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Dominance 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andon Dinev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andon Dinev enters the cage!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rutger Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andon Dinev!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
Dinev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Svensson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick by Dinev misses
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Svensson.
Dinev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Svensson throws an off balance right hand
and Dinev counters with a head kick.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Dinev moves out of range as Svensson strikes.
Dinev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson swings for the body but Dinev moves out of range.
Dinev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svensson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dinev tries a head kick but it misses.
Svensson clobbers Dinev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Svensson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dinev. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinev missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Dinev blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
Dinev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Dinev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Dinev moves away and avoids it.
Dinev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dinev lands with a nice body kick.
Dinev swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Dinev throws a head kick that misses.
Dinev jabs at Svensson's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinev. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Dinev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dinev throws a shot to the body.
Dinev missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dinev throws a leg kick
and Svensson counters with a left to the body.
Dinev walks into a jab.
Dinev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dinev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Dinev throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Dinev throws a sloppy head kick and Svensson moves out of range easily.
Dinev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Svensson throws a body punch but Dinev moves out of range.
Dinev lands with an overhand left.
Dinev misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson checks a low kick from Dinev.
A low kick from Dinev is predictable there
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dinev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dinev scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson slips under a jab from Dinev.
Dinev lands a big head kick that sends Svensson tumbling to the mat! Dinev takes a step backwards and waves Svensson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Svensson is rocked!
Svensson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dinev.
Dinev lands with an overhand left.
Oh Svensson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dinev lands an uppercut, right on the button! Svensson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andon Dinev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borislav Shopov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse. Borislav Shopov 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borislav Shopov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves away from the strike by Shopov.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Shopov misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Borislav Shopov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shopov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shopov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith 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.
Shopov working a defensive guard here.
Shopov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shopov wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith wants to stand but Shopov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shopov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith trying to control but Shopov is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Smith.
Shopov throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shopov's guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Shopov keeps moving.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shopov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shopov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shopov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shopov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Shopov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith tries to stand but Shopov is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shopov is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Shopov is keeping the position.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shopov working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shopov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith rushes Shopov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shopov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith wants to control from the top but Shopov keeps moving.
Shopov is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Shopov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shopov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shopov scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shopov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shopov enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shopov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith wants to stand but Shopov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shopov controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shopov, up you get!
Shopov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shopov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shopov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shopov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
Shopov is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Shopov is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Shopov working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shopov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shopov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shopov is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Smith won't allow Shopov to sweep him here.
Shopov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shopov has an active guard here but Smith has managed to pass into half guard.
Shopov tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Shopov manages to get to full guard.
Shopov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
Shopov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is thwarting Shopov's attempts to control the position.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Shopov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith is taking a breather. Shopov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smith prevents Shopov from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shopov has a hand on Smith's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Smith takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Shopov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Shopov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shopov is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shopov looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is taking a breather. Shopov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shopov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Shopov tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Borislav Shopov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shopov is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shopov avoid being mounted?
Shopov gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shopov seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Shopov looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Shopov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Shopov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shopov lands with a nice body punch.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shopov.
Shopov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Shopov didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shopov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith is looking to stand up but Shopov won't let him.
Shopov has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith trying to control but Shopov is working from the bottom.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Shopov.
Smith gets to his feet. Shopov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shopov misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shopov controlling Smith's posture.
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!
Shopov is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Shopov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shopov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shopov trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borislav Shopov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
In his post fight interview, John Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ian Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kingsley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kingsley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kingsley passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kingsley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kingsley wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Kingsley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Kingsley sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Kingsley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Kingsley moved out of range nicely.
Smith swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley throws a good cross that connects.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingsley.
Kingsley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kingsley blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingsley staying out of range there.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Kingsley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Kingsley's shoulder, as Kingsley tries to avoid the shot.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws a leg kick but Kingsley sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Kingsley.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith wants to clinch but Kingsley slips to the side
and Kingsley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kingsley trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Kingsley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith trying to control here.
Kingsley wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kingsley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kingsley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith looks for a takedown but Kingsley sprawls well.
Kingsley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Kingsley persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith misses with a looping left.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kingsley throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Kingsley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Kingsley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Kingsley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith is looking to clinch but Kingsley is avoiding it.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Kingsley stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingsley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingsley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingsley.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith tries to clinch up but Kingsley circles away and keeps his distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kingsley.
