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CONFLICT XL PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Jakobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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142 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Jakobs!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jakobs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jakobs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jakobs moves into range and clinches up with Camacho.
Jakobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jakobs throws a solid leg kick but Camacho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jakobs.
Jakobs throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jakobs walks into a straight right hand from Camacho.
Jakobs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Camacho defending well as Jakobs loads up on a big left hand.
Jakobs moves forwards but Camacho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Jakobs.
Camacho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jakobs is rocked!
Jakobs leaves his chin hanging out and Camacho seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jakobs crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Camacho!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jorge Camacho made sure he mentioned New World Order Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Dylan - Hurricane. Rage Kootz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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185 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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rage Kootz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kootz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kootz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kootz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kootz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kootz throws a head kick that misses.
Kootz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kootz misses with a few strikes there.
Kootz thows a body shot but no joy.
Kootz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Kootz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter cracks Kootz with a good jab.
Kootz misses with a wild combination.
Kootz misses with a straight left.
Kootz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Kootz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Kootz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kootz.
Good shot there by Kootz.
Kootz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kootz.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kootz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Kootz moves away and avoids it.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Kootz saw that one coming.
Carter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at VENDETTA Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rage Kootz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Kootz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
It looks like Rage Kootz has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kootz throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Kootz slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kootz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kootz's calf.
Kootz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter thumps Kootz with a low kick.
Kootz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by Carter.
A swing and a miss from Kootz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Kootz walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Kootz misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Kootz gets a clinch.
Kootz takes a shot to the head.
Kootz lands a nice uppercut.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kootz backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter is trying to drag Kootz to the mat but Kootz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kootz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kootz.
Kootz tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kootz misses with a few strikes there.
Kootz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kootz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter tries a low kick but Kootz avoids it.
Kootz misses with a low kick.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Kootz.
Kootz loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Kootz misses.
Kootz misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Kootz checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
A jab from Kootz misses.
Rage Kootz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kootz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kootz needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kootz instigates a clinch.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Kootz.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kootz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kootz lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kootz fails to land.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kootz throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter has Kootz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kootz tumbling to the mat - Carter dives into Kootz's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kootz trying to control the position here.
Carter throws a strike but Kootz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kootz trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kootz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is controlling Kootz's posture.
Carter looking to control.
Kootz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carter wants to sweep here but Kootz controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carter holds on and takes a little breather.
We're going to have a standup here because Rubin Carter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Carter works over Kootz's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kootz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kootz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rubin Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Kootz moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kootz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Kootz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kootz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kootz tries to clinch up
and Carter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carter tries to score with a low kick but Kootz moves his leg out of the way.
Kootz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kootz slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter digs a good hook to Kootz's body.
Kootz lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
Carter throws a leg kick but Kootz checks it.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Kootz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kootz throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kootz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kootz throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kootz lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kootz throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Kootz will be more careful next time no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Carter misses.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Kootz should have avoided that one.
Kootz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kootz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Kootz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter avoids the head kick by Kootz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kootz throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kootz slips under a jab from Carter.
Kootz scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kootz scores with a body shot.
Carter lands a leg kick that knocks Kootz off balance momentarily.
Carter throws a leg kick but Kootz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kootz misses with a straight left.
Kootz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kootz doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Kootz throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kootz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kootz.
Kootz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kootz.
Kootz misses with a left hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kootz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kootz misses with a double jab.
Kootz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter throws a series of punches but Kootz moves out of range.
Kootz looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Kootz misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Kootz 's knee.
Kootz misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Carter cracks Kootz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kootz misses with a few strikes there.
Kootz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kootz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rage Kootz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Kootz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kootz looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Kootz takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter lands with a cross.
Kootz throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kootz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Kootz 's knee.
Kootz stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kootz. That did some damage!
Kootz misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz misses with a low kick.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kootz throws out the jab.
