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Wednesday Wars 50 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Professor Green - Monster . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson scores with a nice body kick.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Post Office in the buildup to the fight.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wilson moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Wilson was not able to check.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson scores with a kick to the body.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Wilson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilson in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a push kick but Wilson slaps the foot to one side.
Jones blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones cracks the inside of Wilson's front leg.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Jones lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones works Wilson's body with a nice hook.
Wilson lands with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Lee Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilson misses with a double jab
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson decides to pull guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones wants to stand but Wilson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wilson pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Jones just wasn't active enough.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
That kick from Wilson tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Michael Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
Jab by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Wilson was not able to check.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Jones tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones feints with a jab and clips Wilson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Wilson is sent crashing into the canvas and Jones leaps in for the kill! Wilson tries to get to his feet but Jones is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Wilson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jones!
A very excited looking Michael Jones 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalesh Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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211 lbs
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211 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalesh Nikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nikov is trying to break the clinch but Calderon has him pressed against the cage.
Calderon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Calderon.
Calderon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calderon misses with an uppercut. Nikov saw that one coming.
Nikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nikov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Calderon's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Calderon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nikov defends it easily.
Calderon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nikov defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Calderon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nikov has managed to get both his arms back between Calderon's legs - danger averted.
Nikov postures up.
Nikov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Calderon's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calderon pulls Nikov in close to prevent any damage.
Nikov wants to stand but Calderon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nikov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nikov lands in his opponent's guard.
Calderon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Calderon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nikov has managed to get both his arms back between Calderon's legs - danger averted.
Calderon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nikov is aware though and is defending well.
Calderon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nikov defends well.
Calderon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nikov defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Calderon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Calderon lands a front kick.
Calderon takes a swing at Nikov's ribcage but misses.
Nikov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nikov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Calderon looking for submissions off his back.
Calderon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nikov is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nikov escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nikov!
Calderon looks to move to half guard but instead Nikov has passed into mount! Damn!
Calderon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is just holding on here. Nikov manages to take his back.
Calderon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Calderon can't escape the position.
Calderon prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Calderon wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is looking to get the fight back to the feet.
Nikov keeps control of the position as Calderon tries to break free.
Nikov gets his hands free as Calderon looks to control.
Nikov is hanging on to Calderon's back as he tries to escape.
Nikov wants to stand back up.
Nikov keeps control of the position as Calderon tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felipe Calderon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nikov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Calderon looking for submissions off his back.
Calderon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Calderon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon is trying to control but can't.
Calderon actively working from the bottom here.
Calderon looking for submissions off his back.
Calderon trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov wants to stand but Calderon has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Calderon wants to control but Nikov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Calderon is looking to escape.
Kalesh Nikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalesh Nikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nikov pulls his head out easily.
Nikov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Calderon wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Nikov is going to stand back up.
Calderon wants to improve his position but Nikov is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kalesh Nikov just wasn't active enough.
Nikov dives in and scores a takedown into Calderon's guard.
Calderon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calderon working for a triangle but Nikov defends it easily.
Nikov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalesh Nikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calderon 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Trager has chosen Run This Town as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Trager!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trager told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Benton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trager backwards.
Trager is looking for a takedown.
Benton looking to slow down the pace here.
Trager manages to break the clinch.
Benton misses with a hook. Trager ducked under it nicely.
Trager dives in for a single leg takedown but Benton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trager wants to take the fight to the mat but Benton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bernard Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Trager.
Benton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benton stalling in the clinch but Trager improves position.
Benton effectively controlling the action here.
Trager tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Trager goes for a takedown attempt but Benton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Benton with a poor takedown
and Trager counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton gets caught napping as Trager dives in and scores a takedown. Benton manages to retain guard.
Benton has his hands on Trager's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benton wants to stand but Trager is controlling the position.
Trager is looking to work some ground and pound but Benton has wrist control.
Benton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trager is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trager is looking to advance position but Benton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Benton prevents Trager from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton looking to finish Trager with some ground and pound. This is bad for Trager!
Benton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trager sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Benton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Benton is keen to just control but Trager is a slippery customer.
Benton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Benton there.
Benton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trager pushes Benton off looking to stand but Benton dives back in and keeps control.
Trager works his way to full guard. Good work.
Trager is looking for a triangle but Benton pushes his legs off easily.
