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Syn' 289: Grimm/Carlton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Mayer De Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Rothschild comes to the cage accompanied by Money. Kazunari has chosen The Seeker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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147 lbs
29 - 16 - 1 |
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143 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Mayer De Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokugawa Kazunari!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rothschild looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kazunari!
De Rothschild trying to control the position but Kazunari is working away.
Kazunari is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Rothschild is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kazunari's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kazunari manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Rothschild's best efforts.
De Rothschild takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Rothschild moves nicely into side control.
De Rothschild slows the pace down.
Kazunari tries to buck De Rothschild off but De Rothschild is having none of it.
Kazunari wants to control but De Rothschild postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've been hearing good reports from De Rothschild's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
De Rothschild working the strikes but Kazunari uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
De Rothschild seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kazunari tries to get to full guard but De Rothschild has control of the leg.
Kazunari is trying to maintain the position but De Rothschild is very close to passing his half guard.
De Rothschild stalling away here and it's allowed Kazunari to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
De Rothschild controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazunari is keeping the position for now.
Kazunari looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazunari, not yet.
Kazunari striking off his back but it's not causing De Rothschild any problems.
De Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazunari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazunari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kazunari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Rothschild slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James Mayer De Rothschild has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
Kazunari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazunari connects with a single shot there.
De Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Kazunari connects with a crisp jab.
De Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Rothschild pushes Kazunari away with a front kick.
Kazunari throws a low kick but De Rothschild avoids it.
De Rothschild throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy body kick from Kazunari
and De Rothschild counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Kazunari avoids it by throwing De Rothschild back against the cage.
De Rothschild breaks from the clinch.
De Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kazunari on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Rothschild fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Rothschild misses with a hook
and Kazunari counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazunari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Rothschild throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Rothschild lands a head shot.
Kazunari is looking to chop away at De Rothschild's legs.
Kazunari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Kazunari controls the action.
De Rothschild manages to break the clinch.
De Rothschild throws the kick towards the body but Kazunari avoids it.
Kazunari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Rothschild lands a jab.
De Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazunari manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazunari cracks the inside of De Rothschild's front leg.
Kazunari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Rothschild dives in and grabs Kazunari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kazunari pushes down on De Rothschild's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mayer De Rothschild dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kazunari gets caught flat footed, as De Rothschild shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Rothschild avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazunari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Rothschild stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazunari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kazunari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kazunari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Rothschild's guard.
Kazunari is looking to work some ground and pound but De Rothschild has wrist control.
De Rothschild utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Rothschild is trying to keep Kazunari in close.
De Rothschild keeping full guard, as Kazunari tries to pass.
De Rothschild is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kazunari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Rothschild works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Rothschild not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James Mayer De Rothschild overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Rothschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazunari is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kazunari with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazunari is one step ahead there.
Kazunari trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazunari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Rothschild utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazunari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kazunari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kazunari with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Rothschild working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild controlling the position.
Kazunari throws a strike but De Rothschild rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Rothschild wants to control from the top but Kazunari keeps moving.
Kazunari trying to control the position.
De Rothschild trying to control but Kazunari is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Rothschild is one step ahead there.
We're going to have a standup here because James Mayer De Rothschild wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Rothschild.
De Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kazunari's head.
Kazunari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kazunari avoids the body shot from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazunari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kazunari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kazunari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Rothschild.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazunari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazunari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazunari cracks a nice hook into De Rothschild's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tokugawa Kazunari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Rothschild's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Rothschild duly obliges.
De Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Kazunari moved out of range nicely.
Kazunari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazunari connects with a single shot there.
Good work by Kazunari as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from De Rothschild misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Kazunari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James Mayer De Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Kazunari bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kazunari lands a decent elbow from side control.
De Rothschild is looking for a sweep.
De Rothschild is working hard here to advance position.
Kazunari wants to control but De Rothschild is keeping him busy.
Kazunari connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Rothschild some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rothschild on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild struggling a bit here.
Kazunari working the ground and pound.
Kazunari grinds an elbow into De Rothschild's temple.
De Rothschild is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Rothschild looking for submissions off his back.
Kazunari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Rothschild is pressing down on Kazunari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kazunari trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Rothschild will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari is looking to work some ground and pound but De Rothschild has wrist control.
De Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Kazunari from controlling successfully.
Kazunari throwing strikes but missing.
Kazunari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazunari wants to control from the top but De Rothschild keeps moving.
De Rothschild wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Rothschild trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kazunari works the jab nicely.
De Rothschild throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kazunari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Rothschild is in Kazunari's guard.
Kazunari wants to sweep but no luck.
De Rothschild is looking to work some ground and pound but Kazunari has wrist control.
De Rothschild throwing strikes but missing.
Kazunari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazunari keeping moving, preventing De Rothschild from controlling successfully.
Kazunari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Rothschild is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because James Mayer De Rothschild wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kazunari looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazunari drops an elbow to the side of De Rothschild's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Rothschild wants to improve his position but Kazunari is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Rothschild manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tokugawa Kazunari.
I think Kazunari 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indica Jatlier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
35 - 15 - 2 |
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183 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Indica Jatlier!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newson avoids the head kick by Jatlier.
Jatlier lands a head kick. Newson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Newson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crunch! Newson slams his shin into Jatlier's torso.
