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SFC 81: Couturier vs Sis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Projekti Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Projekti Mies!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Mies lands.
Jon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Mies.
Jon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jon throws a right hand that Mies ducks under and follows up with a left that Mies also avoids with ease.
Jon closes the distance but Mies moves to the side
and Mies counters with a nice leg kick.
Jon misses with a double jab
and Mies counters with a body kick that stops Jon in his tracks momentarily.
Jon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jon throws a right hand that Mies ducks under and follows up with a left that Mies also avoids with ease.
Mies has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mies lands a nice hook to Jon's body. Jon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mies moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mies scores with a jab to the head.
Mies connects with a right that clearly hurt Jon. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Mies proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Jon collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Projekti Mies!
During a confident post fight interview, Projekti Mies 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 Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harris's choice of entrance music: Heretic Anthem. Benny Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marvin Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Silver's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marvin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris misses with a combination
and Silver counters by moving into the clinch.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver has Harris pushed against the cage.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harris lands a left hand.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silver lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Silver letting Harris take a breather here.
Silver just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Harris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silver seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harris can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver has Harris pressed against the cage.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Marvin Harris has been cut.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver has Harris pushed against the cage.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benny Silver.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris scores with a jab to the head.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Silver cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris tries to circle away but Silver has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Harris is trying to break free.
Silver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Harris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris avoids the body shot from Silver.
A jab from Silver misses.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and Silver counters by clinching up.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Benny Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver effectively controlling the action here.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
A bit of stalling here from Silver.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Silver tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Silver looking to stall.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Harris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Marvin Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris cracks Silver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Silver misses.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver is pushing Harris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harris is trying to break free.
Silver stalls.
Harris has Silver pressed against the cage.
Silver is stalling here.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver slowing the pace effectively.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Silver for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver has Harris pressed against the cage.
Marvin Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silver is keeping busy.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Silver!
A less than humble Benny Silver misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philip Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Army is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tiger Army - Incorporeal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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200 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Army!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blake manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blake controls Army momentarily but Army frees himself.
Army throws a strike but Blake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Army had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blake defends it easily.
Blake wants to control from the top but Army keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blake passes into half guard.
Army manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Army is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blake is aware though and is defending well.
Army is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Army controls Blake momentarily but Blake frees himself.
That's two 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.
Army might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blake haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Army has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blake has managed to get both his arms back between Army's legs - danger averted.
Army managing to control the position.
Army working for submissions but it's allowed Blake to get to half guard.
Blake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Army on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army wants to improve his position but Blake is controlling well.
Blake trying to control from Army's half guard. Army has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Army is trying to hold Blake in close to prevent damage but Blake has managed to pass into half guard.
Blake wants to stand up but Army has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Army manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Army wants to sweep here but Blake controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blake wants to get up but he can't break Army's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Army is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Army.
Army fails to land the takedown.
Army keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Army.
Army misses with a looping right.
Army misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Army getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Army dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blake moves into range and clinches up with Army.
Blake is trying to maintain a safe position but Army gets an underhook and turns Blake into the cage.
Army softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Army has Blake pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Army is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Army has him pressed against the cage.
Army prevents a body shot from Blake.
Army misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army looking to stall.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Army blocking some punches.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Army.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Army.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tiger Army has been cut.
Army blocks an uppercut.
Blake trying to stall but Army improves his position.
Blake tries a body shot but Army blocks it.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Army misses with the combination.
Blake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blake moves into the clinch.
Army doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake lands a knee to the body.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Army uses good head movement to avoid it.
Army jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Army keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Blake.
Army moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Philip Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake misses with a two punch combination.
Army tries a head kick but it misses.
Army dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Army will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Philip Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiger Army.
Army throws a lazy head kick
and Blake counters with a nice right hand that sends Army toppling to the canvas! Army scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Blake finish him?!
Army is rocked!
Army fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blake avoids it really well and circles away.
Army is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Army is breathing heavily.
Blake defending well as Army loads up on a big left hand.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Blake! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Philip Blake!
A very excited looking Philip Blake rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whisper Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Sternik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sternik has chosen Skillet - Monster as his entrance music. Andrzej Sternik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Whisper Welker's chin.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Whisper Welker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrzej Sternik!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Welker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Welker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sternik.
Welker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sternik.