Kingsley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Kingsley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
James Kingsley has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by Kingsley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley working away.
Kingsley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kingsley trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Kingsley is staying tight to Smith's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kingsley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James Kingsley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingsley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingsley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kingsley throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kingsley blocks the leg kick.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith tries a low kick but Kingsley avoids it.
Kingsley darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Kingsley into the cage.
Smith presses Kingsley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kingsley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Smith.
Kingsley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Kingsley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kingsley throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingsley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Kingsley with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kingsley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Kingsley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith slips a straight right by Kingsley.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kingsley lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingsley manages to avoid it.
Kingsley staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ian Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingsley looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Kingsley has a takedown stuffed.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kingsley counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Kingsley wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Kingsley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kingsley manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Kingsley blocks nicely.
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!
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kingsley keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kingsley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand and escape but instead Kingsley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kingsley stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kingsley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Kingsley lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley slows the pace down.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
Kingsley prevents Smith from improving his position.
Kingsley trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingsley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Kingsley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kingsley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kingsley!
James Kingsley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Chida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshiro Chida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Trap!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trap walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trap will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trap's head.
Chida thows a body kick. Trap tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trap fails with a takedown attempt.
Yoshiro Chida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Trap.
Jab by Chida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trap. That did some damage!
Chida lands with a slapping head kick.
Trap is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Chida uses the oldest trick in the book to send Trap tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Chida is absolutely delighted - when Trap wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yoshiro Chida!
Yoshiro Chida gave a mention to Knox Energy in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Jon Trap spoke after the fight, saying 'its not my fault!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Homero Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Higashi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higashi Sato is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homero Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Higashi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $300 fee) in the buildup to the fight.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sato. Sato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sato misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Sato fights it but they end up in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Sato keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Sato has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Hopkins. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Sato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lopez trying to control here.
Lopez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sato pulls his head out easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato prevents Lopez from improving his position.
Sato frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sato pulls his head out easily.
Lopez is looking to improve his position.
Lopez trying to get back to full guard but Sato takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sato lands a heavy elbow.
Lopez is trying desperately to improve position.
Lopez is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato working the ground and pound effectively.
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
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!
Sato lands a couple of good shots and Lopez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lopez can't escape the position.
Sato tries to get the hooks in deep but Lopez pushed the leg off.
Sato lands with a hammerfist to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sato working the ground and pound effectively.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez wants to control but Sato is having none of it.
Oh Lopez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato lands a big shot to the head and Lopez winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Higashi Sato!
In his post fight interview, Higashi Sato started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan has chosen The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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175 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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bearer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duggan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bearers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duggan staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Duggan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duggan.
Bearer doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggan circles away.
Bearer wants to clinch.
Bearer moves in looking to clinch but Duggan pushes him off.
Bearer looks to land a right hand but Duggan moved out of range.
Duggan cracks Bearer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bearer blocks a low kick nicely.
Bearer throws a leg kick but Duggan moved away.
Bearer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bearer is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Duggan there.
Bearer scores with a sloppy right hand. Duggan should have avoided that one.
Dean Duggan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Bearer. Those never looked like landing.
Duggan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bearer at a distance.
Bearer throws a left that rocks Duggan and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bearer dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Duggan regain composure!
It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bearer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Duggan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bearer off and has taken his back!
Duggan misses with a punch to the head.
Bearer covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bearer is really stuck here.
Duggan scores with strikes from the back.
Bearer trying to control the action but Duggan just sinks the hooks in.
Duggan missing with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Bearer as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Duggan!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Duggan's guard. Nice work there by Bearer.
Bearer preventing the sweep.
Duggan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duggan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duggan working for submissions but it's allowed Bearer to get to half guard.
Duggan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bearer wants to take a breather but Duggan is having none of it.
Bearer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duggan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bearer is looking to work some ground and pound but Duggan has wrist control.
Duggan trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearer throwing strikes from guard but Duggan blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bearer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duggan's head.
Duggan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duggan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bearer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bearer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bearer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearer wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Duggan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bearer trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan wants to sweep here but Bearer controlling him for the moment.
Bearer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duggan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bearer!
Duggan is landing with some decent strikes but Bearer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Duggan looking to finish Bearer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bearer!
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!
Bearer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bearer tries to lock up and control but Duggan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bearer is working to get back to half guard.