Carter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kootz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kootz throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kootz.
Kootz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kootz.
Kootz has managed to clinch.
Carter blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kootz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
Kootz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kootz misses with the head strike.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kootz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kootz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Kootz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kootz looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Kootz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kootz misses with a hook to the body
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter stuns Kootz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kootz. Kootz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kootz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carter lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unigu Rege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unigu Rege acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Maven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unigu Rege!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rege is out of range.
No joy there for Rege, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rege dives in for a single leg takedown but Maven sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maven misses with the head strike.
Maven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rege breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rege tries to clinch there but Maven circles away.
Maven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rege is out of range and Maven settles back down.
Maven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rege checks a leg kick.
Rege uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maven.
Rege looks to land a body kick but Maven moved away.
Rege blocks a low kick nicely.
Rege lands a jab-cross combination.
Rege tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rege throws a body kick that misses.
Rege is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rege moves into the clinch.
Maven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rege blocks an uppercut.
Rege fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven lands a left hand.
Maven misses with some punches.
Rege lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maven.
Maven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
Rege is trying to pull guard but Maven turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marcus Maven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Rege blocking some punches.
Rege leaning against his opponent.
Rege tries for a takedown but Maven manages to get underhooks.
Rege has clasped his hands together around Maven's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rege working the ground and pound but Maven is defending the strikes.
Maven wants to control but Rege postures up.
Maven is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven controls the position for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Maven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rege stands up.
Maven misses with a leg kick.
Maven leaves Rege with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rege keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marcus Maven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven stuffs the takedown.
Maven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rege is out of range and Maven settles back down.
Rege tries a head kick but it misses.
Maven gets caught flat footed, as Rege shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rege prevents Maven from getting back to his feet.
Maven has his hands on Rege's head, controlling the position.
Maven has a closed guard, preventing Rege from standing up.
Rege trying to control but Maven is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rege tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maven swivels and escapes.
Rege lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rege.
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Maven throws a chopping leg kick but Rege manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maven is looking to slow Rege down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rege misses with a body shot.
Rege takes one to the side of the head.
Maven throws a leg kick but Rege checks it.
Rege checks a leg kick.
Maven throws a solid leg kick but Rege takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maven.
Maven cracks the inside of Rege's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maven.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rege tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rege somewhat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maven enables Rege to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maven manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Unigu Rege will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rege misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Maven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rege slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rege shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maven throws a leg kick but Rege moved away.
Maven misses with a low kick.
Unigu Rege is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rege fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rege on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rege blocks a low kick nicely.
Maven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rege looks for a takedown but Maven sprawls well.
Rege fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rege moves into the clinch successfully.
Maven has a couple of punches blocked by Rege.
Maven prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Rege - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rege manages to break the clinch.
Maven throws a leg kick but Rege moved away.
Rege just misses with a punch to the body.
Maven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rege.
Rege's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rege takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maven misses with a leg kick.
Rege swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Maven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rege throws a lazy body kick
and Maven counters with a good low kick that Rege was not able to check.
Marcus Maven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rege fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcus Maven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Maven throws a low kick, looking for Rege's leg but Rege calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege thuds a left hand into Maven's body.
Maven lands a head kick!
Marcus Maven is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rege takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maven works the jab nicely.
Rege fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rege tries for a takedown but Maven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maven is looking to slow Rege down with leg kicks.
Rege throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rege checks a leg kick.
Maven wants to slow Rege down by chopping away at his legs.
Maven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rege.
Maven tries to work over Rege's front leg with a kick but Rege checks it.
Rege throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maven.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rege throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maven's waist but Maven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rege off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maven.
Rege blocks a leg kick.
Maven throws a head kick that misses.
Maven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rege checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maven scores with a leg kick.
Rege slips under a jab from Maven.
Maven scores with a leg kick.
Maven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rege closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maven circles away.
Maven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rege in his tracks.
