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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayden Wood Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood Jr !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wood Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wood Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Wood Jr has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz tries to break free but Wood Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood Jr won't allow it.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Wood Jr is controlling the position.
Wood Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood Jr throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wood Jr .
Diaz is looking to clinch but Wood Jr is avoiding it.
Wood Jr throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz moves to clinch but Wood Jr breaks away
and Wood Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Wood Jr cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Wood Jr misses.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz moves to clinch but Wood Jr breaks away
and Wood Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Wood Jr counters with a left to the body.
Diaz throws a jab when Wood Jr was well out of range.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Wood Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wood Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Wood Jr throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood Jr misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz punishes Wood Jr 's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood Jr ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Wood Jr ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Wood Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Wood Jr is out of range.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wood Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Wood Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz tries to clinch but Wood Jr is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood Jr throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz closes the distance but Wood Jr moves to the side
enabling Wood Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz cracks Wood Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wood Jr defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Wood Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wood Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Wood Jr misses the jab.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wood Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wood Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wood Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wood Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood Jr .
Wood Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz tries to circle away but Wood Jr has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wood Jr 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood Jr circles away.
Wood Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wood Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz connects with a right hand. Wood Jr shakes it off.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A cross from Wood Jr lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bayden Wood Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wood Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wood Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bayden Wood Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Wood Jr throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Wood Jr misses with a looping right.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Wood Jr .
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Wood Jr circles away.
Wood Jr ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Wood Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Wood Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz wants to clinch but Wood Jr slips to the side
letting Wood Jr counter with a right hand.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Wood Jr coming out on top.
Wood Jr lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Wood Jr .
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wood Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Wood Jr .
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Wood Jr is avoiding it.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood Jr circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Wood Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wood Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood Jr gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood Jr wants a takedown.
Wood Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wood Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wood Jr wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wood Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wood Jr is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz prevents Wood Jr from standing back up.
Diaz throwing shots but Wood Jr is blocking nicely.
Wood Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Wood Jr is trying to control but can't.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Wood Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Wood Jr is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wood Jr avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood Jr is in trouble now - Diaz has advanced to mount!
Diaz wants to control the pace but Wood Jr is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz looking to ground and pound but Wood Jr is blocking nicely.
Diaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Diaz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood Jr wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz trying to control but Wood Jr is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bayden Wood Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wood Jr misses with a hook.
Jab from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wood Jr misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz tries to clinch but Wood Jr is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Wood Jr .
Wood Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but Wood Jr is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Wood Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wood Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood Jr loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wood Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Wood Jr keeps it at a distance.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Wood Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Wood Jr is avoiding it.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Wood Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Wood Jr keeps it at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wood Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz wants to clinch but Wood Jr slips to the side
and Wood Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Wood Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wood Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Wood Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but Wood Jr moves away
and Wood Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to clinch but Wood Jr is having none of it.
Diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood Jr .
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz tries to break free but Wood Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Wood Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Wood Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Wood Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wood Jr looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz swings for the body but Wood Jr moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wood Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood Jr throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz wants to clinch but Wood Jr slips to the side
and Wood Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood Jr .
Wood Jr needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wood Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Wood Jr swinging wildly here.
Wood Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wood Jr misses the jab.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wood Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz digs a good hook to Wood Jr 's body.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Wood Jr .
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wood Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wood Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood Jr misses with a wild combination.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bayden Wood Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wood Jr 's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Diaz.
I think Wood Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bayden Wood Jr !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casy Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Goddard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver's entrance music is Bon Jovi - It's my life. A fine choice. Rick Goddard 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casy Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Goddard!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Carver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goddard moves into range and clinches up with Carver.
Carver looking to throw knees to the head but Goddard is blocking nicely.
Carver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Carver has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Goddard scores a nice knee to the body.
Carver stalling in the clinch but Goddard improves position.
Carver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goddard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carver throws a head punch that misses.
Goddard lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Casy Carver has been cut.
Goddard throws an elbow that misses.
Carver lands an uppercut.
Goddard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goddard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goddard.
Carver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Goddard.
Goddard looking to throw knees to the head but Carver is blocking nicely.
Carver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goddard walks away with a smile on his face. Carver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carver wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goddard has Carver up against the cage in a clinch.
Carver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goddard is keeping busy.
Goddard 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.
Goddard working Carver over with knees to the body.
Carver is breathing heavily.