Sternik moves into range and clinches up with Welker.
Welker struggles to land a body shot inside as Sternik controls his hands.
Sternik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Welker misses with a body punch.
Sternik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sternik breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Welker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Welker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sternik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Welker. Welker obviously looking to wear him down.
Sternik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've been told by Welker's head coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Welker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sternik, pushing him back against the cage.
Welker tries to throw a body punch but Sternik avoids it by throwing Welker back against the cage.
Sternik jumps into guard, dragging Welker to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sternik keeping full guard, as Welker tries to pass.
Sternik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Welker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Welker passes Sternik's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Welker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sternik tries to roll over but Welker keeps him under control.
Welker tries to pass to full mount but Sternik defends it.
Welker drops an elbow to the side of Sternik's head.
Welker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sternik actively working from the bottom here.
Welker is thwarting Sternik's attempts to control the position.
Welker trying to control from half guard but Sternik is working away.
Sternik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sternik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Welker trying to control from half guard but Sternik is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sternik is in trouble now - Welker has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Welker.
A nice elbow there by Welker.
Welker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Welker raining down shots from the mount!
Sternik tries to hold on but Welker postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Welker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sternik wants to control but Welker is having none of it.
Welker lands a big elbow.
Sternik is rocked!
Welker drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sternik! More shots from Welker and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whisper Welker!
Whisper Welker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldebaran De Touro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fists Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Touro comes to the cage accompanied by Boom. Fists Lightning will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldebaran De Touro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fists Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Touro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lightning as he jumps to the side.
Lightning lands with a hook. De Touro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Touro or perhaps it was just good defense by Lightning, which made it look bad.
Nice cross by Lightning.
De Touro dives in for a single leg takedown but Lightning sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldebaran De Touro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lightning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lightning connects with a jab.
Lightning leaves De Touro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Lightning lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Touro doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning lands a lovely overhand right.
Lightning stuns De Touro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lightning scores with a jab to the head.
Fists Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Lightning's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Touro under the eye.
Lightning lands a glancing blow to the side of De Touro's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Touro darts in looking for a takedown but Lightning gets double underhooks and turns De Touro into the cage.
De Touro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lightning avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lightning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lightning connects with an inside leg kick.
Lightning scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Touro in his tracks.
Lightning scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Touro moves in looking to clinch but Lightning pushes him off.
Lightning scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Aldebaran De Touro has been cut.
De Touro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lightning defends it nicely.
Lightning uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lightning has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Touro fails with the takedown.
De Touro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning drops De Touro with a left right combo! Lightning follows him down to the ground into side control.
De Touro is rocked!
Lightning in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh De Touro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Touro tries to bench press Lightning off him but Lightning keeps the position.
De Touro seems to have got his legs back now.
Sloppy strikes there by Lightning.
De Touro defending against the ground and pound.
De Touro is looking to reverse the position.
Lightning is staying tight to De Touro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
De Touro is trying to control Lightning's posture but Lightning avoids it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lightning working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lightning wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Touro keeps working.
The strikes coming from Lightning are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
De Touro isn't going anywhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Touro is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Lightning crashes against the mat.
Lightning tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lightning cracks De Touro with a big elbow.
De Touro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Lightning grinds an elbow into De Touro's temple.
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.
De Touro is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Lightning.
Lightning in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
De Touro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Touro wants to get back to his feet.
Lightning sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Touro defending well though.
Lightning looks to land a strike but De Touro avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
De Touro pulls Lightning in to control the position.
Lightning lands a couple of elbows.
Lightning postures up in De Touro's guard and throws a big left but De Touro blocks it.
Lightning lands a couple of digs.
De Touro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lightning landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fists Lightning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldebaran De Touro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lightning's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Touro under the eye.
De Touro dodges the punch combination from Lightning.
De Touro dives in and grabs Lightning's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lightning pushes down on De Touro's head and hops out.
De Touro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lightning pinned against the cage. Lightning gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lightning throws a good cross that connects.
A nice combination there by Lightning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning throws a series of punches but De Touro moves out of range.
Lightning throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Touro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Touro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Touro shoots and misses
and De Touro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldebaran De Touro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Lightning lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Touro goes for a double leg but Lightning avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lightning continues to drive forward.
Lightning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lightning stuns De Touro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left lands for Lightning.