Maven darts in and clinches Rege up against the cage.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rege tries for a takedown but Maven manages to get underhooks.
Maven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rege wants a takedown.
Rege is breathing heavily.
Maven misses with a punch on the inside.
Rege is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maven to keep the fight standing.
Maven swings wildly with an uppercut but Rege uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maven scores with a shoulder strike.
Maven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rege wants a takedown but no success here.
Rege is trying to break the clinch but Maven has him pressed against the cage.
Rege is trying to pull guard but Maven has him pressed against the cage.
Maven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maven misses with a punch to the body.
Maven lands an uppercut.
Maven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maven misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Maven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maven misses with a low kick as Rege jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maven. That's going to slow Rege down.
Rege shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maven as he jumps to the side.
Rege has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
Rege has had enough of the clinch but Maven keeps him there for the moment.
Maven prevents the takedown attempt.
Maven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maven swings wildly with an uppercut but Rege uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Rege.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maven.
Marcus Maven has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maven misses with a punch on the inside.
Rege taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maven swings wildly with an uppercut but Rege uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rege looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rege backwards.
Rege blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rege tries to land knees in the clinch but Maven avoids the damage to the body.
Rege goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maven prevents it.
Marcus Maven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Maven throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Maven misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maven.
Maven takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven lands a hook that snaps the head of Rege backwards.
Rege is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maven is keeping busy.
Rege lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Maven.
Rege is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maven gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rege tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Maven.
Rege wants to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rege blocking some punches.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Rege.
Maven working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven misses with some punches.
Rege is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maven is defending well.
Maven lands a shot to the body.
Rege takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rege blocks an uppercut.
Rege dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maven misses with a punch on the inside.
Maven lands a right hand.
Rege lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
Maven throws a head punch that misses.
Rege looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maven is working Rege over against the cage.
Maven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven working aggressively here.
Rege tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rege has Maven pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rege.
Maven misses with a punch on the inside.
Maven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maven misses with a punch on the inside.
Rege is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maven is defending well.
Rege changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rege checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maven lands a nice looking body kick.
No luck for Rege with that takedown attempt.
Rege checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Maven showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maven 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Maven!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Ertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is AC/DC - Back In Black. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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33
168 lbs
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30
170 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Ertz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ertz staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Ertz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Ertz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ertz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie moves forwards but Ertz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ertz can pounce on him.
Ertz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ertz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ertz misses.
Ertz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ertz.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ertz walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Ertz defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Ertz throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses with a hook. Ertz ducked under it nicely.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Ertz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Ertz lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ertz.
Ertz tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Ertz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie with a jab.
Ertz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Ertz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie is controlling Ertz's trapped leg to prevent Ertz from advancing to side control.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ertz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to roll over but Ertz keeps him under control.
Gracie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ertz.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ertz is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ertz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ertz wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Ertz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Ertz is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ertz is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Ertz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Ertz cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ertz swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Ertz sprawls well.
Ertz scores with a decent looking hook.
Ertz connects with a crisp jab.
Ertz blocks a jab.
Ertz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ertz thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ertz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie is looking to control Ertz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Ertz has control of the leg.
Ertz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie is controlling Ertz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ertz connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Ertz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ertz prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ground and pound from Ertz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Ertz tries to stand and escape but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ertz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ertz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Ertz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ertz stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Ertz had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Ertz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ertz scores with a leg kick.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ertz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ertz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ertz throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Ertz avoids nicely.
A head kick lands from Ertz that sends Gracie to the canvas. Gracie tries to scramble back to his feet but Ertz brings him back down into side control.
Gracie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ertz lands a strong strike to the head of Gracie. That's dazed him! Ertz looking to finish here. Gracie is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ertz lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Ertz!