Goddard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goddard misses with a knee strike.
Goddard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Goddard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goddard lands an elbow that stopped Carver in his tracks for a moment.
Carver is rocked!
Goddard lands a nice elbow.
Oh Carver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goddard landing knees to the body.
Goddard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goddard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Goddard lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goddard gets through Carver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goddard creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Carver! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Goddard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Goddard!
Rick Goddard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Casy Carver spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm not myself today , sorry - I will show real me at the next show ! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Grail. Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tech N9ne - Livin' Like I'm Dyin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Felix Cruz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cruz defends well and Williams ends up having to push Cruz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cruz is looking for a takedown.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.
Cruz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Williams seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felix Cruz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Williams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Joe Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz is trying to stand.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Cruz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cruz dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cruz enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cruz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cruz controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Felix Cruz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cruz is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cruz wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Williams throws a strike but Cruz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
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 Joe Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Cruz shoots in.
Williams dives in and scores a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cruz wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cruz decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Williams.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Felix Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Felix Cruz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Cruz.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Cruz.
I think Cruz 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Cruz!
Felix Cruz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BeastMode, into his post fight interview.
Joe Williams spoke after the fight, saying 'i love you guys and thank you for supporting me and sorry that i couldn't do better but I'll be back better than before'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rukah Padero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koby Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koby Hart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rukah Padero 's chin.
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152 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rukah Padero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koby Hart!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Padero decides to pull guard.
Padero trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Padero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart controls from within his opponent's guard.
Padero looking for a guillotine here but Hart defends easily.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Padero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart trying to stand up but can't free himself from Padero 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Padero blocks nicely.
Hart wants to stand but Padero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Padero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hart with a nice head shot there.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Padero blocks nicely.
Hart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Padero . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hart wants to control from the top but Padero keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart wanted to stand there but Padero had control of the position.
Padero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Padero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Padero is tightening it up a little... Hart has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hart reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hart taps out! Nice BJJ there by Padero !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rukah Padero !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor Selson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesigan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen aint no sunshine as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Selson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesigan St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Selson sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Selson's head.
Selson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Selson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Selson looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre is trying to control. Selson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Selson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Selson trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Selson looking for submissions off his back.
Selson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Selson trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selson won't allow St Pierre to pass to mount.
Selson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Selson is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Selson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Pierre is working away from the top position though.
Selson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Pierre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selson regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Selson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Selson tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Selson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Selson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Selson is defending well.
Selson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Pierre pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selson wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Selson actively working from the bottom here.
Selson trying to control here.
Selson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Pierre pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Selson's hands, connecting with Selson's forehead.
Selson looking for submissions off his back.
Selson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Selson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Pierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selson trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Selson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Selson, pushing him back against the cage.
Selson tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Selson drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Pierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Selson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Selson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesigan St Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck for Selson with that takedown attempt.
Selson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Selson defends it easily.
Selson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Selson wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Selson won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
Selson wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Kesigan St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Selson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Selson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Selson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Selson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St Pierre has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee asks Selson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Selson prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Selson's best efforts.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Selson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Selson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Selson's back!
St Pierre is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Selson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selson is really stuck here.
St Pierre punches Selson on the ear.
St Pierre has the hooks in. Selson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Selson is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
St Pierre is working the ground and pound. Can Selson escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selson is in bad spot here.
Selson turns into St Pierre and is now in his guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Selson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre striking from the bottom.
Selson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but St Pierre manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Selson has St Pierre in his guard.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Selson striking off his back but it's not causing St Pierre any problems.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Selson keeps moving.
St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Selson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Selson's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Selson looking for a triangle here. St Pierre is fighting it but it looks tight! Selson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, St Pierre is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Connor Selson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kita Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zen clinches.
Knees to the body from Zen.
Zen breaks from the clinch.
Zen wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edgar 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 Zen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Edgar stuffs the takedown.
Zen tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edgar gets tackled into the cage by Zen. Zen maintains the clinch.
Zen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Zen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zen lands an elbow inside that Edgar shrugs off.
Zen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zen tries a head kick but it misses.
Zen misses with a wild combination.
Edgar gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zen has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Edgar is on him like a limpet, forcing Zen back against the cage.
Zen effectively controlling the action here.
Zen tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Zen drags the fight down to the ground.