Fists Lightning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lightning jabs De Touro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Touro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lightning shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Touro eats them both and turns towards Lightning to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Touro fails with a takedown attempt.
Lightning keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lightning scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lightning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lightning jabs De Touro right on the nose. De Touro blinks but takes it well.
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!
De Touro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Touro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Touro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lightning circles away.
De Touro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lightning lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lightning stuns De Touro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lightning fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Touro, pushing him back against the cage.
Lightning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for De Touro. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lightning scores with a body shot.
De Touro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Touro fails with the takedown.
Lightning lands a jab to the head.
Lightning scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Touro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Touro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lightning feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Touros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lightning thuds a left hand into De Touro's body.
Lightning scores with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Lightning. No joy for De Touro on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lightning closes the distance and clinches.
Lightning breaks from the clinch.
De Touro goes for a double leg but Lightning avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lightning continues to drive forward.
Lightning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lightning moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lightning.
Lightning lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Touro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lightning getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lightning thuds his right hand into De Touro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Touro looks for a takedown but Lightning sprawls well.
Lightning lands a glancing blow to the side of De Touro's head.
BOOM! Lightning lands a beautiful left hook that drops De Touro. De Touro tries to recover but Lightning is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and De Touro lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fists Lightning!
After winning the bout, Fists Lightning thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dale McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiki Tanimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daiki Tanimoto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCann misses the shot to the body.
Tanimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCann scores with a body shot.
McCann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCann throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanimoto.
Tanimoto connects with a leg kick. McCann looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCann seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tanimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanimoto walks into a left hand.
McCann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanimoto throws a head kick but McCann moves out of range.
Tanimoto throws a body kick that misses.
McCann looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanimoto is just out of range.
Tanimoto feints and then cracks McCann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCann down.
McCann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanimoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCann throws a leg kick but Tanimoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tanimoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCann takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tanimoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCann finds it's way round the side to connect with Tanimoto's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann lands a big uppercut and Tanimoto crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tanimoto looks OK. McCann waves Tanimoto back to his feet!
Tanimoto is rocked!
Tanimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanimoto is still on wobbly legs! Can McCann finish him?
Tanimoto rushes McCann and presses him up against the cage.
Tanimoto tries to pull guard but McCann holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanimoto drops back down to his feet.
Tanimoto seems to have recovered his senses.
McCann landing knees to the body.
McCann lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanimoto tries for a takedown but McCann manages to get underhooks.
Tanimoto can't get the takedown.
Dale McCann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiki Tanimoto.
McCann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCann tries to clinch but Tanimoto moves out of range.
Tanimoto throws a push kick but McCann slaps the foot to one side.
Tanimoto slips a jab and a cross from McCann.
Tanimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCann blocks a head kick by Tanimoto.
McCann misses with an uppercut
and Tanimoto counters with a head kick.
It looks like Dale McCann has been cut.
Tanimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCann steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tanimoto. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann connects with a nice cross there... Tanimoto is looking wobbly and McCann recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Tanimoto to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - McCann jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dale McCann!
Dale McCann decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Daiki Tanimoto had this to say: 'Proudly Supported by Team Goroshi - RVCA - Kore Fight Nutrition - Jef Li's MMA - Silent Fighting Championship'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkady Balagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs's entrance music is Trick Daddy - In Da Wind. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Alonzo Diggs has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alonzo Diggs seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alonzo Diggs!
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, Arkady Balagan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs misses the jab.
Balagan fails with the takedown.
We've been told by Diggs's head coaches at The Lion's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Balagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diggs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balagan trying to control from half guard but Diggs is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balagan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggs keeping hold of Balagan's head, controlling as best he can.
Balagan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balagan is pressing down on Diggs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diggs is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan thows a huge punch but Diggs dodges it nicely.
Diggs is pressing down on Balagan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diggs has momentary wrist control but Balagan slips an elbow through the middle.
Balagan postures up.
Balagan with a nice head shot there.
Balagan throws a big right hand that misses.
Diggs is controlling Balagan's posture.
Balagan scoring with some ground and pound.
Balagan being controlled here momentarily.
Balagan scoring with some ground and pound.
Diggs has Balagan pulled in close to control his posture.
Balagan throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looking to control.
