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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riley Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaennorsing is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jungle Boogie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaennorsing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaennorsing there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kaennorsing blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Kaennorsing scores with a hook to the body. Lewis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaennorsing blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaennorsing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lewis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaennorsing. That did some damage!
Kaennorsing connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Lewis covering up! Kaennorsing comes in with a big uppercut and Lewis goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yokkao Kaennorsing!
After the big win, Yokkao Kaennorsing made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Museum of Monsters & Madmen and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCracken manages to avoid it.
Wiggin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from McCracken misses.
McCracken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wiggins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wiggin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggin tries to keep at a distance but McCracken has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCracken landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCracken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Wiggin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCracken fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wiggin avoids the head kick by McCracken.
Wiggin works McCracken's body with a nice hook.
McCracken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCracken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
McCracken scores with a spinning back kick!
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by McCracken there.
Wiggin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a wild body shot.
McCracken darts in and clinches Wiggin up against the cage.
McCracken lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCracken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCracken working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from McCracken.
Wiggin is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Oh Wiggin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCracken's brow.
McCracken working aggressively here.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
McCracken blocks an uppercut.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggin.
Wiggin seems to have got his legs back now.
McCracken lands a body punch.
McCracken throws a head punch 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!
McCracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCracken misses with some punches.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
McCracken breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin takes one to the side of the head.
McCracken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wiggin, pushing him back against the cage.
Wiggin is leaning against McCracken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wiggin digs a right hand into McCracken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCracken's gas tank.
McCracken blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Wiggin crunches a lovely knee into McCracken's ribcage.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but McCracken avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
McCracken lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
It looks like Jai McCracken has been cut.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiggin.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
McCracken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
McCracken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggin blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken misses with some punches.
McCracken lands with a right to the head.
McCracken working aggressively here.
McCracken lands an uppercut.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiggin blocks an uppercut.
Wiggin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken can't break the clinch.
Wiggin misses with a punch to the body.
McCracken takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McCracken working aggressively here.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Wiggin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCracken gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiggin.
McCracken tries for a takedown but Wiggin manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
Wiggin landing knees to the head.
McCracken has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin stops a takedown attempt from McCracken.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Wiggin tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Wiggin cracks McCracken with a nice body shot.
McCracken avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin avoiding damage as McCracken throws knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wiggin tries a body shot but McCracken blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Wiggin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
Wiggin landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai McCracken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jai McCracken's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wiggin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wiggin stuns McCracken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCracken misses with an uppercut
and Wiggin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wiggin.
Wiggin moves away from the strike by McCracken.
McCracken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiggin. Wiggin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jai McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCracken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCracken misses with a looping right.
It appears Wiggin was looking to counter with a kick there.
McCracken misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCracken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wiggin avoids the head kick by McCracken.
Wiggin is looking to counter the offense by McCracken and move into the clinch.
A combination from Wiggin does no damage.
Wiggin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiggin working McCracken over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped McCracken in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from McCracken.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggin.
McCracken lands with a left to the head.
Wiggin can't find room to land a body shot as McCracken controls the action.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCracken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wiggins head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiggin.
McCracken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiggin lands a knee to the body.
McCracken has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wiggin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McCracken is breathing heavily.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped McCracken in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin lands a hook that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.
McCracken avoiding damage as Wiggin throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.
Wiggin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jai McCracken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin digs a right hand underneath McCracken's ribcage. McCracken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
Wiggin is trying to drag McCracken to the mat but McCracken just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiggin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
McCracken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCracken.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiggin tries to work over McCracken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiggin pushes McCracken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCracken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Jai McCracken's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Wiggin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCracken takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but McCracken blocks it.
McCracken takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Jai McCracken's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head.
McCracken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wiggins head.
McCracken lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiggin.
McCracken taking a breather.
McCracken takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiggin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands with a right to the head.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCracken can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggin controls the action.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that McCracken shrugs off.
Wiggin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiggin lands with a left to the head.
McCracken changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wiggin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McCracken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wiggin thows a body kick. McCracken tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCracken misses with a few strikes there.