Edgar gets to his feet. Zen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zen throws a combination that misses
and Edgar counters with a left to the body.
Edgar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zen to the ground. Edgar is now in Zen's guard.
Zen wants to stand and escape but Edgar is having none of it.
Zen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Edgar has picked Zen up and slammed him! Zen can't keep hold of the triangle and Edgar manages to pass to side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edgar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zen to his feet.
Edgar lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zen walks into a left hand.
Edgar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zen tries to bench press Edgar off him but Edgar keeps the position.
Edgar has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Edgar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zen somewhat.
Zen throws a wild body kick that Edgar sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen takes the fight into the clinch.
Edgar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edgar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edgar looking for a takedown.
Zen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zen lands an elbow inside that Edgar shrugs off.
Zen jumps guard and drags Edgar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Edgar tries to stand but Zen is controlling from the bottom.
Zen is trying to control the position but Edgar postures up.
Zen striking off his back but it's not causing Edgar any problems.
Zen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Edgar passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Zen dives in for a single leg takedown but Edgar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kita Zen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Edgar is looking for a takedown.
Zen lands a good knee to the midsection. Edgar won't want to take too many of those.
Zen missing with knees to the body.
Zen looking to stall.
Edgar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zen.
Zen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edgar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kita Zen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zen wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Zen moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Zen tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar lands a nice hook to Zen's body. Zen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edgar tests Zen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edgar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar wants to stand but Zen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Edgar defends it easily.
Edgar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zen works over Edgar's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar gets tackled into the cage by Zen. Zen maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen stalling.
Edgar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Edgar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edgar wants a takedown.
Kita Zen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Edgar.
Zen with a knee to the head.
Zen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zen moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar moves out of range of the body kick.
Edgar moves out of range as Zen throws a body kick.
Zen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zen is looking to clinch.
Zen wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Zen tries to clinch up.
Zen wants to clinch.
Zen is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been told by Zen's head coaches at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 40 cap] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zen shoots in but Edgar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zen fails with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Zen tries a head kick but it misses.
Zen takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zen with a poor takedown
and Edgar counters with a single leg into guard. Zen didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zen working for a triangle but Edgar defends it easily.
Edgar stands up and waves to Zen to follow him.
Kita Zen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen has Edgar up against the cage in a clinch.
Edgar goes for a takedown attempt but Zen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edgar counters with a single leg into guard. Zen didn't expect that.
Zen wants to stand up but Edgar is controlling him.
Jake Edgar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edgar gets to his feet. Zen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zen tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Zen is looking to clinch.
Zen walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Kita Zen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edgar lands with a nice body punch.
Zen drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.
Edgar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zen breaks the clinch.
Kita Zen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar cracks a nice hook into Zen's ribs.
Zen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edgar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zen did well to prevent Edgar getting side control.
Edgar wants to stand but Zen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zen is looking for a sweep. Edgar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar tries to stand and escape but Zen is controlling the position.
Edgar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jab from Edgar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Edgar stalks Zen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zen's face. Zen staggers backwards, shaken.
A shot to the liver by Edgar. Beautiful body shot.
Zen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edgar misses with a few strikes there.
Zen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zen is looking to clinch.
Zen is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.
Zen shoots in and drives through. Edgar sprawls well.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Zen moves out of range.
Zen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zen moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Zen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Edgar to score with a decent uppercut.
Zen fails with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Edgar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edgar but Edgar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kita Zen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zen fails with the takedown
and Edgar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edgar jabs at Zen's body.
Edgar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zen rather than just go for the knockout.
Zen shoots in looking for a takedown. Edgar tries to sprawl out of it but Zen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Edgar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Edgar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edgar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar gets full guard.
Edgar has control of Zen's left arm, preventing Zen from doing any damage.
Edgar wants to sweep here but Zen controlling him for the moment.
Edgar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Zen closes the distance and clinches.
Edgar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Edgar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Zen.
Zen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edgar misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Zen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zen looks for a takedown but Edgar sprawls well.
Zen with a poor takedown
and Edgar counters with a series of strikes. Zen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zen darts in trying to clinch
and Edgar counters with a left and a right that stings Zen.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1-2. Edgar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zen looks for the body kick but Edgar saw that one coming.
Zen has his takedown stuffed
and Edgar counters with a stiff right hand.