Newson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jatlier.
Newson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jatlier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newson manages to avoid it.
Newson misses with a left hand
and Jatlier counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jatlier is taking a breather. Newson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Jatlier has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Newson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jatlier throws a big elbow that misses.
Jatlier trying to control the position from guard on top but Newson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jatlier throwing strikes but missing.
Jatlier has gone for a leg lock! Newson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jatlier's guard.
Newson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Newson wants to stand but Jatlier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Newson stopping the sweep attempt from Jatlier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jatlier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jatlier controls Newson momentarily but Newson frees himself.
We're going to have a standup here because Jase Newson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Newson scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Indica Jatlier has been cut.
Newson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jatlier defending well as Newson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jatlier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jatlier throws a front kick aimed at Newson's knee but Newson avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Jatlier. That snapped Newson's head back.
Newson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slow jab from Newson misses its intended target.
Jase Newson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jatlier shoots in and gets a takedown into Newson's guard.
Jatlier trying to control but Newson is working from the bottom.
Jatlier won't allow Newson to sweep him here.
Newson is trying to control the position but Jatlier postures up.
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!
Jatlier wants to control from the top but Newson keeps moving.
Jatlier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jatlier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jatlier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jatlier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Newson wants to stand up but Jatlier is controlling him.
Jatlier postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Newson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jatlier, into his guard.
Newson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jatlier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jatlier pulls Newson in close to his closed guard and prevents Newson from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indica Jatlier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Indica Jatlier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jatlier.
Newson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jatlier.
Jatlier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newson.
Jatlier slips a jab from Newson.
Jatlier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Newson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jatlier connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jatlier lands an overhand right.
Newson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jatlier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jatlier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jatlier throws a head kick that misses.
Newson throws a chopping leg kick but Jatlier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jatlier tries to land a leg kick but Newson saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Newson.
Newson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jatlier counters with a takedown into side control.
Newson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jatlier's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Newson wants to control but Jatlier is keeping busy.
Jatlier is taking a breather. Newson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jatlier connects with a nice short shot to Newson's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jatlier is keen to just control but Newson is a slippery customer.
Jatlier is trying to work for a kimura but Newson is defending well.
Jatlier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jatlier is working for a submission of some sort.
Newson tries to get to full guard but Jatlier has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jatlier seems to be working for a kimura but Newson defends the submission attempt.
Newson manages to get to full guard.
Newson wants to hit a switch here but Jatlier passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Newson there!
Jatlier looking to ground and pound but Newson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson gets back to half guard.
Jatlier is trying to control the action in half guard but Newson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Newson is looking to improve his position.
Jatlier performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jatlier working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jatlier is looking to advance position but Newson won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newson manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indica Jatlier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Indica Jatlier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Newson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newson misses with a body shot.
Newson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jatlier's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jatlier is looking to score with low kicks.
Jatlier throws a looping overhand right but Newson ducks down to avoid it.
Newson walks into a jab.
Jatlier takes the fight into the clinch.
Newson trying to control the position but instead, Jatlier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Newson into the cage.
Jatlier slowing the pace effectively.
Jatlier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Newson lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jatlier struggles to land a body shot inside as Newson controls his hands.
Jatlier taking a breather.
Jatlier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jatlier misses with a body punch.
Newson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newson misses with the head strike.
Newson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Newson.
Jatlier working aggressively here.
Newson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jatlier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jatlier.
Jatlier can't find room to land a body shot as Newson controls the action.
Newson can't find room to land a body shot as Jatlier controls the action.
Jase Newson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jatlier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newson's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Jatlier.
Jatlier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jatlier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jatlier blocking some punches.
Newson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Newson fails to land.
Newson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jatlier blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jatlier.
Jatlier working aggressively here.
Newson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jatlier.
Jatlier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jatlier struggles to land a body shot inside as Newson controls his hands.
Jatlier swings wildly with an uppercut but Newson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jatlier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newson.
Newson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newson keeps control of Jatlier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jatlier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newson backwards.
Newson working aggressively here.
Indica Jatlier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Newson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jatlier blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Newson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newson tries to throw a body punch but Jatlier avoids it by throwing Newson back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Newson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jatlier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jatlier misses with a body kick.
Newson scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Newson misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Newson misses with a combination
and Jatlier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jatlier is trying to control the action in half guard but Newson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jatlier is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jatlier stalling away here and it's allowed Newson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Newson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jatlier stacks Newson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jatlier!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newson prevents Jatlier from moving into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Indica Jatlier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jatlier 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Indica Jatlier!
After the fight, Indica Jatlier was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morgan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Easy Way Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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153 lbs
29 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Henry Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Silvestre moves out of range.
Silvestre slips under a jab.
Morgan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Elite Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan misses with a shot to the body
and Silvestre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silvestre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Silvestre sprawls well.
Silvestre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morgan misses with a body shot
and Silvestre counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silvestre controlling from the top position.
Silvestre looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throwing short punches from the bottom.
Silvestre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Silvestre from controlling successfully.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Silvestre tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan wants to hit a switch here but Silvestre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morgan there!
Morgan taking shots to the head.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silvestre manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silvestre is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silvestre is desperately trying to improve his position but Morgan has a good base and remains in mount.