McCracken throws a hook but Wiggin avoids it easily.
Wiggin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jai McCracken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as McCracken blocks the low kick.
Wiggin tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Wiggin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jai McCracken's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCracken closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by McCracken.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken lands a nice uppercut.
McCracken has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wiggin after a bit of a struggle.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Wiggin.
Wiggin avoiding damage as McCracken throws knees to the body.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCracken scores with a hook to the body.
Wiggin lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiggin crunches a lovely knee into McCracken's ribcage.
Wiggin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCracken has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiggin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin working McCracken over with knees to the body.
McCracken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a punch to the body.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiggin crunches a lovely knee into McCracken's ribcage.
Wiggin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCracken.
Wiggin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiggin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCracken can do to turn this around?
Wiggin lands a knee to the head.
Jai McCracken's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiggin lands a body punch.
Wiggin pushes McCracken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch but Wiggin keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiggin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Wiggin.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Wiggin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin scores with a knee to the head.
Wiggin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCracken takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by McCracken.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCracken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
McCracken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
McCracken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiggin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCracken has Wiggin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiggin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McCracken lands a shot to the body.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jai McCracken's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eli Wiggin!
Jai McCracken was interviewed post fight and said 'I love planes me!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Goldsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldsmith comes to the cage accompanied by Dos Equis. Sexyama has chosen Sexy Singing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Goldsmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexyama closes the distance and clinches.
Goldsmith has a couple of punches blocked by Sexyama.
Goldsmith has had enough of the clinch but Sexyama keeps him there for the moment.
Goldsmith blocking some punches.
Sexyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldsmith backwards.
Sexyama taking a breather.
Sexyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sexyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sexyama stalling the fight.
Sexyama lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Goldsmith.
Goldsmith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sexyama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Goldsmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goldsmiths head.
Goldsmith is looking for a takedown.
Goldsmith struggles to land a body shot inside as Sexyama controls his hands.
Sexyama gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sexyama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Goldsmith is just riding it out for now. Sexyama eventually gives up the hold.
Sexyama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldsmith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goldsmith at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sexyama.
Sexyama misses with a double jab.
Goldsmith is looking to counter the offense by Sexyama and move into the clinch.
Goldsmith moves out of range as Sexyama throws a body kick.
Goldsmith throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Sexyama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sexyama wants to clinch up but Goldsmith keeps it at a distance.
Sexyama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sexyama content to control rather than advance.
Sexyama prevents Goldsmith from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sexyama works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexyama is looking to take a break and control but Goldsmith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in The Iron Palace inform me that Sexyama has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sexyama decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four 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.
Sexyama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Sexyama looks to move away, Goldsmith throws a big counter combo bu Sexyama just gets out of the way.
Sexyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Goldsmith. No joy for Sexyama on that attempt.
Sexyama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sexyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sexyama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Goldsmith.
Goldsmith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goldsmith misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Sexyama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sexyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Sexyama backs away, Goldsmith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sexyama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sexyama wants it to stay on the feet.
Whack! Sexyama lands a heavy head kick that drops Goldsmith. The ref tackles Sexyama to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Goldsmith was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Yoshihiro Sexyama!
A relieved looking Yoshihiro Sexyama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (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, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piper is defended easily by Madison.
Madison content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Piper wants a takedown but no success here.
Madison gets underhooks to prevent Piper's takedown attempt.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Piper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Madison has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Madison lands a nice elbow.
Piper dodges an elbow strike from Madison.
Madison presses Piper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Piper goes for a takedown attempt but Madison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Madison slaps away a takedown attempt from Piper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Madison as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Madison sprawls well. Madison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Piper gets slowly back to his feet.
Piper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madison is fending him off so far but Piper persists. Nope, Madison circles away and we're back to standing.
Piper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madison is fending him off so far but Piper persists. Nope, Madison circles away and we're back to standing.
Madison is looking to clinch but Piper is avoiding it.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Piper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Piper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Piper stops Madison from standing up.
Madison is trying to keep Piper in close.
Madison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Madison wants to stand and escape but Piper is having none of it.
