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SFC 48: Binay vs. McShane PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Winner Takes it All. The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: Crystal Blue Persuasion. Lincoln Hawk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Walter White's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a kick to the body.
White throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Hawk - just one landing.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches.
Hawk wants the takedown. White is fighting it off but Hawk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in White's guard against the cage.
Hawk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hawk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
White moves into full guard.
Hawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawk is aware though and is defending well.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hawk passes White's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Hawk sits in half guard.
Hawk 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.
White taking some punishment here, with Hawk in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawk.
White trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hawk manages to pass to mount!
Hawk raining down hammerfists from mount.
White wants to hold on but Hawk pushes him away.
Hawk lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hawk breaks from White's wrist control and lands an elbow.
White is rocked!
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!
Hawk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but White manages to avoid the submission attempt.
White is still in real trouble! Can Hawk finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Hawk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hawk is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hawk landing strikes.
Hawk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hawk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hawk tries to advance to mount but White denies him.
Hawk trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear White down.
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
White manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hawk's best efforts.
Hawk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White is trying to stand back up but Hawk is controlling him
White is defending against the submission attempts here by Hawk.
Hawk is looking to advance position but White won't allow it.
Hawk prevents White from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White is looking to improve his position.
Hawk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White is looking to escape.
Hawk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hawk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Hawk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hawk clinches with his opponent.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Hawk.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hawk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Hawk has dropped down and is working for a takedown. White is trying to keep an underhook but Hawk manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hawk prevents White from improving his position.
White won't allow Hawk to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hawk lands a nice short elbow.
Hawk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hawk working White over with strikes.
White looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hawk lands a nice short elbow.
White wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hawk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk working the head and body with strikes.
White trying to control here.
Hawk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawk winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White gets back to full guard.
Hawk has gone for a leg lock! White slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hawk's guard.
White looking to pass the guard.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawk is retaining full guard.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
Hawk can't keep his opponent in guard - White advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
White wants to take a breather but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
White wants to get back to his feet.
White trying to control the hands but Hawk breaks the grip.
Hawk scores with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is trying to get back to his feet but Hawk has full control of the position and if anything, White has just worked his way into a worse spot.
White is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
White is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can White do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
White defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hawk's arms.
Hawk is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
White showing good submission defense here.
White holding both Hawk 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hawk scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. White is looking for a way out.
Hawk has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is really stuck here.
Hawk gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
White gets cracked with a huge elbow and he's out cold! Possibly KO of the night from the back? Unusual but possible!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lincoln Hawk!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lincoln Hawk made sure he mentioned The Big Kabosh, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Epic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epic Man has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Epic Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Dickens settles back down.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dickens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a jab when Dickens was well out of range.
Dickens looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Dickens takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Dickens misses its intended target.
Dickens connects with a nice looking jab.
Dickens misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
Dickens circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dickens counters with a nice leg kick.
Dickens jabs at Man's body.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dickens moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dickens eats them both and turns towards Man to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Dickens scores with a head kick. Man tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man - that will leave a mark!
Epic Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man scores with a jab.
Dickens thows a body shot but no joy.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dickens is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dickens is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Dickens switches off momentarily and Man cracks him with a monster right hand! Dickens topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Man dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Epic Man!
A relieved looking Epic Man thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes into the arena with Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All blaring out of the sound system. Couturier has chosen Forever Angel as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easton West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couturier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couturier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by West.
Couturier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Easton West has been cut.
Couturier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from West.
Couturier dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West scoring well with a low kick there.
West scores with a head kick. Couturier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couturier wants to clinch.
Couturier closes the distance and clinches.
Couturier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West landing knees to the body.
West jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Couturier walks away with a smile on his face. West gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Couturier looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a good knee to the midsection. Couturier won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Couturier smiles and moves away.
Couturier checks a low kick from West.
Couturier throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Couturier finds it's way through West's defenses.
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Couturier's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by West. That's going to slow Couturier down.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couturier.
Couturier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.
Couturier has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Couturier.
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!