Silvestre tries to lock up and control but Morgan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silvestre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morgan throws some wild stikes that Silvestre manages to avoid easily.
Silvestre tries to reverse the position but Morgan maintains control.
Morgan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morgan unloading with bombs!
Morgan working the ground and pound effectively.
Morgan lands with some strikes.
Silvestre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvestre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silvestre manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silvestre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silvestre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silvestre tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silvestre to the ground. Silvestre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Morgan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silvestre is trying to control but can't.
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!
Silvestre tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Silvestre gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvestre is keeping the position for now.
Morgan 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.
Morgan postures up.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Silvestre wants to sweep but no luck.
Silvestre pulls Morgan in close to his closed guard and prevents Morgan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silvestre is controlling Morgan's posture.
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.
Silvestre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silvestre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silvestre is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvestre is retaining full guard.
Silvestre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silvestre seems keen to control Morgan's posture.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvestre is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chauncey Silvestre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silvestre avoids the body shot from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Silvestre looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvestre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silvestre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Silvestre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvestre tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silvestre pushes Morgan away with a front kick.
Silvestre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silvestre scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Henry Morgan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Silvestre walks into a left hand.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Silvestre's defenses.
Morgan connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvestre throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Silvestre knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Morgan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silvestre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvestre.
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and Silvestre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Silvestre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morgan is rocked!
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!
Silvestre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Morgan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silvestre gets to his feet and stands over Morgan, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Morgan felt that one! Silvestre unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Morgan from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chauncey Silvestre!
Chauncey Silvestre very nearly forgot to thank Conquer 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Down - Stone the Crow 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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27
207 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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212 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nolan.
It looks like Alfonso Lopez has been cut.
Nolan throws a front kick aimed at Lopez's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Nolan avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez tries to bum rush Nolan with a series of wild strikes but Nolan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Nolan.
An inside leg kick lands from Nolan.
Nolan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nolan throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Lopez throws a right hand that Nolan ducks under and follows up with a left that Nolan also avoids with ease.
Nolan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christian Nolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nolan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nolan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nolan.
Lopez lands a two punch combo.
Nolan connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nolan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Nolan avoids it.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nolan checks a leg kick.
Nolan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lopez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nolan 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nolan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nolan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan misses with a two punch combination.
Nolan lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Nolan scores with a three punch combo!
Nolan is looking to score with low kicks.
Nolan misses with a low kick.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nolan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nolan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Nolan lands a body shot.
Nolan misses with a double jab.
Nolan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
Nolan scores with a head kick. Lopez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Nolan moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nolan.
Nolan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lopez has time to react.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nolan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez throws a front kick that sends Nolan stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Nolan tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Nolan misses with a leg kick.
Nolan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nolan lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolan lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nolan can pounce on him.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Nolan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nolan thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez 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.
Nolan takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Nolan.
Alfonso Lopez's cut is getting worse.
Nolan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nolan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nolan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nolan throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Nolan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Nolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nolan swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Nolan wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Nolan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez is looking to chop away at Nolan's legs.
Nolan lands a nice looking body kick.
Lopez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nolan.
Nice shot by Nolan.
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!
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nolan.
Nolan feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lopez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nolan connects with an inside leg kick.
Christian Nolan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nolan. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Lopez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nolan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nolan tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Nolan.
Nolan misses with a body kick.
Nolan takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Nolan thows a body shot but no joy.
Nolan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Nolan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nolan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Nolan.
Nolan throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Nolan pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Nolan is predictable there
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nolan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lopez. That one must have hurt.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Nolan misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez tries to move into range but Nolan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nolan takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Nolan tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Nolan swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Nolan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nolan lands a big head kick that sends Lopez tumbling to the mat! Nolan takes a step backwards and waves Lopez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lopez is rocked!
Alfonso Lopez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nolan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Nolan misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Nolan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nolan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Alfonso Lopez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Nolan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nolan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nolan moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Nolan tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Nolan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nolan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez takes one on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alfonso Lopez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Christian Nolan!
Christian Nolan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This new life - this straight edge lifestyle - I feel focused and more prepared than ever before. This is my last ride, my last run at gold. Only this time, I'll do it with sound body and soul.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dread Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. Leighty has chosen Cowboy Dan as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
200 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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30
193 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Nygard as he checks the leg kick.
Nygard lands a jab to Leighty's midsection.
Leighty has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nygard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nygard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leighty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nygard.
Leif Nygard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leighty throws a big shot that misses.
Leighty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nygard checks a low kick from Leighty.
Leighty connects with an inside leg kick.
Nygard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leighty counters with a straight right hand.
Leighty on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Leighty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leighty misses with a body kick.
Nygard moves out of range of the leg kick from Leighty.
A swing and a miss from Leighty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leighty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nygard walks into a straight right hand from Leighty.
Leighty loads up on a big right hand but Nygard slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard lands a leg kick that knocks Leighty off balance momentarily.
A jab from Leighty misses.
Nygard lands with a straight right. Leighty didn't see that one coming.
Nygard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leighty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Leighty.
A good leg kick by Leighty.
Leighty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygard.
Nygard tries a low kick but Leighty avoids it.