Piper looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Madison wants to stand up but Piper is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up with Madison, looking for a takedown. Piper pushes Madison against the cage but Madison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Madison clinches up against the cage.
Madison trying to control the position but instead, Piper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Madison into the cage.
Piper blocks a body shot from Madison.
Piper avoids the elbow strike from Madison, against the cage.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
Madison drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
Madison misses with a body punch.
Piper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Madison is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison stalling in the clinch.
Piper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Madison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Piper is looking to break free of the clinch but Madison has double underhooks.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Madison.
Piper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Piper shoots for a takedown but Madison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piper is defended easily by Madison.
Madison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Piper takes a step back to recover.
Madison is looking to clinch.
Piper tries to keep at a distance but Madison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Madison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piper has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greg Madison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Piper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Madison wants to clinch.
Piper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Madison to the mat! Madison manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madison has his feet on Piper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Madison fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piper.
Madison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Madison but Madison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Madison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Greg Madison is winning the standup battle so far.
Madison moves in looking to clinch but Piper pushes him off.
Greg Madison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piper digs a good hook to Madison's body.
Piper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Madison holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Piper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Madison keeps working.
Madison wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roddy Piper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Piper working Madison over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper trying to pass the guard but Madison defending well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Madison is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD: Gym of the Gods, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Madison pushes Piper off looking to stand but Piper dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Madison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Madison wants it to stay on the feet.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt.
Piper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Madison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Madison. No joy for Piper on that attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Madison.
Stalling in the clinch from Madison.
Piper tries for a takedown but Madison manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Piper shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body kick from Madison.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Madison takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Piper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madison pressing his opponent against the cage.
Madison throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Madison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Madison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madison cracks Piper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Madison is looking to clinch but Piper is avoiding it.
Piper gets a double leg takedown into Madison's guard.
Madison trying to keep a closed guard but Piper is proving a slippery customer.
Piper throws a big elbow that misses.
Madison wants to sweep but no luck.
Piper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Madison's head.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Piper chips away with some ground and pound.
Madison looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madison closes the distance and clinches.
Piper goes for a takedown attempt but Madison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Piper shoots in for a double leg but Madison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madison just leaning against Piper, taking a breather.
Madison lands a body shot.
Madison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Roddy Piper has been cut.
Piper wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Madison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roddy Piper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Madison darts in and clinches Piper up against the cage.
Piper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Madison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Madison misses with a knee to the head.
Piper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Madison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Piper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Madison tries to avoid it but Piper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Madison to the ground. Madison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Madison thinks about countering with a body kick.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Piper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Madison is looking to land body kicks.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Piper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Madison but Madison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Madison lands a nice elbow.
Madison breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Piper.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madison tries to clinch there but Piper circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Piper or perhaps it was just good defense by Madison, which made it look bad.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piper is defended easily by Madison.
Piper shoots in and drives through. Madison sprawls well.
Madison tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison moves into the clinch.
Madison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madison instigates a clinch.
Piper has Madison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Madison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Madison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
Madison prevents the takedown attempt.
Madison lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison has Piper pushed against the cage.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Piper.
Madison feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up with Madison, looking for a takedown. Piper pushes Madison against the cage but Madison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Madison throwing a counter right hand but Piper manages to avoid it.
Madison misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Piper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Piper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Madison tries to clinch but Piper moves out of range.
Piper tries for a takedown but Madison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Madison scores with a kick to the body.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheers as Madison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Piper doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Piper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Madison pinned against the cage. Madison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Madison tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madison is fending him off so far but Piper persists. Nope, Madison circles away and we're back to standing.
Madison with a hook.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
Piper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Madison rushes Piper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Greg Madison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Piper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madison has managed to clinch.
Piper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Madison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Piper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Madison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Madison is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Piper! But no joy.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piper throws out a counter right but Madison avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper shoots in for a takedown but Madison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Piper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Madison counters with a left to the body.
Madison clinches with his opponent.
Madison manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Madison as Piper shoots in.
Madison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Madison wants it to stay on the feet.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Madison clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roddy Piper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Madison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Madison is looking to clinch.
Piper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Madison with a body shot.
Madison stuffs the takedown.
