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V:NY27 Lawson vs D.Berzins PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Mcneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sith Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Mcneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sith Vicious!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mcneil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vicious throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcneil.
Vicious scores with a body shot.
Vicious takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vicious misses with a wild body shot.
Vicious lands a nice looking body shot.
Vicious staying out of range there.
Vicious lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Mcneil does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Mcneil.
Mcneil tries to clinch but Vicious is having none of it.
Vicious punishes Mcneil's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Mcneil misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vicious bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcneil's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vicious takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Vicious lands.
Jab, jab by Vicious - just one landing.
Mcneil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vicious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious blocks a jab.
Vicious lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vicious. Mcneil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vicious scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vicious.
Vicious buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mcneil wants to clinch up but Vicious keeps it at a distance.
Vicious lands a leg kick that knocks Mcneil off balance momentarily.
Mcneil tries to clinch but Vicious is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vicious. Mcneil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vicious stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vicious misses with a jab to the body
and Mcneil counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcneil.
Mcneil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vicious.
Mcneil is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vicious works on Mcneil's body with a couple of short punches.
Mcneil is breathing heavily.
Vicious lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Mcneil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Vicious.
Mcneil seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vicious.
Mcneil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vicious throws a big uppercut that drops Mcneil! More strikes from Vicious and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mcneil lies dazed against the cage as Vicious celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sith Vicious!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner has chosen Hall of fame as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner moves out of range as Evans throws a body kick.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Wagner moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Wagner moves out of range as Evans throws a body kick.
Wagner tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dustin Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner is looking to clinch.
Evans blocks a head kick by Wagner.
Wagner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans stops Wagner from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Wagner is retaining full guard.
Evans 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wagner working a defensive guard but Evans manages to pass into side control anyway.
Evans working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wagner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Evans wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Evans is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagner struggling a bit here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Evans connects with a high kick.
Evans throws a leg kick that misses.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wagner tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to buck Wagner off but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner decides to stand back up. Wagner steps back and let's Evans get back to his feet.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans blocks a leg kick.
Evans swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Wagner moves out of range easily.
Wagner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Evans throws a nice head kick!
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Wagner avoids it.
Evans is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans connects with a solid leg kick.
Wagner throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans digs a good hook to Wagner's body.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner is looking to land body kicks.
Wagner misses with a wild combination.
Wagner tried to score with a low kick but Evans checks it.
Nick Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Evans dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wagner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wagner keeps working.
Wagner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Evans wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Wagner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Evans tries for a kimura but Wagner is defending well.
Wagner is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Evans is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wagner is looking to escape.
Evans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wagner working to try and regain half guard.
Evans controlling from mount.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Wagner is looking to improve his position but Evans isn't that keen on the idea.
Evans swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wagner is now in Evans's guard. A big mistake from Evans there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to control.
Wagner trying to move into half guard but instead Evans has managed to sweep!
Wagner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wagner working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Evans won't allow Wagner to get back to his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Evans here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Wagner wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wagner working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Wagner wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans thuds his shin into the meat of Wagner's side.
Wagner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
Wagner is looking to score with low kicks.
Wagner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evans defends it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans misses with a body kick.
Wagner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Evans dominated that second round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wagner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagner swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
A jab from Wagner misses.
Wagner misses with a double jab.
Dustin Wagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Evans connects with a solid leg kick.
Evans lands a leg kick that knocks Wagner off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Evans swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner misses with a combination
so Evans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wagner wants to control but Evans passes easily into half guard.
Evans trying to mount his opponent but Wagner defends it.
Nick Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Evans is taking a breather. Wagner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Evans continues to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Evans prevents Wagner from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagner.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Wagner lands with a nice body punch.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wagner.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Wagner. Wagner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans lands the left hand.
Evans misses with a body kick.
Wagner throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
No joy there for Wagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.
Wagner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wagner darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Evans staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Evans asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wagner bucks up and tries to throw Evans off but instead Evans has got his back!
Evans is riding his opponent, not letting Wagner buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagner is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Evans!
Nick Evans managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Empire Clothing and Laundry, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Dustin Wagner had this to say: 'will do better next time'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (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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168 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dean blocks a leg kick.
Johns blocks a jab.
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dean moves into the clinch.
Johns tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dean is trying to pull guard but Johns turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Johns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johns tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Johns tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johns tries to land a knee to the head but Dean blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Johns misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johns tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Johns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Dean pulls Johns into guard.