Leighty tries to bum rush Nygard with a series of wild strikes but Nygard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nygard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Nygard throws the left hand but Leighty avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Nygard misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nygard 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 Leighty has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leighty and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nygard misses with an uppercut. Leighty saw that one coming.
A low kick from Nygard misses
and Nygard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nygard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leighty.
Nygard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leighty was well out of range. Poor timing from Nygard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nygard.
Leighty misses with a low kick.
Leighty blocks the body kick.
A lazy left from Nygard finds it's target.
Nygard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nygard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leighty blocks an uppercut.
Leighty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leighty wants to break free but Nygard has control.
Leighty takes a shot to the head.
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nygard misses with the head strike.
Leighty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leighty has had enough of the clinch but Nygard keeps him there for the moment.
Nygard takes a shot to the head.
Nygard can't find room to land a body shot as Leighty controls the action.
Nygard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leighty avoids it.
Nygard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nygard tries to land knees in the clinch but Leighty avoids the damage to the body.
Nygard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Leighty as the two fighters clinch.
Leighty lands a left hand.
It looks like Leif Nygard has been cut.
A short right from Nygard on the inside.
Leighty lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leighty lands a left hand.
Leighty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nygard's elbow.
Leighty blocks an elbow strike.
Nygard swings wildly with an uppercut but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
Nygard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leighty is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Leighty.
Leighty digs a right hand into Nygard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nygard's gas tank.
Nygard tries to work over Leighty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leighty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nygard.
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leighty looking to throw knees to the head but Nygard is blocking nicely.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nygard tries a body shot but Leighty blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty trying to land knees to the body.
Leighty's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Leighty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Leif Nygard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leif Nygard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leighty throws a hook but Nygard avoids it easily.
Nygard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nygard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leighty - the referee stops the clock and Nygard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leighty. Nygard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nygard throws a hook to the side of Leighty's head but Leighty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nygard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nygard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nygard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nygard misses with an uppercut
and Leighty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nygard throws a lazy right hand but Leighty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leighty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Nygard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nygard lands a front kick.
Nygard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leighty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leighty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nygard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nygard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leighty misses with a looping left.
Leighty misses with a wild body shot.
Nygard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leighty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leighty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nygard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leighty backwards.
Leighty misses with a knee strike.
Nygard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leighty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leighty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nygard throws a head punch that misses.
Dan Leighty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leighty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leighty prevents a body shot from Nygard.
Nygard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard misses with an elbow over the top.
Nygard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nygard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leighty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nygard blocks it with crossed arms.
Leighty stalling the fight.
Leighty has a couple of punches blocked by Nygard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leighty.
Leighty lands with a short shot to the head.
Nygard lands with a short shot to the head.
Leighty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nygard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Nygard.
Leighty is looking to control Nygard's arms but Nygard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leighty has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Nygard.
Leighty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leighty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nygard misses with an elbow over the top.
Leighty lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leighty lands a nice uppercut.
Leighty is struggling to control the position.
Leighty is looking to control Nygard's arms but Nygard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leighty has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nygard.
Nygard lands a left hand.
Leighty lands an uppercut.
Leighty misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nygard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nygard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard trying to land knees to the body.
Nygard has a couple of punches blocked by Leighty.
Nygard swings wildly with an uppercut but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygard lands an elbow that stopped Leighty in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dan Leighty has been cut.
Leighty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leighty blocking some punches.
Leighty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nygard blocks it with crossed arms.
Leighty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nygard tries to land knees in the clinch but Leighty avoids the damage to the body.
Leighty blocks a body shot from Nygard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nygard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Leighty.
Nygard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leighty backwards.
Nygard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Nygard dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Leighty. Nygard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leighty blocks the body kick.
Nygard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Nygard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nygard moves out of range of the body kick from Leighty.
Leighty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leif Nygard is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nygard.
Leighty throws a looping overhand right but Nygard ducks down to avoid it.
Nygard wants to land a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Leighty throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Nygard tenderised Leighty's leg. Leighty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nygard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nygard motions for Leighty to come forward. Nygard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Nygard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leighty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard throws a hook but Leighty blocks it.
Nygard scores with a body shot.
Leighty scores with a nice strike.
Nygard with a hook.
Nygard throws an overhand right that lands on Leighty's shoulder, as Leighty tries to avoid the shot.
Nygard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nygard looks to throw the jab but Leighty is out of range.
Leighty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nygard manages to avoid it.
Leighty throws a hook but Nygard avoids it easily.
Leighty scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leighty.
Nygard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nygard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dan Leighty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leighty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nygard to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Nygard misses with a hook. Leighty ducked under it nicely.
Nygard throws a leg kick which misses Leighty's front leg but catches the back leg as Leighty tries to avoid it.
Good work by Nygard as he checks the leg kick.
Leighty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nygard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leighty counters with a three punch combo that has Nygard backing up. Nygard nods at Leighty to acknowledge the strikes.
Leighty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leighty takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leighty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nygard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighty.
A good leg kick by Leighty.
Nygard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nygard throws a looping overhand right but Leighty ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard just misses with a punch to the body.
Nygard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leighty.
Nygard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leighty wants to slow Nygard down by chopping away at his legs.
Nygard punishes Leighty's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nygard.
Nygard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Nygard tenderised Leighty's leg. Leighty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leighty drops his hands momentarily and Nygard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nygard lands a really nice looking cross but Leighty seems unphased.