Balagan being controlled here momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Balagan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Balagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diggs defends it nicely.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Balagan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balagan misses with a body shot.
Diggs motions for Balagan to come forward. Diggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Balagan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balagan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Balagan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balagan throwing shots but Diggs is blocking nicely.
Diggs is trying to stand up here but Balagan is controlling him well.
Balagan is nestled in close to Diggs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diggs trying to control here.
Balagan wants to take a breather but Diggs is having none of it.
Balagan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diggs wants to get back to full guard.
Diggs trying to hold on to Balagan's head to control him but Balagan postures up.
Balagan prevents Diggs from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balagan throwing shots but Diggs is blocking nicely.
Balagan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balagan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diggs keeps working.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Balagan working his ground and pound in the gym.
Balagan thows a huge punch but Diggs dodges it nicely.
Balagan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diggs controlling the position for now.
Diggs is not content to let Balagan control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balagan misses with a takedown attempt - Diggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alonzo Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balagan misses with a low kick.
Balagan darts in looking for a takedown but Diggs gets double underhooks and turns Balagan into the cage.
Balagan takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkady Balagan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diggs defends it nicely.
Balagan darts in looking for a takedown but Diggs gets double underhooks and turns Balagan into the cage.
Balagan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diggs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alonzo Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
Balagan tries to pull guard but Diggs won't allow it.
Diggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Diggs.
Balagan jumps guard but Diggs stands there with Balagan around his waist. Balagan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Diggs.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
Balagan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diggs pushes Balagan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diggs.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balagan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diggs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diggs presses Balagan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diggs is leaning against Balagan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike.
Diggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
Balagan is rocked!
A body shot lands from Diggs.
Diggs is leaning against Balagan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Balagan backwards.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balagan blocking some punches.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Balagan backwards.
Balagan is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggs finish him?
Balagan jumps guard but Diggs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Balagan seems to have recovered his senses.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggs.
Diggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balagan backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
Diggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alonzo Diggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balagan tries to pull guard but Diggs holds him up against the cage and eventually Balagan drops back down to his feet.
Diggs lands a body punch.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diggs.
A short right from Diggs.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balagan can do to turn this around?
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balagan.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs cracks Balagan with a nice body shot.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Diggs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diggs presses Balagan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Diggs.
Diggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balagan takes a shot to the head.
Diggs scores with a shot to the side of Balagan's head.
Diggs creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Balagan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Balagan drops to his knees and Diggs pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Diggs!
Alonzo Diggs 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimundo Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easton West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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202 lbs
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190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raimundo Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easton West!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West lands with a kick to the temple. Sobral shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobral off the cage and back into range.
West misses with a left hand
and Sobral counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sobral.
Sobral got a little sloppy there for a moment and West has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobral has managed to get both his arms back between West's legs - danger averted.
West isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sobral stacks West on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sobral!
Sobral tries for a kimura but West is defending well.
Sobral thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
West is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, West has escaped the position, nice work there.
West can't do much from the bottom here.
Sobral is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but West is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
West is trying to control Sobral's posture but Sobral avoids it.
Sobral tries to move to mount but West blocks the move with his legs.
Sobral has hold of West's arm. He's looking for a kimura. West seems comfortable defending it but Sobral has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! West is real pain and he's forced to tap out! West is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sobral couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raimundo Sobral!
Raimundo Sobral thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patellar Luxation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by THE POWER!!! by SNAP. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patellar Luxation!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luxation doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luxation takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Luxation misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Luxation throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Luxation misses with a body kick.
Luxation uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Luxation cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Luxation uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Luxation checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Luxation counters with a nice body kick.
Luxation throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Luxation looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Luxation throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Luxation off balance momentarily.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Luxation misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luxation checks the leg kick.
Luxation on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luxation throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luxation.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luxation misses with a body kick.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Luxation is out of range.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luxation counters with a solid body kick.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Luxation counters with an outside leg kick.
Luxation keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Luxation scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luxation moves away.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luxation's calf.
Luxation throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oooooh!!! Brown has knocked Luxation down with a huge combo! Brown steps away and waves a wobbly Luxation back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Patellar Luxation has been cut.
Luxation lands a front kick.
