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RYZE 70: Davis vs. Nohara PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lazerus Wheelright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Chalmers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chalmers has chosen Hash Pipe by Weezer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Wheelright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Chalmers!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalmers looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheelright is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chalmers!
Chalmers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chalmers misses with a body shot.
Chalmers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chalmers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chalmers throws a lazy head kick
and Wheelright counters with an inside leg kick.
Wheelright throws a body punch but Chalmers moves out of range.
Wheelright blocks a head kick by Chalmers.
Chalmers checks a leg kick.
Wheelright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chalmers was well out of range. Poor timing from Wheelright.
Wheelright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chalmers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Chalmers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chalmers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wheelright swings for the body but Chalmers moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chalmers misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelright pushes Chalmers away with a front kick.
Wheelright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wheelright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wheelright drives through with a takedown into Chalmers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chalmers looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wheelright has picked Chalmers up and slammed him! Chalmers can't keep hold of the triangle and Wheelright manages to pass to side control!
Chalmers takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wheelright content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chalmers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wheelright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chalmers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wheelright taking a breather here.
Chalmers tries to buck Wheelright off but Wheelright is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Wheelright has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wheelright landing strikes.
Wheelright lands some shots froms side control.
Wheelright 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.
Chalmers looking for a sweep but Wheelright has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wheelright lands a nice shot to the head.
Wheelright raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chalmers is rocked!
Wheelright postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Chalmers bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Wheelright and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazerus Wheelright!
A relieved looking Lazerus Wheelright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Blundell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Blundell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blundell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oarsman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blundell 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.
Blundell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oarsman.
Oarsman misses with an uppercut
and Blundell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oarsman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blundell looks to throw the jab but Oarsman is out of range.
Oarsman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oarsman defending well as Blundell loads up on a big left hand.
Oarsman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blundell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Oarsman.
Blundell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oarsman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blundell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blundell scores with a jab to the body.
Oarsman tries to land a front kick but Blundell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oarsman missing with a left hand there. Blundell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with a hook.
Oarsman misses with a head kick.
Oarsman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blundell.
Oarsman closes the distance and pushes Blundell back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blundell.
Blundell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oarsman misses with a knee strike.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
Oarsman landing knees to the body.
Oarsman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blundell takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Blundell fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blundell.
Oarsman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oarsman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blundell pushes Oarsman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oarsman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blundell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oarsman tries to throw a body punch but Blundell avoids it by throwing Oarsman back against the cage.
Oarsman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blundell avoids it.
Blundell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oarsman missing with knees to the body.
Oarsman tries a body shot but Blundell blocks it.
Blundell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blundell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.
Oarsman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Oarsman missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Oarsman.
Oarsman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blundell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blundell misses with the head strike.
Oarsman scores with a knee to the head.
Blundell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blundell throws a punch but it's blocked by Oarsman.
Good body shot from Blundell.
Oarsman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blundell's elbow.
Blundell tries to throw a body punch but Oarsman avoids it by throwing Blundell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the head but Blundell blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blundell.
Blundell blocks an uppercut.
Blundell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oarsman has him pressed against the cage.
Oarsman misses with a knee to the head.
Oarsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blundell.
Blundell lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Blundell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
Blundell tries to throw a body punch but Oarsman avoids it by throwing Blundell back against the cage.
Blundell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blundell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oarsman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blundell swings wildly with an uppercut but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oarsman blocking some punches.
Blundell prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Blundell misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Blundell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oarsman.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blundell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oarsman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blundell will feel that in the morning.
Oarsman closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Oarsman.
A nice left hand lands by Blundell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blundell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blundell lands a nice uppercut.
Oarsman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blundell's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Blundell fails to land.
Blundell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blundell gets through Oarsman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blundell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oarsman is leaning against Blundell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oarsman tries to throw a body punch but Blundell avoids it by throwing Oarsman back against the cage.
Oarsman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blundell backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cosmo Oarsman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oarsman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blundell has managed to clinch.
Ryan Blundell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oarsman.
Oarsman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blundell backwards.
Blundell pushes Oarsman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blundell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blundell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oarsman closes the distance and clinches.
Oarsman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Blundell fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blundell lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Blundell.
Good body shot from Blundell.
Blundell digs a right hand underneath Oarsman's ribcage. Oarsman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blundell.
A short body shot lands from Blundell as the two fighters clinch.
Blundell misses with a body punch.
