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CONFLICT XLII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Mean A Thing. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crag Hack!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hack rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Hack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Hack lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hack controls his hands.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Hack tries to clinch
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hack ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson misses with a hook
and Hack moves into the clinch.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hack has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hack prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Hack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Hack avoiding damage.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Hack lands with a light punch inside.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hack tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Hack connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hack gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the cage.
Nelson tries to circle away but Hack has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hack won't allow it.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Hack is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hack has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson moves out of range as Hack throws a body kick.
Hack slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hack is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Hack tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Hack wants to clinch.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack thows a body kick. Nelson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hack counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hack.
Hack lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Roy Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hack as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hack throws an elbow but misses.
Hack slowing the pace effectively.
Nelson tries to stall but Hack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hack is pushing Nelson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to control Hack's arms but Hack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hack.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage 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!
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
Roy Nelson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hack misses with a body punch.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hack misses with a knee to the head.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Hack tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crag Hack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson'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.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson cracks Hack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nelson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nelson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Crag Hack has been cut.
Hack misses the shot to the body.
Hack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
Hack tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Hack misses with a head kick.
Nelson tries to bum rush Hack with a series of wild strikes but Hack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Hack.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Hack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hack.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Hack tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hack lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jeez, Roy Nelson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hack just misses with a punch to the body.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Nelson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hack moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Hack closes the distance and clinches.
Hack throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack avoiding damage.
Hack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hack has Nelson pushed against the cage.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hack displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hack lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Hack.
Hack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Hack, against the cage.
Hack stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nelson - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Hack fails to land.
Hack prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hack.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Hack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roy Nelson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Crag Hack!
Crag Hack decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleming comes to the cage accompanied by T.N.T.. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo tries to clinch but Fleming moves out of range.
Hendo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fleming.
Hendo tries to keep at a distance but Fleming has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hendo tries to land a knee to the head but Fleming blocks with his arms.
Fleming digs a right hand into Hendo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hendo's gas tank.
Fleming lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hendo taking a breather.
Hendo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fleming is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hendo to the mat. Hendo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fleming works over Hendo with some ground and pound from guard.
Fleming postures up and lands a big shot to Hendo's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo looking to control.
Fleming scoring with some ground and pound.
Fleming scoring with some ground and pound.
Fleming is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendo has wrist control.
Fleming got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hendo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fleming has managed to get both his arms back between Hendo's legs - danger averted.
Fleming is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hendo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fleming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fleming working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendo's head.
Fleming makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendo wants to sweep here but Fleming controlling him for the moment.
Fleming has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fleming scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fleming stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fleming with a nice head shot there.
Fleming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hendo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fleming is working Hendo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleming distracts Hendo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fleming is pushing down on Hendo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hendo is fighting to maintain full guard but Fleming has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendo is looking for a sweep. Fleming is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
Fleming scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fleming seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hendo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendo looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Fleming there.
Fleming winds up and cracks Hendo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fleming is nestled in close to Hendo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hendo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendo is rocked!
Hendo is pressing down on Fleming's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fleming cracks Hendo with a solid left hand.
Hendo is still in real trouble! Can Fleming finish him?
Fleming distracts Hendo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fleming is one step ahead there.
Fleming postures up.
Hendo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Fleming content to stall in guard here.
Fleming distracts Hendo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendo is looking for a triangle but Fleming pushes his legs off easily.
Hendo keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Hendo keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Fleming with a nice head shot there.
Fleming keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fleming is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fleming sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Hendo keeps moving.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendo keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Fleming is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Hendo keeps moving.
Fleming avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleming is in close to Hendo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Fleming dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fleming clinches.
Fleming lands a good knee to the midsection. Hendo won't want to take too many of those.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Fleming has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fleming is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fleming lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fleming.
Knees to the body from Fleming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hendo is trying to drag Fleming to the mat but Fleming just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Fleming.
Fleming lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Fleming.
Hendo is breathing heavily.
Hendo pushes off an throws an elbow but Fleming leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fleming goes for a takedown attempt but Hendo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hendo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fleming swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo moves in looking to clinch but Fleming pushes him off.