Madison throws a right hand that Piper ducks under and follows up with a left that Piper also avoids with ease.
Piper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Piper shoots in but no luck this time.
Madison throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Madison is looking to clinch but Piper is avoiding it.
Piper avoids the head kick by Madison.
Madison tries to clinch up.
Madison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Piper is looking to take this one to the mat.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Piper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Madison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Piper is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Madison - that landed with a thud.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piper misses with a takedown attempt
and Madison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison stalling against the cage.
Madison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Piper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madison tries to land a knee to the head but Piper blocks with his arms.
A short left from Madison.
Madison slowing the pace effectively.
Piper can't get the takedown.
Madison taking a breather.
Madison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Madison lands an elbow that stopped Piper in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper blocks the elbow strike.
Piper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Madison after a bit of a struggle.
Madison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Madison for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Madison lands an elbow that stopped Piper in his tracks for a moment.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madison tries to clinch there but Piper circles away.
Piper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Piper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Madison wants to get back to his feet but Piper passes into half guard.
Piper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Madison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Madison won't allow Piper to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Madison!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Piper prevents Madison from standing back up.
Piper is nestled in close to Madison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Piper is stalling here. Madison is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Piper seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Madison has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Madison stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison wants to clinch up but Piper keeps it at a distance.
Piper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Madison had his way with Roddy Piper in that round.
The cut man is working on Roddy Piper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Madison scores with a head kick.
Madison is looking to clinch but Piper is avoiding it.
Piper avoids the head kick by Madison.
Madison throws a right hand that Piper ducks under and follows up with a left that Piper also avoids with ease.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madison manages to avoid it.
Madison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Piper is rocked!
Madison closes the distance and pushes Piper back into the cage.
Piper stalling the fight.
Piper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Madison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Piper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Madison prevents it.
Madison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Madison fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper dives in and grabs Madison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Madison pushes down on Piper's head and hops out.
Piper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madison manages to break the clinch.
Madison tries to clinch but Piper moves out of range.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Piper looks for a takedown but Madison sprawls well.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Piper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Madison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madison tries to clinch but Piper moves out of range.
Madison leaves Piper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Piper goes for a double leg but Madison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Madison continues to drive forward.
Piper is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madison forces Piper back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Madison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison lands a nice elbow.
Madison lands an elbow that stopped Piper in his tracks for a moment.
Madison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Piper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Madison finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Piper, pushing him back against the cage.
Madison looking to throw knees to the head but Piper is blocking nicely.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Madison throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Piper is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Greg Madison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyle Willems!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Willems moved away.
Willems takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stevens lands an overhand right.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willems swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Willems gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Willems looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
Willems looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Willems throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevens tries to counter by clinching up but Willems breaks away and moves out of range.
Willems cracks Stevens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stevens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willems bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Willems has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Willems are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willems throws a strike aimed at the side of Stevens's head but Stevens avoids it well.
Stevens tries to buck Willems off but Willems is having none of it.
Willems looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stevens is avoiding damage well.
Willems tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willems misses with the ground and pound.
Stevens prevents Willems from improving position.
Stevens is trying to get back to half guard.
Willems is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Willems throwing shots but missing, from side control.
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.
Stevens prevents Willems from moving into mount.
Willems working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Willems throws a strike aimed at the side of Stevens's head but Stevens avoids it well.
Willems throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Willems advances to full mount.
Willems unloads with some shots from mount but Stevens bucks and avoids them well.
Stevens working to try and regain half guard.
Willems lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Willems connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Willems trying to control but Stevens is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is wriggling around trying to escape.
Willems has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Willems throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stevens trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stevens is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stevens blocking the ground and pound.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
Willems throwing strikes here but Stevens is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens avoids a series of strikes thrown by Willems.
Willems thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Willems sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Willems punching from mount but Stevens doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Willems throwing strikes here but Stevens is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Willems scoring with strikes but Stevens is staying in there.
Willems with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willems misses with some ground and pound and Stevens recovers position to half guard.
Willems trying to pass the guard but Stevens defending well.
Willems works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Willems dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Willems keeps it at a distance.
And Willems responds with a good body kick, but Stevens manages to step out the way in time.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Willems avoids it well.