Johns got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dean has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johns has managed to get both his arms back between Dean's legs - danger averted.
Dean lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dean has managed to get both his arms back between Johns's legs - danger averted.
Johns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johns keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dean escapes and throws Johns's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johns struggling a bit here.
Johns manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johns gets back to full guard.
Dean is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Johns has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dean is looking to defend but Johns has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dean! Johns pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dean taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jimmy Johns!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Johns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edinger Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darek Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bautista's choice of entrance music: Hugo Stage - The Circuit. Edinger Nucleus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edinger Nucleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darek Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bautista is defended easily by Nucleus.
Bautista shoots in but no luck this time.
Nucleus lands with a shot to the body.
Nucleus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bautista shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nucleus defends it nicely.
Edinger Nucleus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darek Bautista.
Bautista looks winded!
Bautista doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nucleus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bautista is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nucleus pulls his head out easily.
Nucleus throwing shots but Bautista is blocking nicely.
Nucleus stalling.
Nucleus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bautista doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nucleus.
Bautista tries to roll over but Nucleus keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus is working for a kimura but Bautista is defending it quite comfortably.
Nucleus in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bautista tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nucleus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edinger Nucleus!
Edinger Nucleus gave a mention to The Empire Clothing and Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafiki WhoHitYou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yates might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here comes Tecca Nina - Tech N9ne. WhoHitYou is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nemisis. Aaron Yates has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafiki WhoHitYou!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. WhoHitYou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Yates's head coaches at Elite MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yates tries to clinch up but WhoHitYou circles away and keeps his distance.
WhoHitYou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates drives through with a takedown into guard.
WhoHitYou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
WhoHitYou looking for a sweep. Not yet WhoHitYou, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
WhoHitYou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yates throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as WhoHitYou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
WhoHitYou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WhoHitYou managing to control the position.
Yates drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yates jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou has his hands on Yates's head, controlling the position.
WhoHitYou is trying to control the position but Yates postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
WhoHitYou swats away the attempt to clinch by Yates.
Aaron Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
WhoHitYou parries the strikes from Yates easily there. Yates is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable WhoHitYou to escape.
I wouldn't like to be where WhoHitYou is right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
WhoHitYou can't do much from the bottom here.
WhoHitYou is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yates's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou is controlling Yates's trapped leg to prevent Yates from advancing to side control.
Yates is working for a submission of some sort.
WhoHitYou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yates.
WhoHitYou looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
WhoHitYou trying to get back to full guard but Yates takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
WhoHitYou tries to hold on but Yates postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yates working away from the top, dropping strikes.
WhoHitYou tries to hold on but Yates pushes him away.
Yates raining down shots from the mount!
Yates avoids the attempt from WhoHitYou to control.
Yates jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but WhoHitYou manages to avoid the submission attempt.
WhoHitYou manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou is trying to maintain the position but Yates is very close to passing his half guard.
Yates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
WhoHitYou trying to control from the bottom.
WhoHitYou is looking for a sweep. Yates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
WhoHitYou is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yates scores with a couple of nice shots.
WhoHitYou wants to control but Yates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
WhoHitYou wants to get back to full guard.
Yates working over WhoHitYou with some ground and pound. WhoHitYou looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
WhoHitYou wants to control but Yates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so WhoHitYou is just riding it out for now. Yates eventually gives up the hold.
WhoHitYou is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Yates dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
WhoHitYou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yates.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yates or perhaps it was just good defense by WhoHitYou, which made it look bad.
Yates is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in WhoHitYou's half guard.
WhoHitYou trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates throwing shots but WhoHitYou is blocking nicely.
Yates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yates 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.
WhoHitYou wants to control but Yates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that WhoHitYou can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou is looking to improve his position.
WhoHitYou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yates is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yates connects with a nice short shot to WhoHitYou's temple.
Yates working over WhoHitYou with some ground and pound. WhoHitYou looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
WhoHitYou has hold of Yates's hands but Yates slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yates is thwarting WhoHitYou's attempts to control the position.
Yates is pressing down on WhoHitYou's thigh, looking to free his foot. WhoHitYou is holding on for now.
WhoHitYou trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yates scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
WhoHitYou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yates is working away from the top position though.
Yates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yates lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
WhoHitYou wants to get back to full guard.