After winning the bout, Zack Ertz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Hilio Gracie was interviewed post fight and said 'IM DISAPOINTED IN MY PROFORMENCE.... TODAY JUST WASNT MY DAY. I NEVER LOST 2 FIGHTS IN A ROW BEFORE SO THIS IS REAL UPSETTING FOR ME TODAY. "BUT I'LL BE BACK!"'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Raheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abott comes into the arena with The Winner Takes it All! blaring out of the sound system. David Abott could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abdul Raheem's chin.
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255 lbs
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29
277 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Abott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Raheem!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raheem throws an overhand right that lands on Abott's shoulder, as Abott tries to avoid the shot.
Abott tries to clinch there but Raheem circles away.
Raheem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abott, pushing him back against the cage.
Raheem told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Raheem swings wildly with an uppercut but Abott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abott misses with a knee to the head.
Raheem can't find room to land a body shot as Abott controls the action.
Raheem lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like David Abott has been cut.
Abott blocks a body shot from Raheem.
Raheem misses with some punches.
Abott tries to break the clinch but Raheem is controlling the position.
Abott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raheem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abott avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raheem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Raheem.
Abott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abott is trying to break free.
Abott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Raheem. No joy for Abott on that attempt.
Raheem rushes Abott and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raheem working aggressively here.
Abott is trying to break the clinch but Raheem is controlling him.
Abott lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raheem.
Raheem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raheem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raheem lands an elbow just above Abott 's eye.
Raheem blocks an uppercut.
Raheem throws a head punch that misses.
Raheem lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Raheem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raheem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raheem tries a body shot but Abott blocks it.
Abott manages to break the clinch.
Abott is looking to clinch.
Abott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raheem rushes Abott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raheem lands an elbow inside.
Abott throws an elbow that misses.
Abott taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raheem presses Abott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abott is breathing heavily.
Raheem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abott backwards.
Abott misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Raheem as the two fighters clinch.
Raheem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raheem is leaning against Abott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raheem crunches a lovely knee into Abott's ribcage.
Raheem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abott backwards.
Raheem lands a left hand.
Raheem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abott is rocked!
Raheem lands a big right hand that drops Abott! The killer instinct kicks in and Raheem finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Raheem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Raheem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Gangitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obas's entrance music is Perfect Gentelman. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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31
220 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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196 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphonse Gangitano!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangitano misses with a low kick.
Obas closes the distance but Gangitano moves to the side
and Gangitano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gangitano swings for the body but Obas moves out of range.
Gangitano looks to land a body kick but Obas moved away.
Obas forces Gangitano back against the cage and clinches.
Obas misses with an elbow strike.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gangitano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gangitano.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Gangitano shrugs off.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Gangitano avoids the damage to the body.
Obas looking to stall.
Gangitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Gangitano.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gangitano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Obas up against the cage.
Gangitano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gangitano is defending well for now.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Gangitano avoids the damage to the body.
Gangitano tries a body shot but Obas blocks it.
Gangitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obas blocks a body shot from Gangitano.
Gangitano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gangitano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gangitano fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gangitano.
Obas prevents a body shot from Gangitano.
Gangitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gangitano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gangitano is defending well for now.
Obas blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas trying to control the position but instead, Gangitano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obas into the cage.
Gangitano lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gangitano's brow.
Obas misses with an elbow strike.
Gangitano blocks the elbow strike.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Gangitano lands an uppercut.
It looks like Itsik Obas has been cut.
Obas looking to throw knees to the head but Gangitano is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gangitano misses with a body punch.
Obas landing knees to the head.
Obas pushes off an throws an elbow but Gangitano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gangitano.
Obas looking to throw knees to the head but Gangitano is blocking nicely.
Gangitano misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano misses with some punches.
Obas prevents a body shot from Gangitano.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gangitano.
Gangitano pushes Obas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gangitano avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Obas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gangitano lands a nice shot to the body.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but Gangitano blocks with his arms.
Gangitano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gangitano misses with some punches.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gangitano can't find room to land a body shot as Obas controls the action.