Luxation avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Luxation moves away and avoids it.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown stuns Luxation with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patellar Luxation is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luxation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Luxation seems unphased.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luxation moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Luxation does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luxation on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown throws a low kick but Luxation moves out of range easily.
Luxation takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luxation throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Luxation lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luxation keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Luxation takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Brown misses
and Luxation counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Luxation counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Luxation moved out of range.
Brown avoids the head kick by Luxation.
Luxation slips a jab from Brown.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luxation throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Luxation misses with a body punch.
Brown tries a body shot but Luxation blocks it.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brown throws a lazy body kick
and Luxation counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Luxation counters with a head kick that drops Brown to the mat! Brown scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Brown is rocked!
Luxation fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luxation throws a powerful right kick. Brown tried to block low but the kick was high! Brown was taken right off of his feet! Luxation jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patellar Luxation!
A very excited looking Patellar Luxation made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couturier comes to the cage accompanied by Forever Angel. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nem Sis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couturier misses with a looping left.
Sis misses the jab.
Sis moves into the clinch.
Couturier 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.
Couturier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sis blocking some punches.
Couturier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couturier looking to slow down the pace here.
Couturier can't find room to land a body shot as Sis controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Couturier.
Sis swings wildly with an uppercut but Couturier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couturier scores with a shot to the side of Sis's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier looking to stall.
Sis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Couturier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
Couturier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sis's elbow.
Sis can't find room to land a body shot as Couturier controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Couturier is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
Sis scores with a hook to the body.
Sis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couturier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sis.
A short uppercut from Sis.
Sis tries to work over Couturier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
Sis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sis manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I wouldn't like to be where Couturier is right now.
Sis advances to full mount.
Sis raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sis lands a nice shot to the head.
Couturier tries to hold on but Sis postures up.
Sis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Couturier hang on?
Sis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Couturier is desperately trying to improve his position but Sis has a good base and remains in mount.
Sis lands a big shot there that rocks Couturier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sis controlling from mount.
Couturier tries to lock up and control but Sis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sis cracks Couturier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Couturier hang on?
Sis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sis landing strikes from the mount and Couturier is in trouble!
Couturier tries to lock up and control but Sis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sis trying to control but Couturier is having none of it.
Sis with the ground and pound from mount.
Couturier is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sis working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Couturier is desperately trying to improve his position but Sis has a good base and remains in mount.
Sis wants to control the pace but Couturier is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Sis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couturier is in a horrible position here. Sis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Couturier tries to reverse the position but Sis maintains control.
Sis dominating with strikes here.
Couturier is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Couturier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Couturier can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Couturier seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couturier tries to lock up and control but Sis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sis punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sis keeps Couturier at a distance using the push kick.
Couturier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sis lands a slapping body shot.
Sis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Couturier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circling - Couturier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Couturier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Couturier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sis moves into range and clinches up with Couturier.
Couturier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sis misses with a punch on the inside.
Sis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Sis circles away and keeps his distance.
Sis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couturier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis fails to land with a series of punches.
Couturier instigates a clinch.
Couturier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couturier.
Sis keeps control of Couturier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sis tries a body shot but Couturier blocks it.
Nem Sis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sis working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Sis as the two fighters clinch.
Couturier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
A short right from Sis on the inside.
Sis pushes Couturier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couturier tries to throw a body punch but Sis avoids it by throwing Couturier back against the cage.
Couturier looking to stall.
Sis swings wildly with an uppercut but Couturier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sis misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couturier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sis's efforts to push away.
Sis lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Couturier has had enough of the clinch but Sis keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sis gets through Couturier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sis throws a head punch that misses.
Sis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sis is looking for a takedown.
Sis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Couturier keeping moving, preventing Sis from controlling successfully.
Couturier looking to control but Sis passes into half guard.
Sis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis lands with a punch from half guard.
Couturier wants to get back to full guard.
Sis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sis is looking for a kimura here.
Couturier is looking to improve his position.
Couturier is trying to stand.
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.
Sis thows a huge punch but Couturier dodges it nicely.
Couturier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sis.
Sis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Couturier is controlling Sis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sis wants to take a breather but Couturier is having none of it.
Sis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couturier defending well though.
Sis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Couturier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sis.
Sis uses his free foot to push down on Couturier's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Couturier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Couturier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sis blocks a body shot from Couturier.
Nice body punch from Sis - that landed with a thud.