Aaron Yates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, WhoHitYou has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yates throwing shots but WhoHitYou is blocking nicely.
Yates is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and WhoHitYou defends it well.
WhoHitYou is trying to stand back up but Yates is controlling him
WhoHitYou moves into full guard.
WhoHitYou wants to sweep but no luck.
Yates drops back looking for a leg! WhoHitYou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and WhoHitYou manages to kick Yates off! Yates jumps back into WhoHitYou's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yates is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
WhoHitYou is trying to control the position but Yates postures up.
Yates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yates thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
WhoHitYou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yates.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Yates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates swings for the body but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Yates dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yates shoots in for a takedown but WhoHitYou shows good takedown defense.
WhoHitYou gets caught napping as Yates dives in and scores a takedown. WhoHitYou manages to retain guard.
WhoHitYou is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yates stopping the sweep attempt from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
WhoHitYou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
WhoHitYou is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates working some strikes from top position.
Yates scoring with some ground and pound.
Yates with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yates drops back looking for a leg! WhoHitYou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and WhoHitYou manages to kick Yates off! Yates jumps back into WhoHitYou's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou has control of Yates's left arm, preventing Yates from doing any damage.
Yates lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
WhoHitYou is rocked!
Yates loads up on a big left hand. WhoHitYou felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Yates looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! WhoHitYou can't hide his disappointment, as Yates celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Yates!
Aaron Yates looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Punk!! We can do this one more time or i want a title shot!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparrow has chosen He's a Pirate as his entrance music. Aaron Nott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Nott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nott throws a head kick that misses.
Sparrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sparrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparrow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nott looks to land a combination but Sparrow avoids it well.
Nott throws a body punch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Nott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sparrow slips under a jab.
Sparrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nott throws a shot to the body.
Nott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nott misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nott thinking.
Nott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nott slips a jab from Sparrow.
Nott blocks a jab.
Jab from Nott.
Sparrow throws a body punch but Nott moves out of range.
Sparrow misses with a hook. Nott ducked under it nicely.
Sparrow sizes up Nott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott tries to bum rush Sparrow with a series of wild strikes but Sparrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sparrow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nott scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Nott misses the target.
The fighters circling - Sparrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sparrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sparrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sparrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nott.
Nott throws out a powerful jab.
Nott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sparrow lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nott. Sparrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nott throws an off balance right hand
and Sparrow counters with a nice body shot.
Sparrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparrow throws a looping overhand right but Nott ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Sparrow misses.
Nott tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nott.
Aaron Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Nott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparrow throws a hook but Nott blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Nott.
Nott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nott.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparrow misses the target.
A slow jab from Sparrow misses its intended target.
Nott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparrow.
Sparrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparrow.
Nott throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nott sizes up Sparrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sparrow lands with a hook. Nott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow slips under a jab from Nott.
Nott swings for the body but Sparrow moves out of range.
Nott misses with a two punch combination.
Sparrow moves out of range as Nott strikes.
Sparrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nott throws a body punch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow lands a body shot.
Nott throws a big shot that misses.
Sparrow slips a straight right by Nott.
Nott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nott looks to land a right hand but Sparrow moved out of range.
Nott avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparrow staying out of range there.
Nott throws a body punch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sparrow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sparrow.
Nott slips under a jab.
A big right from Sparrow misses.
Sparrow misses with a hook.
Nott throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Nott misses.
Sparrow dips to his left and cracks Nott with an uppercut!
Nott is looking to land body kicks.
Nott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nott throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sparrow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nott dips to his left and cracks Sparrow with an uppercut!
Sparrow connects with the punch.
Nott misses with a right hand
and Sparrow counters with a stiff right hand.
Nott takes one to the side of the head.
Nott just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Sparrow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Sparrow.
Nott throws the left hand but Sparrow avoids the punch easily.
Sparrow throws a hook but Nott blocks it.
Nott misses with a left hand
and Sparrow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nott misses the jab.
Nott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparrow lands a nice shot that snaps Nott's head back.
Sparrow throws out a loose jab but Nott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Nott misses.
Sparrow throws a jab when Nott was well out of range.
A jab from Sparrow misses.
Nott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparrow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Nott.
Jack Sparrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nott.
Sparrow ducks under a wild hook from Nott.
Sparrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nott, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow ducks under a wild hook from Nott.
Sparrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nott.
Nott misses with a hook. Sparrow ducked under it nicely.