Bearer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bearer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bearer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dean Duggan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bearer tries to clinch up.
Duggan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bearer throws out a loose jab but Duggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bearer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Bearer.
Duggan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duggan thuds his right hand into Bearer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bearer tries to close the distance and clinch but Duggan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bearer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duggan has time to react.
Bearer fails with the takedown.
Bearer is looking to clinch.
Duggan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bearer gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan blocks an elbow strike from Bearer.
Our sources have told us that Bearer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer blocking some punches.
Bearer manages to break the clinch.
Bearer tries for a takedown but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duggan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bearer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bearer working the body and head with strikes.
Bearer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Duggan has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Duggan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Duggan is not content to let Bearer control the position.
Bearer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan manages to get back to half guard.
Duggan trying to control from the bottom.
Duggan regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bearer is one step ahead there.
Bearer postures up in Duggan's guard and throws a big left but Duggan blocks it.
Bearer trying to control but Duggan is working from the bottom.
Bearer won't allow Duggan to sweep him here.
Duggan controls Bearer momentarily but Bearer frees himself.
Duggan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bearer is one step ahead there.
Duggan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearer wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Duggan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bearer has passed into side control.
Duggan tries to improve position but can't.
Bearer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bearer lands a few punches from side control.
Bearer working the ground and pound from side control.
Bearer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Duggan is avoiding damage well.
Duggan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Duggan wants to get back to full guard.
Bearer working Duggan over with strikes.
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!
Duggan tries to roll over but Bearer keeps him under control.
Duggan is breathing heavily.
Bearer working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bearer in particular looking to stall.
Duggan wants to get back to full guard.
Bearer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bearer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duggan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Duggan is trying to maintain the position but Bearer is very close to passing his half guard.
Duggan wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bearer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Duggan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Duggan is looking to control Bearer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duggan avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bearer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
That's time! Bearer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bearer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bearer scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Duggan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bearer throws out a loose jab but Duggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan connects with a leg kick. Bearer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bearer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bearer rushes Duggan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Duggan.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
Duggan lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bearer looking to throw knees to the head but Duggan is blocking nicely.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bearer goes for a takedown attempt but Duggan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bearer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duggan's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan wants to improve his position but Bearer is controlling well.
Duggan gets full guard.
Bearer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duggan working a defensive guard here.
Duggan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duggan has momentary wrist control but Bearer slips an elbow through the middle.
Bearer wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Bearer sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan looking for a sweep. Not yet Duggan, not yet.
Bearer trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Bearer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bearer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duggan is fending him off so far but Bearer persists. Nope, Duggan circles away and we're back to standing.
Duggan scores with a hook.
Duggan wants to clinch.
Bearer avoids a kick to the body.
Duggan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Bearer blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bearer.
Duggan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bearer was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Duggan tries to clinch but Bearer moves out of range.
Paul Bearer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bearer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duggan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bearer blocks a leg kick.
Duggan throws a hook but Bearer blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bearer misses the target.
Bearer gets the takedown into side control.
Duggan tries to bench press Bearer off him but Bearer keeps the position.
Bearer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Duggan to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bearer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Bearer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan is not content to let Bearer control the position.
Duggan pushes Bearer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bearer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Duggan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bearer.
Duggan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bearer lands a nice forearm strike.
Duggan gets back to half guard.
Bearer lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bearer working the head and body with strikes.
Bearer is looking to advance position but Duggan won't allow it.
Bearer is nestled in close to Duggan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bearer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bearer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bearer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jody Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jody Felterbush told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Juan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jody Felterbush!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan connects with a leg kick. Felterbush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Juan throws a body punch but Felterbush moves out of range.
Juan is looking to clinch.
Juan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Felterbush blocks a head kick by Juan.
Juan tries a head kick but it misses.
Juan throws a jab when Felterbush was well out of range.
Juan connects with an inside leg kick.
Felterbush scores with a jab.
Juan throws a head kick but Felterbush moves out of range.
We've been told by Juan's head coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Juan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Felterbush fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juan thuds his right hand into Felterbush's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Juan walks into a jab.
Felterbush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juan.
Juan tries to clinch but Felterbush moves out of range.
Felterbush throws a hook but Juan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan motions for Felterbush to come forward. Juan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juan throws a head kick but Felterbush moves out of range.
Juan tries to clinch there but Felterbush circles away.
Juan dips to his left and cracks Felterbush with an uppercut!