Couturier moves into the clinch successfully.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Couturier.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Couturier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West tries to pull guard but Couturier holds him up against the cage and eventually West drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
West working aggressively here.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Couturier avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Couturier's brow.
West is trying to break free.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couturier.
West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West keeps control of Couturier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
West tries to pull guard but Couturier won't allow it.
Couturier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West misses with a low kick as Couturier jumps back.
West misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couturier.
Couturier clinches up against the cage.
West missing with knees to the body.
Couturier blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to West's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
West tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Couturier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Couturier lands with a light punch inside.
Couturier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Couturier blocks with his arms.
Couturier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Couturier walks away with a smile on his face. West gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Couturier slips a jab from West.
West tries to move into range but Couturier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Couturier looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West misses with a straight left.
Couturier has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couturier lands a nice uppercut.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Couturier's defenses.
Couturier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, West throws an elbow but misses.
Couturier misses with a hook from the clinch.
West misses with a knee strike.
Couturier lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Couturier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couturier lands a left and a right that send West crashing to the mat, dazed. Couturier thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
West is rocked!
Couturier connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt West covering up! Couturier comes in with a big uppercut and West goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kurtis Couturier!
A very excited looking Kurtis Couturier 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jani Reuhkala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Reuhkala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nem Sis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reuhkala's sensitive parts.
Reuhkala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sis moves away.
Sis darts in looking for a takedown but Reuhkala gets double underhooks and turns Sis into the cage.
Reuhkala is trying to stall.
Reuhkala being controlled against the cage.
Reuhkala lands a right hand.
Sis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sis trying to control from half guard but Reuhkala is working away.
Sis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reuhkala is not content to let Sis control the position.
Sis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Reuhkala to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis trying to control but Reuhkala is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nem Sis wasn't active enough on the ground.
A left lands for Reuhkala.
A big left from Reuhkala misses.
Sis throws a push kick but Reuhkala slaps the foot to one side.
Reuhkala lands with a straight right. Sis didn't see that one coming.
Reuhkala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Sis.
Sis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reuhkala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sis throws a head kick that half lands.
Nem Sis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reuhkala scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
Sis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reuhkala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reuhkala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reuhkala misses with a body shot.
Sis throws a low kick, looking for Reuhkala's leg but Reuhkala calmly moves out of range.
Sis darts in and clinches Reuhkala up against the cage.
Sis taking a breather.
Sis lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sis - that landed with a thud.
Sis misses with a body punch.
Sis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sis scores with a shot to the side of Reuhkala's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sis misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sis.
Sis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reuhkala walks away with a smile on his face. Sis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sis misses with a head kick.
Sis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reuhkala circles away.
Jani Reuhkala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nem Sis.
Sis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reuhkala misses with a body punch
and Sis moves into the clinch.
Reuhkala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reuhkala scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sis tries to pull guard but Reuhkala won't allow it.
Sis can't find room to land a body shot as Reuhkala controls the action.
Sis has a couple of punches blocked by Reuhkala.
Reuhkala tries to throw a body punch but Sis avoids it by throwing Reuhkala back against the cage.
Sis scores with a shot to the side of Reuhkala's head.
Reuhkala throws a head punch that misses.
Sis lands with a left to the head.
Sis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reuhkala fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reuhkala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reuhkala scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reuhkala lands a jab to the head.
Jani Reuhkala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sis throws the kick towards the body but Reuhkala avoids it.
Sis tries a low kick but Reuhkala avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reuhkala lands a nice hook to Sis's body. Sis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Reuhkala misses.
Sis avoids the body shot from Reuhkala.
Sis misses with an uppercut.
Sis throws a body kick that misses.
Reuhkala misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sis.
Reuhkala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reuhkala really felt that one!
Sis throws a body kick that misses.
Reuhkala misses with a looping right.
Reuhkala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis shoots in looking for a takedown but Reuhkala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sis scores with a punch to the head.
Reuhkala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sis momentarily.
Reuhkala tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reuhkala throws out a loose jab but Sis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reuhkala but Reuhkala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reuhkala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Sis.
Reuhkala moves into the clinch successfully.