Nott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Nott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nott.
Sparrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Sparrow.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sparrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Nott misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nott misses with a jab to the body
and Sparrow counters with a left to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Sparrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sparrow.
A slow jab from Nott misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Nott. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nott.
Sparrow throws a looping overhand right but Nott ducks down to avoid it.
Sparrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Nott misses.
A jab from Nott misses.
Sparrow jabs Nott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nott swings widly with a right hand
and Sparrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nott thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparrow misses the target.
Sparrow sizes up Nott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Nott misses.
Sparrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sparrow darts in and clinches Nott up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sparrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sparrow breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott moves away from the strike by Sparrow.
Nott throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nott cracks Sparrow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Nott - just one landing.
Nott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sparrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nott staying out of range there.
Nott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparrow manages to avoid it.
Nott swings widly with a right hand
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparrow.
Nott throws a jab when Sparrow was well out of range.
Sparrow throws a hook to the side of Nott's head but Nott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sparrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sparrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparrow throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparrow looks to land a left hand but Nott moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nott misses with a body shot.
Sparrow dips to his left and cracks Nott with an uppercut!
Nott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sparrow walks into a jab.
Nott throws a sloppy head kick and Sparrow moves out of range easily.
Nott looks to land a combination but Sparrow avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Nott misses the target.
Sparrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nott.
Sparrow clinches.
Sparrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nott's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Sparrow finds it's way through Nott's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nott throws a shot from downtown. Sparrow moves away and avoids it.
Nott throws an overhand right that lands on Sparrow's shoulder, as Sparrow tries to avoid the shot.
Nott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nott thinking.
Nott takes a swing at Sparrow's ribcage but misses.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nott missing with a left hand there. Sparrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nott moves forwards but Sparrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nott misses with a jab to the body
and Sparrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nott lands a jab.
Sparrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Nott is just out of range.
Sparrow jabs Nott right on the nose. Nott blinks but takes it well.
Sparrow cracks Nott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nott is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nott throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Nott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nott misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nott seems to have got his legs back now.
Sparrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Nott off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Nott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nott ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
Sparrow avoids the body shot from Nott.
Nott looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparrow is just out of range.
Sparrow slips a jab from Nott.
Sparrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nott moves away from the strike by Sparrow.
A big left from Sparrow misses.
Sparrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nott has time to react.
Nott throws a low kick, looking for Sparrow's leg but Sparrow calmly moves out of range.
Nott scores with a nice head shot.
Sparrow blocks a jab.
Sparrow lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nott throws an overhand right that lands on Sparrow's shoulder, as Sparrow tries to avoid the shot.
Sparrow slips a jab from Nott.
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!
Sparrow lands with a straight right. Nott didn't see that one coming.
Good exchange - Sparrow coming out on top.
Nott ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
Nott swings widly with a right hand
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nott throws a shot from downtown. Sparrow moves away and avoids it.
Nott just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Nott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparrow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sparrow.
Nott throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nott.
A jab lands there for Sparrow.
Sparrow throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott misses with an uppercut
and Sparrow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sparrow.
Sparrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nott misses with an uppercut. Sparrow saw that one coming.
Nott slips a straight right by Sparrow.
Nott avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Sparrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nott takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut there from Sparrow.
Sparrow misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sparrow, as that shot connected.
Nott scores with a punch to the head.
Nott misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nott on the side of the head.
A jab from Nott misses.
Aaron Nott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nott.
Sparrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nott manages to avoid it.
Nott looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparrow is just out of range.
Nott misses with a looping left.
Nott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nott just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nott.
Nott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparrow scores with a jab to the body.
Nott misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sparrow scores with a hook to the body. Nott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack Sparrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sparrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sparrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparrow 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!
Jack Sparrow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Caskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercy Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercy Falls will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kid Caskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mercy Falls!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falls checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Falls checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Caskey.
Good exchange - Caskey coming out on top.
Caskey throws a leg kick which misses Falls's front leg but catches the back leg as Falls tries to avoid it.
Caskey throws a hook to the side of Falls's head but Falls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caskey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Falls is out of range.
Falls cracks Caskey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falls scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Falls as he checks the leg kick.
Caskey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caskey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caskey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caskey throws a chopping leg kick but Falls manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Falls takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Falls blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caskey, right into the meat.
Caskey throws a head kick but Falls moves out of range.