Couturier prevents a body shot from Sis.
Sis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sis.
Couturier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sis tries to work over Couturier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by Sis.
Sis cracks Couturier with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Couturier's elbow.
Sis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sis looks to land a body kick but Couturier moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Couturier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Couturier connects with a single shot there.
Couturier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Couturier.
Couturier throws a right hand that Sis ducks under and follows up with a left that Sis also avoids with ease.
Couturier throws a lazy uppercut
and Sis counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sis looks for the body kick but Couturier saw that one coming.
Sis connects with a leg kick. Couturier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Couturier throws a looping overhand right but Sis ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Couturier checks a leg kick.
Sis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sis moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier takes a shot to the head.
Couturier throws a head punch that misses.
Sis scores with a shoulder strike.
Sis tries a body shot but Couturier blocks it.
Couturier digs a right hand into Sis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sis's gas tank.
Sis breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Sis misses.
Couturier works the jab nicely.
Couturier clinches.
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
Couturier throws a right and a left that Sis avoids nicely.
Couturier lands with a cross.
Sis throws a lazy right hand but Couturier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sis's corner calls for a 1-2. Sis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Sis circles away and keeps his distance.
Couturier moves out of range of the leg kick from Sis.
Couturier tries to clinch there but Sis circles away.
Couturier throws the left hand but Sis avoids the punch easily.
Couturier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Sis circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sis.
Sis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couturier circles away quickly and effectively.
Sis lands a head kick. Couturier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sis pushes Couturier away with a front kick.
Sis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
Nem Sis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couturier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sis fails to land.
Couturier tries a body shot but Sis blocks it.
A short left from Couturier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Couturier.
Sis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Couturier.
Couturier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Couturier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Couturier wants to stall.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sis struggles to land a body shot inside as Couturier controls his hands.
Sis misses with a punch on the inside.
Couturier trying to stall but Sis improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Couturier pinned against the cage. Couturier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sis tries to sprawl but Couturier drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sis.
Sis is trying to control the position but Couturier postures up.
Sis looking for a guillotine here but Couturier defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis controlling Couturier's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis wants to sweep here but Couturier controlling him for the moment.
Sis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Couturier is now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sis is trying to hold Couturier in close to prevent damage but Couturier has managed to pass into half guard.
Nem Sis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sis is looking to control Couturier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sis avoid being mounted?
Sis wants to control but Couturier passes into side.
Sis holds on to Couturier's head and controls the position momentarily.
Couturier wants to stand but Sis has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis sneaks back into half guard.
Sis trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couturier is looking to clinch but Sis is avoiding it.
Sis throws a body punch but Couturier moves out of range.
Couturier moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sis scores with a leg kick.
Sis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couturier shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Couturier is aware though and is defending well.
Sis is trying to keep Couturier in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtis Couturier had his way with Nem Sis in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Couturier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Couturier misses with a looping right.
Sis connects with a high kick.
Sis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Couturier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis throws a body kick that misses.
Sis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couturier.
Sis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Couturier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier tries to clinch up.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sis ducks under a wild hook from Couturier.
Sis misses the shot to the body.
Couturier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sis ducks under a wild hook from Couturier.
Couturier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sis manages to avoid it.
Couturier scores with a jab. Sis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couturier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Couturier moves in looking to clinch but Sis pushes him off.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Sis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Couturier throws a shot from downtown. Sis moves away and avoids it.
Sis tries to clinch there but Couturier circles away.
That kick from Sis tenderised Couturier's leg. Couturier is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Couturier counters with a nice uppercut.
Couturier shoots in looking for a takedown but Sis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couturier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Couturier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siss head.
Couturier lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sis trying to stall but Couturier improves his position.
Sis misses with some punches.
Sis successfully pulls guard.
Sis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Couturier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Couturier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sis has his foot on Couturier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Couturier works his way back into a safe position though.
Couturier wants to control from the top but Sis keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis has his foot on Couturier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Couturier works his way back into a safe position though.
Couturier trying to control but Sis is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Couturier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Couturier has managed to get both his arms back between Sis's legs - danger averted.
Couturier trying to control but Sis is working from the bottom.
Kurtis Couturier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couturier postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nem Sis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nem Sis!
Nem Sis is the new middleweight champion!
Nem Sis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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