Leighty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leighty throws a hook but Nygard blocks it.
Nygard connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leighty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nygard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leighty at a distance.
Leighty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nygard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nygard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nygard punishes Leighty's body with a nice straight punch.
Leighty needs to keep his hands up - Nygard had a free shot at his head there.
Leighty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nygard manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Leighty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nygard throws a low kick, looking for Leighty's leg but Leighty calmly moves out of range.
Leighty misses with a leg kick.
Nygard instigates a clinch.
Leighty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Nygard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nygard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Nygard!
Leif Nygard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Nikolai Radev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Radev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Radev did well to prevent Dee getting side control.
Radev wants to improve his position but Dee is controlling well.
Dee is trying to work for a kimura but Radev is defending well.
Dee thows a huge punch but Radev dodges it nicely.
Dee wants to free his trapped foot but Radev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Radev tries to get to full guard but Dee has control of the leg.
Dee is thwarting Radev's attempts to control the position.
Dee is trying to control. Radev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Radev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Radev is looking for a sweep. Dee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dee is thwarting Radev's attempts to control the position.
Dee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Radev is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev taking shots to the head.
Radev is still in real trouble! Can Dee finish him?
Dee raining down hammerfists from mount.
Radev takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dee's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tweedle Dee!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tweedle Dee thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudstar has chosen On the Warpath as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudstar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Proudstar throws out a loose jab but Aguinaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudstar wants to land a leg kick but Aguinaldo is out of range.
Proudstar scoring well with a low kick there.
Aguinaldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aguinaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aguinaldo blocks a head kick by Proudstar.
Aguinaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aguinaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Proudstar circles away quickly and effectively.
Proudstar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Proudstar misses with a hook.
Aguinaldo ducks under a wild hook from Proudstar.
Proudstar looks to throw the jab but Aguinaldo is out of range.
Aguinaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Proudstar on the side of the head.
Proudstar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proudstar takes a swing at Aguinaldo's ribcage but misses.
Aguinaldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Proudstar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudstar scores with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Proudstar.
It looks like Andres Aguinaldo has been cut.
Proudstar misses with an uppercut.
James Proudstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Proudstar. Aguinaldo shrugs it off though.
Aguinaldo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Proudstar!
A cross from Proudstar lands.
Proudstar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Proudstar sends Aguinaldo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Proudstar is motioning to the referee to let Aguinaldo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Aguinaldo is rocked!
Proudstar throws the kick towards the body but Aguinaldo avoids it.
Proudstar lands a big head kick that sends Aguinaldo to the canvas! Proudstar follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Proudstar!
James Proudstar is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious James Proudstar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oompa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunn comes to the cage accompanied by Go to Sleep - Eminem. Gary Bunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Bunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oompa Loompa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunn defending well as Loompa loads up on a big left hand.
Bunn throws a leg kick
and Loompa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bunn's guard now.
Loompa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bunn's guard.
Bunn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Loompa is working away from the top position though.
Bunn manages to get to full guard.
Bunn trying to control the position.
Bunn wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Loompa is now in half guard.
Bunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loompa.
Bunn taking some punishment here, with Loompa in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn tries to get to full guard but Loompa has control of the leg.
Bunn is not content to let Loompa control the position.
Bunn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Loompa is working away from the top position though.
Loompa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bunn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bunn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Loompa is working away from the top position though.
Bunn is trying to control but Loompa passes into side control!
Loompa in side control, throwing shots but Bunn defends.
Bunn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn wants to get back to full guard.
Loompa drops an elbow to the side of Bunn's head.
Loompa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loompa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bunn is looking for a sweep. Loompa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn wants to control but Loompa is keeping busy.
Bunn tries to get to full guard but Loompa has control of the leg.
Bunn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Loompa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Loompa's back!
Loompa trying to control the position but Bunn manages to sink in the hooks.
Bunn connects with a big shot to the side of Loompa's head.
Bunn lands punches and elbows.
Loompa wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn is looking to control Loompa but Loompa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Loompa can't escape the position.
Bunn biding his time, controlling Loompa.
Loompa tries to roll but Bunn sticks to his back.
Bunn really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Loompa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loompa covering up well under a barage of strikes.
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 Gary Bunn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bunn.
Loompa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loompa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Loompa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunn.
Loompa throws a hook but Bunn blocks it.
Bunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loompa throws out the jab.
Loompa thumps Bunn with a low kick.
Bunn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loompa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bunn scrambles back to his feet.
Loompa blocks the body kick.
Bunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bunn throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bunn misses the target.
A jab from Bunn misses.
Bunn lands a glancing blow to the side of Loompa's head.
Bunn thuds his right hand into Loompa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bunn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bunn throws a chopping leg kick but Loompa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bunn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Loompa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bunn somewhat.
Bunn throws a leg kick but Loompa checks it.
Bunn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bunn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Loompa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bunn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loompa.
Loompa misses with a hook.
Bunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loompa scores with a takedown into Bunn's guard.
Bunn controls Loompa momentarily but Loompa frees himself.
Loompa passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loompa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bunn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Loompa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bunn!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunn is trying desperately to improve position.
Loompa avoids the attempt from Bunn to control.
Bunn 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa wants to take a breather but Bunn is having none of it.