Juan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Felterbush to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Felterbush stopping the sweep attempt from Juan.
Felterbush postures up and lands a big shot to Juan's brow.
Felterbush is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Felterbush is one step ahead there.
Juan pulls Felterbush in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Felterbush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Juan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We're going to have a standup here because Sean Juan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Juan is looking to score with low kicks.
Juan misses with a body shot.
Juan throws a sloppy head kick and Felterbush moves out of range easily.
Felterbush avoids the head kick by Juan.
Felterbush shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Felterbush.
Juan wants to improve his position but Felterbush is controlling well.
Juan is looking to control Felterbush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juan avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Juan is looking to improve his position.
Felterbush with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Felterbush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Felterbush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Felterbush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Felterbush working the head and body with strikes.
Juan is trying to get back to full guard.
Juan is pressing down on Felterbush's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Felterbush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juan working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Felterbush controls the pace.
Juan can't keep his opponent in guard - Felterbush advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felterbush is keen to just control but Juan is a slippery customer.
Juan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Felterbush is looking to take a break and control but Juan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Felterbush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Felterbush lands strikes from half guard.
Felterbush tries to pass to full mount but Juan defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Felterbush is working away from the top position though.
Juan tries to get to full guard but Felterbush has control of the leg.
Juan works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jody Felterbush will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Juan tries to clinch but Felterbush is having none of it.
Felterbush moves out of range as Juan throws a body kick.
Felterbush misses with a combination
and Juan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Felterbush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juan misses with a head kick.
Juan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juan blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juan 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 Felterbush has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Felterbush and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juan tries to land a front kick but Felterbush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juan shoots in but no luck this time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Felterbush checks a leg kick.
Juan moves in looking to clinch but Felterbush pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan throws the kick towards the body but Felterbush avoids it.
Felterbush throws a series of strikes that have Juan backpedaling.
Juan misses with a head kick.
Juan is looking to clinch but Felterbush is avoiding it.
Juan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Felterbush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juan.
Felterbush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juan throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Juan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juan.
Felterbush shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Juan looks to throw the jab but Felterbush is out of range.
The fighters circling - Juan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan throws a body punch but Felterbush moves out of range.
Felterbush throws out a loose jab but Juan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felterbush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan moves away from the strike by Felterbush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Felterbush lands a jab to Juan's midsection.
Felterbush with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Juan to score with a decent uppercut.
Juan scores with a leg kick.
Felterbush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Juan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Felterbush scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Felterbush takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Juan looks for the body kick but Felterbush saw that one coming.
Felterbush avoids a kick to the body.
Juan tries to clinch up.
Sean Juan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush keeps the fight on the outside.
Sean Juan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felterbush lands a really nice looking cross but Juan seems unphased.
Juan blocks a jab.
Juan moves out of range as Felterbush strikes.
Juan misses with a body kick.
Juan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juan tries to score with a low kick but Felterbush moves his leg out of the way.
Juan looks to land a body kick but Felterbush moved away.
Felterbush blocks a head kick by Juan.
Juan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Felterbush lands a jab to Juan's midsection.
Juan throws a nice looking combination but Felterbush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juan throws a push kick but Felterbush slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush checks a low kick from Juan.
Sloppy strikes from Juan. Those never looked like landing.
Juan tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Felterbush throws out a powerful jab.
Juan misses with a body kick.
Juan throws a head kick but Felterbush moves out of range.
Sean Juan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juan feints and then cracks Felterbush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Felterbush down.
Felterbush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Felterbush misses.
Felterbush throws a combination that misses
and Juan counters with a big head kick but Felterbush shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felterbush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juan.
Felterbush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Juan as he avoids it easily.
Juan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Juan ducks under a wild hook from Felterbush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Juan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Juan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Felterbush shoots in looking for a takedown but Juan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Felterbush's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Felterbush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Felterbush keeps the fight on the outside.
Felterbush lands with a good body shot.
Juan shoots for a double leg takedown but Felterbush sprawls well. He's pushed Juan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Felterbush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Felterbush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Felterbush connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Juan scrambles back to his feet.
Juan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Felterbush tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juan throws a head kick that misses.
Juan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Felterbush eats them both and turns towards Juan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juan connects with a high kick.
Felterbush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Felterbush.
Felterbush blocks a leg kick.
Juan lands a head shot.
Felterbush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juan.
Felterbush misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Juan.