Willems takes a kick to the side of the head.
Willems is rocked!
Stevens lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Willems falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Victor Stevens!
Victor Stevens 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tat Taylor (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tat Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a head kick but The Pirate moves out of range.
The Pirate throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and The Pirate only half commits.
Taylor wants to clinch up but The Pirate keeps it at a distance.
The Pirate is looking to counter with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Taylor has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Taylor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor throws the left hand but The Pirate avoids the punch easily.
The Pirate was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Pirate misses with a looping left.
Taylor with the counter takedown but The Pirate avoids it easily.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Pirate's head backwards.
The Pirate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Pirate sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Pirate doesn't seem bothered though.
The Pirate slips under a jab.
Taylor avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Pirate dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch there but The Pirate circles away.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taylor.
The Pirate avoids the head kick by Taylor.
The Pirate with a jab.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
The Pirate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but The Pirate moved away.
The Pirate slips under a jab from Taylor.
The Pirate moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. The Pirate fights it but they end up in guard.
The Pirate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Pirate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Pirate is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The Pirate tries a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor tries to clinch up but The Pirate circles away and keeps his distance.
The Pirate is looking to counter punch.
Taylor catches The Pirate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Pirate closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the cage.
The Pirate misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
The Pirate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor tries a body shot but The Pirate blocks it.
The Pirate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Pirate fails to land.
The Pirate misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Pirate avoiding damage as Taylor throws knees to the body.
The Pirate throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
The Pirate throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Pirate prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a knee strike.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor has The Pirate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Pirate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor is trying to drag The Pirate to the mat but The Pirate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Pirate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Pirate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Pirate.
The Pirate blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pirate lands a left hand.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Pirate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
I was talking to The Pirate's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by The Pirate.
The Pirate misses with some punches.
The Pirate scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
The Pirate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tat Taylor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Pirate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Pirate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Pirate throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Pirate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
The Pirate is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taylor.
Tat Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Pirate.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Pirate's calf.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Pirate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor tries to score with a low kick but The Pirate moves his leg out of the way.
Taylor throws a front kick aimed at The Pirate's knee but The Pirate avoids it well.
The Pirate looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor stuns The Pirate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor misses with a hook
and The Pirate counters with a good, hard body kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
The Pirate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Pirate.
The Pirate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taylor. Taylor obviously looking to wear him down.
The Pirate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
The Pirate staying out of range there.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
The Pirate slips a jab from Taylor.
The Pirate misses with a straight right.
The Pirate throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
The Pirate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taylor throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Pirate.
Taylor misses with a leg kick
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pirate wants to get back to full guard but Taylor has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate tries to improve position but can't.
Taylor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but The Pirate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Pirate regains half guard, as Taylor was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The Pirate is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor trying to control the action but The Pirate is working from the bottom.
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.
The Pirate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Pirate trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taylor is trying to control. The Pirate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Pirate is able to avoid easily.
The Pirate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Pirate tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
The Pirate throws a body kick that misses.
The Pirate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.
The Pirate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and The Pirate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tat Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Pirate lands with a nice body kick.
The Pirate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Pirate throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
The Pirate finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Pirate tries a head kick but it misses.
The Pirate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Pirate moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Taylor throws the kick towards the body but The Pirate avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Pirate checks a leg kick.
Taylor tries to land a body kick
and The Pirate counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor swings for the body but The Pirate moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Pirate cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by The Pirate. The Pirate maintains the clinch.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Pirates head.
The Pirate misses with the head strike.
Taylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Pirate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Pirate missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from The Pirate.
The Pirate with a knee to the head.
The Pirate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taylor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Pirate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Pirate misses with some punches.
The Pirate stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor 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!
Taylor is working The Pirate over against the cage.
The Pirate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but The Pirate avoids the damage to the body.
The Pirate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Pirate's brow.
The Pirate with a knee to the head.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Pirate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Pirate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Pirate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Pirate looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
The Pirate scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor trying to stall but The Pirate improves his position.
The Pirate misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The Pirate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor tries a body shot but The Pirate blocks it.