Blundell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oarsman is breathing heavily.
Blundell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blundell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundell lands a nice looking body shot.
Blundell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oarsman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Blundell misses.
Oarsman throws a hook to the side of Blundell's head but Blundell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blundell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blundell with a nice cross.
Oarsman lands a jab.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oarsman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oarsman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman throws an off balance right hand
and Blundell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blundell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blundell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oarsman.
Blundell changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Oarsman throws the left hand but Blundell avoids the punch easily.
Oarsman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blundell counters with a left and a right that stings Oarsman.
Blundell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oarsman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oarsman is rocked!
Oarsman misses with a leg kick.
Oarsman is still on wobbly legs! Can Blundell finish him?
Oarsman throws a leg kick but Blundell moved away.
Blundell lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Oarsman falls backwards - clearly groggy! Blundell dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Blundell!
A relieved looking Ryan Blundell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tat Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taylor's choice of entrance music: Im on my Level. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tat Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to clinch up but Cade circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cade is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
Cade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cade's elbow.
Cade working aggressively here.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Cade is blocking nicely.
Taylor pushes Cade back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cade avoids the elbow strike from Taylor, against the cage.
Cade is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor has Cade pushed against the cage.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Tat Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cade is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tat Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cade.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Cade avoids it well.
Cade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cade has time to react.
Cade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taylor wants to clinch
and Cade counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Taylor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cade but great work by Taylor.
Taylor stands up and beckons Cade to his feet.
Taylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cade changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Cade manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Cade pushes him off.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Cade.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Cade is blocking nicely.
Taylor scores a nice knee to the body.
Cade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cade swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Cade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cade fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Taylor to the ground. Cade is now in Taylor's guard.
We've been hearing that Cade has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cade tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor has his hands on Cade's head, controlling the position.
Cade has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Taylor is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Cade controlling him for the moment.
Cade pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cade is working away from the top position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cade is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tat Taylor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor leaves Cade with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Cade keeps it at a distance.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Cade.
Cade tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cade to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Taylor is pulling down on Cade's head to control his posture.
Cade postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor 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.
Cade passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taylor is not content to let Cade control the position.
Cade decides to stand back up.
Taylor tries to clinch but Cade is having none of it.
Cade lands with a nice body kick.
Cade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Cade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tat Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cade shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Cade moved out of range nicely.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cade counters with a head kick.
Cade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cade shoots in for a double leg but Taylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cade gets a double leg takedown into Taylor's guard.
Cade wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
Cade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Cade wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Cade won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
Cade stands up from Taylor's guard - Cade perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Cade throws a head kick that misses.
Cade misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Cade.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Cade circles away.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Cade pushes him off.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cade closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Cade pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Cade does no damage.
Cade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cade, pushing him back against the cage.
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 Carl Cade will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor misses with a low kick as Cade jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Taylor misses.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cade manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Taylor on his heels. He'll look to pass Taylor's guard now, I'm sure.
Cade trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Cade is really struggling to control Taylor but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Taylor has his feet on Cade's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cade shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Tat Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Cade shoots in.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Cade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Cade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cade swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Cade pushes him off.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Cade swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taylor 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 Cade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cade tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Taylor defends well and Cade ends up having to push Taylor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Cade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cade.
Taylor slips under a jab from Cade.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cade doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.
Cade shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor moves to clinch but Cade breaks away
and Cade counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor pushes Cade up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor gets underhooks to prevent Cade's takedown attempt.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Cade looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Cade as he connects with a hook.
Cade misses with a hook.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Cade circles away and keeps his distance.
Cade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taylor tries to clinch
enabling Cade to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Cade pushes him off.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor stuns Cade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor throws a low kick but Cade avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Cade with an uppercut!
Cade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Cade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Cade counters with a head kick. That will keep Taylor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tat Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tat Taylor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyros Sisyphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Raziq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Raziq will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyros Sisyphus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Raziq!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raziq fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sisyphus to the ground. Raziq is now in Sisyphus's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sisyphus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sisyphus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raziq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sisyphus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sisyphus working Raziq over with strikes.
Sisyphus wants to pass the guard but Raziq is defending well.
Sisyphus seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Raziq is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kyros Sisyphus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Trifu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Trifu's choice of entrance music: Radioactive - Imagine Dragons. George Piere has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Piere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavius Trifu!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Flavius Trifu has been cut.
Piere scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Piere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Piere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trifu circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Trifu.