Sis is looking to break free of the clinch but Reuhkala has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Reuhkala scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala is trying to break the clinch but Sis is controlling him.
Reuhkala lands a body punch.
Reuhkala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sis scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reuhkala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala struggles to land a body shot inside as Sis controls his hands.
Sis takes a shot to the head.
Reuhkala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Reuhkala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sis struggles to land a body shot inside as Reuhkala controls his hands.
Reuhkala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sis swings wildly with an uppercut but Reuhkala uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sis up against the cage.
Sis lands an uppercut.
Reuhkala lands with a right to the head.
Sis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good body shot from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala misses with a punch to the body.
Reuhkala misses with a punch to the body.
Reuhkala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sis backwards.
Sis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reuhkala's efforts to push away.
Reuhkala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jani Reuhkala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reuhkala's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reuhkala backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sis stalling in the clinch.
Sis lands a left hand.
Reuhkala misses with some punches.
Sis tries to throw a body punch but Reuhkala avoids it by throwing Sis back against the cage.
Sis presses Reuhkala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reuhkala keeps control of Sis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sis struggles to land a body shot inside as Reuhkala controls his hands.
Sis manages to break the clinch.
Sis throws a head kick but Reuhkala moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sis ducks under a wild hook from Reuhkala.
Sis lands a slapping body shot.
Sis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nem Sis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Reuhkala misses its intended target.
Sis moves in looking to clinch but Reuhkala pushes him off.
Sis tries to score with a low kick but Reuhkala moves his leg out of the way.
Nem Sis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sis digs a good hook to Reuhkala's body.
Sis misses with a low kick.
Reuhkala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reuhkala throws a right hand that Sis ducks under and follows up with a left that Sis also avoids with ease.
Crunch! Sis slams his shin into Reuhkala's torso.
Reuhkala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sis lands with a nice body kick.
Sis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis scores with a head kick. Reuhkala tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sis shoots in but Reuhkala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reuhkala, as that shot connected.
Sis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reuhkala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sis closes the distance and clinches.
Reuhkala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reuhkala has a couple of punches blocked by Sis.
Sis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reuhkala has him pressed against the cage.
Sis tries a body shot but Reuhkala blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Sis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sis prevents a body shot from Reuhkala.
Sis pushes Reuhkala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sis scores with a shoulder strike.
Sis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reuhkala prevents it.
Jani Reuhkala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nem Sis.
A short left from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jani Reuhkala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sis lands with a left to the head.
Reuhkala tries a body shot but Sis blocks it.
Reuhkala working aggressively here.
Reuhkala swings wildly with an uppercut but Sis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Reuhkala. No joy for Sis on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sis.
Reuhkala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sis counters with a low kick, right behind Reuhkala 's knee.
Reuhkala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reuhkala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sis scores with a spinning back kick!
Reuhkala throws a lazy uppercut
and Sis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reuhkala!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis staying calm.
Sis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis looks up at the clock and then as Reuhkala takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sis wants to control but Reuhkala is keeping him busy.
Sis tries for a kimura but Reuhkala is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reuhkala is trying to control Sis's posture but Sis avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nem Sis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nem Sis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neptune Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes to the cage accompanied by Simian Mobile Disco - Sacrifice. Dust has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Star Dust has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neptune Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dust scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loveladdy scores with a hook to the body. Dust takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Dust finds it's way through Loveladdy's defenses.
Loveladdy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dust throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loveladdy blocks a jab.
Loveladdy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dust manages to avoid it.
Loveladdy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Loveladdy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dust closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dust sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Loveladdy defending well though.
Dust has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dust thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Loveladdy's coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Loveladdy gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dust wants to pass the guard but Loveladdy is keeping the position.
Dust postures up.
Loveladdy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dust is desperately trying to improve his position but Loveladdy has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy avoids the attempt from Dust to control.
Dust is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dust is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust tries to control Loveladdy's body but Loveladdy pushes him off. Dust squirms to his side and now Loveladdy has his back!
I really don't envy Dust right now.
Loveladdy avoiding Dust 's attempts to control his hands.
Dust wants to escape the position.
Dust wants to control his opponent's hands but Loveladdy gets his hands free.