Felterbush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juan lands with an uppercut that bounces Felterbush off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan moves in looking to clinch but Felterbush pushes him off.
Juan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Felterbush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Felterbush looks to land a left hand but Juan moved out of range nicely.
Juan misses with a body kick.
Felterbush avoids the head kick by Juan.
Juan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Juan tries a low kick but Felterbush avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Juan throws a head kick that misses.
Juan misses with a head kick.
Felterbush throws out a loose jab but Juan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juan misses with an uppercut. Felterbush saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Felterbush checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Felterbush shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Felterbush showed some decent athleticism there.
Juan trying to control but Felterbush postures up.
Juan tries to get to full guard but Felterbush has control of the leg.
Felterbush content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Felterbush trying to control the action but Juan is working from the bottom.
Felterbush prevents Juan from improving his position.
Jody Felterbush has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Juan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Felterbush loads up on a big right hand but Juan slips the punch.
Juan is looking to slow Felterbush down with leg kicks.
Juan tries a head kick but it misses.
Felterbush is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Juan.
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.
Jab from Felterbush.
Juan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Felterbush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juan was well out of range. Poor timing from Felterbush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sean Juan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Felterbush will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Felterbush on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Juan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Felterbush's sensitive parts.
Juan scores with the left hand. Felterbush knows he should have avoided that one.
Felterbush moves out of range as Juan throws a body kick.
Juan misses with a leg kick.
Juan throws a head kick that misses.
Felterbush avoids the head kick by Juan.
Juan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Felterbush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juan.
A jab from Felterbush does it's job there.
Felterbush closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Juan's guard.
Felterbush trying to control the position from guard on top but Juan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Felterbush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Felterbush is controlling him.
Juan keeping full guard, as Felterbush tries to pass.
Juan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juan is looking to sweep but instead, Felterbush has passed into half guard.
Felterbush thows a huge punch but Juan dodges it nicely.
Juan wants to get back to full guard.
Felterbush is looking to take a break and control but Juan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Felterbush.
Felterbush tries to pass to full mount but Juan defends it.
Juan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Felterbush's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Felterbush's back!
I really don't envy Felterbush right now.
Felterbush defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Felterbush breaks Juan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felterbush working some strikes from top position.
Felterbush wants to control from the top but Juan keeps moving.
Felterbush looking to pass the guard.
Juan working a defensive guard but Felterbush passes into half guard.
Felterbush moves into full mount! Juan won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush prevents Juan from getting the reversal.
Felterbush connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Felterbush avoids the attempt from Juan to control.
Felterbush putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Juan is rocked!
Felterbush postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Juan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Felterbush and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jody Felterbush! Jody Felterbush retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Jody Felterbush thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Billong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great elbows
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edwin Billong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos takes one to the side of the head.
Billong throws a jab when Chatzikomninos was well out of range.
Chatzikomninos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Billong blocks a jab.
Billong tries to close the distance and clinch but Chatzikomninos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chatzikomninos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Billong swivels and escapes.
Billong throws an overhand right that lands on Chatzikomninos's shoulder, as Chatzikomninos tries to avoid the shot.
Billong misses with a hook. Chatzikomninos ducked under it nicely.
Billong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chatzikomninos momentarily.
Chatzikomninos fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chatzikomninos. Billong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billong scores with a hook.
Billong cracks Chatzikomninos with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Billong.
Chatzikomninos tries to move into range but Billong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwin Billong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Billong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Billong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos misses with a looping right.
Chatzikomninos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Billong on the side of the head.
Billong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Billong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chatzikomninos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Billong.
Chatzikomninos avoids the body shot from Billong.
Chatzikomninos scores with a nice head shot.
Billong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos moves out of range of the strikes.
Billong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Billong missing with a left hand there. Chatzikomninos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Billong as Chatzikomninos shoots in.
Edwin Billong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Chatzikomninos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chatzikomninos throws a series of punches but Billong avoids them all with ease.
Billong misses with a body shot.
Chatzikomninos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chatzikomninos checks a leg kick nicely.
Chatzikomninos swinging wildly here.
Billong ducks under a wild hook from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Chatzikomninos. That snapped Billong's head back.
A jab lands there for Billong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos sizes up Billong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been told by Billong's head coaches at Victory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chatzikomninos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Billong as Chatzikomninos shoots in.
Chatzikomninos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chatzikomninos gets a double leg takedown into Billong's guard.
Billong keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chatzikomninos throws an elbow that misses. Billong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chatzikomninos's guard. Nice move by Billong!