Zen moves forwards but Edgar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zen shoots in and drives through. Edgar sprawls well.
Edgar looking to score a takedown here. Zen is defending well but Edgar drives through and ends up in Zen's guard.
Zen is working an open guard so Edgar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zen fails with a takedown attempt.
Edgar drives through with a takedown into Zen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Edgar stacks Zen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Edgar!
Edgar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zen to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Edgar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edgar 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Edgar!
Our winner, Jake Edgar, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deion Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Kelso is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deion Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Kelso!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Kelso shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes .
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelso.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes . Kelso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelso tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelso.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kelso back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kelso takes one on the button.
Kelso dodges the punch combination from Barnes .
Kelso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Kelso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelso.
Kelso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Kelso moved out of range.
Deion Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes defending well as Kelso loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes drops Kelso with a huge uppercut! Kelso drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Barnes is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deion Barnes !
An out of breath Deion Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helder Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Tsoukalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helder Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Tsoukalos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoukalos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dias!
Tsoukalos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dias is trying to control Tsoukalos's posture but Tsoukalos avoids it.
Tsoukalos working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dias is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tsoukalos scores with punches from side control.
Dias tries to bench press Tsoukalos off him but Tsoukalos keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias is letting Tsoukalos control him for a moment.
Dias tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tsoukalos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tsoukalos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tsoukalos's best efforts.
Tsoukalos throws a strike but Dias avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dias is looking for a triangle but Tsoukalos pushes his legs off easily.
Dias will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tsoukalos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsoukalos postures up and lands a big shot to Dias's brow.
Tsoukalos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tsoukalos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dias manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tsoukalos has Dias in his guard.
Dias postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dias won't allow Tsoukalos to sweep him here.
Dias works over Tsoukalos with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dias has gone for a leg lock! Tsoukalos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dias's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsoukalos chips away with some ground and pound.
Tsoukalos chips away with some ground and pound.
Tsoukalos distracts Dias with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dias throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tsoukalos throwing strikes but missing.
Dias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tsoukalos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tsoukalos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tsoukalos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dias's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias has momentary wrist control but Tsoukalos slips an elbow through the middle.
Dias looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tsoukalos with a nice head shot there.
Dias is rocked!
Tsoukalos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Dias is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsoukalos is working Dias over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tsoukalos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dias's head.
Tsoukalos wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Dias throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tsoukalos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dias can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsoukalos scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Dias is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Tsoukalos can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Tsoukalos!
A very excited looking Giorgio Tsoukalos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas De La Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes has chosen My name is MUD 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas De La Torre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Clawnes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes misses with a head kick.
De La Torre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De La Torre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clawnes wants to clinch.
Clawnes clinches with his opponent.
De La Torre is pressed up against the cage. Clawnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De La Torre down to the mat. De La Torre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De La Torre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De La Torre digs a good body shot into Clawnes's ribs.
De La Torre thows a body shot but no joy.
De La Torre throws a right hand that Clawnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Clawnes also avoids with ease.
De La Torre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clawnes.
Clawnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clawnes closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De La Torre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clawnes tries to score a body lock takedown but De La Torre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nicholas De La Torre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clawnes.
De La Torre tries to throw a body punch but Clawnes avoids it by throwing De La Torre back against the cage.
De La Torre lands a nice knee to the body.
De La Torre tries a knee to the head but Clawnes blocks it.
A knee to the head by De La Torre.
It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Clawnes fails to pull guard.
Clawnes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De La Torre smiles and moves away.
De La Torre throws a leg kick but Clawnes checks it.
Clawnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
De La Torre is looking to chop away at Clawnes's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Torre lands a jab to the head.
De La Torre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clawnes's head backwards.
Nicholas De La Torre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clawnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clawnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De La Torre. De La Torre obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Torre tried to score with a low kick but Clawnes checks it.
Clawnes moves to clinch but De La Torre breaks away
and De La Torre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De La Torre throws a push kick but Clawnes slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters circling a little - De La Torre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clawnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clawnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clawnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clawnes.
De La Torre rushes Clawnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clawnes pushes off an throws an elbow but De La Torre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clawnes pushes off an throws an elbow but De La Torre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De La Torre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clawnes is looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Clawnes.
It looks like Nicholas De La Torre has been cut.
De La Torre gets underhooks to prevent Clawnes's takedown attempt.