Piere jabs Trifu right on the nose. Trifu blinks but takes it well.
Trifu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Piere looks to land a right hand but Trifu moved out of range.
Trifu misses with a double jab.
Trifu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piere's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trifu thumps Piere with a low kick.
Trifu 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trifu!
Piere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piere lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Piere.
Trifu is rocked!
Piere throws a poor cross that misses
and Trifu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trifu is still on wobbly legs! Can Piere finish him?
Trifu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piere.
Trifu staying out of range there.
Trifu switches off momentarily and Piere cracks him with a monster right hand! Trifu topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Piere dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Piere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Piere!
George Piere seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Flavius Trifu spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry boss. I let my guard down'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schilling comes into the arena with Roy Jones - Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison has closed the distance and engaged Schilling in a clinch.
Schilling drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jamison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jamison blocks an uppercut.
Schilling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jamison blocks an uppercut.
Schilling tries to pull guard but Jamison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Schilling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jamison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Schilling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jamison scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Schilling fails to land.
Schilling misses with the head strike.
Schilling has Jamison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jamison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Schilling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamison has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Schilling uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schilling with a flurry of punches that miss.
Our spies down at at Disciples Top Team inform us that Jamison has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jamison is looking to cinch up a triangle. Schilling throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Jamison's body to avoid the submission. Jamison has instead reached around Schilling's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Jamison arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Jamison!
Our winner, John Jamison, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes into the arena with Chica blaring out of the sound system. 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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sonni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sonni works over Munalukko's head and body with a nice combination.
Sonni lands a right hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Munalukko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Munalukko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munalukko moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Munalukko.
Sonni avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of Munalukko's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Munalukko. Munalukko obviously looking to wear him down.
Munalukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sonni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munalukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonni.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Munalukko saw that one coming.
Sonni scores with a leg kick.
Munalukko works over Sonni's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Kaheli Sonni has been cut.
Munalukko misses with a straight right.
Munalukko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko is looking to chop away at Sonni's legs.
Munalukko misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Munalukko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Munalukko moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Munalukko cracks Sonni with a good jab.
Sonni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Munalukko has time to react.
Sonni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munalukko momentarily.
Munalukko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sonni.
Sonni throws a hook but Munalukko avoids it easily.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Munalukko throws a solid leg kick but Sonni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munalukko.
Sonni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Munalukko is looking to score with low kicks.
Munalukko throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries to move into range but Munalukko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Sonni there.
Munalukko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Munalukko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munalukko scores with a sloppy right hand. Sonni should have avoided that one.
Munalukko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Munalukko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sonni to score with a decent uppercut.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Munalukko saw that one coming.
Sonni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Munalukko's head back.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Munalukko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Sonni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munalukko's sensitive parts.
Sonni throws a body punch but Munalukko moves out of range.
Sonni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munalukko.
Sonni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sonni scores with a sloppy right hand. Munalukko should have avoided that one.
Sonni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko scores with a shot to the body.
Sonni throws a hook but Munalukko avoids it easily.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munalukko.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munalukko.
Good leg kick by Sonni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni thows a body kick. Munalukko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Munalukko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sonni seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Munalukko throws a big shot that misses.
Sonni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munalukko moves forwards but Sonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Munalukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Sonni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Munalukko is out of range.
Sonni swings widly with a right hand
and Munalukko counters with a left and a right that stings Sonni.
Munalukko lands a nice shot that snaps Sonni's head back.
Munalukko thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Sonni misses.
Sonni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Munalukko connects with a looping right hand.
Munalukko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munalukko takes the fight into the clinch.
Munalukko tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Munalukko tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Munalukko lands with a light punch inside.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Kaheli Sonni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaheli Sonni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sonni throws a chopping leg kick but Munalukko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and Munalukko counters with a head kick that drops Sonni to the mat! Sonni scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sonni 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!
Munalukko finds Sonni's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Sonni flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Munalukko lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Sonni will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Make Munalukko!
After winning the bout, Make Munalukko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauss Elimination (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Intimidation mixtape. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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183 lbs
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23
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herb Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauss Elimination!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elimination feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunter connects with a jab.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Elimination checks the leg kick nicely there.
Elimination closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Elimination pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunter blocks a leg kick.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elimination counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elimination throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunter 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.
Elimination throws a strike but Hunter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination working a defensive guard here.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Elimination keeps moving.