Chatzikomninos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chatzikomninos wants to stand and escape but Billong is having none of it.
Chatzikomninos is trying to keep Billong in close.
Chatzikomninos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chatzikomninos wants to stand but Billong is controlling the position.
Chatzikomninos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chatzikomninos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexei Chatzikomninos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Billong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chatzikomninos.
Billong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chatzikomninos under the eye.
Chatzikomninos throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chatzikomninos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Billong as he jumps to the side.
Billong throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Chatzikomninos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Billong works over Chatzikomninos's head and body with a nice combination.
Billong misses with a wild body shot.
Chatzikomninos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chatzikomninos misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chatzikomninos scores with a hook.
Chatzikomninos lands a glancing blow to the side of Billong's head.
It looks like Edwin Billong has been cut.
Billong has Chatzikomninos up against the cage in a clinch.
Billong breaks the clinch.
Chatzikomninos takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billong swinging wildly here.
Chatzikomninos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Billong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chatzikomninos won't allow Billong to get back to his feet.
Chatzikomninos stays in close to Billong's body and controls the position.
Chatzikomninos throwing strikes from guard but Billong blocks nicely.
Chatzikomninos landing some decent shots from guard.
Chatzikomninos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chatzikomninos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos trying to control but Billong is working from the bottom.
Chatzikomninos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Billong wants to stand and escape but Chatzikomninos is having none of it.
Chatzikomninos looking to sit in guard and control but Billong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chatzikomninos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Billong is fighting to break Chatzikomninos's control of his arms but Chatzikomninos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chatzikomninos wants to sweep but no luck.
Chatzikomninos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexei Chatzikomninos.
Billong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chatzikomninos staying out of range there.
Chatzikomninos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Billong misses with a hook
and Chatzikomninos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chatzikomninos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chatzikomninos is looking to work some ground and pound but Billong has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chatzikomninos throws a strike but Billong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chatzikomninos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chatzikomninos wants to sweep here but Billong controlling him for the moment.
Billong is fighting to break Chatzikomninos's control of his arms but Chatzikomninos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Chatzikomninos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edwin Billong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chatzikomninos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chatzikomninos throws the left hand but Billong avoids the punch easily.
Chatzikomninos throws a hook but Billong avoids it easily.
Billong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Billong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Billong tries to land a leg kick but Chatzikomninos saw it coming and moves away.
Chatzikomninos misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Billong.
Billong misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Chatzikomninos misses.
Billong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Chatzikomninos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chatzikomninos misses with an uppercut.
Billong lands a nice shot to the body.
Chatzikomninos moves out of range as Billong strikes.
Chatzikomninos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chatzikomninos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Billong cracks Chatzikomninos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chatzikomninos darts in looking for a takedown but Billong gets double underhooks and turns Chatzikomninos into the cage.
Chatzikomninos tries to circle away but Billong has him pinned against the cage.
Chatzikomninos has Billong pressed against the cage, preventing Billong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos takes an elbow to the temple.
Billong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chatzikomninos looking to slow down the pace here.
Billong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Billong cracks Chatzikomninos with a nice body shot.
Chatzikomninos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Billong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Billong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Billong lands with a left to the head.
Billong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Billong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos takes an elbow to the temple.
Billong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Billong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chatzikomninos's defenses.
Edwin Billong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billong drops Chatzikomninos onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Chatzikomninos is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Chatzikomninos is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billong unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Chatzikomninos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Billong is unloading with more strikes now! Chatzikomninos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Billong!
An out of breath and clearly excited Edwin Billong thanked Divinity 160Q for $50 SALE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanibal Hanyszewsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al has chosen HammerFall - Head Over Heels as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanibal Hanyszewsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocolate Al!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanyszewsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al. Al obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanyszewsky throws a body kick that misses
and Al counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Al wants to work for an arm triangle but Hanyszewsky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hanyszewsky is not content to let Al control the position.
Hanyszewsky trying to control but Al postures up.
Well, if Al is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hanyszewsky is trying to maintain the position but Al is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanibal Hanyszewsky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hanyszewsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al takes a swing at Hanyszewsky's ribcage but misses.
Hanyszewsky misses the jab.
Hanyszewsky avoids a kick to the body.
Al wants to clinch.
Al slips under a jab.
Hanyszewsky throws a nice looking combination but Al bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Al.
A jab lands there for Hanyszewsky.