De La Torre breaks the clinch.
De La Torre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clawnes.
Clawnes tries to clinch there but De La Torre circles away.
De La Torre misses with a right hand
and Clawnes counters with a shoot takedown. De La Torre fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Torre is keeping the position for now.
Clawnes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes wants to pass the guard but De La Torre is keeping the position.
De La Torre wants to get back to his feet but Clawnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clawnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De La Torre defending against the ground and pound.
Clawnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De La Torre tries to bench press Clawnes off him but Clawnes keeps the position.
Clawnes wants to control but De La Torre is keeping him busy.
De La Torre is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clawnes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
De La Torre is trying to get back to half 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 Nicholas De La Torre will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De La Torre misses with a straight left.
Clawnes darts in trying to clinch
and De La Torre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De La Torre tests Clawnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clawnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De La Torre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De La Torre misses the jab.
De La Torre is looking to chop away at Clawnes's legs.
A jab from De La Torre does it's job there.
Clawnes is looking to chop away at De La Torre's legs.
De La Torre throws the kick towards the body but Clawnes avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but De La Torre circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Torre throws a jab when Clawnes was well out of range.
Clawnes moves out of range of the body kick from De La Torre.
Clawnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from De La Torre misses.
De La Torre throws a lazy right hand but Clawnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicholas De La Torre is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Torre misses with a head kick.
Clawnes misses with a combination
and De La Torre counters with a low kick, right behind Clawnes 's knee.
De La Torre keeps the fight on the outside.
Clawnes has De La Torre up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre is trying to break the clinch but Clawnes has him pressed against the cage.
De La Torre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting De La Torre here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
De La Torre is trying to break free.
De La Torre looking to throw knees to the head but Clawnes is blocking nicely.
Clawnes is trying to drag De La Torre to the mat but De La Torre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clawnes has De La Torre pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Clawnes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending De La Torre tumbling to the mat - Clawnes dives into De La Torre's guard.
Clawnes throwing strikes but missing.
Clawnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De La Torre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Torre is looking to stand up but Clawnes isn't so interested in that idea.
Clawnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De La Torre keeping full guard, as Clawnes tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clawnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clawnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De La Torre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De La Torre is not content to let Clawnes control the position.
Clawnes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clawnes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thomas Clawnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre struggling a bit here.
Clawnes is trying to get an arm triangle but De La Torre is defending well.
Clawnes is looking to take a break and control but De La Torre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clawnes working away.
De La Torre is not content to let Clawnes control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Torre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clawnes trying to control the action but De La Torre is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Clawnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
The fighters circling - De La Torre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De La Torre tries to clinch but Clawnes is having none of it.
De La Torre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clawnes.
Nicholas De La Torre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Torre moves out of range of the body kick.
Clawnes clinches up with De La Torre and pushes him back against the cage.
De La Torre looking to throw knees to the head but Clawnes is blocking nicely.
De La Torre breaks from the clinch.
Clawnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Torre.
Clawnes closes the distance but De La Torre moves to the side
and De La Torre counters with a series of strikes. Clawnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - De La Torre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Torre connects with a single shot there.
De La Torre throws a body kick that misses.
De La Torre misses with a hook.
Clawnes wants to clinch.
De La Torre cracks the inside of Clawnes's front leg.
De La Torre keeps the fight on the outside.
De La Torre misses with a looping right.
That kick from De La Torre tenderised Clawnes's leg. Clawnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clawnes gets a double leg takedown into De La Torre's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Torre is keeping the position for now.
Clawnes passes into half guard.
De La Torre trying to control from the bottom.
De La Torre wants to improve his position but Clawnes is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes works his way into side control.
De La Torre regains half guard.
Clawnes wants to pass to mount but De La Torre is defending the position.
Clawnes is working for a submission of some sort.
De La Torre kicks off Clawnes and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De La Torre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but De La Torre circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Torre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clawnes finds it's way round the side to connect with De La Torre's head.
Good leg kick by De La Torre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clawnes checks a leg kick.
De La Torre throws a hook but Clawnes blocks it.
Clawnes blocks the body kick.
Clawnes tries to bum rush De La Torre with a series of wild strikes but De La Torre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nicholas De La Torre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clawnes has closed the distance and engaged De La Torre in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre tries a knee to the head but Clawnes blocks it.