Elimination looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Hunter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elimination misses with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Hunter. No joy for Elimination on that attempt.
Hunter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Gauss Elimination has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elimination will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunter lands a right hook to the body.
Herb Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Elimination takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Elimination throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Hunter's head coaches at BigMouth Cabrons that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from Hunter.
Hunter throws a low kick, looking for Elimination's leg but Elimination calmly moves out of range.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Elimination under the eye.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hunter looking to control.
Elimination scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Elimination postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elimination loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter has his hands on Elimination's head, controlling the position.
Elimination pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is controlling Elimination's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elimination has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elimination accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elimination throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herb Hunter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Elimination connects with an inside leg kick.
Elimination goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elimination lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunter's head.
Elimination buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Elimination shoots in and drives through. Hunter sprawls well.
Herb Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauss Elimination.
Hunter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elimination to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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 Herb Hunter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauss Elimination's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hunter throws the left hand but Elimination avoids the punch easily.
Hunter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Elimination on the side of the head.
Elimination tries to work over Hunter's front leg with a kick but Hunter checks it.
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Elimination's ribs.
Hunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elimination misses with a takedown attempt - Hunter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunter stuffs the takedown attempt from Elimination. Elimination gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Elimination.
Elimination connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elimination looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Herb Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauss Elimination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Elimination.
Elimination keeps Hunter at a distance using the push kick.
Elimination misses with a hook.
Elimination takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elimination throws the kick towards the body but Hunter avoids it.
Elimination checks a leg kick nicely.
Elimination gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Elimination checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Elimination shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily.
Hunter lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunter leaves Elimination with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elimination moves away.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Elimination takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Elimination moved away.
Elimination ducks right into an uppercut from Hunter.
Elimination is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Herb Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Elimination lands a nice shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Elimination, right into the meat.
Hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter tries to work over Elimination's front leg with a kick but Elimination checks it.
Elimination is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Elimination gets a double leg takedown into Hunter's guard.
Elimination throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunter pulls Elimination in to control the position.
Elimination tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Hunter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Elimination postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunter holds on and takes a little breather.
We're going to have a standup here because Herb Hunter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Elimination tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hunter defends well and Elimination ends up having to push Hunter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hunter lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Elimination is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Elimination avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Elimination under the eye.
Hunter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elimination to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hunter is trying to keep Elimination in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elimination working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elimination missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunter can't keep his opponent in guard - Elimination advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Hunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gauss Elimination'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Elimination avoids nicely.
Hunter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elimination slips under a jab from Hunter.
Elimination shoots in for a takedown but Hunter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elimination on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Elimination changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunter tries to avoid it but Elimination manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunter to the ground. Hunter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunter tried to score with a low kick but Elimination checks it.
Hunter throws a hook but Elimination blocks it.
Hunter lunges at Elimination with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elimination's hand.
Hunter blocks the body kick.
Elimination on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Elimination.
Elimination shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Elimination takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter wants to control but Elimination is keeping busy.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Elimination working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hunter wants to stand but Elimination is controlling the position.
Hunter 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.
Gauss Elimination has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elimination throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elimination passes Hunter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Elimination is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter is trying to maintain the position but Elimination is very close to passing his half guard.
Elimination looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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!
Elimination winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hunter tries to get to full guard but Elimination has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination lands strikes from half guard.
Elimination not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elimination throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elimination with the ground and pound but Hunter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elimination accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gauss Elimination has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Elimination postures up.
Elimination postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elimination is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
Hunter trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elimination accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Elimination is in close to Hunter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Elimination loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elimination postures up.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
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!
Elimination stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Elimination throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elimination is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauss Elimination comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Herb Hunter!
Herb Hunter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Jabroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabroni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whatever. Ricardo Jabroni has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
169 lbs
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24
168 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Jabroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chim misses with a body kick.
Chim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jabroni is out of range.
Chim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chim has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Chim.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chim.
Jabroni works the jab nicely.
A left and a right from Jabroni both land. Nice combination.
Jabroni slips a straight right by Chim.
A big right from Jabroni misses.
Jabroni shoots in looking for a takedown but Chim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jabroni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jabroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chim circles away quickly and effectively.
Chim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabroni.
Jabroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jabroni lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim ducks under a wild hook from Jabroni.
Jabroni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chim counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jabroni is avoiding damage well.