Fleming gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendo avoids the damage to the body.
Fleming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hendo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hendo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fleming after a bit of a struggle.
Scott Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Hendo.
Fleming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fleming obliges.
Fleming has hold of one of Hendo's legs. Hendo is fighting the takedown attempt but Fleming gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleming cracks Hendo with a solid left hand.
Fleming stands up over Hendo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fleming lands a couple of elbows.
Fleming pushing down on Hendo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fleming wants to control but Hendo is keeping him busy.
Hendo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fleming passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hendo!
Fleming can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hendo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hendo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fleming has control of Hendo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hendo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fleming lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fleming cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fleming postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hendo out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Fleming goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Fleming!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Fleming made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - So Dope. Marshal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember the name. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Marshal blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Marshal avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marshal lands a left hand.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshal's brow.
A short left from Marshal.
Marshal blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Marshal.
Marshal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marshal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Marshal.
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
We've been hearing reports that Jackson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshal's brow.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Marshal in his tracks for a moment.
Marshal manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshal.
Marshal throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Marshal keeps it at a distance.
Marshal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eliah Marshal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal misses the shot to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Marshal's legs.
The fighters circling - Marshal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshal is looking to land body kicks.
Marshal misses with a wild body shot.
Marshal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshal throws out the jab.
Jackson slips under a jab from Marshal.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Marshal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marshal throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marshal 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson moves out of range as Marshal strikes.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Marshal.
Marshal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Marshal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands with a good body shot.
Jackson slips a jab from Marshal.
Marshal throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Marshal throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Marshal is avoiding it.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshal circles away.
Marshal misses with a looping right.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Marshal.
Marshal scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson pushes Marshal up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshal blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Marshal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marshal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshal.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Marshal circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson slips under a jab from Marshal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marshal throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
A big right from Marshal misses.
Marshal misses with a wild body shot.
Marshal scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Marshal. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshal blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshal avoids it.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Marshal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marshal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Marshal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marshal.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marshal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marshal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Marshal 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.
Marshal throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Marshal.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Eliah Marshal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshal digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Marshal's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marshal duly obliges.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marshal misses with a body shot.
Marshal connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Marshal manages to break the clinch.
Marshal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marshal throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshal misses with a looping right.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Marshal misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A jab from Marshal misses.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Marshal counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Marshal.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Marshal is avoiding it.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teddy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson moves out of range as Marshal throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marshal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshal misses the jab.
Marshal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marshal throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson pushes Marshal up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Marshal blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Marshal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marshal momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Marshal there.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshal throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Marshal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marshal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marshal scores with a jab.
Marshal throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Marshal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marshal.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marshal throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Marshal blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marshal's efforts to push away.
Marshal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Marshal.
Marshal manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marshal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teddy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshal just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Marshal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshal throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson wants to clinch
and Marshal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshal misses the shot to the body.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Marshal feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson wants to clinch but Marshal slips to the side
and Marshal counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Marshal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marshal breaks from the clinch.
Marshal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Marshal is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marshal manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Marshal is predictable there
and Jackson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a low kick but Marshal avoids it.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson tries to clinch but Marshal moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch but Marshal moves out of range.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson moves forwards but Marshal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marshal throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Marshal was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marshal swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eliah Marshal.
I've got Marshal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliah Marshal!
A victorious Eliah Marshal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fenix Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Espiridion Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fenix Espada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Espiridion Araya!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Espada's hands.
Espada throws a push kick but Araya slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Espada misses
and Araya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Espada has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Araya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Araya seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Espada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Espada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Araya in particular looking to stall.
Espada is looking to control Araya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Espada avoid being mounted?
Espada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Espada is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araya missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Araya misses with a looping right.
Espada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Espada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Araya.
Araya throws a head kick but Espada moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Araya.
Fenix Espada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Espada's guard.
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!
Araya trying to control the position from guard on top but Espada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Araya stays in close to Espada's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Araya!
Araya is trying desperately to improve position.
Espada content just to control the position here.