The Pirate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Pirate.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Pirate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor tries to stall but The Pirate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Pirate trying to stall but Taylor improves his position.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Pirate.
The Pirate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
The Pirate connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pirate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from The Pirate.
The Pirate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Pirate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Pirate prevents a body shot from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Pirate missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Pirate seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Taylor misses with a low kick as The Pirate jumps back.
It appears The Pirate was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Pirate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Pirate has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
The Pirate scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor is working for takedown but The Pirate is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Pirate trying to control the position but instead, Taylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Pirate into the cage.
The Pirate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for The Pirate to work.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Pirate avoids a wild elbow strike from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Pirate taking a breather.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Pirate is pushing Taylor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Pirate.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Pirate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but The Pirate avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Pirate.
The Pirate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Pirate blocks an uppercut.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Pirate.
The Pirate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
The Pirate lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Pirate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Pirate scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor misses with an elbow strike.
The Pirate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackbeard The Pirate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Pirate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Pirate lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Pirate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but The Pirate avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from The Pirate.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
The Pirate landing knees to the body.
The Pirate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor misses with some punches.
The Pirate throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
The Pirate scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor pushes off an throws an elbow but The Pirate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor is leaning against The Pirate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Pirate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can The Pirate finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that The Pirate shrugs off.
The Pirate tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Taylor lands a body shot.
The Pirate lands with a short shot to the head.
The Pirate stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
The Pirate has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Pirate is defending well for now.
The Pirate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Pirate blocks a body shot from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate had his way with Tat Taylor in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taylor throws a leg kick but The Pirate sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Pirate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Pirate scores with a leg kick.
Taylor feints and then cracks The Pirate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Pirate down.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by The Pirate.
Taylor takes a swing at The Pirate's ribcage but misses.
The Pirate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A good leg kick by The Pirate.
Taylor throws a leg kick which misses The Pirate's front leg but catches the back leg as The Pirate tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
The Pirate throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Taylor moved away.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends The Pirate's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Pirate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taylor prevents The Pirate from improving his position.
The Pirate trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Pirate regains full guard. Nicely done.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from The Pirate.
The Pirate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Pirate keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Pirate rather than just go for the knockout.
The Pirate tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into The Pirate's ribs.
Taylor swings for the body but The Pirate moves out of range.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Pirate misses with a leg kick
and Taylor counters by clinching up.
The Pirate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Pirate looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Pirate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Pirate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Pirate is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Pirate has his back to the cage.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as The Pirate controls the action.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but The Pirate gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Pirate.
A shot in the inside from The Pirate.
The Pirate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Pirate lands a nice uppercut.
The Pirate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Pirate lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as The Pirate controls his hands.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but The Pirate improves position.
The Pirate throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from The Pirate.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Pirate stalls.
The Pirate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tat Taylor.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Blackbeard The Pirate!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Blackbeard The Pirate!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Blackbeard The Pirate!
Blackbeard The Pirate wins by unanimous decision!
Blackbeard The Pirate decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Raatikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Night Prowler -by- AC/DC. Raatikainen has chosen Children of Bodom - Are you dead yet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jaska Raatikainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaska Raatikainen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Raatikainen's leg but Raatikainen calmly moves out of range.
Raatikainen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Raatikainen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Raatikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raatikainen wants to counter with a clinch but Ramirez pushes him away.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Raatikainen is having none of it.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body. Raatikainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Raatikainen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez 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 Raatikainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raatikainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jaska Raatikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez swings for the body but Raatikainen moves out of range.
Raatikainen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Raatikainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Raatikainen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Raatikainen's head but Raatikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raatikainen wants to counter with a clinch but Ramirez pushes him away.
Ramirez scores with a body shot.
Ramirez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raatikainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramirez tried to score with a low kick but Raatikainen checks it.
Raatikainen feints the counter takedown.
Raatikainen blocks a jab.
Raatikainen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Raatikainen slips a jab from Ramirez.
Raatikainen shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez misses with a low kick as Raatikainen jumps back.