Trager keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager looking for a guillotine here but Benton defends easily.
Trager working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benton.
Trager is looking for a triangle but Benton pushes his legs off easily.
Trager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trager wants to hit a switch here but Benton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Trager there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager is working to get back to half guard.
Benton content just to control the position here.
Trager is working to get back to half guard.
Benton with a couple of short strikes.
Trager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trager is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Trager will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trager.
Trager ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Benton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trager shoots in but Benton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benton connects with a jab.
Benton lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Benton.
Trager shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bernard Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Trager.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trager.
Benton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Benton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trager works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trager looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benton is one step ahead there.
Trager has his foot on Benton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benton works his way back into a safe position though.
Trager looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benton postures up in Trager's guard and throws a big left but Trager blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trager can't keep his opponent in guard - Benton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Benton is trying to control the action in half guard but Trager is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton winds up and cracks Trager with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trager actively working from the bottom here.
Trager actively working from the bottom here.
Benton is trying to control. Trager wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Benton drops an elbow to the side of Trager's head.
Trager is refusing to be controlled, as Benton sits in half guard.
Trager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benton pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benton slows the pace down in half guard.
Alex Trager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benton pulls his head out easily.
Trager missing with punches from the bottom.
Benton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trager won't allow Benton to pass to mount.
Benton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trager with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Trager regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Benton passes into half guard.
Benton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trager blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benton.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benton lands a nice short elbow.
Trager wants to improve his position but Benton is controlling well.
Well, if Benton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Trager pushes Benton off but Benton dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trager is looking to get back to his feet here but Benton is keeping cool and he's managed to take Trager's back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Benton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Trager fails with a takedown attempt.
Benton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trager paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alex Trager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benton throws the left hand but Trager avoids the punch easily.
Benton throws the kick towards the body but Trager avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Trager saw that one coming.
Benton takes the fight into the clinch.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Benton.
Benton misses with a body punch.
Trager can't get the takedown.
Benton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benton lands with a light punch inside.
Benton scores with a hook to the body.
Benton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trager up against the cage.
Benton takes a shot to the head.
Trager wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Benton is trying to maintain a safe position but Trager gets an underhook and turns Benton into the cage.
Trager has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benton after a bit of a struggle.
Bernard Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Trager.
Trager can't get the takedown.
Benton swings wildly with an uppercut but Trager uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trager.
Benton taking a breather.
Benton is pressed up against the cage. Trager has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benton down to the mat. Benton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bernard Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trager with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benton counters with a nice body shot.
Benton dips to his left and cracks Trager 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!
Benton connects with a nice looking jab.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick and Trager moves out of range easily.
Benton wants to clinch
and Trager cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benton moves into the clinch.
Trager tries to score a body lock takedown but Benton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benton prevents it.
Trager manages to pull guard.
Trager looking for a sweep. Not yet Trager, not yet.
Trager looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trager takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Benton is in close to Trager's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Benton throwing strikes but missing.
Benton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trager is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
Benton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trager has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benton has managed to get both his arms back between Trager's legs - danger averted.
Benton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trager has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton tries to free his leg and advance position but Trager is retaining full guard.
Trager manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton wants to control but Trager is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Benton!
A relieved looking Bernard Benton 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burton's choice of entrance music: Trip Like I Do. 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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31
145 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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34
147 lbs
19 - 20 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uruhara Hatake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hatake counters with a solid body kick.
Burton wants to clinch but Hatake slips to the side
and Hatake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hatake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hatake counters with a solid body kick.
Burton moves to clinch but Hatake breaks away
and Hatake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burton darts in trying to clinch
and Hatake counters with a head kick that drops Burton to the mat! Burton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Burton is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton wants to clinch but Hatake slips to the side
and Hatake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burton is still on wobbly legs! Can Hatake finish him?
Burton tries to clinch but Hatake moves away
and Hatake counters with a slam - OH, Burton IS OUT! HE'S OUT COLD! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Uruhara Hatake!
An out of breath Uruhara Hatake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gibiatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap has chosen Beach Party Vietnam as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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31
158 lbs
20 - 15 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Gibiatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibiatti throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.
Gibiatti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Giap tries to clinch but Gibiatti moves out of range.
Giap closes the distance and clinches.