Espada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araya is trying to escape the mount.
Espada takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Espada tries to control but Araya wriggling away.
Araya regains half guard.
Araya is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fenix Espada just wasn't active enough.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Araya lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Espada backs up against the cage.
Espada lands a left and a right that send Araya crashing to the mat, dazed. Espada thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Araya is rocked!
It looks like Espiridion Araya has been cut.
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!
Espada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Araya is still on wobbly legs! Can Espada finish him?
Espada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Espada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Araya seems to have recovered his senses.
Espada throws a solid leg kick but Araya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Espada.
Araya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Araya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Araya misses with a body kick.
Araya's coach down at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Araya's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Araya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Espada but Espada pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Espada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Araya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Espiridion Araya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Espiridion Araya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Espada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espada circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Araya drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Espada follows Araya 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 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fenix Espada!
Fenix Espada thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 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
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen throws a front kick aimed at Tentheros's knee but Tentheros avoids it well.
Tikkanen darts in and clinches Tentheros up against the cage.
Tikkanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tikkanen misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tikkanen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tentheros successfully pulls guard.
Tikkanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tikkanen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tentheros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tikkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tentheros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tentheros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen works over Tentheros with some ground and pound from guard.
Tentheros looking to control.
Tikkanen trying to control but Tentheros is working from the bottom.
Tikkanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tentheros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tikkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tentheros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tentheros avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tentheros has his foot on Tikkanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tikkanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Tikkanen advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros is trying to improve his position.
Tikkanen controlling the position.
Tikkanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tentheros has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tikkanen looking to control but instead Tentheros has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tikkanen prevents Tentheros from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros is in trouble now - Tikkanen has advanced to mount!
Tikkanen landing strikes from the mount.
Tikkanen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tentheros is looking to escape.
Tikkanen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tentheros is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tentheros hang on?
Tentheros felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tentheros is looking to get to half guard.
Tentheros tries to hold on but Tikkanen postures up.
Tentheros is looking to improve his position but Tikkanen isn't that keen on the idea.
Tikkanen tries to control but Tentheros wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tentheros is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tikkanen ducks under a wild hook from Tentheros.
Tentheros shoots in but Tikkanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tikkanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tentheros counters with a thumping low kick.
Tikkanen slips under a jab from Tentheros.
Tentheros throws a body kick that misses.
Tentheros jabs at Tikkanen's body.
Tentheros throws a leg kick which misses Tikkanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tikkanen tries to avoid it.
Tentheros scores with a nice strike.
Tentheros lands a glancing blow to the side of Tikkanen's head.
Tikkanen misses with a leg kick
and Tentheros counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkanen lands a leg kick that knocks Tentheros off balance momentarily.
Tentheros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tikkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tentheros manages to avoid it.
Tikkanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tikkanen scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros scores with a nice head shot.
Tikkanen throws a lazy right hand but Tentheros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ken Tentheros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tentheros shoots for a double leg takedown but Tikkanen sprawls well. He's pushed Tentheros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tentheros fails to land with a series of punches.
Tentheros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tikkanen tries to clinch there but Tentheros circles away.
Tikkanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tentheros.
Tentheros cracks the inside of Tikkanen's front leg.
Tikkanen throws a right hand that Tentheros ducks under and follows up with a left that Tentheros also avoids with ease.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick
and Tentheros counters with a shoot takedown. Tikkanen fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikkanen keeping moving, preventing Tentheros from controlling successfully.
Tentheros looking to sit in guard and control but Tikkanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros keeping moving, preventing Tikkanen from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Tikkanen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tentheros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tikkanen landing some decent shots from guard.
Tentheros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tikkanen defends it easily.
Tikkanen is looking to advance position but Tentheros has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros prevents Tikkanen from getting the reversal.
Tentheros is stalling here but it's allowed Tikkanen to get half guard.
Tentheros wants to pass to mount but Tikkanen is defending the position.
Tikkanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tentheros.
Tentheros is looking to take a break and control but Tikkanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tentheros throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tentheros throwing shots but Tikkanen is blocking nicely.
Tikkanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tikkanen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen actively working from the bottom here.