Loveladdy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dust's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dust trying to control the position but Loveladdy manages to sink in the hooks.
Loveladdy doesn't have the hooks in and Dust manages to turn into his guard.
Dust throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loveladdy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dust being controlled here momentarily.
Loveladdy can't keep his opponent in guard - Dust advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy wants to get back to full guard.
Loveladdy is defending against the submission attempts here by Dust.
Dust passes to side control.
Loveladdy stops Dust from passing to mount.
Dust throws a strike aimed at the side of Loveladdy's head but Loveladdy avoids it well.
Loveladdy is not content to let Dust control the position.
Loveladdy is trying to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loveladdy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dust off and has taken his back!
Loveladdy is trying to stick to Dust's back but Dust is turning into Loveladdy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Loveladdy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dust.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Star Dust dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Loveladdy wants to clinch but Dust slips to the side
and Dust counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Loveladdy's guard now.
Loveladdy trying to keep a closed guard but Dust is proving a slippery customer.
Loveladdy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Loveladdy looking to control.
Dust postures up in Loveladdy's guard and throws a big left but Loveladdy blocks it.
Loveladdy wants to sweep here but Dust controlling him for the moment.
Dust looking to pass the guard.
Dust trying to control the position from guard on top but Loveladdy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dust working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loveladdy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Loveladdy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dusts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Loveladdy.
Star Dust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a right hand
and Dust counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loveladdy won't be happy with that.
Dust working away.
Loveladdy is trying to improve his position.
Dust working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Loveladdy taking a bit of punishment here - Dust scoring with strikes.
Loveladdy is looking to reverse the position.
Dust wants to control but Loveladdy is keeping him busy.
Loveladdy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dust off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dust manages to reverse the position and now he's in Loveladdy's guard. Nice work there by Dust.
Dust working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy is trying to control the position but Dust postures up.
Loveladdy looking for a sweep. Not yet Loveladdy, not yet.
Loveladdy is trying to keep Dust in close.
Loveladdy has Dust pulled in close to control his posture.
Loveladdy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dust.
Loveladdy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Neptune Loveladdy just wasn't active enough.
Loveladdy lands with a nice body punch.
Dust misses with a body punch
and Loveladdy counters with a good, hard body kick but Dust shrugs it off.
Dust misses with a head kick.
Loveladdy thows a body kick. Dust tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Loveladdy misses the shot to the body.
Loveladdy punishes Dust's body with a nice straight punch.
Loveladdy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dust swats away the attempt to clinch by Loveladdy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dust throws a good cross that connects.
Dust lands a jab.
Neptune Loveladdy is winning the standup battle so far.
Loveladdy throws a front kick that sends Dust stumbling back into the cage.
Dust throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dust throws a sloppy head kick
and Loveladdy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loveladdy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loveladdy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dust counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dust controlling the action here.
Loveladdy is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy is staying active underneath Dust, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Loveladdy wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Loveladdy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dust loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loveladdy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Loveladdy tries to get out of the position.
Loveladdy trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Loveladdy wants to sweep but no luck.
Dust with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loveladdy pulls Dust in to control the position.
Dust trying to control but Loveladdy is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Neptune Loveladdy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dust throws a leg kick
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Loveladdy slips a straight right by Dust.
Loveladdy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dust has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Star Dust will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Loveladdy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dust walks forward, straight into a front kick from Loveladdy.
Dust throws a big shot that misses.
Loveladdy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dust pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loveladdy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dust catches Loveladdy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loveladdy misses with a wild body shot.
Loveladdy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Loveladdy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loveladdy scores with a decent looking hook.
Dust steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Loveladdy. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dust steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Loveladdy. That one must have hurt.
Loveladdy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy throws a leg kick but Dust sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loveladdy moves in looking to clinch but Dust pushes him off.
Loveladdy throws a low kick but Dust avoids it.
Loveladdy moves out of range as Dust throws a body kick.
Loveladdy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dust takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Loveladdy is looking to wear down Dust with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Loveladdy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dust doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Loveladdy.
Dust takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Loveladdy. Dust shrugs it off though.
