looking for a takedown but of Nazareth gets double underhooks and turns Eberhart into the cage.
of Nazareth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eberhart backwards.
Eberhart letting of Nazareth take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eberhart.
of Nazareth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
of Nazareth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
of Nazareth lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhart wants to break free but of Nazareth has control.
of Nazareth misses with a hook from the clinch.
of Nazareth working aggressively here.
of Nazareth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
of Nazareth misses with a punch on the inside.
of Nazareth manages to break the clinch.
of Nazareth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
of Nazareth slips a jab from Eberhart.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eberhart thows a body shot but no joy.
Eberhart punishes of Nazareth's body with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from of Nazareth. Eberhart shrugs it off though.
A head kick from of Nazareth lands but Eberhart takes it in his stride.
Eberhart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
of Nazareth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth stuffs the takedown attempt from Eberhart. Eberhart gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Eberhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eberhart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. of Nazareth tries to avoid it but Eberhart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag of Nazareth to the ground. of Nazareth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
of Nazareth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
of Nazareth misses with a leg kick.
Eberhart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
of Nazareth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eberhart was well out of range. Poor timing from of Nazareth.
Eberhart keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eberhart closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into of Nazareth's guard.
Eberhart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
of Nazareth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Eberhart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and of Nazareth dives on top into guard.
of Nazareth trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eberhart's guard.
of Nazareth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eberhart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, of Nazareth has managed to get both his arms back between Eberhart's legs - danger averted.
of Nazareth wants to stand but Eberhart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eberhart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but of Nazareth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrew Eberhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eberhart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as of Nazareth controls the pace.
of Nazareth trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eberhart's guard.
of Nazareth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eberhart 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.
of Nazareth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth wants to stand but Eberhart is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
of Nazareth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
of Nazareth trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eberhart's guard.
Eberhart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and of Nazareth defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
of Nazareth content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus of Nazareth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got of Nazareth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus of Nazareth!
Jesus of Nazareth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Power as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Miller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miller's coach down at Gym Elite Transition and Escape was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Miller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Bob has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Miller darts in and clinches Bob up against the cage.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miller has Bob pressed against the cage, preventing Bob from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller lands a body punch.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller slows down the pace here.
Bob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is trying to break free.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bob's efforts to push away.
Miller lands a right hand.
Bob is trying to break free.
Miller keeps control of Bob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob taking a breather.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Bob.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miller takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller avoiding damage.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bob takes a shot to the head.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller lands a right hand.
Bob looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bob is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller lands a body shot.
Bob is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bob takes a shot to the head.
Miller tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
Brandon Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miller stalling.
Miller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller is leaning against Bob and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller is leaning against Bob and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
Billy Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Bob lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bob has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Bob's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bob takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Miller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Brandon Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller stalling against the cage.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bob wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Billy Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands a good knee to the midsection. Bob won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Miller!
An out of breath Brandon Miller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Roll Right. Pitt has chosen Pitt Don't Play Dat as his entrance music. Brian Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
33 - 19 - 1 |
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31
184 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt gets caught napping as Watson dives in and scores a takedown. Pitt manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Watson is looking to pass into half guard but Pitt pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pitt is in guard.
Pitt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pitt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Watson pushes Pitt off and gets back to his feet.
Watson gets a clinch.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pitt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watson instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Pitt.
Pitt throws an elbow that misses.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Watson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pitt prevents it.
Pitt missing with knees to the body.
Pitt throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Pitt.
Pitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Watson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pitt - that landed with a thud.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pitt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Pitt.
Pitt misses with an elbow over the top.
Pitt lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Pitt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pitt has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Pitt.
Pitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Watson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Pitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pitt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Pitt.
Pitt tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pitt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pitt has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Pitt lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Pitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Pitt.
Watson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pitt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Pitt.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pitt.
Watson blocks a body shot from Pitt.
Pitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitt.
Pitt missing with knees to the body.
Watson is working for takedown but Pitt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.
Pitt working aggressively here.
Watson is trying to drag Pitt to the mat but Pitt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pitt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitt.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watson is working for takedown but Pitt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pitt prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
Watson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pitt after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from Pitt fails to land.
Pitt lands a shot to the body.
Watson 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!
Pitt misses with some punches.
Pitt gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
Pitt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
Pitt works on Watson's body with a couple of short punches.
Pitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitt.