Gangitano wants to take the fight to the mat but Obas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Obas has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gangitano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Obas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gangitano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obas is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Obas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Obas blocks an uppercut.
Gangitano managing to block the knees to the body from Obas.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gangitano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gangitano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Itsik Obas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alphonse Gangitano.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gangitano is defending well for now.
Gangitano lands a body punch.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
Gangitano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Obas smiles and moves away.
Obas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gangitano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Itsik Obas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gangitano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gangitano trying to control the position but Obas is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Gangitano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Itsik Obas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obas clinches.
Obas misses with an elbow strike.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gangitano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gangitano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gangitano wants to stall.
Gangitano avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Gangitano misses with some punches.
Gangitano struggles to land a body shot inside as Obas controls his hands.
Gangitano scores with a shoulder strike.
Gangitano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gangitano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gangitano.
Alphonse Gangitano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gangitano blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Gangitano.
Gangitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangitano tries to pull guard but Obas won't allow it.
Gangitano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gangitano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Gangitano.
Obas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obas is rocked!
Gangitano closes the distance looking for a takedown. Gangitano picks Obas up and slams him brutally to the floor. Obas is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Alphonse Gangitano!
Alphonse Gangitano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martinez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me. Ricardo Martinez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Martinez tries to clinch but Sagat is having none of it.
Sagat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sagat throws out the jab.
Sagat throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Sagat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sagat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Ricardo Martinez has been cut.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Sagat works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sagat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. Sagat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sagat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sagat throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sagat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Sagat throws a leg kick
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sagat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sagat.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Sagat pushes him off.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.
Sagat throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez is looking to wear down Sagat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Sagat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagat.
Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sagat clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Sagat looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Sagat is out of range.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Sagat throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Sagat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Sagat checks a leg kick.
Sagat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Martinez catches Sagat right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez 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 Sagat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sagat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sagat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Sagat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Martinez'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.
Sagat loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Sagat throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Sagat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Victor Sagat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sagat lands with a cross.
Martinez drives through and clinches with Sagat against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sagat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Sagat has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Sagat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat stalling against the cage.
Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sagat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez rushes Sagat and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sagat tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Sagat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sagat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sagat.
Sagat misses with an uppercut.
Sagat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Sagat.
Sagat is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez walks into a left hand.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sagat digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Sagat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sagat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.
Sagat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez walks into a jab.
Sagat throws a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Sagat moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sagat 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 Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sagat!
Sagat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinez.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez moves forwards but Sagat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sagat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sagat.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Sagat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagat.
Sagat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagat misses the target.
Martinez slips under a jab.
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!
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Sagat.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sagat misses with a left hand
and Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Martinez blocks the low kick.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Sagat.
Sagat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Martinez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sagat takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Martinez.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sagat throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sagat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martinez checks it well.
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat misses with a hook.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez throws a low kick, looking for Sagat's leg but Sagat calmly moves out of range.
Sagat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sagat misses with the combination.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Sagat.
Martinez connects with a right hand. Sagat shakes it off.
Sagat throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
Ricardo Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Sagat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Sagat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez lands a jab.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sagat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagat throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Sagat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Sagat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sagat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sagat.
Some bone on bone action there as Sagat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martinez misses with a low kick as Sagat jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sagat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sagat. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Sagat dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Sagat throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sagat finds it's way through Martinez's defenses.
Martinez takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Sagat.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez moves out of range as Sagat throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sagat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sagat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sagat lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Sagat counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sagat 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Victor Sagat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Jameson 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio dos Passos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson scores with a leg kick.
Jameson lands with a kick to the temple. dos Passos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
dos Passos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
dos Passos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jameson as he avoids it easily.
dos Passos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jameson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio dos Passos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Jameson.
dos Passos with a poor takedown
and Jameson counters with a nice low kick that buckles dos Passos's knee momentarily.
dos Passos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
dos Passos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jameson connects with a right hand. dos Passos shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jameson is looking to escape.
dos Passos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jameson keeps working.
dos Passos wants to work for an arm triangle but Jameson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jameson controlling the position for now.
dos Passos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
dos Passos is looking to take a break and control but Jameson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jameson defend it? dos Passos steps over the head and cranks it - Jameson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for dos Passos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio dos Passos!