Dust looks to land a left hand but Loveladdy moved out of range nicely.
Dust misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Loveladdy sprawls well initially but Dust persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dust takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loveladdy trying to hold on to Dust's head to control him but Dust postures up.
Loveladdy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Loveladdy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dust trying to control but Loveladdy is working from the bottom.
Neptune Loveladdy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loveladdy controls Dust momentarily but Dust frees himself.
Loveladdy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loveladdy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dust's guard.
Dust wants to improve his position but instead Loveladdy has moved into half guard.
Dust wants to get back to full guard but Loveladdy has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust is not content to let Loveladdy control the position.
Dust tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Loveladdy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy gets to mount! Dust was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Loveladdy wants to stand but Dust is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Loveladdy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dust is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neptune Loveladdy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dust 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hell's Last Survivor by Halford. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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135 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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144 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Hecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hur!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hur throws a good cross that connects.
Hur throws a series of strikes that have Hecker backpedaling.
Hecker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Hur.
Hecker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hur's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hecker is keen to just control but Hur is a slippery customer.
Hecker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing that Hecker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hecker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hecker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hecker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hecker is trying to control. Hur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hur trying to control from the bottom.
Hecker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hur's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hecker is working for a submission of some sort.
Hecker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hecker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hecker wants to take a breather but Hur is having none of it.
Hur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hecker.
Hecker is nestled in close to Hur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hecker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hecker wants to pass to mount but Hur is defending the position.
Hecker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecker throwing shots but Hur is blocking nicely.
Hecker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hecker is trying to control. Hur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hur is looking to escape.
Hecker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hecker 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.
Nice strikes from Hecker there.
Hecker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hur to regain full 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!
Hecker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hur is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hecker, into his guard.
Hecker is looking to stand up but Hur isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hur has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hecker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hecker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hur is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hecker wants to get back to his feet but Hur is dominant here and he's now got Hecker's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hecker controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hur is not going to allow Hecker to sit and survive in this position.
Hecker looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hur is riding his opponent, not letting Hecker buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hecker 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.
Hecker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hur sprawls well. Hur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hecker gets slowly back to his feet.
Hur misses with the combination.
Hur checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Hecker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hecker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hecker trying to control the action but Hur is working from the bottom.
Hecker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hecker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hur keeps working.
Hecker looks to land a strike but Hur avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hecker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hecker throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker trying to control but Hur is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hecker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hur is controlling Hecker's posture.
Hecker tries to free his leg and advance position but Hur is retaining full guard.
Hur is trying to keep Hecker in close.
Hecker throws a big elbow that misses.
Hecker pushes down on Hur's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hecker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hur is refusing to be controlled, as Hecker sits in half guard.
Hecker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hur's head.
Hur is defending against the submission attempts here by Hecker.
Hecker wants to take a breather but Hur is having none of it.
Hecker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hur to regain full guard.
Hecker is looking to work some ground and pound but Hur has wrist control.
Hecker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hecker with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hecker throws a big right hand that misses.
Hecker trying to control but Hur is working from the bottom.
Hecker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hecker throws a big right hand that misses.
Hecker throws a strike but Hur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hur won't allow Hecker to sweep him here.
Hur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hecker is looking to stand back up but Hur counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hecker.
Hecker wants to improve his position but Hur is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hecker is trying to stand back up but Hur is controlling him
Hur looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hecker 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeff Hecker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hecker misses with a wild body shot.
Hecker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hecker duly obliges.
Hecker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ben Hur has been cut.
Hur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hecker.
Hur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hecker misses with a lunging right hand
and Hur counters with a series of strikes. Hecker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Hur misses.
Hur fails to land with a series of punches.
Hecker connects with a solid leg kick.
Hecker misses with a few strikes there.
Hecker is looking to clinch but Hur is avoiding it.
Hecker has Hur up against the cage in a clinch.
Hur breaks from the clinch.
Hur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hecker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hur counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hur misses.
Hecker thuds a left hand into Hur's body.
Hur's corner calls for a 1-2. Hur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hecker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hur gets caught napping as Hecker dives in and scores a takedown. Hur manages to retain guard.