Caskey wants to slow Falls down by chopping away at his legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caskey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caskey is looking to score with low kicks.
Falls has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Falls throws a shot to the body.
Falls throws a body punch but Caskey moves out of range.
Caskey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caskey fakes the leg kick and cracks Falls in the body.
Caskey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caskey throws a big shot that misses.
Falls connects with a body shot that sends Caskey's belly button to the back.
Kid Caskey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caskey throws a sloppy head kick and Falls moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caskey has Falls up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caskey blocking some punches.
Falls breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caskey.
Falls connects with a body shot that sends Caskey's belly button to the back.
Caskey looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Caskey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falls is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caskey rather than just go for the knockout.
Falls lands a nice shot to the body.
Falls lands an overhand right.
Caskey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Falls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caskey throws a low kick but Falls moves out of range easily.
Falls throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caskey throws a leg kick but Falls sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caskey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falls lands a body shot.
Caskey throws a wild body kick that Falls sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caskey has Falls up against the cage in a clinch.
Falls misses with some punches.
Falls's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falls scores with a nice strike.
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 Kid Caskey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Caskey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Falls blocks a leg kick.
Falls moves out of range of the body kick.
Caskey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Falls jabs Caskey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Caskey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caskey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kid Caskey is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falls. Caskey does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Falls throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Falls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caskey throws a poor cross that misses
and Falls moves into the clinch.
Falls lands with a right to the head.
Falls misses with a body punch.
Caskey blocks an uppercut.
Caskey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Falls works the jab nicely.
Falls throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caskey.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caskey, right into the meat.
Caskey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caskey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls avoids the head kick by Caskey.
Falls scores with a jab. Caskey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Falls ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caskey walks into a straight right hand from Falls.
Caskey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Falls's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caskey under the eye.
Caskey misses with a low kick as Falls jumps back.
Falls avoids the head kick by Caskey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls checks a low kick from Caskey.
Caskey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Falls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caskey was well out of range. Poor timing from Falls.
Falls changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Falls.
Falls works the jab nicely.
Falls throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falls scores with a shot to the body.
Falls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caskey manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Falls!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls moves out of range of the body kick from Caskey.
Caskey throws a low kick, looking for Falls's leg but Falls calmly moves out of range.
Falls scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caskey doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caskey is looking to score with low kicks.
Falls scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caskey doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falls lands a nice hook to Caskey's body. Caskey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caskey throws a leg kick but Falls moved away.
Falls throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caskey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercy Falls showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Falls connects with a body shot that sends Caskey's belly button to the back.
Caskey misses with a straight right.
Caskey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falls checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caskey throws a chopping leg kick but Falls manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Caskey throws a right hand that misses
letting Falls counter with a right hand.
Falls connects with a body shot that sends Caskey's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caskey. Falls shrugs it off though.
Falls ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caskey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caskey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Falls keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Falls dips to his left and cracks Caskey with an uppercut!
Falls cracks a nice hook into Caskey's ribs.
Caskey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Caskey misses
and Falls counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caskey thinking.
Falls lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls cracks Caskey with an open hand slap.
Falls thuds a left hand into Caskey's body.
A shot to the liver by Falls. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Falls connects with a body shot that sends Caskey's belly button to the back.
Caskey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Kid Caskey has been cut.
Falls cracks a nice hook into Caskey's ribs.
Falls throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caskey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caskey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Caskey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caskey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caskey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caskey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Falls.
Falls lands with a nice body punch.
Caskey looks to land a body kick but Falls moved away.
Falls lands a nice shot to the body.
Falls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caskey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falls connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls connects with a body shot.
Falls darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caskey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caskey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falls lands with a good body shot.
Caskey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Falls.
Falls bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caskey's head backwards.
Falls jabs Caskey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mercy Falls comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Falls 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercy Falls!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Morley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Morley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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252 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Morley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudy Pu!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pu as he avoids it easily.
Pu throws a right hand that Morley ducks under and follows up with a left that Morley also avoids with ease.
Morley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pu is trying to control but can't.
Pu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morley.
Pu has his hands clasped together around Morley's back. He's all about the action.
Morley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pu defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu is trying to stand back up but Morley is controlling him
Morley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pu is staying active underneath Morley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu controlling the position well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morley.
Morley throwing shots but Pu is blocking nicely.