Helio dos Passos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalti Eyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyj has chosen I'm Sexy and I Know It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hjalti Eyj!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Eyj moved out of range.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eyj misses with a low kick.
Lewis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eyj.
Eyj cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Lewis throws a push kick but Eyj slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Eyj fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
An inside leg kick from Eyj misses.
Eyj misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Lewis misses.
Eyj blocks a low kick nicely.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Eyj shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lewis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eyj. Eyj circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lewis lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Eyj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eyj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gabriel Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Eyj slips the punch.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Eyj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Eyj moved out of range nicely.
Lewis throws a chopping leg kick but Eyj manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eyj scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Eyj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis stuns Eyj with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Eyj.
Nice body kick from Eyj.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eyj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gabriel Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eyj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eyj can pounce on him.
Lewis throws a hook but Eyj blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Lewis blocks the low kick.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to slow Eyj down with leg kicks.
Eyj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eyj swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eyj has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lewis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eyj has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been hearing reports that Lewis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Eyj changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lewis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Eyj is trying to get an arm triangle but Lewis is defending well.
Eyj trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
Eyj has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyj wants to control the pace but Lewis is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Eyj working for a guillotine from mount but Lewis is in no mood to give up.
Lewis is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eyj can't control as he wanted to and Lewis manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Eyj is trying to control. Lewis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eyj is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lewis has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalti Eyj dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lewis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eyj closes the distance and clinches up with Lewis, looking for a takedown. Eyj pushes Lewis against the cage but Lewis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eyj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Lewis lands.
Lewis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lewis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lewis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lewis circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Eyj drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lewis follows Eyj to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Lewis!
Gabriel Lewis very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jay Z- Big Pimpin. Mike Henderson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwaak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Henderson. Kwaak shrugs it off though.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Kwaak.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Sam Kwaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwaak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kwaak doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Sam Kwaak has been cut.
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwaak was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Kwaak. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson throws a solid leg kick but Kwaak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henderson.
Kwaak tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Kwaak lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Henderson.
Henderson's coach down at Soul Supremacy - UK was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Henderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Henderson thuds his shin into the meat of Kwaak's side.
Kwaak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwaak misses the shot to the body.
Kwaak keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwaak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kwaak in his tracks.
Kwaak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kwaak.
Kwaak keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwaak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kwaak cracks Henderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Kwaak's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kwaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Kwaak throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
A jab from Kwaak finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Kwaak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwaak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kwaak misses with a low kick.
Kwaak connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwaak.
Henderson jabs at Kwaak's body.
Henderson tries a low kick but Kwaak avoids it.
Henderson keeps Kwaak at a distance using the push kick.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kwaak throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kwaak, right into the meat.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwaak moves away.
Henderson misses with a hook. Kwaak ducked under it nicely.
Kwaak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kwaak throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Henderson tenderised Kwaak's leg. Kwaak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kwaak checks it well.
Kwaak tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Kwaak jabs at Henderson's body.
Kwaak staying out of range there.
Kwaak scores with a decent looking hook.
Kwaak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwaak.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kwaak circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kwaak swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kwaak ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Kwaak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henderson on the side of the head.
Henderson cracks Kwaak with a good jab.
Kwaak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Kwaak - just one landing.
Kwaak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kwaak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kwaak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kwaak tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Henderson.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwaak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henderson in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kwaak wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwaak.
Kwaak misses with a body shot.
Henderson drives through and clinches with Kwaak against the cage.
Henderson scores with a shot to the side of Kwaak's head.
A hook to the body from Kwaak.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Kwaak throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kwaak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwaak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwaak working aggressively here.