Gibiatti misses with a body punch.
Gibiatti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gibiatti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gibiatti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giap backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Giap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giap told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Giap's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gibiatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibiatti lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap throws a head punch that misses.
Giap working aggressively here.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Gibiatti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti tries to land knees in the clinch but Giap avoids the damage to the body.
Gibiatti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giap prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giap.
Giap lands a shot to the body.
Giap throws a head punch that misses.
Gibiatti lands a knee to the head.
Giap wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibiatti misses with some punches.
Gibiatti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibiatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gibiatti tries for a takedown but Giap manages to get underhooks.
Gibiatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giap lands with a short shot to the head.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gibiatti's defenses.
Giap pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibiatti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibiatti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giap scores with a shot to the side of Gibiatti's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Gibiatti.
Gibiatti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibiatti tries a body shot but Giap blocks it.
The referee calls for Giap to work.
Gibiatti tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but Gibiatti blocks with his arms.
Giap blocking some punches.
Giap slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Gibiatti.
Giap gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gibiatti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Gibiatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibiatti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giap is pressed up against the cage. Gibiatti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giap down to the mat. Giap avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Giap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giap cracks Gibiatti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibiatti is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gibiatti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap rushes Gibiatti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gibiatti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibiatti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibiatti can't get the takedown.
A short right from Giap.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Gibiatti.
Gibiatti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gibiatti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gibiatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibiatti lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gibiatti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giap is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gibiatti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giap's efforts to push away.
Giap throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibiatti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gibiatti lands an uppercut.
Gibiatti tries to throw a body punch but Giap avoids it by throwing Gibiatti back against the cage.
Gibiatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gibiatti has hold of one of Giap's legs. Giap is fighting the takedown attempt but Gibiatti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibiatti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gibiatti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gibiatti is looking to work some ground and pound but Giap has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Gibiatti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Giap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibiatti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gibiatti counters with a right hand to the body.
Giap tries to clinch but Gibiatti moves out of range.
Gibiatti shoots in looking for a takedown but Giap manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gibiatti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Gibiatti as he connects with a hook.
Gibiatti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Giap manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Giap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gibiatti throwing strikes from guard but Giap blocks nicely.
Giap pulls Gibiatti in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti throwing strikes but missing.
Gibiatti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibiatti lands a couple of elbows.
Gibiatti is looking to work some ground and pound but Giap has wrist control.
Gibiatti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gibiatti 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.
Giap lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gibiatti looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap wanted to stand there but Gibiatti had control of the position.
Giap gets to his feet. Gibiatti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gibiatti thumps Giap with a low kick.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibiatti misses with a takedown attempt - Giap sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gibiatti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Giap is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gibiatti.
Giap instigates a clinch.
Gibiatti dodges an elbow strike from Giap.
Giap digs a right hand into Gibiatti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibiatti's gas tank.
Gibiatti can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Gibiatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giap lands a right hand.
Gibiatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibiatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gibiatti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giap.
Frank Gibiatti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gibiatti looking for a takedown.
Gibiatti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giap backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibiatti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibiatti with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Giap - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
Gibiatti prevents a body shot from Giap.
Gibiatti looking to slow down the pace here.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap is pushing Gibiatti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gibiatti avoids the elbow strike from Giap, against the cage.
Giap lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Giap.
Gibiatti misses with a punch on the inside.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibiatti keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gibiatti is defended easily by Giap.
Gibiatti throws a jab but it's blocked by Giap.
Giap tries to clinch there but Gibiatti circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Giap closes the distance but Gibiatti moves to the side
and Gibiatti counters with a nice body shot.
Gibiatti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Giap defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Giap keeps Gibiatti under control for a moment.
Giap is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Gibiatti has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gibiatti misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gibiatti tries to score with some ground and pound. Giap controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Giap is trying to control Gibiatti's posture but Gibiatti avoids it.
Gibiatti throwing strikes but Giap manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Giap looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibiatti is just out of range.
Gibiatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gibiatti throws a jab but it's blocked by Giap.
Giap is looking to clinch but Gibiatti is avoiding it.
Giap wants to clinch up but Gibiatti keeps it at a distance.
Giap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch
and Gibiatti counters with a nice body kick.
Gibiatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibiatti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gibiatti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibiatti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap wants to clinch.
Gibiatti throws a push kick but Giap slaps the foot to one side.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gibiatti counters with a takedown into side control.
Gibiatti in side control, throwing shots but Giap defends.
Gibiatti cracks Giap with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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!
Gibiatti wants to control but Giap is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giap is pushing Gibiatti's head away, looking to escape. Gibiatti manages to hold on to the position though.
Gibiatti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giap keeps working.
Gibiatti creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Giap sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gibiatti scoring with punches from side control.
Gibiatti trying to control the action but Giap is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibiatti misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gibiatti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gibiatti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gibiatti!
Frank Gibiatti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Boxer (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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33
200 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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31
191 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Jonhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonhson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boxer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jonhson.
Jonhson avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Jonhson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jonhson lands the left hand.
Jonhson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jonhson swinging wildly here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jonhson.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Jonhson lands.
Some wild striking there from Jonhson.
Jonhson clobbers Boxer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonhson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boxer swings for the body but Jonhson moves out of range.
Nice cross by Boxer.
It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
Jonhson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jonhson rather than just go for the knockout.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonhson manages to avoid it.
Jonhson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jonhson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jonhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Jonhson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Jonhson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jonhson blocks a head kick by Boxer.
Boxer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jonhson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxer misses with a jab to the body
and Jonhson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonhson moves away.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonhson is just out of range.
Jonhson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer jabs Jonhson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boxer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jonhson's head.
Mark Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Boxer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jonhson.
A punch combination from Jonhson misses.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer avoids a kick to the body.
Jonhson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Jonhson lands but Boxer takes it in his stride.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jonhson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Jonhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
Boxer misses with a body shot
and Jonhson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer throws a poor cross that misses
and Jonhson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jonhson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body. Jonhson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Jonhson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jonhson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jonhson!
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonhson is just out of range.
Boxer swings for the body but Jonhson moves out of range.
Boxer stuns Jonhson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer throws a sloppy body shot
and Jonhson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jonhson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jonhson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jonhson throws a leg kick but Boxer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boxer throws a poor cross that misses
and Jonhson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Jonhson.
Boxer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonhson manages to avoid it.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Jonhson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jonhson thumps Boxer with a low kick.
Boxer takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
Jonhson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jonhson sizes up Boxer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boxer tries a low kick but Jonhson avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer.
Jonhson avoids the body shot from Boxer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jonhson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer tries to work over Jonhson's front leg with a kick but Jonhson checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Boxer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boxer misses with a few strikes there.
Mark Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonhson avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Jonhson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boxer's sensitive parts.
Jonhson lands a leg kick that knocks Boxer off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Jonhson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jonhson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boxer throws a sloppy body shot
and Jonhson counters with a thumping low kick.
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jonhson, as that shot connected.
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jonhson.
Jonhson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonhson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jonhson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jonhson avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Boxer swings for the body but Jonhson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boxer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jonhson checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Jonhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jonhson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jonhson moves out of range of the leg kick from Boxer.
Jonhson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxer walks into a straight right hand from Jonhson.
Boxer throws a one two combo.
Good work by Jonhson as he checks the leg kick.
Jonhson looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Jonhson throws a leg kick which misses Boxer's front leg but catches the back leg as Boxer tries to avoid it.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Jonhson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mark Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonhson scores with a nice strike.
Jonhson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jonhson throws a poor cross that misses
and Boxer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer lands an overhand right.
Boxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jonhson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jonhson.
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonhson.
Jonhson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boxer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jonhson. Jonhson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jonhson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jonhson.
Good leg kick by Jonhson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jonhson throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
Jonhson lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boxer blocks the body kick.
Jonhson lands with a nice body kick.
Jonhson lands a jab to the head.
Boxer tried to score with a low kick but Jonhson checks it.
Jonhson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jonhson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boxer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jonhson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jonhson's sensitive parts.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jonhson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.
Boxer misses with a body punch
and Jonhson counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jonhson misses with a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a series of strikes. Jonhson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boxer throws a right hand that Jonhson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonhson also avoids with ease.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonhson is just out of range.
Jonhson scores with a leg kick.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonhson is just out of range.
Jonhson sizes up Boxer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left and a right from Jonhson both land. Nice combination.
Jonhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Jonhson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonhson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jonhson misses with a low kick as Boxer jumps back.
Boxer feints a jab promting Jonhson to slip. Boxer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jonhson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Boxer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Jonhson as he connects with a hook.
Jonhson tries a low kick but Boxer avoids it.
Boxer takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jonhson checks a leg kick.
Boxer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. Jonhson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jonhson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonhson swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Jonhson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxer scores with a shot to the body.
Jonhson blocks a leg kick.
Jonhson checks a leg kick.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Jonhson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Jonhson misses.
Jonhson lands a slapping body shot.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonhson.
Jonhson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jonhson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boxer throws a body punch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jonhson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boxer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Jonhson lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer.
Jonhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Jonhson avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boxer lands a nice hook to Jonhson's body. Jonhson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jonhson throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jonhson lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jonhson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxer has time to react.
Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jonhson.
Jonhson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Jonhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer connects with a solid leg kick.
Jonhson misses the shot to the body.
Jonhson looks to land a body kick but Boxer moved away.
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jonhson avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Jonhson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boxer under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boxer wants to slow Jonhson down by chopping away at his legs.
Boxer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jonhson counters with a leg kick.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Jonhson tenderised Boxer's leg. Boxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boxer misses the body punch
and Jonhson counters with a thumping low kick.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonhson moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Boxer. Those never looked like landing.
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Jonhson tenderised Boxer's leg. Boxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jeff Jonhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Jonhson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonhson is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jonhson, right into the meat.
Boxer needs to keep his hands up - Jonhson had a free shot at his head there.
A cross from Jonhson lands.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jonhson.
Jonhson scores with a sloppy right hand. Boxer should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boxer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jonhson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boxer's sensitive parts.
Jonhson lands a big head kick that sends Boxer tumbling to the mat! Jonhson takes a step backwards and waves Boxer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boxer is rocked!
Jonhson digs a good body shot into Boxer's ribs.
Mark Boxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Jonhson finish him?
Boxer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jonhson swinging wildly here.
Boxer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jonhson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonhson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boxer's sensitive parts.
Boxer seems to have recovered his senses.
Jonhson throws a leg kick which misses Boxer's front leg but catches the back leg as Boxer tries to avoid it.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jonhson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boxer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Boxer!
Our winner, Mark Boxer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Wabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Wabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Wollsey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wabbit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Wollsey misses the target.
Wabbit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wollsey. Wollsey obviously looking to wear him down.
Wabbit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wollsey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wabbit if he has to take too many more of those.
Mordecai Wollsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Wabbit with that takedown attempt.
Wollsey thows a body shot but no joy.
Wabbit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wollsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Wabbit.
Wollsey lands a lovely overhand right.
Wollsey connects with a body shot.
Wollsey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wabbit as he avoids it easily.
Wabbit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wollsey.
Wollsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Wollsey or perhaps it was just good defense by Wabbit which made him look bad.
Wollsey throws a body punch but Wabbit moves out of range.
Wollsey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wollsey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roger Wabbit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mordecai Wollsey.
Wabbit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wollsey at a distance.
Wollsey tries to land a front kick but Wabbit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wollsey scoring well with a low kick there.
Wabbit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wollsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wollsey tries to land a front kick but Wabbit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wollsey shoots in for a takedown but Wabbit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wabbit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wollsey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wabbit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wollsey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wollsey throws out a loose jab but Wabbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wabbit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wollsey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wabbit's waist but Wabbit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wollsey off to one side.
A jab from Wabbit finds it's way through Wollsey's defenses.
Wollsey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wollsey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wabbit throws out the jab.
Wabbit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wabbit blocks the body kick.
Wabbit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wollsey to score with a decent uppercut.
Wollsey takes one on the button.
Nice body kick there by Wollsey.
Wabbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wollsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Wabbit.
Wabbit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wollsey eats them both and turns towards Wabbit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Mordecai Wollsey has been cut.
Wabbit swings for the body but Wollsey moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit thows a body shot but no joy.
Wollsey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wollsey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wollsey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wabbit is looking to improve his position.
Wabbit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wabbit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wabbit wants to sweep here but Wollsey controlling him for the moment.
Wollsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wollsey manages to get himself to full guard.
Wabbit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wabbit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wollsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wollsey keeping moving, preventing Wabbit from controlling successfully.
Wollsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wabbit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wabbit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wollsey looking to control.
Wabbit looking to sit in guard and control but Wollsey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wollsey tries to free his leg and advance position but Wabbit is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roger Wabbit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mordecai Wollsey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wabbit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wabbit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wollsey. That one must have hurt.
Wollsey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wollsey.
Wabbit swings for the body but Wollsey moves out of range.
Wabbit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wollsey throws out the jab.
Wollsey throws a hook but Wabbit blocks it.
Wabbit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wollsey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wollsey throws a hook but Wabbit avoids it easily.
Wollsey misses with a low kick.
Wollsey fails with the takedown
and Wabbit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wabbit lands a nice hook to Wollsey's body. Wollsey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wabbit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey stuffs the takedown attempt from Wabbit. Wabbit gets slowly back to his feet.
Wollsey misses with a looping left.
Wollsey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wabbit swings widly with a right hand
and Wollsey counters with a leg kick.
Wollsey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wabbit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wollsey.
Wollsey ducks under a wild hook from Wabbit.
Wabbit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wollsey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wollsey.
A shot to the liver by Wollsey. Beautiful body shot.
Wabbit throws a nice looking combination but Wollsey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wollsey scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wollsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wabbit.
Wabbit throws a hook but Wollsey avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Wabbit.
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!
Wabbit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wollsey.
Wollsey ducks under a wild hook from Wabbit.
Wollsey missing with a left hand there. Wabbit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wabbit throws a big shot that misses.
Wollsey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wabbit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roger Wabbit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mordecai Wollsey.
Wollsey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wollsey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit lands a jab.
Wollsey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wabbit. Wabbit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wollsey throws a push kick but Wabbit slaps the foot to one side.
Wollsey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wabbit on the side of the head.
Wabbit misses with a wild body shot.
Wabbit thows a body shot but no joy.
Wollsey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wabbit checks a leg kick.
Wabbit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wollsey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wollsey is looking to stall here but Wabbit recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wollsey throwing strikes but missing.
Wollsey trying to control the position from guard on top but Wabbit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wollsey throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wabbit wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Wollsey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mordecai Wollsey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wollsey stuffs the takedown.
Wollsey moves away from the strike by Wabbit.
A shot to the liver by Wollsey. Beautiful body shot.
Wabbit swings for the body but Wollsey moves out of range.
Wollsey swings for the body but Wabbit moves out of range.
Wabbit misses with a looping right.
Wollsey connects with a leg kick. Wabbit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wabbit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wabbit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wabbit avoids the body shot from Wollsey.
Wollsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wollsey lands a glancing blow to the side of Wabbit's head.
Wollsey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wollsey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wabbit is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wollsey is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wollsey scoring with strikes but Wabbit is staying in there.
Wollsey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wollsey breaks from Wabbit's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wabbit wants to control but Wollsey is having none of it.
Wabbit bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wabbit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit preventing the sweep.
Wollsey controlling the position.
Wollsey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wollsey is controlling Wabbit's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mordecai Wollsey hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wollsey slips under a jab.
Wollsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wabbit.
Wabbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wabbit.
Wollsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wollsey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wollsey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wabbit at a distance.
Wabbit just misses with a punch to the body.
Wabbit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wabbit slips a jab from Wollsey.
Wabbit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wabbit needs to keep his hands up - Wollsey had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by Wabbit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wabbit.
Wollsey tries for a takedown but Wabbit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wabbit throws a right hand that Wollsey ducks under and follows up with a left that Wollsey also avoids with ease.
Wollsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Wabbit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Wabbit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey misses with a low kick.
Wabbit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wollsey.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wollsey enables Wabbit to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wollsey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wollsey looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wabbit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wollsey has momentary wrist control but Wabbit slips an elbow through the middle.
Wabbit trying to control but Wollsey is working from the bottom.
Wollsey is pulling down on Wabbit's head. It's preventing any offense from Wabbit, at least for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mordecai Wollsey.
Well Wollsey 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Wollsey!
A victorious Mordecai Wollsey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Taylor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Taylor lunges at Cabrillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cabrillo's hand.
Cabrillo works over Taylor 's head and body with a nice combination.
Cabrillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cabrillo throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
Cabrillo misses with an uppercut.
Cabrillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Cabrillo persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cabrillo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Taylor is trying to control Cabrillo's posture but Cabrillo avoids it.