Tentheros seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tentheros wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tikkanen keeps working.
Tikkanen wants to control but Tentheros is keeping busy.
Tentheros wants to pass the guard but Tikkanen is defending well.
Tikkanen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Tikkanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tentheros defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tentheros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tikkanen lands with a hook. Tentheros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tentheros throws a solid leg kick but Tikkanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tentheros.
Tikkanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tikkanen darts in and clinches Tentheros up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tentheros.
Tikkanen misses with a body punch.
Tentheros throws a punch but it's blocked by Tikkanen.
Tentheros blocks a body shot from Tikkanen.
Tentheros misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikkanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tentheros lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Tikkanen - that landed with a thud.
Tentheros manages to break the clinch.
Tikkanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tentheros will feel that in the morning.
Ken Tentheros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen digs a good body shot into Tentheros's ribs.
Tikkanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tentheros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tentheros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tentheros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tikkanen misses with a body kick.
Tikkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Tikkanen closes the distance and clinches.
Tentheros throws a punch but it's blocked by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen blocks an uppercut.
Tikkanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tentheros misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikkanen just leaning against Tentheros, taking a breather.
Tikkanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tentheros backwards.
Tentheros can't find room to land a body shot as Tikkanen controls the action.
Tikkanen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkanen tries to work over Tentheros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tikkanen blocking some punches.
Tentheros breaks the clinch.
Tikkanen cracks the inside of Tentheros's front leg.
Tentheros throws a body kick that misses.
Tikkanen tries to move into range but Tentheros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tentheros misses the body punch
and Tikkanen moves into the clinch.
Tikkanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tentheros backwards.
Tentheros blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Tentheros's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tikkanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tentheros is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tentheros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tentheros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tentheros lands with a left to the head.
Tikkanen is trying to stall.
Tentheros has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tikkanen uses from the top position.
Tentheros wants to sweep here but Tikkanen controlling him for the moment.
Tikkanen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but Tentheros keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros is trying to keep Tikkanen in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tentheros is on top in guard.
Tentheros postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tentheros trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tentheros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tikkanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tentheros defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkanen trying to keep a closed guard but Tentheros is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Tikkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tikkanen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Tikkanen!
A very excited looking Esa Tikkanen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Montilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montilo comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Montilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Montilo throws the kick towards the body but Balboa avoids it.
Balboa throws a hook but Montilo avoids it easily.
Montilo gets a takedown into half guard.
Balboa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Montilo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montilo is trying to control. Balboa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montilo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Balboa is trying to stand back up but Montilo is controlling him
Montilo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balboa is just riding it out for now. Montilo eventually gives up the hold.
Montilo wants to free his trapped foot but Balboa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montilo thows a huge punch but Balboa dodges it nicely.
Montilo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Balboa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Montilo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montilo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montilo has control of Balboa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Balboa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Montilo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Balboa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Montilo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That has opened up Rocky Balboa's cut even more.
Montilo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboa is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montilo is working for a guillotine from mount but Balboa frees his head quite easily.
Montilo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Montilo looking for a guillotine from mount but Balboa is having none of it.
Montilo punching from mount but Balboa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Montilo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Montilo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balboa's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montilo scoring with strikes but Balboa is staying in there.
Rocky Balboa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocky Balboa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rodrigo Montilo!
A victorious Rodrigo Montilo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clinton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Break Ya Neck. The crowd seem to be enjoying Apollyon's choice of entrance music: On My Own-Alone . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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196 lbs
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193 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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hofniel Apollyon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollyon has managed to clinch.
Clinton is trying to stall.
Clinton trying to land knees to the body.
Clinton misses with some punches.
Clinton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apollyon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clintons head.
Apollyon misses with a punch on the inside.
Clinton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Apollyon lands with a left to the head.
Clinton stalling against the cage.
Apollyon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clinton avoids the elbow strike from Apollyon, against the cage.
Clinton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clinton manages to break the clinch.
Clinton misses with a lunging right hand
and Apollyon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clinton fails with the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clinton throws a looping overhand right but Apollyon ducks down to avoid it.
