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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guapo Obispo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Guapo Obispo enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guapo Obispo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black avoids the head kick by Obispo.
Nice body punch from Black.
Obispo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Obispo is able to avoid easily.
Black leaves Obispo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obispo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obispo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
Obispo moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obispo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Obispo at a distance.
Black 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.
Obispo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guapo Obispo.
Obispo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Obispo persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Black.
Guapo Obispo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
It looks like Guapo Obispo has been cut.
Obispo looks gassed!
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black looks for the body kick but Obispo saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Obispo has a takedown stuffed.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Black digs a good body shot into Obispo's ribs.
Black scores with a jab. Obispo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black scores with a three punch combo!
Black lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Obispo is rocked!
Black Rushes Obispo and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Obispo is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Black Piles on the pressure and Obispo crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davis Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield has chosen Battery as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hetfield circles away.
Hetfield throws a sloppy head kick and Rage moves out of range easily.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rage swinging wildly here.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hetfield moves into the clinch.
Hetfield breaks the clinch.
Rage ducks right into an uppercut from Hetfield.
No luck for Hetfield with that takedown attempt.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Hetfield shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rage napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hetfield working away.
A lull in the action here.
Hetfield trying to control the position but Rage is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hetfield working the ground and pound but Rage is defending the strikes.
Hetfield is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rage is trying to get back to half guard.
Hetfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hetfield drops Rage with a right and a left! Hetfield comes rushing in but Rage regains his composure and manages to keep Hetfield in guard.
Rage is rocked!
It looks like Trevor Rage has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Rage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hetfield lands a couple of digs.
Hetfield gets to his feet - Rage follows without any prompting.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Hetfield throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Rage is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Hetfield!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Ovronnaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Ratorso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ovronnaz's entrance music is Sick Of It All - Step Down. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Ovronnaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Ratorso!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovronnaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ratorso sprawls well. Ratorso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ovronnaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ovronnaz takes a swing at Ratorso's ribcage but misses.
A nice combination there by Ratorso.
Ratorso fails with the takedown
and Ovronnaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ratorso won't be happy with that.
Ovronnaz throws an elbow but Ratorso slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ovronnaz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ovronnaz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ovronnaz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ratorso is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ratorso tries to buck Ovronnaz off but Ovronnaz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovronnaz cracks Ratorso with a big right hand but Ratorso just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratorso is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ratorso is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Ovronnaz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ratorso can't do much from the bottom here.
Ovronnaz throws a strike aimed at the side of Ratorso's head but Ratorso avoids it well.
Ratorso tries to improve position but can't.
Ratorso wants to control but Ovronnaz postures up.
Ovronnaz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ovronnaz, as that shot connected.
It looks like Damien Ratorso has been cut.
Ratorso shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ratorso trying to control but Ovronnaz is working from the bottom.
Ovronnaz managing to control the position.
Ovronnaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovronnaz drops an elbow to the side of Ratorso's head.
Ovronnaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ovronnaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ratorso tries to kick Ovronnaz off but Ovronnaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ovronnaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ratorso regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ovronnaz.
Ratorso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ovronnaz is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ovronnaz stands up over Ratorso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovronnaz thows a big elbow that misses.
Ovronnaz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ratorso, up you get!
Ratorso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovronnaz manages to avoid it.
Ovronnaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ratorso scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ratorso slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Ratorso has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ovronnaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ovronnaz tries to get out of the position.
Ratorso wants to stand but Ovronnaz is controlling his arm.
Ratorso trying to control the action but Ovronnaz is working from the bottom.
Ovronnaz can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovronnaz tries to escape but Ratorso is in control.
Ratorso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ovronnaz keeps working.
Ovronnaz struggling a bit here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ovronnaz misses with a double jab
and Ratorso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ovronnaz manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovronnaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ratorso counters with a right hand to the body.
Ratorso clinches but Ovronnaz breaks the clinch
and Ovronnaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ratorso stuns Ovronnaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ovronnaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Ratorso'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.
Ratorso scores with a one two! Ovronnaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ratorso shoots in for a double leg but Ovronnaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ovronnaz tries to work over Ratorso's front leg with a kick but Ratorso checks it.
Ratorso tries to clinch
and Ovronnaz counters with a left and a right that stings Ratorso.
Ovronnaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ratorso manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ovronnaz throws a strike but Ratorso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ratorso drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ovronnaz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ratorso has Ovronnaz in his guard.