Raatikainen throws a fast counter high kick but Ramirez manages to duck under it in time.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raatikainen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Raatikainen moves out of range.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Raatikainen's legs.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Raatikainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Raatikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Raatikainen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Raatikainen was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramirez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Raatikainen keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramirez scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've been hearing that Ramirez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Raatikainen keeps moving.
Ramirez is in close to Raatikainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Raatikainen has wrist control.
Ramirez throws a strike but Raatikainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ramirez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramirez throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramirez trying to control but Raatikainen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramirez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raatikainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Raatikainen ducked under it nicely.
Raatikainen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ramirez sizes up Raatikainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Raatikainen slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hook but Raatikainen avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Raatikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez sets himself, and Raatikainen steps forward looking for the clinch! Ramirez avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Raatikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raatikainen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ramirez misses with the body kick
and Raatikainen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control but Raatikainen is keeping busy.
Raatikainen wants to stand up but Ramirez manages to regain full guard.
Raatikainen wants to stand but Ramirez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramirez is trying to control the position but Raatikainen postures up.
Raatikainen won't allow Ramirez to sweep him here.
Raatikainen tries to stand but Ramirez is controlling from the bottom.
Ramirez is trying to keep Raatikainen in close.
Raatikainen is looking to stand up but Ramirez won't let him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ramirez pulls Raatikainen in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramirez swings for the body but Raatikainen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Raatikainen checks a low kick from Ramirez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Raatikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Raatikainen is out of range.
Raatikainen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Raatikainen dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
and Raatikainen counters with a big head kick but Ramirez shrugs it off.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raatikainen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ricardo Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Raatikainen wants to counter with a clinch but Ramirez pushes him away.
Raatikainen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramirez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ricardo Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raatikainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Raatikainen tries to pull guard but Ramirez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Raatikainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Raatikainen has Ramirez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramirez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ricardo Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaska Raatikainen.
Raatikainen wants a takedown.
Raatikainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramirez smiles and moves away.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Raatikainen with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez tries a low kick but Raatikainen avoids it.
Raatikainen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Raatikainen's knee but Raatikainen avoids it well.
Raatikainen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raatikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Raatikainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raatikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raatikainen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raatikainen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Raatikainen's knee but Raatikainen avoids it well.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raatikainen throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Raatikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Raatikainen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Raatikainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatikainen slips under a jab.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raatikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raatikainen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raatikainen 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.
That kick from Ramirez tenderised Raatikainen's leg. Raatikainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
Raatikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Ramirez misses
and Raatikainen counters with a big head kick but Ramirez shrugs it off.
Ramirez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raatikainen on the side of the head.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that misses.
Raatikainen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Raatikainen moves out of range easily.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raatikainen.
Raatikainen throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Raatikainen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Raatikainen is trying to defend but Ramirez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez wants to control but Raatikainen is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raatikainen can do to turn this around?
Ramirez looks to land a strike but Raatikainen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ramirez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramirez works over Raatikainen with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Raatikainen keeps moving.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raatikainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramirez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raatikainen is looking to stand up but Ramirez isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raatikainen ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Raatikainen throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Raatikainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raatikainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramirez throws a solid leg kick but Raatikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raatikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raatikainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raatikainen.
Raatikainen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Raatikainen is retaining full guard.
Ramirez is looking to advance position but Raatikainen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatikainen stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ramirez tries to land a leg kick but Raatikainen saw it coming and moves away.
Raatikainen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Raatikainen checks a leg kick.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Raatikainen is trying to defend but Ramirez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ramirez throwing shots but Raatikainen is blocking nicely.
Ramirez seems to be working for a kimura but Raatikainen defends the submission attempt.
Ramirez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raatikainen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen pushes Ramirez off and gets back to his feet.
Raatikainen moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRaatikainen.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raatikainen.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raatikainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramirez.
Raatikainen throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raatikainen under the eye.
Ramirez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raatikainen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Raatikainen moves out of range.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Raatikainen throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Raatikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Raatikainen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramirez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez throws a lazy uppercut
and Raatikainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raatikainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen jumps guard but Ramirez stands there with Raatikainen around his waist. Raatikainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez is pressed up against the cage. Raatikainen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramirez down to the mat. Ramirez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Raatikainen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRaatikainen.