Clinton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apollyon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollyon checks the leg kick.
Clinton misses with an uppercut.
Clinton misses with a looping left.
Clinton throws an off balance right hand
and Apollyon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clinton cracks Apollyon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Apollyon.
Clinton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apollyon moves away.
Clinton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clinton fails with a takedown attempt.
Clinton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Apollyon avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clinton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Apollyon.
Some wild striking there from Apollyon.
Apollyon misses with a series of wild punches.
Clinton lands a really nice looking cross but Apollyon seems unphased.
Clinton lands a nice shot to the body.
Apollyon walks into a left hand.
Apollyon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bill Clinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clinton tries for a takedown but Apollyon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton looks for a takedown but Apollyon sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Clinton misses the target.
Apollyon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clinton.
Clinton Rushes Apollyon and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Apollyon is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Clinton Piles on the pressure and Apollyon crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Clinton!
Bill Clinton looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That's how you're gonna beat 'em, Billy. They keep underestimating you.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt comes to the cage accompanied by Trenches by Pop Evil. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michael Mauti enters the cage!
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25
202 lbs
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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Mauti has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Godbolt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mauti rushes Godbolt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mauti is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Godbolt goes for a takedown attempt but Mauti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Godbolt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mauti throws a front kick aimed at Godbolt's knee but Godbolt avoids it well.
Mauti takes one to the side of the head.
Mauti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godbolt.
Godbolt loads up on a big right hand but Mauti slips the punch.
Godbolt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godbolt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Godbolt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti thuds his shin into the meat of Godbolt's side.
Mauti staying out of range there.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Godbolt throws a lazy right hand but Mauti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michael Mauti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Mauti .
A slow jab from Godbolt misses its intended target.
Godbolt swings for the body but Mauti moves out of range.
Godbolt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godbolt throws a hook to the side of Mauti 's head but Mauti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godbolt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $300 fee) in the buildup to the fight.
Mauti wants to clinch.
Godbolt checks a low kick from Mauti .
Mauti throws a front kick that sends Godbolt stumbling back into the cage.
Godbolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauti .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Godbolt throws a shot to the body.
Godbolt feints and as Mauti raises his hands in defense, Godbolt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Godbolt wants to pass the guard but Mauti is keeping the position.
Godbolt is working hard here to advance position.
Mauti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Godbolt manages to get himself to full guard.
Godbolt has Mauti pulled in close to control his posture.
Godbolt wants to sweep here but Mauti controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mauti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mauti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mauti tries to stand but Godbolt is controlling from the bottom.
Mauti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mauti tries to free his leg and advance position but Godbolt is retaining full guard.
Mauti wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
Godbolt trying to keep a closed guard but Mauti is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti controlling from the top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Mauti hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Godbolt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Godbolt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godbolt. Mauti does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Godbolt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mauti - the referee stops the clock and Godbolt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mauti . Godbolt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Godbolt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mauti .
Mauti throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Mauti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Godbolt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mauti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Godbolt will feel that in the morning.
Mauti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauti .
Godbolt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mauti doesn't seem bothered though.
Godbolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godbolt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Godbolt misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mauti .
Mauti moves out of range of the strikes.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mauti scores with a spinning back kick!
Mauti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godbolt circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Godbolt tries for a takedown but Mauti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Godbolt misses the shot to the body.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Godbolt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mauti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Godbolt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mauti was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Godbolt swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauti .
Good standup being displayed there by Godbolt as he connects with a hook.
Mauti misses with a low kick.
Mauti slips under a jab.
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Godbolt off balance momentarily.
Mauti is looking to clinch.
Godbolt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mauti was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Mauti is looking to clinch but Godbolt is avoiding it.
Godbolt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti darts in and clinches Godbolt up against the cage.
Godbolt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godbolt lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mauti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Godbolt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mauti is trying to stand back up but Godbolt is controlling him
Godbolt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mauti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Godbolt is keen to just control but Mauti is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt throwing shots but Mauti is blocking nicely.
Godbolt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Godbolt trying to control from half guard but Mauti is working away.