An elbow from Cabrillo crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrillo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taylor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cabrillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws an elbow but Taylor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Cabrillo keeps moving and retains side control.
Taylor struggling a bit here.
Taylor controls the position for a moment.
Taylor tries to bench press Cabrillo off him but Cabrillo keeps the position.
Taylor is trying to control Cabrillo's posture but Cabrillo avoids it.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cabrillo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Taylor is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Cabrillo is controlling well.
Taylor trying to hold on to Cabrillo's head to control him but Cabrillo postures up.
Cabrillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor is holding on to half guard well.
Taylor trying to hold on to Cabrillo's head to control him but Cabrillo postures up.
Taylor holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Cabrillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Cabrillo is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cabrillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
We've been hearing that Cabrillo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cabrillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor 's head.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Cabrillo is controlling well.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor is controlling Cabrillo's trapped leg to prevent Cabrillo from advancing to side control.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Cabrillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cabrillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabrillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cabrillo is trying to control but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor winds up and cracks Cabrillo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrillo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cabrillo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Cabrillo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Cabrillo misses.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor .
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Cabrillo ducks down to avoid it.
Juan Cabrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor 's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabrillo off to one side.
Cabrillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cabrillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Cabrillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cabrillo sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cabrillo 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.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cabrillo is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Cabrillo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabrillo wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cabrillo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cabrillo gets full guard.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cabrillo is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor throws a strike but Cabrillo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrillo's guard.
David Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabrillo is retaining full guard.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabrillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabrillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabrillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrillo is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cabrillo, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor throws a body punch but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cabrillo as he jumps to the side.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Cabrillo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Cabrillo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taylor is trying to defend but Cabrillo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Cabrillo is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Cabrillo dives in and grabs Taylor 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes down on Cabrillo's head and hops out.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrillo misses the target.
Cabrillo looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cabrillo but Cabrillo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cabrillo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cabrillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cabrillo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Taylor .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Taylor throwing strikes but Cabrillo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Taylor not doing much here.
Cabrillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor .
Taylor throwing shots but Cabrillo is blocking nicely.
Taylor is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cabrillo reverses the position - he's now on top in Taylor 's guard.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Cabrillo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabrillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cabrillo stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor .
Cabrillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor pulls Cabrillo in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Taylor pulls Cabrillo in to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. David Taylor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice shot by Taylor .
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrillo moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cabrillo but Cabrillo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left lands for Taylor .
Taylor lands with a straight right. Cabrillo didn't see that one coming.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Cabrillo.
Nice defenses there by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrillo jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cabrillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrillo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrillo connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabrillo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabrillo gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Cabrillo.
I think Cabrillo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tat Moh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tat Moh!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a wild body kick that Moh sees coming a mile off.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moh.
Moh tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Moh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Moh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moh throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Moh throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Moh tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris takes a swing at Moh's ribcage but misses.
Harris swings for the body but Moh moves out of range.
Moh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moh dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moh lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Moh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tat Moh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Moh controls the action.
Moh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moh misses with a punch to the body.
Moh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris lands a left hand.
Moh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris misses with some punches.
Moh has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harris seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moh can turn it around.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harris tries to circle away but Moh has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moh.
Harris misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moh avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris looking to stall.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Moh slips the punch.
Moh misses with a double jab.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Moh off balance momentarily.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Moh scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
Moh misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Moh lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Paul Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moh, right into the meat.
Good work by Harris as he checks the leg kick.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moh manages to avoid it.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moh can pounce on him.
Harris looks to throw a body kick
and Moh counters with a shoot takedown. Harris fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moh is aware though and is defending well.
Moh trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moh preventing the sweep.
Moh is stalling in the full guard.
Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moh throws a big elbow that misses.
Moh throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris is trying to control the position but Moh postures up.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tat Moh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moh momentarily.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Moh's ribs.
Moh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Moh throws out a powerful jab.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris tries a low kick but Moh avoids it.
Moh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Moh shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moh connects with the punch.
Moh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moh swings and misses with a hook 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!
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moh.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moh looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Moh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Moh moved out of range nicely.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moh thumps Harris with a low kick.
Moh checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Moh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moh. That did some damage!
Moh clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mohs head.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Moh controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Moh fails to pull guard.