Ratorso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovronnaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ovronnaz is fighting to break Ratorso's control of his arms but Ratorso is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ovronnaz postures up in Ratorso's guard and throws a big left but Ratorso blocks it.
Ovronnaz working some strikes from top position.
Ratorso wants to get back to his feet but Ovronnaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ovronnaz throwing strikes but missing.
Ratorso managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ratorso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ovronnaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ovronnaz postures up in Ratorso's guard and throws a big left but Ratorso blocks it.
Ratorso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ratorso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ovronnaz looks for a takedown but Ratorso sprawls well.
Ratorso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ratorso with a nice cross.
Ratorso clinches but Ovronnaz breaks the clinch
and Ovronnaz counters with a shoot takedown. Ratorso fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratorso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ovronnaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ratorso is keeping the position for now.
Ovronnaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ratorso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ratorso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ovronnaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ovronnaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ratorso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ratorso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ovronnaz takes one on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Ovronnaz as Ratorso shoots in.
Ratorso looks to land a combination but Ovronnaz avoids it well.
Ovronnaz shoots for a takedown but Ratorso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ratorso scores with a one two! Ovronnaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ratorso shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ovronnaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ovronnaz is not content to let Ratorso control the position.
Ovronnaz is trying to control Ratorso's posture but Ratorso avoids it.
Ovronnaz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ovronnaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien Ratorso's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ratorso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ratorso closes the distance and pushes Ovronnaz back into the cage.
Ovronnaz missing with knees to the body.
Ratorso tries to pull guard but Ovronnaz won't allow it.
Ratorso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ratorso avoiding damage as Ovronnaz throws knees to the body.
Ratorso slowing the pace effectively.
Ratorso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ovronnaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ratorso counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratorso closes the distance and clinches.
Ovronnaz keeps control of Ratorso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ovronnaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratorso.
Ratorso tries to circle away but Ovronnaz has him pinned against the cage.
Ovronnaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovronnaz stops a takedown attempt from Ratorso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ratorso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ovronnaz smiles and moves away.
Yuri Ovronnaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Ratorso.
Ratorso tries to clinch up but Ovronnaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ovronnaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ovronnaz shoots in for a takedown but Ratorso shows good takedown defense.
Ratorso wants to clinch.
A left and a right from Ratorso both land. Nice combination.
Ratorso closes the distance but Ovronnaz moves to the side
and Ovronnaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ratorso fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovronnaz misses with a combination
and Ratorso counters by clinching up.
Ratorso tries to stall but Ovronnaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ratorso slowing the pace effectively.
Ovronnaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ratorso slips a jab and a cross from Ovronnaz.
Yuri Ovronnaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratorso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ovronnaz is trying to break the clinch but Ratorso is controlling him.
Ovronnaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Ratorso has double underhooks.
Ovronnaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ovronnaz shoots in but Ratorso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ratorso tries to clinch up but Ovronnaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ratorso wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratorso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovronnaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yuri Ovronnaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ovronnaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ratorso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratorso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ovronnaz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ratorso!
Ratorso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ratorso tries to hold on but Ovronnaz pushes him away.
Ovronnaz lands a big shot there that rocks Ratorso but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovronnaz thowing shots but they're missing.
Ovronnaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ratorso looks a forlorn figure.
Ratorso is trying to escape the mount.
Ovronnaz working the ground and pound effectively.
Yuri Ovronnaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ratorso can't escape the position.
Damien Ratorso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ovronnaz unloads with some shots from mount but Ratorso bucks and avoids them well.
Ovronnaz content just to control the position here.
Ratorso keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Ovronnaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ovronnaz, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Ovronnaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to If you smell what the rock is cookin'.... Lawal has chosen Chocolate Salty Balls as his entrance music. Jon Lawal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Lawal!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Lawal is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Lawal is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson'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.
Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawal. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawal wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawal throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lawal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Lawal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lawal drops Johnson with a big left hand and mounts him. Johnson is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawal punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lawal tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lawal tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lawal looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lawal.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lawal.
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lawal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson wants to hold on but Lawal pushes him away.
Lawal looking to land elbow strikes but Johnson uses the position to regain half guard.
Lawal throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lawal lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Lawal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lawal throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lawal throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawal working a defensive guard here.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Lawal.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Lawal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawal manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Lawal's guard.