Nice elbow from Pitt.
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
Pitt lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pitt.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson can't get the takedown.
Pitt prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Pitt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson'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.
Watson tries for a takedown but Pitt circles away easily
and Pitt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pitt pinned against the cage. Pitt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pitt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Pitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pitt stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Pitt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Watson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Pitt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice uppercut lands for Watson. That snapped Pitt's head back.
Watson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pitt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pitt!
Watson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Watson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pitt holds on to Watson's head and controls the position momentarily.
Pitt parries the strikes from Watson easily there. Watson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pitt to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt is looking for a sweep.
Pitt struggling a bit here.
Watson scoring with punches from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson 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.
Pitt regains half guard, as Watson was trying to land strikes.
Pitt trying to hold on to Watson's head to control him but Watson postures up.
Pitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pitt wants to get back to full guard.
Pitt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watson drops an elbow to the side of Pitt's head.
Watson with the ground and pound but Pitt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Watson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brian Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson scoring with some ground and pound.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Pitt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pitt trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Watson misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watson throws a body punch but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt lands with a shot to the body.
Watson fails with the takedown.
A slow jab from Pitt misses its intended target.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitt lands a leg kick that knocks Watson off balance momentarily.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pitt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pitt working aggressively here.
Pitt tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watsons head.
Pitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.
Pitt trying to land knees to the body.
Pitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Watson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pitt!
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pitt gets back to half guard.
Watson with the ground and pound but Pitt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pitt keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson throws a strike but Pitt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pitt is controlling him.
Watson 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pitt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Watson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pitt is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Pitt circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pitt defends well and Watson ends up having to push Pitt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pitt can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Dirk Pitt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watson manages to end up in side control.
Watson trying to control the position but Pitt is working away.
Pitt is looking for a sweep.
Pitt taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitt keeps working.
Pitt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pitt wants to control but Watson postures up.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitt keeps working.
Watson tries to score with some ground and pound. Pitt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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.
Pitt tries to improve position but can't.
Watson with the ground and pound but Pitt regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pitt is looking for a sweep. Watson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson'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.
Pitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pitt enables Watson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pitt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pitt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Watson is trying to stand up.
Pitt controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pitt trying to control but Watson is having none of it.
Pitt won't let Watson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pitt controlling from the full mount.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dirk Pitt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pitt scores with a decent looking hook.
Watson swinging wildly here.
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watson showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to stand but Pitt has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pitt is doing well to control the position and prevent Watson from advancing to side control.
Pitt wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
Pitt moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pitt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson throws a strike but Pitt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pitt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Watson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson had his way with Dirk Pitt in that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pitt missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pitt as he jumps to the side.
Pitt clinches with his opponent.
Pitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pitt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Watson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pitt is defending well.
Good body shot from Pitt.
Pitt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitt lands with a light punch inside.
Watson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pitt lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pitt lands a nice uppercut.
Pitt lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pitt fails to land.
Pitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pitt lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
Watson has hold of one of Pitt's legs. Pitt is fighting the takedown attempt but Watson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pitt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Watson!
Pitt looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk Pitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brian Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dirk Pitt wasn't active enough on the ground.
Watson clinches with his opponent.
Pitt misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt throws a head punch that misses.
Pitt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watson wants the takedown. Pitt is fighting it off but Watson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pitt's guard against the cage.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Pitt is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Pitt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pitt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Watson pushes Pitt off and scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Pitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Watson!
Brian Watson retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Brian Watson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Marcolini comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raffaella Carra - Rumore kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Tomi Koski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tomi Koski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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39
234 lbs
37 - 20 - 1 |
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33
259 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Marcolini!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski missing with a left hand there. Marcolini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcolini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marcolini looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marcolini misses with a combination
and Koski counters with a left to the body.
Koski cracks Marcolini with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koski tries to clinch up but Marcolini circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcolini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koski scores with the left hand. Marcolini knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Marcolini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcolini swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Marcolini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koski under the eye.
Marcolini thows a body shot but no joy.
Koski throws a low kick but Marcolini avoids it.
Marcolini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcolini ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Koski slips under a jab from Marcolini.
Koski connects with an inside leg kick.
Marcolini dodges the punch combination from Koski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marcolini blocks a jab.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcolini is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koski.
Koski misses with a looping right.
Marcolini thuds a left hand into Koski's body.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcolini blocks a leg kick.