Hecker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hecker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hur has Hecker pulled in close to control his posture.
Hecker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hecker wants to control from the top but Hur keeps moving.
Hur is controlling Hecker's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hecker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hecker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hur keeping moving, preventing Hecker from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by Hur there.
Hecker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hur is staying active underneath Hecker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hur trying to hold on to Hecker's head to control him but Hecker postures up.
Hecker is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Hur to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Hur is pulling down on Hecker's head. It's preventing any offense from Hecker, at least for the moment.
Hecker looking to pass the guard.
Jeff Hecker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hecker sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hecker.
Hecker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hecker throws a big elbow that misses.
Hecker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ben Hur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hur seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hecker advances to half guard.
Jeff Hecker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hur gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Hecker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hecker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Hecker!
In his post fight interview, Jeff Hecker gave a big smile as he said 'WOOOOOOOO! I'm the BEST in the WORLD! WOOOOOOOOO! You can't stop me, CAN'T stop me!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn McShane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn McShane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn McShane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Jose Binay!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Binay clinches with his opponent.
Binay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Binay lands an elbow just above McShane 's eye.
Binay blocks an uppercut.
Binay tries a knee to the head but McShane blocks it.
Binay pushes McShane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McShane avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
McShane avoids the elbow strike from Binay, against the cage.
Binay blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Binay - that landed with a thud.
McShane lands a right hand.
McShane misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Binay.
Binay lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Binay scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Binay.
McShane misses with a punch on the inside.
McShane looking to stall.
McShane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Binay blocks a body shot from McShane.
Binay lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Binay.
A right handed body shot lands from Binay.
McShane is breathing heavily.
Binay scores with a knee to the head.
Binay is working McShane over against the cage.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into McShane's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Binay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Binay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Binay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McShane misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Binay.
Binay connects with a knee to the head.
Binay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Binay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McShane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Binay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay landing knees to the body.
Binay lands a knee to the head.
Binay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Binay presses McShane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binay lands a knee to the body.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into McShane's ribcage.
Binay lands an elbow just above McShane 's eye.
Binay lands an elbow that stopped McShane in his tracks for a moment.
Binay scores a nice knee to the body.
Binay lands a nice knee to the body.
Binay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McShane backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McShane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Binay can't find room to land a body shot as McShane controls the action.
McShane takes an elbow to the temple.
Binay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McShane.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
Binay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Binay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McShane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McShane misses with a hook to the ribs.
McShane misses with a punch on the inside.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
Binay tries a body shot but McShane blocks it.
McShane is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from McShane.
McShane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Binay struggles to land a body shot inside as McShane controls his hands.
Binay scores with a shoulder strike.
Binay prevents a body shot from McShane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Binay prevents a body shot from McShane.
McShane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Binay connects with a nasty looking knee right to McShane's face.
McShane throws a punch but it's blocked by Binay.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into McShane's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Binay tries to throw a body punch but McShane avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
Binay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Binay pushes McShane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McShane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Binay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Binay lands an elbow that stopped McShane in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot in the inside from Binay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Binay lands.
Binay wants to clinch but McShane slips to the side
and McShane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Binay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Binay punishes McShane's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Binay. Beautiful body shot.
McShane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Binay tries to clinch up.
McShane throws a jab but it's blocked by Binay.
McShane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McShane throws a hook but Binay blocks it.
McShane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Binay lands a jab to the head.
McShane misses with a hook. Binay ducked under it nicely.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay moves away from the strike by McShane.
Binay instigates a clinch.
Binay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McShane struggles to land a body shot inside as Binay controls his hands.
Mario Jose Binay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Binay lands a nice elbow.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into McShane's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Binay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into McShane's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binay landing knees to the body.
Binay scores with a shot to the side of McShane's head.
Binay tries a body shot but McShane blocks it.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binay scores a nice knee to the body.
Binay lands an elbow inside.
McShane takes an elbow to the temple.
Binay lands a knee to the head.
Binay lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into McShane's ribcage.
Binay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Binay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Binay.
Nice body punch from Binay - that landed with a thud.