We've been told by Hanyszewsky's head coaches at Johny Fighting Temple that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hanyszewsky throws a jab when Al was well out of range.
A jab from Hanyszewsky misses.
Hanyszewsky avoids the body shot from Al.
Al lands a leg kick that knocks Hanyszewsky off balance momentarily.
Al moves out of range as Hanyszewsky strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanyszewsky swings widly with a right hand
and Al counters with a takedown into side control.
Al is trying to get an arm triangle but Hanyszewsky is defending well.
Al decides to stand back up. Al steps back and let's Hanyszewsky get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Al catches Hanyszewsky right on the button with a cross.
Al tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanyszewsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanyszewsky throws an off balance right hand
and Al counters with a takedown into side control.
Al laying and praying for a moment but Hanyszewsky takes advantage and regains half guard.
Al has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hanyszewsky works to full guard.
Al wants to control from the top but Hanyszewsky keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al wants to pass the guard but Hanyszewsky is keeping the position.
Al drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hanyszewsky manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Al has Hanyszewsky in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanyszewsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Al dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanyszewsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Hanyszewsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al slips a straight right by Hanyszewsky.
Al keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chocolate Al seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al throws a wild body kick that Hanyszewsky sees coming a mile off.
Al looks to throw a body kick
and Hanyszewsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al thinking.
Al with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al staying out of range there.
Hanyszewsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al misses with a kick to the body.
Hanyszewsky swings for the body but Al moves out of range.
Hanyszewsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al misses with a body kick.
That kick from Al tenderised Hanyszewsky's leg. Hanyszewsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Hanyszewsky blocks the low kick.
Chocolate Al seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al closes the distance and clinches.
Al goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al throws a head punch that misses.
Al tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanyszewsky blocking some punches.
Al misses with some punches.
Al fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanyszewsky tries to work over Al's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hanyszewsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Al.
Al blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanyszewsky has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Al uses from the top position.
Al is looking to pass into half guard but Hanyszewsky pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hanyszewsky is in guard.
Al working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanyszewsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanyszewsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al keeping moving, preventing Hanyszewsky from controlling successfully.
Al has his foot on Hanyszewsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hanyszewsky works his way back into a safe position though.
Hanyszewsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al trying to keep a closed guard but Hanyszewsky is proving a slippery customer.
Al being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanyszewsky sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hanyszewsky stopping the sweep attempt from Al.
Chocolate Al has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hanibal Hanyszewsky.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Al - that will leave a mark!
Al tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanyszewsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al connects with a body shot.
Hanyszewsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanyszewsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanyszewsky.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al checks a leg kick.
Al looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al cracks Hanyszewsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanyszewsky looks to throw the jab but Al is out of range.
Al avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al tries to clinch there but Hanyszewsky circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanyszewsky throws a looping overhand right but Al ducks down to avoid it.
Al moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanyszewsky blocks a jab.
A head kick from Al lands but Hanyszewsky takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Al showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Al walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanyszewsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hanyszewsky blocks the body kick.
Al misses with a low kick.
Hanyszewsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hanyszewsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al blocks a jab.
Al throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Al throws a leg kick but Hanyszewsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Al pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Al misses.
Al lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanyszewsky at a distance.
Hanyszewsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al.
Al swings widly with a right hand
and Hanyszewsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al feints a jab promting Hanyszewsky to slip. Al then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hanyszewsky slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanyszewsky manages to avoid it.
Hanyszewsky ducks under a wild hook from Al.
Al pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanyszewsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanyszewsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hanyszewsky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanyszewsky is rocked!
Al turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanyszewsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanyszewsky moves out of range as Al throws a body kick.
Al dips to his left and cracks Hanyszewsky with an uppercut!
Oh Hanyszewsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al lands a nice hook to Hanyszewsky's body. Hanyszewsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanyszewsky. Al does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanyszewsky throws out a loose jab but Al uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Al there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Al.
Al throws a front kick that sends Hanyszewsky stumbling back into the cage.
Hanyszewsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Al cracks Hanyszewsky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Al moves out of range as Hanyszewsky strikes.
Al turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanyszewsky.
Al connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanyszewsky misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanyszewsky. That did some damage!
Al throws an overhand right that drops Hanyszewsky like a sack of potatoes! Al dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chocolate Al!
Chocolate Al decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Sterrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Sterrey!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterrey lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sterrey slips a straight right by Anderson.
Sterrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Sterrey saw that one coming.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Anderson as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sterrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sterrey slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Sterrey takes one to the chin there.
Sterrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sterrey's head.
Sterrey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sterrey is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Sterrey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Sterrey there.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Sterrey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sterrey.
Sterrey trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sterrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sterrey.
Sterrey trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sterrey throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sterrey keeps working.
Sterrey tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sterrey is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mr Anderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sterrey off the cage and back into range.
Mr Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sterrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
No joy there for Sterrey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Sterrey moved out of range nicely.
Anderson is looking to slow Sterrey down with leg kicks.
Sterrey connects with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sterrey shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Sterrey trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Sterrey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sterrey takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson throws a right hand that Sterrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Sterrey also avoids with ease.
Sterrey tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sterrey connects with a single shot there.
Sterrey misses the shot to the body.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sterrey.
Sterrey swinging wildly here.
Sterrey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson feints and then cracks Sterrey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sterrey down.
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 Mr Anderson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Sterrey moved out of range.
Sterrey throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Sterrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sterrey.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sterrey.
Anderson feints a jab promting Sterrey to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sterrey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sterrey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Horrible takedown by Sterrey or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Sterrey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sterrey stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sterrey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterrey throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Sterrey postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Sterrey tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterrey throws a big elbow that misses.
Sterrey wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson controls Sterrey momentarily but Sterrey frees himself.
Sterrey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls Sterrey momentarily but Sterrey frees himself.
Sterrey postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Sterrey trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Sterrey looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dominic Sterrey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sterrey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sterrey wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anderson is now in half guard.
Sterrey is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is thwarting Sterrey's attempts to control the position.
Sterrey wants to get back to full guard.
Sterrey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sterrey trying to control here.
Anderson trying to control the action but Sterrey is working from the bottom.
Sterrey has a hand on Anderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sterrey tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson controlling from mount.
Sterrey tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Sterrey wants to control but Anderson 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 Dominic Sterrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sterrey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sterrey trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Sterrey is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Sterrey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sterrey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sterrey trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is looking to control Sterrey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Sterrey wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
Sterrey seems to be working for a kimura but Anderson defends the submission attempt.
Sterrey is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterrey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sterrey trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Sterrey trying to advance position but Anderson counters by regaining guard.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Sterrey defends it.
Sterrey is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey is trying to control but Anderson passes into side control!
Sterrey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anderson trying to control the position but Sterrey is working away.
Sterrey is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anderson wants to control but Sterrey is keeping him busy.
Sterrey is looking for a sweep.
Sterrey gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sterrey is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Sterrey tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Sterrey is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Sterrey tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sterrey tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dominic Sterrey just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sterrey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Sterrey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson has control of Sterrey's left arm, preventing Sterrey from doing any damage.
Sterrey throws a big right hand that misses.
Sterrey postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sterrey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anderson being controlled for a moment.
Anderson tries to bench press Sterrey off him but Sterrey keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterrey throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Anderson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sterrey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sterrey is looking for a kimura but Anderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sterrey to get the leverage.
Anderson keeping hold of Sterrey's head, controlling as best he can.
Sterrey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Anderson gets back to full guard.
Sterrey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anderson has escaped and now he's on top!
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Sterrey.
Sterrey is trying to keep Anderson in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey wants to sweep but no luck.
Sterrey working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Sterrey keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Sterrey blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson passes Sterrey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sterrey wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson trying to control the action but Sterrey is working from the bottom.
Sterrey tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Anderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Sterrey to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Sterrey dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Sterrey avoids nicely.
Sterrey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Mr Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sterrey thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Sterrey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sterrey.
Sterrey staying out of range there.
Sterrey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Sterrey.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sterrey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sterrey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson throws a front kick that sends Sterrey stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sterrey.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Sterrey slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sterrey is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sterrey.
Mr Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Sterrey.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
Mr Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson slips under a jab from Sterrey.
Anderson throws a hook but Sterrey blocks it.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Sterrey moved out of range nicely.
Sterrey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mr Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Sterrey throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sterrey scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Sterrey misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Sterrey slips the punch.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sterrey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sterrey counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Sterrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sterrey is one step ahead there.
Sterrey landing some decent shots from guard.
Sterrey looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poor strikes thrown by Sterrey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominic Sterrey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sterrey working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sterrey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 47:48
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Sterrey!
Dominic Sterrey is the new welterweight champion!
Dominic Sterrey gave a mention to Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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