Loompa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bunn wants to control but Loompa is keeping busy.
Loompa trying to mount his opponent but Bunn defends it.
Bunn tries to get to full guard but Loompa has control of the leg.
Bunn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bunn.
Loompa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn is trying to keep Loompa in close.
Bunn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bunn wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Loompa is now in half guard.
Loompa wants to control but Bunn is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunn is trying to get back to full guard.
Loompa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gary Bunn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bunn throws a wild body kick that Loompa sees coming a mile off.
Bunn throws a chopping leg kick but Loompa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loompa.
Loompa lands a jab to Bunn's midsection.
Bunn thows a leg kick but Loompa checks it
and Loompa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bunn's guard now.
Bunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loompa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loompa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Loompa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loompa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bunn keeping moving, preventing Loompa from controlling successfully.
Bunn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bunn trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bunn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bunn 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 Loompa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loompa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loompa throws a solid leg kick but Bunn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loompa.
Loompa misses with a hook. Bunn ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bunn wants to sweep here but Loompa controlling him for the moment.
Bunn pulls Loompa in close to prevent any damage.
Bunn is trying to control the position but Loompa postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunn controlling Loompa's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Gary Bunn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bunn throws a leg kick but Loompa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Loompa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bunn. Bunn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn misses with a straight right.
Gary Bunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Loompa. That snapped Bunn's head back.
Loompa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bunn if he has to take too many more of those.
Loompa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunn moves away.
Loompa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loompa throws a chopping leg kick but Bunn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Loompa as he connects with a hook.
Bunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bunn misses with a wild body shot.
Bunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunn misses with an uppercut. Loompa saw that one coming.
Loompa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loompa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loompa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loompa scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loompa fakes the leg kick and cracks Bunn in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loompa.
Loompa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunn is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loompa.
Bunn thuds his shin into the meat of Loompa's side.
Bunn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loompa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunn doesn't seem bothered though.
Bunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bunn avoids a kick to the body.
Bunn is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loompa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bunn's guard.
Bunn controlling the position.
Loompa slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bunn throws a head kick but Loompa moves out of range.
Loompa fails with the takedown.
Bunn lands a jab to the nose.
Loompa scores with a kick to the body.
Loompa lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bunn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loompa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bunn is trying to control but Loompa passes into side control!
Bunn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Loompa working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn manages to get back to half guard.
Bunn is trying to control but can't.
Loompa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bunn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bunn is trying to control but Loompa passes into side control!
Bunn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Loompa is not content to let Bunn control the position.
Loompa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Loompa working for a triangle but Bunn defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Loompa is retaining full guard.
Bunn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loompa's head.
Bunn trying to control but Loompa is working from the bottom.
Bunn looking to pass the guard.
Bunn advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa gets back to half guard.
Loompa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loompa trying to control but Bunn postures up.
Bunn wants to control but Loompa is keeping him busy.
Bunn is really struggling to control Loompa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Loompa wants to sweep but Bunn has passed to side control!
Bunn trying to control the position but Loompa is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn cracks Loompa with a big elbow.
Loompa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bunn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Loompa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bunn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Oompa Loompa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bunn in particular looking to stall.
Bunn is looking to advance position but Loompa won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunn is looking for a kimura but Loompa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bunn to get the leverage.
Loompa is trying to maintain the position but Bunn is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gary Bunn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Loompa blocks a jab.
Bunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loompa scores with a leg kick.
Bunn takes a swing at Loompa's ribcage but misses.
Loompa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunn.
Bunn moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Loompa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bunn.
Bunn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loompa lands a leg kick that knocks Bunn off balance momentarily.
Loompa fails with a takedown attempt.
Bunn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bunn misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa checks a leg kick nicely.
Loompa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loompa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bunn lands with a slapping head kick.
Loompa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bunn's head backwards.
Bunn throws a hook but Loompa blocks it.
Loompa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loompa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunn.
Bunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loompa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunn doesn't seem bothered though.
Loompa throws a jab when Bunn was well out of range.
Loompa walks into a stiff left hand from Bunn.
Loompa connects with an inside leg kick.
Oompa Loompa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa lands a jab to the head.
Bunn misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loompa throws the left hand but Bunn avoids the punch easily.
Bunn lands with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loompa.
Bunn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bunn looks to land a body kick but Loompa moved away.
A big left from Loompa misses.
Loompa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bunn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loompa misses with a body kick.
Loompa feints and then cracks Bunn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bunn down.
Loompa misses with a hook.
Bunn throws a leg kick that misses.
Loompa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn blocks a low kick nicely.
Bunn throws a head kick that misses
and Loompa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Loompa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Loompa's corner calls for a 1-2. Loompa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bunn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loompa misses with a hook.
Bunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loompa. Loompa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bunn misses with a low kick.
Bunn has a takedown stuffed.
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.
Loompa staying out of range there.
Bunn misses with an uppercut
and Loompa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loompa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunn.
Bunn lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loompa dives in and grabs Bunn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bunn pushes down on Loompa's head and hops out.
Loompa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Loompa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loompa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bunn lands a really nice looking cross but Loompa seems unphased.
Loompa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunn moves away.
Loompa misses with a straight left.
That kick from Bunn tenderised Loompa's leg. Loompa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loompa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bunn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loompa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bunn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gary Bunn.