Jabroni takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chim working the body and head with strikes.
Chim scoring with punches and elbows.
Chim tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabroni wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jabroni is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jabroni's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jabroni is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chim off and has taken his back!
Jabroni avoiding Chim 's attempts to control his hands.
Jabroni is hanging on to Chim's back as he tries to escape.
Can Chim hold on?! Jabroni is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Chim wants to escape the position.
Jabroni avoiding Chim 's attempts to control his hands.
Jabroni trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Chim doesn't escape.
Jabroni controlling well, preventing Chim from escaping the position.
Chim trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim tries to roll but Jabroni sticks to his back.
Jabroni looking to break Chim's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Chim remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jabroni will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jabroni working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Chim looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jabroni has the hooks in. Chim is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Chim trying to control the position but Jabroni manages to sink in the hooks.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jabroni trying to control.
Jabroni doesn't have the hooks in and Chim manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim throwing strikes but missing.
Jabroni has momentary wrist control but Chim slips an elbow through the middle.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabroni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabroni wants to work for an arm triangle but Chim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chim controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Chim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jabroni wants to pass the guard but Chim is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Borin Chim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chim takes a swing at Jabroni's ribcage but misses.
Chim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jabroni's hands.
Nice body kick from Chim.
Chim slips a straight right by Jabroni.
Chim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jabroni throws a hook to the side of Chim's head but Chim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jabroni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jabroni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chim controlling the position for now.
Jabroni controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chim controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabroni is trying to work for a kimura but Chim is defending well.
Chim is refusing to be controlled, as Jabroni sits in half guard.
Jabroni trying to advance position but Chim counters by regaining guard.
Jabroni wants to control from the top but Chim keeps moving.
Chim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chim is controlling Jabroni's posture.
Chim keeping full guard, as Jabroni tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chim is pulling down on Jabroni's head. It's preventing any offense from Jabroni, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Borin Chim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jabroni slips under a jab from Chim.
Some wild striking there from Jabroni.
Chim scores with a one two! Jabroni had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jabroni is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Chim misses.
Jabroni blocks a head kick by Chim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabroni throws the left hand but Chim avoids the punch easily.
Jabroni tries to bum rush Chim with a series of wild strikes but Chim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chim misses with a wild body shot.
Chim misses with a right hand
and Jabroni counters with a nice uppercut.
Jabroni gets a double leg takedown into Chim's guard.
Jabroni trying to control but Chim is working from the bottom.
Chim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jabroni won't allow Chim to sweep him here.
Jabroni wants to control from the top but Chim keeps moving.
Chim trying to keep a closed guard but Jabroni is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chim keeping moving, preventing Jabroni from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Ricardo Jabroni wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jabroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jabroni dives in and grabs Chim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chim pushes down on Jabroni's head and hops out.
Chim throws a jab but it's blocked by Jabroni.
Nice uppercut lands for Jabroni. That snapped Chim's head back.
Chim misses with a straight left.
Jabroni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jabroni there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chim thows a body kick. Jabroni tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabroni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chim.
Jabroni lands a glancing blow to the side of Chim's head.
Jabroni checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Borin Chim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chim wants to slow Jabroni down by chopping away at his legs.
Chim slips a jab from Jabroni.
Chim looks to land a left hand but Jabroni moved out of range nicely.
Jabroni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jabroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabroni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jabroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chim moves away.
Chim misses with a kick to the body.
Chim throws a looping overhand right but Jabroni ducks down to avoid it.
Jabroni shoots for a double leg takedown but Chim sprawls well. He's pushed Jabroni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jabroni lands with a good body shot.
Chim lands a head shot.
Oh Jabroni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chim - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabroni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chim.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chim feints a jab and as Jabroni dips his head, Chim unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Jabroni right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Jabroni falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Chim smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Borin Chim!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Warwick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Nohara acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Nohara avoids it.
Nohara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nohara lands a front kick.
Nohara misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nohara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis checks a low kick from Nohara.
Nohara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Davis misses with a hook. Nohara ducked under it nicely.
Nohara throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Nohara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nohara lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nohara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara misses the body punch
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nohara.
Nohara lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into range.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nohara throws out the jab.
Nohara throws a lazy head kick
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Nohara defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Nohara misses with a body shot.
Nohara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nohara tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
Davis really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nohara tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis tests Nohara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nohara, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nohara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nohara.
Davis throws a low kick but Nohara moves out of range easily.