Binay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Binay lands a damaging elbow.
Binay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Binay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Binay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McShane avoids it.
McShane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Binay landing knees to the head.
Binay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McShane is rocked!
Binay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Binay prevents a body shot from McShane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to work over McShane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McShane.
McShane taking a breather.
Binay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Binay obliges.
Binay lands an elbow inside that McShane shrugs off.
Binay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McShane has a couple of punches blocked by Binay.
Binay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binay misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Binay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Binay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Binay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Binay connects with a knee to the head.
McShane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McShane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McShane.
Still in the clinch, Binay scores with a nice short uppercut.
McShane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Binay lands a body shot.
McShane managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McShane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McShane avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Binay lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Binay blocks the leg kick.
McShane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McShane misses with a two punch combination.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binay closes the distance and pushes McShane back into the cage.
Binay lands an uppercut.
McShane prevents a body shot from Binay.
Binay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on McShane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Binay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh McShane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Binay misses with a knee strike.
McShane seems to have got his legs back now.
Binay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Binay.
McShane prevents a body shot from Binay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay lands a nice elbow.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Binay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McShane or not.
McShane lands with a left to the head.
McShane wants to stall.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section. McShane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Binay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into McShane's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Binay.
Binay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McShane's defenses.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but McShane avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McShane.
McShane avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
McShane swings wildly with an uppercut but Binay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binay lands a left hand that snaps the head of McShane backwards.
Binay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Binay blocking some punches.
Binay lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Binay scores with a nice short uppercut.
McShane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Binay.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McShane is defending well for now.
Binay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McShane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McShane blocks a body shot from Binay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but McShane is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Binay.
Binay lands a knee to the body.
McShane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Binay or not.
McShane lands with a short shot to the head.
McShane has a couple of punches blocked by Binay.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binay.
McShane misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from McShane.
Binay lands an elbow just above McShane 's eye.
McShane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binay lands a nice elbow.
McShane struggles to land a body shot inside as Binay controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Binay.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McShane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binay misses with a body punch.
McShane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McShane.
McShane tries to work over Binay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Binay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McShane's elbow.
Binay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Binay misses with a knee to the head.
Binay lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binay gets through McShane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McShane blocks it with crossed arms.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Binay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McShane was well out of range. Poor timing from Binay.
McShane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Binay.
Binay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Binay scores with a sloppy right hand. McShane should have avoided that one.
McShane lands with a cross.
That kick from McShane tenderised Binay's leg. Binay is trying to keep his angry face on.
McShane loads up on a big right hand but Binay slips the punch.
Binay tries to clinch but McShane moves away
and McShane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Binay's guard now.
McShane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Binay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McShane is looking to work some ground and pound but Binay has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McShane tries to free his leg and advance position but Binay is retaining full guard.
McShane throws an elbow that misses. Binay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McShane's guard. Nice move by Binay!
Binay wants to control from the top but McShane keeps moving.
McShane seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mario Jose Binay wasn't active enough on the ground.
Binay doesn't manage to clinch there - McShane circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McShane throws a hook but Binay blocks it.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McShane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McShane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McShane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Binay tries to clinch but McShane is having none of it.
McShane lands a slapping body shot.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by McShane.
Binay tries to clinch up but McShane circles away and keeps his distance.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Binay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McShane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McShane 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 Binay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Binay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McShane scoring well with a low kick there.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Binay slips a straight right by McShane.
Binay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McShane.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shawn McShane is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Binay jabs at McShane's body.
McShane lands a head shot.
McShane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay doesn't manage to clinch there - McShane circles away.
Binay closes the distance and pushes McShane back into the cage.
McShane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Binay clobbers McShane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Binay closes the distance and clinches.
Binay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into McShane's ribcage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Binay.
Binay lands a shot to the body.
Binay scores with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Binay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Binay misses with a body punch.
Binay is leaning against McShane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McShane blocks a body shot from Binay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McShane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McShane is defending well for now.
Binay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Binay tries to throw a body punch but McShane avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
Binay pushes McShane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McShane has a couple of punches blocked by Binay.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McShane's defenses.