Jab from Koski.
Marcolini throws a sloppy head kick and Koski moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Marcolini.
Marcolini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcolini blocks the body kick.
Marcolini thows a leg kick but Koski checks it
and Koski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marcolini thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marcolini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcolini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marco Marcolini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski thuds a left hand into Marcolini's body.
Koski lands a jab to Marcolini's midsection.
Marcolini throws a head kick that misses.
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcolini throws out the jab.
Marcolini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Koski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marcolini swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Marcolini looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marcolini misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcolini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marcolini has time to react.
Marcolini throws a poor cross that misses
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski gets a clinch.
Koski is trying to stall.
Koski managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Koski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marcolini wants to stall.
Koski stalling the fight.
Marcolini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koski is keeping busy.
Koski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marcolini as Koski tries to tie him up.
Koski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcolini.
Marcolini throws a head punch that misses.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Koski avoids the damage to the body.
Marcolini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koski blocks it with crossed arms.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Koski misses with a body punch.
Marcolini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koski slows down the pace here.
Marcolini looking to stall.
Koski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Koski.
Koski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
Koski tries a body shot but Marcolini blocks it.
A hook to the body from Koski.
Koski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marcolini looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Koski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koski.
Marcolini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koski rushes Marcolini and presses him up against the cage.
Marcolini lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marcolini as Koski tries to tie him up.
Koski stalling the fight.
Marcolini goes for a takedown attempt but Koski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marcolini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcolini moves out of range as Koski strikes.
Marcolini throws a right hand that misses
and Koski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marcolini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koski is out of range and Marcolini settles back down.
Koski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcolini.
Koski cracks Marcolini with an open hand slap.
Marcolini throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcolini is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koski rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marcolini misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koski at a distance.
Koski throws a series of strikes that have Marcolini backpedaling.
Marcolini takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marcolini is breathing heavily.
Koski avoids the body shot from Marcolini.
Koski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski throws a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marcolini crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koski - the referee stops the clock and Marcolini gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koski. Marcolini manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marcolini doesn't seem bothered though.
Koski scores with a head kick.
Koski lands a right hook to the body.
Koski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marcolini on the side of the head.
Koski stalks Marcolini and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marcolini's face. Marcolini staggers backwards, shaken.
Marcolini misses the shot to the body.
Koski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marcolini momentarily.
Marcolini is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski drops Marcolini with a naaaaasty hook - Marcolini is in real trouble here! Koski dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Koski!
A victorious Tomi Koski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katt Mamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kermit Earlandson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earlandson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by the theme from titanic. Kermit Earlandson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
195 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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25
193 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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TWGC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katt Mamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kermit Earlandson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earlandson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamma.
Mamma throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Earlandson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mamma is in Earlandson's guard.
Earlandson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Earlandson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Earlandson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mamma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Earlandson is keeping the position for now.
Earlandson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mamma!
Mamma tries to hold on but Earlandson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Earlandson is working for a guillotine from mount but Mamma frees his head quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamma sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Earlandson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mamma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Earlandson drops back looking for a leg! Mamma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mamma manages to kick Earlandson off! Earlandson jumps back into Mamma's guard.
Mamma looking for a sweep. Not yet Mamma, not yet.
Earlandson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mamma looking to control.
Earlandson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Earlandson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mamma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Earlandson!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Earlandson tries to improve his position but Mamma has taken his back! Mamma has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Earlandson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Mamma pushes Earlandson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Katt Mamma!
Katt Mamma gave a mention to Tokyo United Fightwear 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 Moses Kealekapuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Crizanto (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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30
221 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
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34
210 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Kealekapuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Crizanto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crizanto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crizanto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kealekapuna lands a right hook to the body.
Crizanto clinches with his opponent.
Kealekapuna pushes Crizanto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kealekapuna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crizanto backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kealekapuna as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kealekapuna digs a right hand underneath Crizanto's ribcage. Crizanto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kealekapuna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kealekapuna tries to work over Crizanto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kealekapuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crizanto's elbow.
Kealekapuna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crizanto or not.
Kealekapuna tries to throw a body punch but Crizanto avoids it by throwing Kealekapuna back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kealekapuna scores with a sloppy right hand. Crizanto should have avoided that one.
Kealekapuna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kealekapuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kealekapuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crizanto's sensitive parts.