Godbolt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mauti tries to roll over but Godbolt keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is keen to just control but Mauti is a slippery customer.
Godbolt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mauti defending well though.
Godbolt wants to work for an arm triangle but Mauti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mauti is in trouble now - Godbolt has advanced to mount!
Godbolt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Godbolt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti taking shots to the head.
Mauti is rocked!
Matthew Godbolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godbolt working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Mauti slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Mauti is still in real trouble! Can Godbolt finish him?
Godbolt prevents Mauti from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mauti gets caught flat footed, as Godbolt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mauti seems to have recovered his senses.
Godbolt drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mauti dives on top into guard.
Mauti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Godbolt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mauti is one step ahead there.
Godbolt has a closed guard, preventing Mauti from standing up.
Godbolt working for a triangle but Mauti defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti being controlled here momentarily.
Mauti wants to stand but Godbolt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Godbolt is looking for a triangle but Mauti pushes his legs off easily.
Mauti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt trying to control the position.
Mauti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Godbolt is proving hard to escape from.
Mauti wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
Mauti won't allow Godbolt to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Mauti was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Godbolt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Mauti rushes Godbolt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Godbolt has a couple of punches blocked by Mauti .
Godbolt can't find room to land a body shot as Mauti controls the action.
Mauti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mauti prevents Godbolt from breaking the clinch.
Mauti gets underhooks to prevent Godbolt's takedown attempt.
Mauti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Godbolt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Godbolt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mauti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Godbolt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt throws a shot from downtown. Mauti moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Michael Mauti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mauti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Godbolt avoids a kick to the body.
Mauti tries to clinch up but Godbolt circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Godbolt tries to keep at a distance but Mauti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Godbolt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mauti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Godbolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godbolt is working for takedown but Mauti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mauti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Godbolt can't get the takedown.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Godbolt's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mauti 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
A victorious Michael Mauti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne comes into the arena with Bawitdaba blaring out of the sound system. Roscrow has chosen Wicked Gil as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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31
247 lbs
26 - 19 - 0 |
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World class 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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry Roscrow!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roscrow throws a series of punches but Bourne moves out of range.
Perry Roscrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roscrow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Roscrow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bourne taking a bit of punishment here - Roscrow scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bourne gets back to half guard.
Roscrow wants to control but Bourne is keeping him busy.
Roscrow seems to be working for a kimura but Bourne defends the submission attempt.
Bourne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roscrow.
Roscrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roscrow is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Roscrow looks to land a strike but Bourne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Roscrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bourne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roscrow looking to sit in guard and control but Bourne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roscrow looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bourne passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow is trying to improve his position.
Roscrow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bourne is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Roscrow's shoulder. That is not cool.
Roscrow is looking to regain half guard here but Bourne keeps moving and retains side control.
Bourne wants to stand but Roscrow is controlling his arm.
Bourne staying calm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roscrow is looking to regain half guard here but Bourne keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow keeps trying to improve his position.
Bourne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roscrow keeps working.
Roscrow has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bourne decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bourne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roscrow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roscrow shoots in for a takedown but Bourne shows good takedown defense.
Roscrow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bourne is fending him off so far but Roscrow persists. Nope, Bourne circles away and we're back to standing.
John Bourne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perry Roscrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bourne connects with a solid leg kick.
Bourne catches Roscrow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Perry Roscrow has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roscrow walks into a straight right hand from Bourne.
Roscrow misses with a takedown attempt - Bourne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bourne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roscrow looks winded!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bourne, as that shot connected.
Roscrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bourne counters with a stiff right hand.
Roscrow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bourne connects with a body shot that sends Roscrow's belly button to the back.
Bourne digs a good body shot into Roscrow's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Roscrow sprawling to the canvas! Roscrow rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bourne finish him?!
Roscrow walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Bourne! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Bourne!
John Bourne was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Jungle Love- Morris Day And The Time as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Skarsgard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarsgard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skarsgard moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Bob throws a low kick but Skarsgard moves out of range easily.
Skarsgard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bob at a distance.
Skarsgard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Skarsgard.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Skarsgard moves away and avoids it.