Morley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morley wants to control but Pu is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pu throws a hook to the side of Morley's head but Morley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pu is looking to clinch but Morley is avoiding it.
Morley shoots in for a takedown but Pu shows good takedown defense.
Pu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morley.
Morley misses with a right hand
and Pu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley walks into a straight right hand from Pu.
Morley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pu is trying to defend but Morley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pu trying to hold on to Morley's head to control him but Morley postures up.
Morley wants to pass to mount but Pu is defending the position.
Pu pushes Morley off but Morley dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ground and pound from Morley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Morley trying to control the position but Pu is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morley working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pu's thigh. Pu counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Morley trying to control but Pu is working from the bottom.
Morley scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morley throwing strikes but missing.
Pu wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morley manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu is trying to stand.
Pu wants to sweep but Morley has passed to side control!
Pu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morley lands a few punches from side control.
Morley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pu is pushing Morley's head away, looking to escape. Morley manages to hold on to the position though.
Pu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morley connects with a decent elbow.
Pu tries to buck Morley off but Morley is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Morley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morley shoots in for a double leg but Pu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pu wants to clinch up but Morley keeps it at a distance.
Morley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pu working a defensive guard here.
Pu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morley throws a strike but Pu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pu is one step ahead there.
Morley 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pu trying to keep a closed guard but Morley is proving a slippery customer.
Morley is working Pu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pu trying to keep a closed guard but Morley is proving a slippery customer.
Morley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adam Morley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morley pushes down on Pu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pu controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley with the ground and pound but Pu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pu wants to sweep here but Morley controlling him for the moment.
Morley throws a big elbow that misses.
Pu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pu is wriggling around but Morley manages to pass to half guard.
Still in half guard, Morley seems content to control.
Morley slips a nice elbow through Pu's hands, connecting with Pu's forehead.
Pu is trying to maintain the position but Morley is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu gets back to full guard.
Pu 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.
Morley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pu is keeping the position for now.
Morley stands up over Pu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pu wants to sweep here but Morley controlling him for the moment.
Morley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pu's head.
Morley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pu can do to turn this around?
Morley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pu has momentary wrist control but Morley slips an elbow through the middle.
Morley stopping the sweep attempt from Pu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morley manages to get himself to full guard.
Morley is trying to control the position but Pu postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Morley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morley throws a big right hand that misses.
Pu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morley.
Morley looking to pass the guard.
Pu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morley trying to control the position from guard on top but Pu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morley preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu wants to stand and escape but Morley is having none of it.
Morley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morley wants to control from the top but Pu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pu's head.
Morley landing with the ground and pound.
Pu 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.
Pu keeping moving, preventing Morley from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rudy Pu has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu throws out a loose jab but Morley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morley cracks Pu with a solid left hand.
Morley being controlled here momentarily.
Morley wants to control from the top but Pu keeps moving.
Morley throws an elbow that misses. Pu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morley's guard. Nice move by Pu!
Pu looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morley holds on and takes a little breather.
Pu prevents Morley from getting back to his feet.
Rudy Pu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morley tries to get out of the position.
Morley thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pu's guard.
Morley 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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morley has managed to get both his arms back between Pu's legs - danger averted.
Pu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morley throws a big elbow that misses.
Morley is in close to Pu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pu looking to control.
Morley landing with the ground and pound.
Adam Morley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Morley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Morley!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Weight of Sound. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blake Thompson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huang Tze Long!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
Tze Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tze Long wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Tze Long's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson advances to full mount.
Thompson prevents Tze Long from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poor strikes thrown by Thompson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tze Long 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.
Tze Long manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tze Long tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tze Long has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tze Long is in trouble now - Thompson has advanced to mount!
Tze Long is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson wants to finish this one by submission but Tze Long is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Thompson .
Thompson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tze Long is looking to get to half guard.
Thompson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thompson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has hold of Tze Long's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tze Long manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tze Long working to try and regain half guard.
Tze Long keeps trying to improve his position.
Tze Long is controlling an arm, preventing Thompson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Tze Long tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thompson goes for an armbar but Tze Long turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tze Long.
Tze Long wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson , not yet.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Tze Long from controlling successfully.
Thompson is looking for a triangle but Tze Long pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tze Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Tze Long wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Tze Long trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thompson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tze Long throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thompson 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.
Thompson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tze Long's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tze Long looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tze Long actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Thompson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Tze Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tze Long's guard.