Kwaak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body.
Henderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kwaak gets an underhook and turns Henderson into the cage.
Kwaak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kwaak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Kwaak wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kwaak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kwaak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwaak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson throws a low kick but Kwaak avoids it.
Kwaak throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Kwaak lands a nice looking body shot.
Kwaak throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Kwaak cracks Henderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kwaak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson goes for a double leg but Kwaak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kwaak continues to drive forward.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwaak manages to avoid it.
Kwaak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kwaak connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Kwaak misses.
Kwaak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Kwaak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kwaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kwaak throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Mike Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwaak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kwaak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kwaak is defending well.
Kwaak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike from Kwaak.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kwaak backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwaak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kwaak momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kwaak slips under a jab.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwaak was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Kwaak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Kwaak pushes him off.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwaak.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Kwaak is avoiding it.
Kwaak looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kwaak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kwaak pinned against the cage. Kwaak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kwaak throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henderson closes the distance but Kwaak moves to the side
and Kwaak counters with a three punch combo that has Henderson backing up. Henderson nods at Kwaak to acknowledge the strikes.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. Kwaak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Kwaak is out of range.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson throws a body punch but Kwaak moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Henderson - that will leave a mark!
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwaak connects with a solid leg kick.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Kwaak can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Kwaak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henderson lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kwaak throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwaak blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Kwaak.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Kwaak controls the action.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson thuds his shin into the meat of Kwaak's side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwaak.
Henderson stuns Kwaak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwaak lands a jab to Henderson's midsection.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwaak.
Kwaak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak misses with a kick to the body.
Kwaak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwaak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Kwaak doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Kwaak counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwaak throws out the jab.
Kwaak is looking to chop away at Henderson's legs.
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.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kwaak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kwaak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henderson scores with a jab. Kwaak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Kwaak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kwaak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Kwaak connects with a right hand. Henderson shakes it off.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kwaak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwaak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Kwaak lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kwaak throws a combination. Henderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwaak moves away.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kwaak sprawls well. Kwaak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kwaak is looking to chop away at Henderson's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kwaak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kwaak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kwaak looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
Henderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Henderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kwaak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henderson somewhat.
Kwaak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henderson did well to prevent Kwaak getting side control.
Kwaak not doing much here.
Kwaak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Henderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Henderson is pulling down on Kwaak's head to control his posture.
Kwaak trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
Kwaak is pushing down on Henderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Kwaak has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kwaak is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is staying active underneath Kwaak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Kwaak is controlling well.
Henderson gets full guard.
Henderson pushes Kwaak off and scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Kwaak.
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!
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwaak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson swings for the body but Kwaak moves out of range.
Kwaak lands a glancing blow to the side of Henderson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sam Kwaak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kwaak fakes the leg kick and cracks Henderson in the body.
Henderson darts in and clinches Kwaak up against the cage.
Henderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Kwaak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kwaak lands a right hand.
Henderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kwaak lands a right hand.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwaak's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Henderson.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kwaak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Kwaak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kwaak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwaak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Henderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sam Kwaak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Henderson.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kwaak works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak stays in close to Henderson's body and controls the position.
Kwaak won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kwaak has passed into side control.
Kwaak remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Henderson struggling a bit here.
Kwaak just content to control the position.
Mike Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Henderson but he's now mounted!
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kwaak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Kwaak avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kwaak content just to control the position here.
Henderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Henderson has given up his back.
I really don't envy Henderson right now.
Henderson keeps trying to improve his position.
Henderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kwaak trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Henderson doesn't escape.
Henderson trying to control the hands but Kwaak breaks the grip.
Henderson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kwaak off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Henderson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Henderson tries to roll but Kwaak sticks to his back.
Kwaak keeps control of the position easily here as Henderson tries to buck him off.
Kwaak controlling well, preventing Henderson from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sam Kwaak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Kwaak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henderson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
Mike Henderson is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mike Henderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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