Binay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Binay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McShane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binay with a knee to the head.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McShane's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on McShane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Binay on the inside.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
McShane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Binay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Binay.
McShane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Binay lands a body punch.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McShane lands a hook that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Binay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McShane effectively controlling the action here.
McShane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Binay.
Binay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Binay misses with a body punch.
Binay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Binay struggles to land a body shot inside as McShane controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binay landing knees to the head.
McShane is looking to break free of the clinch but Binay has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from McShane.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McShane is defending well for now.
Binay being controlled against the cage.
McShane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McShane stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Binay.
Binay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for McShane.
McShane taking a breather.
McShane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McShane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Binay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Binay connects with a knee to the head.
Binay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Binay.
Binay struggles to land a body shot inside as McShane controls his hands.
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but McShane avoids the damage to the body.
Binay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McShane is looking to control Binay's arms but Binay gets an underhook and turns him. Now McShane has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McShane avoids it.
McShane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay lands an elbow just above McShane 's eye.
McShane tries to stall but Binay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binay struggles to land a body shot inside as McShane controls his hands.
McShane lands with a right to the head.
Binay connects with a nasty looking knee right to McShane's face.
Shawn McShane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but McShane is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McShane.
Mario Jose Binay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McShane avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Jose Binay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Binay 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Jose Binay! Mario Jose Binay retains his welterweight title!
Mario Jose Binay really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadija Tadic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tadija Tadic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tadic showed some decent athleticism there.
Tadic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Tadic eventually gives up the hold.
Tadic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tadic pulls his head out easily.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tadic pulls his head out easily.
Silva has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Tadic. Oh but Silva has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Tadic goes limp - he's gone! Silva jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Braun Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koroma's entrance music is Antti Tuisku - Ei Aikaa. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragon misses with a right hand
enabling Koroma to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Koroma's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koroma throws a shot to the body.
Koroma connects with a single shot there.
Aragon throws a big shot that misses.
Koroma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aragon throws a lazy right hand but Koroma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koroma lands a right hook to the body.
Aragon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aragon swings widly with a right hand
and Koroma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aragon throws a jab when Koroma was well out of range.
Aragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Aragon misses.
Koroma blocks a jab.
Koroma scores with a body shot.
Aragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koroma counters with a nice uppercut.
Koroma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aragon.
Koroma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon throws a right and a left that Koroma avoids nicely.
Aragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aragon throws a solid leg kick but Koroma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aragon.
Aragon throws a big shot that misses.
Aragon misses with a hook
and Koroma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aragon throws a hook but Koroma blocks it.
Aragon throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Koroma counter with a right hand.
Aragon misses with a hook
and Koroma counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koroma.
Aragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Koroma.
Koroma digs a good body shot into Aragon's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Aragon misses the target.
Koroma scores with a jab.
Aragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koroma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aragon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aragon takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon throws a leg kick
and Koroma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koroma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aragon.
Koroma digs a good hook to Aragon's body.
Koroma is looking to wear down Aragon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koroma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koroma lands a nice hook to Aragon's body. Aragon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aragon looks winded!
Koroma connects with a body shot.
Koroma scores with a jab.
Koroma lands with a shot to the body.
Aragon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aragon misses with a hook to the body
and Koroma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aragon thinking.
Koroma throws a shot to the body.
Koroma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koroma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koroma punishes Aragon's body with a nice straight punch.
Koroma cracks Aragon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Koroma has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Aragon to stand back up!
Aragon is rocked!
Aragon is holding his hands too far apart here. Koroma throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Aragon is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma!
After winning the bout, Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Diego Aragon spoke after the fight, saying 'Gutted really, Its a fight I had to win, and I didn't. We will have to see what happens now.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ben Jonathon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ben Jonathon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Jonathon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Clayton has knocked Jonathon down with a huge combo! Clayton steps away and waves a wobbly Jonathon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jonathon is rocked!
It looks like Ben Jonathon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonathon throws the left hand but Clayton avoids the punch easily.
Oh Jonathon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonathon drops his hands momentarily. Clayton doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Jonathon staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Jonathon doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Clayton!
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