Blake Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tze Long is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tze Long is keeping the position for now.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tze Long is trying to control Thompson 's posture but Thompson avoids it.
Tze Long is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thompson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tze Long can't do much from the bottom here.
Thompson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tze Long can do to turn this around?
Thompson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tze Long tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Tze Long is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Thompson off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long looking for the RNC.
I really don't envy Thompson right now.
Thompson won't enjoy being in this position. Tze Long looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Thompson is tapping - it's over boys! Tze Long picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Huang Tze Long!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Lawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Berzins!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Berzins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lawson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berzins throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzins moves away.
Lawson avoids the head kick by Berzins.
Lawson connects with a body shot.
Lawson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawson tries to throw a body punch but Berzins avoids it by throwing Lawson back against the cage.
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lawson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawson.
Berzins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Berzins controlling the action here for a moment.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawson lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lawson.
Berzins blocks a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson is stalling here.
Lawson misses with some punches.
Lawson scores with a shot to the side of Berzins's head.
Lawson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawson misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Lawson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lawson.
Lawson tries a body shot but Berzins blocks it.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berzins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berzins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Berzins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson swinging wildly here.
Berzins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Berzins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lawson. Lawson obviously looking to wear him down.
Berzins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawson blocks the leg kick.
Berzins keeps Lawson at a distance using the push kick.
Berzins misses with a head kick.
Lawson lands with an uppercut that bounces Berzins off the cage and back into range.
Lawson checks a leg kick.
Berzins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawson.
Lawson cracks Berzins with an open hand slap.
Lawson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Berzins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berzins cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berzins looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Berzins lands a front kick.
Lawson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Berzins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson working aggressively here.
Lawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
Berzins throws a head punch that misses.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawson tries to throw a body punch but Berzins avoids it by throwing Lawson back against the cage.
Lawson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Berzins.
Lawson avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
Berzins blocking some punches.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson scores with a hook to the body.
Berzins lands an elbow just above Lawson 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawson lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Berzins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berzins.
Berzins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawson blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berzins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson working aggressively here.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berzins lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Lawson.
Lawson tries a body shot but Berzins blocks it.
Berzins prevents a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berzins misses with the head strike.
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 Trey Lawson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Lawson blocks the leg kick.
Berzins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Berzins misses with a leg kick.
Lawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berzins. Berzins obviously looking to wear him down.
Berzins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lawson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Berzins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berzins throws a leg kick that misses.
Lawson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berzins.
Lawson misses with a low kick.
Lawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Berzins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Berzins checks a low kick from Lawson.
Lawson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Berzins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawson's knee momentarily.
Berzins lunges at Lawson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawson's hand.
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berzins looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Lawson throws a lazy head kick
and Berzins counters with an outside leg kick.
Lawson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lawson clinches with his opponent.
Lawson pushes Berzins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lawson.
Berzins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
Lawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Lawson.
Berzins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Lawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Berzins fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Lawson as the two fighters clinch.
Lawson dodges an elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins blocks an uppercut.
Lawson is trying to maintain a safe position but Berzins gets an underhook and turns Lawson into the cage.
Lawson tries a body shot but Berzins blocks it.
Lawson blocking some punches.
Berzins working aggressively here.
Lawson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lawson misses with a punch to the body.
Berzins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berzins lands a shoulder strike.
Berzins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berzins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Lawson.
Lawson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berzins prevents a body shot from Lawson.
Berzins lands an elbow that stopped Lawson in his tracks for a moment.
Lawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawson lands an uppercut.
Lawson tries to work over Berzins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawson.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
Lawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Berzins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawson cracks Berzins with a nice body shot.
Lawson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Lawson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawson.
Lawson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawson misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson digs a right hand into Berzins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berzins's gas tank.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Berzins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawson won't allow it.
Trey Lawson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lawson just leaning against Berzins, taking a breather.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzins lands a shoulder strike.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berzins has a couple of punches blocked by Lawson.
Berzins breaks the clinch.
Berzins ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson throws a leg kick
and Berzins counters with a straight right hand.
Lawson misses with a low kick.
Berzins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Berzins throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Berzins misses with a low kick.
Lawson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Berzins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lawson wants to slow Berzins down by chopping away at his legs.
Berzins cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Berzins.
Berzins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawson checks a leg kick nicely.
Lawson throws a wild body kick that Berzins sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Berzins.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berzins.
Berzins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lawson misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzins feints and then cracks Lawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawson down.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Berzins.