Johnson passes Lawal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lawal looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lawal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson feints and as Lawal raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lawal wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lawal, up you get!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawal lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawal throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Lawal cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawal cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jon Lawal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Lawal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lawal! Johnson is backing up but he can't get away as Lawal lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Johnson and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jon Lawal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hasse Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hansson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Saliva - Click Click Boom. Ewing has chosen Dallas Theme song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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269 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hasse Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Ewing!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson drops Ewing with a nice combination! Hansson dives into Ewing's guard, looking to finish!
Ewing is rocked!
It looks like Bobby Ewing has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansson stopping the sweep attempt from Ewing.
Ewing is still in real trouble! Can Hansson finish him?
Hansson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ewing's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hasse Hansson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iivana Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iivana Evil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iivana Evil!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin wants to clinch up but Evil keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evil stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Evil.
Evil is pushing Martin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Evil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Evil stalling the fight.
Evil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evil's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martin tries for a takedown but Evil manages to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Evil.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Evil is controlling him.
Evil lands with a left to the head.
Martin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Evil prevents it.
Evil slowing the pace effectively.
Evil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Martin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Evil landing some decent shots from guard.
Evil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evil throws and elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evil's guard. Nice move by Martin!
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Evil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Evil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Martin won't allow Evil to sweep him here.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin postures up and lands a big shot to Evil's brow.
Evil had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martin defends it easily.
Evil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Evil looks gassed!
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Evil has wrist control.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Evil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evil trying to strike off his back.
Evil is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Evil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evil misses with a wild body shot.
Evil shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a body punch but Evil moves out of range.
Evil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Martin. No joy for Evil on that attempt.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evil's waist but Evil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evil moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Evil shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Evil's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evil slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evil looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
Martin clinches but Evil breaks the clinch
and Evil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Evil shoots in and bounces Martin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Evil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iivana Evil dominated that round.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evil drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evil throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evil.
Evil looking to pass the guard.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evil's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evil scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Evil keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Evil is keeping the position.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Evil looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Evil is breathing heavily.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Evil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Evil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Evil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Evil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evil off to one side.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Evil's hands.
Evil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martin avoids it really well and circles away.
Randall Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iivana Evil.
Evil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Iivana Evil has been cut.
Evil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.
Evil looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Evil has him pressed against the cage.
Evil keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin cracks Evil with a nice body shot.
Martin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evil pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Evil misses with some punches.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evil prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Evil trying to stall but Martin improves his position.
Martin is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin taking a breather.
Martin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Evil is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Evil, against the cage.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Evil.
Evil lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evil tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Evil back against the cage.
Martin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Evil avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evil lands with a left to the head.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evil has him pressed against the cage.
Evil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Evil has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evil.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Evil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Evil scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Evil dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evil tries for a takedown but Martin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iivana Evil'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Evil swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Martin leaves Evil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Evil looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Evil throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Evil to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Martin looking to control.
Evil throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evil's guard.
Evil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Evil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martin has managed to get both his arms back between Evil's legs - danger averted.
Evil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Martin wants to control from the top but Evil keeps moving.
Evil looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Martin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin clinches up against the cage.
Evil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A body shot lands from Evil.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martin tries to break free but Evil pushes him back against the cage.
Martin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evil pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Evil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evil slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evil.
Martin jumps into guard, dragging Evil to the mat.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Evil from controlling successfully.
Martin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Evil is having none of it.
Martin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Evil shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Evil shoots in.
Randall Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iivana Evil.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Evil's leg but Evil calmly moves out of range.
Evil misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin connects with a right hand. Evil shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evil with a poor takedown
and Martin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martin.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Evil is retaining full guard.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randall Martin.
I think Martin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Martin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackmore comes to the cage accompanied by Sometimes My Opponent Feels Like Screaming. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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19
193 lbs
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200 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ritchie Blackmore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmore misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
Blackmore misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a nice body kick.
McDonald cracks Blackmore with a good jab.
It looks like Ritchie Blackmore has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blackmore.
Blackmore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by McDonald.
McDonald closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blackmore sizes up McDonald with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blackmore throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackmore.
Blackmore is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from McDonald does it's job there.
Blackmore avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from McDonald does no damage.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackmore misses with a body shot.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackmore throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackmore throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore misses with a double jab.