Nohara thows a body shot but no joy.
Nohara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Nohara throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nohara throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Nohara throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Nohara lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Nohara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nohara manages to get himself to full guard.
Nohara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis wants to hold on but Nohara pushes him away.
Davis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nohara tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Nohara there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nohara controlling the pace for now.
Nohara misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nohara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nohara lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Nohara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nohara misses with a low kick.
Nohara thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nohara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nohara thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Nohara pushes him off.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nohara has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hiro Nohara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nohara. Nohara obviously looking to wear him down.
Nohara swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Nohara misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis cracks Nohara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nohara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Nohara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nohara throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nohara misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Nohara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
Nohara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Nohara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nohara misses the body punch
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Nohara 's knee.
Nice uppercut lands for Nohara. That snapped Davis's head back.
Nohara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nohara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Nohara blocks the low kick.
Nohara throws a leg kick that misses.
Nohara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Nohara.
Nohara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis avoids the body shot from Nohara.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Nohara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Davis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hiro Nohara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis misses with a looping right.
A jab from Nohara finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nohara.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nohara looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Nohara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nohara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nohara misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nohara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Nohara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nohara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nohara. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Nohara settles back down.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nohara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nohara swings widly with a right hand
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Nohara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nohara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nohara defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis takes a swing at Nohara's ribcage but misses.
Nohara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nohara misses the shot to the body.
Nohara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nohara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nohara looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Nohara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nohara throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Nohara moves away and avoids it.
Nohara throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nohara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nohara cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Nohara.
Nohara motions for Davis to come forward. Nohara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nohara tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nohara.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nohara.
Nohara connects with an inside leg kick.
Nohara throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Nohara down.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nohara. Nohara obviously looking to wear him down.
Nohara checks a low kick from Davis.
Nohara lands an overhand right.
Nohara throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Nohara misses with a body shot.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Nohara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nohara throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Nohara as he checks the leg kick.
Davis throws a hook but Nohara avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Nohara looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Nohara thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick by Nohara misses
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nohara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Nohara.
Nohara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Nohara.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Nohara counters with an outside leg kick.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.
Nohara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Nohara pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Nohara.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Nohara.
An inside leg kick from Nohara misses.
Nohara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Nohara cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nohara 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.
Nohara misses with a leg kick.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Nohara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis drops his hands momentarily and Nohara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nohara.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nohara is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nohara.
Nohara checks a low kick from Davis.
Nohara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nohara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's 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!
Davis checks the leg kick.
Davis misses with a kick to the body
and Nohara counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nohara throws a head punch that misses.
Nohara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nohara struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Nohara prevents a body shot from Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nohara really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nohara thows a body shot but no joy.
Nohara throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Nohara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davis throws the left hand but Nohara avoids the punch easily.
Nohara looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Nohara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nohara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nohara.
Nohara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nohara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Nohara is out of range.
Nohara lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nohara looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Nohara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis throws out a leg kick but Nohara moves out of range and Davis only half commits.
Nohara moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Nohara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nohara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Nohara coming out on top.
Nohara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Nohara settles back down.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nohara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nohara with a hook.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nohara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Nohara is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
Davis blocks a body shot from Nohara.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nohara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nohara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis blocking some punches.
Nohara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nohara dodges an elbow strike from Davis.
Nohara lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nohara postures up.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nohara trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Warwick Davis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nohara throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hiro Nohara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nohara misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Nohara just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis clobbers Nohara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis tries to work over Nohara's front leg with a kick but Nohara checks it.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nohara thuds his shin into the meat of Davis's side.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Nohara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nohara misses the shot to the body.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Nohara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Nohara tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Nohara.
Davis is looking to slow Nohara down with leg kicks.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nohara.
Davis wants to clinch.
Nohara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nohara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Nohara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nohara connects with a looping right hand.
Nohara lands a slapping body shot.
Davis clobbers Nohara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Nohara's shoulder, as Nohara tries to avoid the shot.
Nohara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nohara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warwick Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Nohara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Nohara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Davis motions for Nohara to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nohara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Nohara counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Nohara.
Nohara looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis tries a low kick but Nohara avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nohara counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nohara trying to control the pace.
Hiro Nohara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hiro Nohara wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nohara throws a leg kick
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiro Nohara.
I've got Nohara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nohara!
Hiro Nohara is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Hiro Nohara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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