I think Bunn 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oompa Loompa!
Our winner, Oompa Loompa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wrecking Ball. Devin Styles has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with A J Hearts's chin.
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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
29 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hearts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearts instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Hearts's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Styles looking to stall.
Styles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Styles leaning against his opponent.
Styles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearts tries to work over Styles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearts misses with a body punch.
Styles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hearts is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hearts looking for a takedown.
Hearts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles breaks the clinch.
Hearts lands with a good body shot.
Hearts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Styles is fending him off so far but Hearts persists. Nope, Styles circles away and we're back to standing.
Hearts tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles throws a leg kick which misses Hearts's front leg but catches the back leg as Hearts tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Hearts.
Styles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Styles throws a head kick that half lands.
Styles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hearts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Styles is out of range and Hearts settles back down.
Styles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hearts.
Styles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hearts under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles works Hearts's body with a nice hook.
Hearts is breathing heavily.
Hearts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearts shoots for a double leg takedown but Styles sprawls well. He's pushed Hearts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crack! A monster head kick from Styles and Hearts falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Styles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Devin Styles!
Devin Styles made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carlton's choice of entrance music: Florence + The Machine - Cosmic Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Carlton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.
Grimm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grimm scores with a nice right hand.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
Grimm misses with a double jab.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Carlton jabs at Grimm's body.
Carlton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimm.
Carlton slips under a jab from Grimm.
Carlton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm lands a leg kick that knocks Carlton off balance momentarily.
Carlton swinging wildly here.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Carlton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton throws a looping overhand right but Grimm ducks down to avoid it.
Grimm connects with a solid leg kick.
Grimm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carlton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Carlton misses with a left hand
and Grimm counters with a stiff right hand.
Grimm definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grimm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grimm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlton.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
Carlton swings for the body but Grimm moves out of range.
Carlton slips under a jab.
Carlton lands with a good body shot.
Grimm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grimm throws a low kick but Carlton avoids it.
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm misses with a hook.
Grimm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Carlton moved away.
Grimm connects with a looping right hand.
Grimm lands with a kick to the temple. Carlton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carlton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlton misses with a body shot.
Carlton misses with an uppercut.
Carlton checks a leg kick.
Grimm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carlton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grimm misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Grimm tenderised Carlton's leg. Carlton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm lands with a right hand.
Carlton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Carlton blocks the low kick.
Carlton is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, jab by Grimm - just one landing.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Carlton.
Carlton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Carlton.
Grimm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlton misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlton misses with a low kick.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Carlton misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Grimm. That snapped Carlton's head back.
Grimm cracks Carlton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Grimm has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Carlton to stand back up!
Carlton is rocked!
Grimm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
Carlton is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimm finish him?
Grimm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carlton seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlton lands a head kick. Grimm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grimm cracks Carlton with an open hand slap.
Carlton connects with a crisp jab.
Carlton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm is looking to chop away at Carlton's legs.
Grimm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carlton cracks Grimm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grimm 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.
Carlton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlton connects with a leg kick. Grimm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carlton jabs Grimm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grimm has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Carlton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grimm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Grimm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Carlton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm is looking to chop away at Carlton's legs.
Grimm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carlton doesn't seem bothered though.
Carlton scores with a push kick.
Grimm thumps Carlton with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Carlton loads up on a big right hand but Grimm slips the punch.
Carlton feints a jab promting Grimm to slip. Carlton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grimm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ben Grimm is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Carlton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grimm lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grimm.
Grimm lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Carlton.
Grimm throws a leg kick that misses.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm misses the jab.
Carlton checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlton can pounce on him.
Carlton thows a body shot but no joy.
Grimm moves out of range as Carlton throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlton can pounce on him.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Carlton checks it.
Carlton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimm. Grimm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carlton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlton was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Carlton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carlton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Carlton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A lazy body kick from Grimm
and Carlton counters with an inside leg kick.
Grimm lands a nice looking body kick.
Grimm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carlton misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton pushes Grimm up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Carlton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike.
Grimm struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlton controls his hands.
Carlton misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Carlton blocks an uppercut.
Grimm lands with a right to the head.
Carlton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grimm tries a body shot but Carlton blocks it.
Carlton throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Carlton scores with a shot to the side of Grimm's head.
Carlton lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
Carlton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Grimm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm takes an elbow to the temple.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlton prevents a body shot from Grimm.
Grimm is trying to break the clinch but Carlton is controlling him.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlton gets through Grimm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Carlton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carlton throws an overhand right that lands on Grimm's shoulder, as Grimm tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimm.
Carlton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimm.
Jab from Carlton.
Grimm scores with a punch to the head.
Grimm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grimm wants to land a leg kick but Carlton is out of range.
Grimm throws a body punch but Carlton moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grimm in his tracks.
Carlton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Carlton misses with a body shot.
Carlton misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Grimm.
Carlton digs a good hook to Grimm's body.
Grimm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Carlton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Carlton works Grimm's body with a nice hook.
Grimm thows a leg kick but Carlton checks it
and Carlton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlton defending well as Grimm loads up on a big left hand.
Carlton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grimm under the eye.
Grimm is looking to chop away at Carlton's legs.
Grimm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carlton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Carlton checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carlton checks a leg kick.