Blackmore misses with a double jab
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackmore misses with a double jab
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Blackmore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blackmore misses with a takedown
and Blackmore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackmore avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Nate McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald lands a head kick. Blackmore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackmore.
Blackmore throws a combination that misses
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackmore. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Blackmore's head but Blackmore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackmore lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDonald connects with a jab.
Blackmore falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackmore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blackmore throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackmore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDonald defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blackmore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blackmore fails to land the takedown.
McDonald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blackmore counters with a solid body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blackmore might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDonald but McDonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McDonald defending well as Blackmore loads up on a big left hand.
Blackmore moves out of range as McDonald throws a body kick.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackmore tries for a takedown but McDonald circles away easily
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritchie Blackmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Blackmore sees coming a mile off.
Blackmore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McDonald tries to avoid it but Blackmore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McDonald to the ground. McDonald escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blackmore is defended easily by McDonald.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackmore.
Blackmore dodges the punch combination from McDonald.
Blackmore slips a jab and a cross from McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blackmore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackmore throws a leg kick but McDonald checks it.
Blackmore misses with a body shot.
Blackmore misses the body punch
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald misses with a double jab
so Blackmore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blackmore scoring with some ground and pound.
McDonald looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackmore preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackmore manages to get himself to full guard.
Blackmore doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blackmore throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Blackmore looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackmore, not yet.
Blackmore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
Blackmore looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blackmore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDonald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDonald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald forces his way into half guard.
Blackmore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blackmore defending well though.
Blackmore misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McDonald content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Blackmore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blackmore's cut.
That's time! Blackmore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blackmore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDonald counters with a leg kick.
Blackmore looks to land a body kick but McDonald moved away.
McDonald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good work by Blackmore as he checks the leg kick.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Blackmore.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nate McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackmore blocks a head kick by McDonald.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blackmore.
Blackmore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackmore.
Blackmore throws a solid leg kick but McDonald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blackmore.
McDonald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blackmore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Blackmore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blackmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blackmore tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonald counters with a series of strikes. Blackmore will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Blackmore's leg but Blackmore calmly moves out of range.
Blackmore is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Blackmore does no damage.
McDonald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
Blackmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackmore lands a two punch combo.
Blackmore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from McDonald does no damage.
Blackmore throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Blackmore tries for a takedown but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blackmore throws a series of punches but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackmore tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
A head kick by Blackmore misses
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackmore misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackmore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDonald defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackmore throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate McDonald really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blackmore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald.
McDonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDonald as he avoids it easily.
McDonald drops his hands momentarily and Blackmore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blackmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Blackmore tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackmore misses with a few strikes there.
Blackmore misses with a takedown attempt - McDonald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
A jab from Blackmore misses.
Blackmore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackmore misses with a double jab
and McDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
Blackmore slips a jab and a cross from McDonald.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McDonald lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blackmore's head backwards.
McDonald cracks Blackmore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blackmore is rocked!
McDonald swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore blocks a head kick by McDonald.
Blackmore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
McDonald cracks Blackmore with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from McDonald.
Blackmore takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackmore looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McDonald slaps away a takedown attempt from Blackmore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McDonald tries to bum rush Blackmore with a series of wild strikes but Blackmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackmore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blackmore is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackmore misses with a double jab
and McDonald counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate McDonald dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blackmore'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackmore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blackmore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.
Blackmore misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Blackmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McDonald misses with a double jab.
Blackmore throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald misses the jab.
McDonald lands an overhand right.
McDonald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blackmore counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Blackmore with a poor takedown
and McDonald counters with a left and a right that stings Blackmore.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackmore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackmore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackmore fails with the takedown.
McDonald lands a left and a right that send Blackmore crashing to the mat, dazed. McDonald thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ritchie Blackmore's cut is getting worse.
McDonald on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - McDonald scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Blackmore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blackmore seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Blackmore.
Blackmore throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
Blackmore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackmore avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Nice cross by Blackmore.
Blackmore swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Blackmore ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald scores with a one two! Blackmore had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Blackmore misses.
Blackmore throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
Blackmore throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackmore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McDonald tries to avoid it but Blackmore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McDonald to the ground. McDonald escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ritchie Blackmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McDonald 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate McDonald! Nate McDonald retains his middleweight title!
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