Berzins connects with a looping right hand.
Berzins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Berzins as he checks the leg kick.
Daniel Berzins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson tries to land a front kick but Berzins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lawson lands a jab to Berzins's midsection.
Berzins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Berzins throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Berzins misses with a low kick as Lawson jumps back.
Berzins connects with a crisp jab.
Lawson blocks a leg kick.
Berzins throws a body kick that misses.
Lawson lands a right hook to the body.
Berzins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lawson misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a leg kick but Berzins moved away.
Lawson with a jab.
Lawson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lawson looks to clinch
and Berzins counters with a low kick, right behind Lawson 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lawson.
Lawson throws a wild body kick that Berzins sees coming a mile off.
Lawson with a hook.
Berzins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berzins.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Lawson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berzins.
Lawson moves out of range as Berzins throws a body kick.
Lawson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berzins is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Berzins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a really nice looking cross but Berzins seems unphased.
Lawson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berzins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berzins throws a leg kick but Lawson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berzins.
Lawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lawson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Berzins looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawson is just out of range.
Berzins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lawson checks a low kick from Berzins.
Lawson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lawson moves out of range as Berzins throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Berzins.
Berzins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lawson.
Berzins throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berzins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berzins.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berzins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lawson, right into the meat.
Lawson lands a high kick!
Lawson throws a wild body kick that Berzins sees coming a mile off.
Berzins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Berzins.
Berzins throws a push kick but Lawson slaps the foot to one side.
Berzins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lawson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Berzins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Berzins really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Berzins connects with a single shot there.
Lawson throws a hook but Berzins avoids it easily.
Lawson closes the distance and clinches.
Berzins is trying to stall.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lawson pushes Berzins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson gets through Berzins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lawson digs a right hand into Berzins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berzins's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawson's brow.
Berzins swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
Berzins misses with some punches.
Berzins blocking some punches.
Lawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Lawson keeps control of Berzins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike.
Berzins misses with some punches.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berzins.
Lawson working aggressively here.
Berzins misses with a punch on the inside.
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzins lands with a left to the head.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berzinss head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson stalling in the clinch but Berzins improves position.
Berzins blocks a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson wants to stall.
Berzins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawson blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Lawson.
Still in the clinch, Lawson scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Berzins blocking some punches.
Lawson blocks an elbow strike.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawson is leaning against Berzins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lawson fails to land.
Lawson trying to control the position but instead, Berzins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lawson into the cage.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lawson.
Berzins misses with the head strike.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawson.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berzins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Berzins.
Berzins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berzins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawson is stalling here.
Berzins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawson is keeping busy.
A short right from Berzins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawson misses with a body punch.
Berzins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berzins lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Berzins.
Berzins has a couple of punches blocked by Lawson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawson blocking some punches.
Berzins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Berzins.
Berzins circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Trey Lawson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Berzins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berzins avoids the head kick by Lawson.
Lawson throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Berzins.
Lawson lands with a slapping head kick.
Berzins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lawson takes a step back to recover.
Lawson 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.
Lawson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzins connects with an inside leg kick.
Berzins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawson counters with a low kick, right behind Berzins 's knee.
A big right from Lawson misses.
Berzins scoring well with a low kick there.
Lawson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins lands with a nice body kick.
Berzins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lawson keeps Berzins at a distance using the push kick.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
Nice defenses there by Berzins.
Berzins misses with a kick to the body.
Lawson misses with the combination.
Berzins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Berzins throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson throws a body shot but no joy.
Berzins misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Berzins swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Berzins!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berzins cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berzins.
Berzins cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
Berzins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
Lawson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Berzins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berzins is out of range and Lawson settles back down.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Berzins.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with the body kick
and Berzins counters with a straight right hand.
Lawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berzins doesn't seem bothered though.
Lawson throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Berzins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berzins tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Lawson.
Lawson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Berzins throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berzins can pounce on him.
Berzins misses with a head kick.
Berzins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Berzins throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson thuds a left hand into Berzins's body.
Lawson lands a really nice looking cross but Berzins seems unphased.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Berzins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lawson is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berzins, right into the meat.
Lawson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lawson pushes Berzins up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berzins lands with a left to the head.
Lawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berzins is rocked!
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawson.
Lawson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lawson misses with a punch to the body.
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 Trey Lawson.
I think Lawson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Lawson!
Trey Lawson is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Trey Lawson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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