Bob throws a wild body kick that Skarsgard sees coming a mile off.
Bob is looking to chop away at Skarsgard's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarsgard forces Bob back against the cage and clinches.
Skarsgard breaks from the clinch.
Skarsgard lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skarsgard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Skarsgard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skarsgard 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 Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Bob.
Bob lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Bob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bob lands with a good body shot.
Bob scores with a leg kick.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skarsgard checks a leg kick.
Skarsgard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Skarsgard 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.
Skarsgard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob lands a jab to the nose.
Skarsgard clobbers Bob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skarsgard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bob scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Skarsgard's front leg but catches the back leg as Skarsgard tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silent Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Bob - just one landing.
Bob on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skarsgard. Skarsgard obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob throws a low kick, looking for Skarsgard's leg but Skarsgard calmly moves out of range.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Skarsgard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob darts in and clinches Skarsgard up against the cage.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Skarsgard controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Skarsgard's ribcage. Skarsgard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Skarsgard blocks an uppercut.
Bob stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bob lands a knee to the head.
Skarsgard misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob is looking to control Skarsgard's arms but Skarsgard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bob has his back to the cage.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skarsgard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob scores with a leg kick.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Skarsgard's front leg but catches the back leg as Skarsgard tries to avoid it.
Bob throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skarsgard takes one on the button.
Bob getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Skarsgard.
Bob throws a solid leg kick but Skarsgard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bob.
Skarsgard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skarsgard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skarsgard blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard lands a head shot.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Skarsgard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Skarsgard slips the punch.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Bob misses.
Bob with a jab.
Skarsgard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Skarsgard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bob, pushing him back against the cage.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skarsgard breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Bob tenderised Skarsgard's leg. Skarsgard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skarsgard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bob finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob dominated that round.
That's time! Skarsgard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Bob throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bob gets tackled into the cage by Skarsgard. Skarsgard maintains the clinch.
Skarsgard misses with some punches.
Skarsgard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skarsgard working hard to break the clinch.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
A short uppercut from Skarsgard.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Bob.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarsgard manages to break the clinch.
Bob throws a combination. Skarsgard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skarsgard slips under a jab.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a leg kick but Skarsgard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Skarsgard's head but Skarsgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skarsgard throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Skarsgard slips a straight right by Bob.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob connects with a leg kick. Skarsgard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bob in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Skarsgard moves away and avoids it.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Bob connects with an inside leg kick.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Bob avoids a kick to the body.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bob throws a low kick but Skarsgard avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob doesn't manage to clinch there - Skarsgard circles away.
Skarsgard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
Skarsgard checks a leg kick.
Skarsgard scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob throws a low kick but Skarsgard moves out of range easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bob. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skarsgard.
Bob wants to clinch up but Skarsgard keeps it at a distance.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Skarsgard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Skarsgard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silent Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bob is looking to clinch.
Skarsgard checks a leg kick.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skarsgard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skarsgard.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skarsgard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob lands a jab to Skarsgard's midsection.
Skarsgard throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Bob needs to keep his hands up - Skarsgard had a free shot at his head there.
Skarsgard lands a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Skarsgard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Skarsgard. That snapped Bob's head back.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bob.
Skarsgard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skarsgard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bob.
Skarsgard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bob walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Skarsgard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skarsgard 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bob 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 Skarsgard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skarsgard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bob lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skarsgard walks into a jab.
Skarsgard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skarsgard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skarsgard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skarsgard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob connects with an inside leg kick.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bob throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skarsgard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Bob goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bob connects with a nice looking jab.
Skarsgard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bob throws a lazy body kick
and Skarsgard counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Bob buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob throws a push kick but Skarsgard slaps the foot to one side.
Bob tries to clinch but Skarsgard moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bob!
Skarsgard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob is looking to slow Skarsgard down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Bob tenderised Skarsgard's leg. Skarsgard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skarsgard misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob catches Skarsgard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skarsgard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Skarsgard takes one to the side of the head.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skarsgard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob clinches.
Skarsgard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skarsgard blocks a body shot from Bob.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Skarsgard shrugs off.