De La Torre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clawnes tries to pull guard but De La Torre forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clawnes keeps control of De La Torre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clawnes is looking for a takedown.
Nicholas De La Torre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clawnes.
Clawnes is looking for a takedown.
De La Torre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clawnes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De La Torre to keep the fight standing.
Clawnes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clawnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Torre is trying to stand.
De La Torre works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Torre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clawnes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clawnes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clawnes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nicholas De La Torre did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from De La Torre.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but De La Torre circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from De La Torre. Clawnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
De La Torre throws a leg kick but Clawnes moved away.
A punch combination from Clawnes misses.
De La Torre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clawnes.
Clawnes throws a right hand that De La Torre ducks under and follows up with a left that De La Torre also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for De La Torre.
De La Torre lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clawnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Torre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from De La Torre misses.
De La Torre tried to score with a low kick but Clawnes checks it.
Clawnes ducks under a wild hook from De La Torre.
Clawnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De La Torre fails to land with a series of punches.
Clawnes moves out of range as De La Torre throws a body kick.
Clawnes swinging wildly here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clawnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De La Torre - the referee stops the clock and Clawnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De La Torre. Clawnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clawnes moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes checks a low kick from De La Torre.
De La Torre lands a jab-cross combination.
Clawnes tries to clinch there but De La Torre circles away.
Clawnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Torre scores with a body shot.
De La Torre thuds his right hand into Clawnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clawnes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clawnes moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Torre throws the kick towards the body but Clawnes avoids it.
Clawnes moves into range and clinches up with De La Torre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clawnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De La Torre.
Clawnes is looking for a triangle here but De La Torre uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
De La Torre looks up at the clock and then as Clawnes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, De La Torre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Torre wants to control but Clawnes is keeping him busy.
Clawnes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but De La Torre presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Clawnes wants to hold on but De La Torre pushes him away.
Clawnes is trying desperately to improve position.
De La Torre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Clawnes is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre trying to control but Clawnes is having none of it.
Clawnes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Clawnes is looking for a sweep. De La Torre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clawnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clawnes is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute De La Torre jumps into side control!
Clawnes tries to bench press De La Torre off him but De La Torre keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Torre trying to control the position but Clawnes is working away.
Clawnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
De La Torre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas De La Torre had his way with Thomas Clawnes in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clawnes moves in looking to clinch but De La Torre pushes him off.
Clawnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De La Torre throws a nice looking combination but Clawnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clawnes tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick from De La Torre.
A combination from De La Torre does no damage.
Clawnes tries to clinch but De La Torre moves out of range.
De La Torre throws a nice inside leg kick.
De La Torre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clawnes moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Torre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clawnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De La Torre.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Torre misses the target.
Clawnes throws a right and a left that De La Torre avoids nicely.
De La Torre looks to land a combination but Clawnes avoids it well.
Clawnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De La Torre misses the jab.
De La Torre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De La Torre swings for the body but Clawnes moves out of range.
De La Torre throws a hook but Clawnes blocks it.
De La Torre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De La Torre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas Clawnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre throws a low kick but Clawnes avoids it.
Clawnes shoots in looking for a takedown. De La Torre tries to sprawl out of it but Clawnes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De La Torre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Torre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clawnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De La Torre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clawnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De La Torre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clawnes moves out of range as De La Torre strikes.
Clawnes is looking to clinch but De La Torre is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre scores with a leg kick.
De La Torre misses with a leg kick.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Torre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clawnes is looking to clinch.
Clawnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De La Torre counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
De La Torre scoring well with a low kick there.
Clawnes moves in looking to clinch but De La Torre pushes him off.
De La Torre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by De La Torre. That's going to slow Clawnes down.
Clawnes checks a leg kick.
De La Torre keeps Clawnes at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes rushes De La Torre and presses him up against the cage.
Clawnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De La Torre's defenses.
Clawnes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De La Torre uses from the top position.
Clawnes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Torre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Torre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clawnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De La Torre's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Torre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clawnes slips nicely into half guard.
Clawnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De La Torre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clawnes wants to pass the guard but De La Torre is defending well.
Clawnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nicholas De La Torre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clawnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nicholas De La Torre.
I think De La Torre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas De La Torre!
Nicholas De La Torre is the new light heavyweight champion!
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