Paul Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tat Moh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moh is keeping busy.
Moh wants a takedown.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Moh.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Moh controls the action.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Tat Moh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris wants to land a leg kick but Moh is out of range.
Moh scoring well with a low kick there.
Moh throws a head kick that misses.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Moh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moh wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harris.
Moh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Moh counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Harris pulls Moh in close to prevent any damage.
Moh trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Moh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moh looking to pass the guard.
Moh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harris's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moh.
Moh distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris forces his way into half guard.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moh has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tat Moh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moh.
A punch combination from Moh misses.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Moh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Moh is out of range.
Moh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Moh throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Moh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moh.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moh doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick but Moh moves out of range.
Moh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moh tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Moh throws a one two combo.
Moh is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Moh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moh avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Moh is just out of range.
Harris keeps Moh at a distance using the push kick.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Moh misses its intended target.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moh throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Moh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moh blocks a head kick by Harris.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Moh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Moh forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Moh wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Moh is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Moh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moh distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris keeping full guard, as Moh tries to pass.
Moh advances position into side control!
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
Moh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tat Moh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tat Moh!
Tat Moh made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Loaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Brownstone blaring out of the sound system. Loaf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eat My Loaf. Meat Loaf is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Loaf!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a double jab
and Loaf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jupiter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Loaf slips the punch.
Nice body kick from Loaf.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Loaf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Loaf to counter with a crisp jab.
Loaf throws a body kick that misses.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Loaf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loaf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loaf feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Loaf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Loaf looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loaf's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Loaf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loaf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Loaf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones wants to control from the top but Loaf keeps moving.
Loaf working a defensive guard here.
Loaf pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but Loaf won't let him.
Loaf wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jupiter Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Loaf throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Loaf.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loaf in his tracks.
Both fighters circling a little - Loaf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Loaf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Goons Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones cracks Loaf with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loaf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Loaf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaf throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Loaf throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Loaf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jupiter Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Loaf counters with a head kick.
A big left from Loaf misses.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loaf connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Loaf.
Loaf fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Meat Loaf has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loaf throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
The fighters circling - Loaf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loaf throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loaf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loaf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loaf gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Loaf's side.
Loaf connects with a solid leg kick.
Loaf does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Loaf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Loaf moved out of range.
Loaf takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Loaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Loaf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meat Loaf's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Loaf blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Loaf.
Loaf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Loaf counters with an outside leg kick.
Loaf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loaf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loaf counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Loaf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loaf lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Loaf counters with an outside leg kick.
Loaf takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Loaf changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Loaf is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Loaf lands an elbow.
Loaf is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loaf fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Loaf.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Loaf are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Loaf's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Loaf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Loaf is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones struggling a bit here.
Loaf scores with punches from side control.
Meat Loaf has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Loaf are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains half guard.
Loaf is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loaf is working for a submission of some sort.
Loaf looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loaf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Loaf passes to side control.
Loaf lands a nice forearm strike.
Loaf working the ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loaf working the ground and pound from side control.
Loaf is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Loaf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Meat Loaf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Loaf scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones tries a low kick but Loaf avoids it.
Loaf moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones pushes Loaf away with a front kick.
Loaf tries to clinch up.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Loaf off balance momentarily.
Loaf throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Jones misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Loaf makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Loaf moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Loaf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loaf motions for Jones to come forward. Loaf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Loaf saw that one coming.
Jones moves away from the strike by Loaf.
Loaf tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Loaf slips a jab from Jones.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Loaf is able to avoid easily.
Jones throws the left hand but Loaf avoids the punch easily.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Loaf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Loaf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Loaf lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Loaf tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loaf somewhat.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Loaf moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Loaf to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Loaf sitting in guard here, content to control.
Loaf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loaf wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Loaf looking to pass the guard.
Loaf is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loaf's guard.
Jones postures up.
Loaf looking for a triangle here. Jones is fighting it but it looks tight! Loaf pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jones is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Meat Loaf!
An intense looking Meat Loaf took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: ' I wouldn't be able to do this with out the love of my life! This win is for my wife, and the mother to my kids! I love you baby! Happy Mothers Day ladies! And oh ya, Broken Halo Pride Mother Fuckers! Haha'.
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