Bob lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Skarsgard avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skarsgard prevents a body shot from Bob.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob taking a breather.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Bob connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skarsgard's face.
Bob is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skarsgard is looking to break free of the clinch but Bob has double underhooks.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skarsgard blocks it with crossed arms.
Skarsgard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skarsgard blocks a body shot from Bob.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Bob lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skarsgard backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bob scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skarsgard prevents a body shot from Bob.
Skarsgard works on Bob's body with a couple of short punches.
Silent Bob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skarsgard prevents a body shot from Bob.
A short right from Bob.
Skarsgard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skarsgard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bob scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bob lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skarsgard's elbow.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Bob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skarsgard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Skarsgard tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob misses with an elbow over the top.
Skarsgard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bob stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob really 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.
Bob lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Skarsgard misses with a right hand
and Bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bob.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Skarsgard in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Thor Skarsgard has been cut.
Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skarsgard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bob lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skarsgard.
Skarsgard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob is pushing Skarsgard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Skarsgard tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Skarsgard avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skarsgard's defenses.
Bob looking to throw knees to the head but Skarsgard is blocking nicely.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
Skarsgard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Bob scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skarsgard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bob lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skarsgard backwards.
Bob lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Skarsgard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skarsgard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Skarsgard controls the action.
Skarsgard misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skarsgard's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard dodges an elbow strike from Bob.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Skarsgard misses with some punches.
Bob connects with a knee to the head.
Skarsgard presses Bob against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Skarsgard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skarsgard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skarsgard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skarsgard managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skarsgard swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skarsgard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bob or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard is trying to push Bob away but Bob has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skarsgard.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Skarsgard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bob throws a solid leg kick but Skarsgard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bob.
Skarsgard misses with a wild body shot.
Bob throws a lazy body kick
and Skarsgard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skarsgard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick but Bob moved away.
Bob with a nice cross.
Bob swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bob tries to move into range but Skarsgard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skarsgard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skarsgard checks a leg kick.
Bob 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.
Bob fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skarsgard is out of range.
Skarsgard misses with a body kick.
Skarsgard clinches up with Bob and pushes him back against the cage.
Skarsgard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skarsgard avoids it.
Bob putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skarsgard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Skarsgard takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skarsgard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bob slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Thor Skarsgard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Bob.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skarsgard.
Bob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard misses the shot to the body.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skarsgard.
Bob wants to slow Skarsgard down by chopping away at his legs.
Bob fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob closes the distance and pushes Skarsgard back into the cage.
Bob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob tries to work over Skarsgard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skarsgard manages to break the clinch.
Bob feints and then cracks Skarsgard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skarsgard down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard checks a leg kick.
Skarsgard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Bob scoring well with a low kick there.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bob feints and then cracks Skarsgard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skarsgard down.
Bob doesn't manage to clinch there - Skarsgard circles away.
Bob throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skarsgard.
Bob lands a leg kick that knocks Skarsgard off balance momentarily.
Bob blocks a low kick nicely.
Skarsgard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skarsgard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bob.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Skarsgard ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Thor Skarsgard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Skarsgard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skarsgard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skarsgard thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Bob tenderised Skarsgard's leg. Skarsgard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bob motions for Skarsgard to come forward. Bob throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skarsgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob throws the left hand but Skarsgard avoids the punch easily.
Bob throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skarsgard on the side of the head.
Bob scores with a leg kick.
Bob connects with a jab.
Skarsgard misses with a hook
and Bob makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Skarsgard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Skarsgard lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bob - that will leave a mark!
Bob thumps Skarsgard with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws out a powerful jab.
Skarsgard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob is looking to clinch but Skarsgard is avoiding it.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skarsgard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Bob checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skarsgard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skarsgard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silent Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Skarsgard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skarsgard checks it well.
Skarsgard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Skarsgard looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Skarsgard cracks the inside of Bob's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Skarsgard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skarsgard circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skarsgard misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Skarsgard blocks a jab.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silent Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bob has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silent Bob!
Silent Bob is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Silent Bob 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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