Carlton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carlton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton clinches up with Grimm and pushes him back against the cage.
Carlton scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Carlton tries a body shot but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlton.
Grimm wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlton won't allow it.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike.
Carlton lands an elbow inside.
Carlton lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carlton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
Grimm tries to break the clinch but Carlton is controlling the position.
Carlton lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grimm prevents a body shot from Carlton.
Kyle Carlton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carlton prevents Grimm from breaking the clinch.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as Carlton controls the action.
Carlton scores with a shot to the side of Grimm's head.
Carlton tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlton's elbow.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlton won't allow it.
Grimm lands with a left to the head.
Carlton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Carlton misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carlton.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlton uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlton.
Carlton lands with a right to the head.
Carlton lands an uppercut.
Grimm blocks an elbow strike.
Grimm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grimm avoids the elbow strike from Carlton, against the cage.
Grimm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carlton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Carlton throws an elbow that misses.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlton can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
Carlton misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlton.
Grimm blocks a body shot from Carlton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Carlton really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carlton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carlton moves out of range of the body kick.
Carlton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimm.
Carlton blocks the body kick.
Grimm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimm throws a front kick that sends Carlton stumbling back into the cage.
Carlton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carlton scores with a jab to the head.
Carlton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carlton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimm misses with a double jab
and Carlton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Grimm looks to land a right hand but Carlton moved out of range.
Grimm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carlton checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Grimm.
Carlton ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Good leg kick by Grimm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grimm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carlton.
Grimm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Carlton misses.
Grimm needs to keep his hands up - Carlton had a free shot at his head there.
Carlton tries to land a leg kick but Grimm saw it coming and moves away.
Carlton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grimm moves out of range as Carlton throws a body kick.
Carlton throws a poor cross that misses
and Grimm counters with a nice body kick.
Carlton misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Grimm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carlton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlton thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with an uppercut. Carlton saw that one coming.
Grimm checks a leg kick.
Grimm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carlton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carlton throws an overhand right that lands on Grimm's shoulder, as Grimm tries to avoid the shot.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carlton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm moves forwards but Carlton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carlton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grimm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlton can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimm.
Carlton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grimm is able to avoid easily.
Carlton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimm doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Carlton.
Carlton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Grimm.
Carlton walks into a left hand.
Grimm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grimm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carlton moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.
Grimm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm connects with a leg kick. Carlton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grimm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlton.
Grimm throws a low kick, looking for Carlton's leg but Carlton calmly moves out of range.
Grimm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton throws a right and a left that Grimm avoids nicely.
Carlton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimm counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Grimm finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grimm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carlton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grimm lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimm motions for Carlton to come forward. Grimm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimm, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm lands the left hand.
Grimm cracks Carlton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Grimm has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Carlton to stand back up!
Grimm is looking to score with low kicks.
Carlton has Grimm up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grimm had his way with Kyle Carlton in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grimm lands a jab to Carlton's midsection.
Carlton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carlton looks to land a left hand but Grimm moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlton. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm looks to land a body kick but Carlton moved away.
Carlton misses with a right hand
and Grimm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimm's corner calls for a 1-2. Grimm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid body kick from Grimm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlton.
Grimm digs a good body shot into Carlton's ribs.
Grimm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grimm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carlton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlton lands with a nice body kick.
Carlton throws a leg kick
and Grimm counters with a body kick.
Grimm throws out a leg kick but Carlton moves out of range and Grimm only half commits.
Grimm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carlton moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.
Carlton throws a half hearted mid kick.
A left lands for Carlton.
Carlton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grimm.
Carlton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grimm bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carlton looks to land a left hand but Grimm moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Grimm tenderised Carlton's leg. Carlton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grimm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carlton is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton misses with a right hand
and Grimm counters with a low kick, right behind Carlton 's knee.
Grimm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimm, right into the meat.
Carlton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grimm does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carlton lands a jab.
Grimm throws a head kick but Carlton moves out of range.
Carlton doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimm circles away.
Grimm lands a slapping body shot.
Carlton lands a right hook to the body.
Carlton checks a low kick from Grimm.
Grimm throws a leg kick which misses Carlton's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlton tries to avoid it.
Carlton scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a body kick that misses.
Carlton tries to clinch but Grimm moves out of range.
Carlton tries to land a front kick but Grimm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left and a right from Carlton both land. Nice combination.
Carlton moves forwards but Grimm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grimm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grimm throws a wild body kick that Carlton sees coming a mile off.
Carlton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Carlton 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.
Grimm scores with a nice body kick.
Grimm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm slips under a jab.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm thows a body shot but no joy.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Grimm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carlton counters with a body kick.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlton.
Carlton has closed the distance and engaged Grimm in a clinch.
Carlton gets through Grimm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grimm prevents a body shot from Carlton.
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carlton fails to land.
Carlton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlton misses with a body punch.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but Carlton avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.
Carlton struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimm controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Grimm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grimm 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Grimm!
Ben Grimm retains his heavyweight title!
Ben Grimm looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Good fight Andy'.
The defeated Kyle Carlton had this to say: 'Thanks for a good fight and I'm glad that we finally could face off. Jaeger is a great fighter and he will just keep on rolling like a train. Hats off.'.
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