Kealekapuna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crizanto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kealekapuna throws a sloppy head kick
and Crizanto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crizanto.
Crizanto can't get the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kealekapuna can't find room to land a body shot as Crizanto controls the action.
Crizanto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kealekapuna throws a front kick aimed at Crizanto's knee but Crizanto avoids it well.
Crizanto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kealekapuna throws a low kick, looking for Crizanto's leg but Crizanto calmly moves out of range.
Crizanto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kealekapuna.
Crizanto fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kealekapuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crizanto's calf.
Crizanto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kealekapuna thumps Crizanto with a low kick.
Kealekapuna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crizanto.
Moses Kealekapuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kealekapuna throws a right and a left that Crizanto avoids nicely.
Crizanto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kealekapuna.
Crizanto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kealekapuna misses with a body punch.
Crizanto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moses Kealekapuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Crizanto.
Crizanto is trying to force a seperation but Kealekapuna has the dominant position.
Crizanto wants to take the fight to the mat but Kealekapuna manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crizanto managing to block the knees to the body from Kealekapuna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Kealekapuna.
Crizanto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crizanto manages to break the clinch.
Kealekapuna connects with a leg kick. Crizanto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kealekapuna throws a leg kick which misses Crizanto's front leg but catches the back leg as Crizanto tries to avoid it.
Crizanto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crizanto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crizanto fails to land the takedown.
Kealekapuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crizanto.
Kealekapuna thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Kealekapuna misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto checks a leg kick.
Kealekapuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crizanto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kealekapuna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kealekapuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crizanto.
Kealekapuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crizanto shoots in and drives through. Kealekapuna sprawls well.
Crizanto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kealekapuna is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Crizanto.
Kealekapuna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crizanto is out of range and Kealekapuna settles back down.
Kealekapuna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crizanto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kealekapuna throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crizanto fails with a takedown attempt.
Crizanto misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Kealekapuna dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna connects with a leg kick. Crizanto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kealekapuna, as that shot connected.
Kealekapuna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kealekapuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dominic Crizanto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Kealekapuna. No joy for Crizanto on that attempt.
Crizanto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kealekapuna just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crizanto walks into a left hand.
Kealekapuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kealekapuna tries a head kick but it misses.
Moses Kealekapuna is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Kealekapuna misses
and Crizanto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crizanto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kealekapuna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crizanto can do to turn this around?
Kealekapuna throws a nice looking combination but Crizanto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekapuna feints and then cracks Crizanto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crizanto down.
Crizanto throws a head kick but Kealekapuna moves out of range.
Crizanto is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Kealekapuna coming out on top.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crizanto checks a leg kick.
Kealekapuna thuds a left hand into Crizanto's body.
Crizanto wants to clinch up but Kealekapuna keeps it at a distance.
Kealekapuna scores with a hook to the body. Crizanto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kealekapuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crizanto.
Kealekapuna checks a leg kick nicely.
Crizanto cracks Kealekapuna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crizanto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kealekapuna digs a good hook to Crizanto's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kealekapuna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Kealekapuna.
Crizanto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kealekapuna stuffs the takedown attempt from Crizanto. Crizanto gets slowly back to his feet.
Moses Kealekapuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Crizanto.
Crizanto moves out of range as Kealekapuna throws a body kick.
Nice body kick from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna lands a nice hook to Crizanto's body. Crizanto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Kealekapuna does it's job there.
Crizanto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kealekapuna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna throws a leg kick which misses Crizanto's front leg but catches the back leg as Crizanto tries to avoid it.
Kealekapuna feints and then cracks Crizanto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crizanto down.
Kealekapuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crizanto circles away quickly and effectively.
Kealekapuna feints and then cracks Crizanto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crizanto down.
Kealekapuna lands a nice shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crizanto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kealekapuna - the referee stops the clock and Crizanto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kealekapuna. Crizanto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kealekapuna.
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!
Kealekapuna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kealekapuna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kealekapuna connects with a crisp jab.
Kealekapuna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kealekapuna drops Crizanto with a beautiful combination! Crizanto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kealekapuna is looking for the KO!
Crizanto is rocked!
Kealekapuna lands with a shot to the body.
Crizanto is still on wobbly legs! Can Kealekapuna finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Kealekapuna. That's going to slow Crizanto down.
Kealekapuna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crizanto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crizanto seems to have recovered his senses.
Kealekapuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crizanto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kealekapuna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crizanto. That did some damage!
Kealekapuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kealekapuna connects with a solid leg kick.
Kealekapuna is looking to wear down Crizanto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kealekapuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kealekapuna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Kealekapuna dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kealekapuna displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crizanto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kealekapuna's waist but Kealekapuna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crizanto off to one side.
Kealekapuna feints and then cracks Crizanto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crizanto down.
Kealekapuna throws a powerful right kick. Crizanto tried to block low but the kick was high! Crizanto was taken right off of his feet! Kealekapuna jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Moses Kealekapuna!
Moses Kealekapuna very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Recovery (160) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ring of fire. Norks has chosen Like a G6 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taisto Tappura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alfie Norks!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norks is looking to clinch.
Norks misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Norks.
It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
Tappura defending well as Norks loads up on a big left hand.
Tappura misses with a leg kick
and Norks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tappura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tappura trying to keep a closed guard but Norks is proving a slippery customer.
Norks won't allow Tappura to sweep him here.
Norks looking to sit in guard and control but Tappura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tappura throwing strikes from guard but Norks blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Norks keeping moving, preventing Tappura from controlling successfully.
Tappura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taisto Tappura.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norks. That's going to slow Tappura down.
Norks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tappura throws a right hand that misses
and Norks counters with a single leg into guard. Tappura didn't expect that.
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!
Norks looking to pass the guard.
Tappura is trying to control the position but Norks postures up.
Tappura pulls Norks in close to prevent any damage.
Norks controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tappura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norks misses with a hook.
Norks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tappura.
Tappura throws a head kick but Norks moves out of range.
Norks avoids the head kick by Tappura.
Norks rushes Tappura and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norks.
Tappura tries to stall but Norks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norks misses with a knee strike.
Norks blocks an elbow strike from Tappura.
Norks throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Norks fails to land.
Tappura gets through Norks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norks struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappura controls his hands.
Norks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norks tries to land knees in the clinch but Tappura avoids the damage to the body.
Norks scores with a knee to the head.
Tappura is looking to control Norks's arms but Norks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tappura has his back to the cage.
Tappura managing to block the knees to the body from Norks.
Tappura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tappura.
A right handed body shot lands from Tappura.
Come on Tappura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tappura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Norks looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norks dodges an elbow strike from Tappura.
Norks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tappura.
A short uppercut from Tappura.
Norks tries a body shot but Tappura blocks it.
Norks lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 Taisto Tappura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taisto Tappura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tappura moves out of range as Norks throws a body kick.
Norks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tappura throws a leg kick but Norks checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tappura.
Tappura lands with a cross.
Norks misses with a leg kick.
Norks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tappura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norks's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tappura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tappura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norks.
A jab from Tappura does it's job there.
Tappura loads up on a big right hand but Norks slips the punch.
Norks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tappura throws a leg kick
and Norks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Norks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappura wants to sweep but no luck.
Tappura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norks's guard.
Tappura wants to control from the top but Norks keeps moving.
Tappura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Norks holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tappura - that will leave a mark!
Tappura misses with a low kick.
Tappura throws a front kick that sends Norks stumbling back into the cage.
Tappura misses with a head kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tappura here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tappura throws the kick towards the body but Norks avoids it.
Tappura throws a low kick but Norks avoids it.
Norks moves away from the strike by Tappura.
Tappura scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tappura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norks moves into the clinch.
Tappura has Norks pressed against the cage.
Taisto Tappura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norks avoiding damage as Tappura throws knees to the body.
Norks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norks throws an elbow but it misses.
Norks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tappura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tappura blocks a body shot from Norks.
Norks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tappura lands with a right to the head.
Norks lands a shoulder strike.
Tappura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tappura backwards.
Tappura managing to block the knees to the body from Norks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Norks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Norks.
Norks scores a nice knee to the body.
Norks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tappura up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Norks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura takes an elbow to the temple.
Tappura tries to throw a body punch but Norks avoids it by throwing Tappura back against the cage.
Norks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tappura is trying to stall.
Norks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norks.
Norks drops Tappura with a big knee straight up the middle! Tappura is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tappura is rocked!
Taisto Tappura is winning the standup battle so far.
Norks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Tappura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norks is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Norks shuts the power down on Tappura. Lights out, game over! Norks is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alfie Norks!
Alfie Norks is the new heavyweight champion!
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