Ramirez shoots in and bounces Raatikainen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez had his way with Jaska Raatikainen in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raatikainen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raatikainen throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Ramirez wants to land a leg kick but Raatikainen is out of range.
Raatikainen feints the counter takedown.
Raatikainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raatikainen moves out of range of the body kick.
Raatikainen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Raatikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raatikainen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramirez is trying to control. Raatikainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raatikainen is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez thows a huge punch but Raatikainen dodges it nicely.
Raatikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramirez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raatikainen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramirez with the ground and pound but Raatikainen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaska Raatikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raatikainen keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Raatikainen keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramirez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Raatikainen has one foot on Ramirez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Raatikainen avoids the punch easily.
Raatikainen throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Raatikainen moves out of range.
Raatikainen throws a fast counter high kick but Ramirez manages to duck under it in time.
Ramirez throws a solid leg kick but Raatikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramirez.
Raatikainen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
Ramirez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ramirez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Raatikainen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ramirez.
Ramirez with the ground and pound but Raatikainen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raatikainen defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raatikainen's head.
Ramirez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raatikainen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramirez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raatikainen's head.
Raatikainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramirez pulls his head out easily.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raatikainen defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raatikainen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ricardo Ramirez!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ricardo Ramirez!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ricardo Ramirez!
Ricardo Ramirez wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Ricardo Ramirez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosmo Oarsman 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cosmo Oarsman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oarsman on his heels. He'll look to pass Oarsman's guard now, I'm sure.
Harris stands and throws Oarsman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oarsman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harris has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Oarsman!
Oarsman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harris.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oarsman tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oarsman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harris tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Harris sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Oarsman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harris throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oarsman because Harris loaded up on that one.
Harris avoids the attempt from Oarsman to control.
A nice elbow there by Harris.
Harris working Oarsman over with strikes here.
Oarsman tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
Oarsman working to try and regain half guard.
Oarsman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harris.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harris sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harris tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Harris scoring with strikes but Oarsman is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris controlling his opponent.
Oarsman tries to lock up and control but Harris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oarsman is trying to escape the mount.
Harris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Harris throws some wild stikes that Oarsman manages to avoid easily.
Harris lands a big shot there that rocks Oarsman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Oarsman is trying to escape the mount.
Harris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oarsman?
Oarsman is looking to get to half guard.
Harris working Oarsman over with strikes here.
Harris thowing shots but they're missing.
Harris trying to control but Oarsman is having none of it.
Harris unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oarsman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harris tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Oarsman is trying to escape the mount.
Harris connects with a bit shot that sees Oarsman covering up! More strikes from Harris and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Harris is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Harris!
An out of breath Paul Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighieri comes to the cage accompanied by Mosquito Song by Queens Of The Stone Age. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
23 - 18 - 0 |
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280 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighieri misses with a hook to the body
and Simpson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alighieri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simpson defends it nicely.
Simpson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alighieri misses with a body punch
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Alighieri throws a right and a left that Simpson avoids nicely.
Simpson wants to counter with a clinch but Alighieri pushes him away.
Simpson slips a jab from Alighieri.
Simpson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Simpson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Simpson staying out of range there.
Alighieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson throws a wild body kick that Alighieri sees coming a mile off.
Alighieri darts in looking for a takedown but Simpson gets double underhooks and turns Alighieri into the cage.
Simpson tries to counter with a clinch but Alighieri shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson misses with an uppercut.
Simpson misses with a wild combination.
Alighieri half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alighieri looks to land a left hand but Simpson moved out of range nicely.
Alighieri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simpson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Alighieri both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Bart Simpson has been cut.
Alighieri checks the leg kick.
Alighieri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Simpson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simpson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simpson moves into range and clinches up with Alighieri.
Alighieri tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Alighieri.
Alighieri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simpson's elbow.
Simpson can't find room to land a body shot as Alighieri controls the action.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alighieri.
Alighieri misses with the head strike.
Simpson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alighieri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alighieri backwards.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alighieri can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson gets underhooks to prevent Alighieri's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alighieri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alighieri tries to throw a body punch but Simpson avoids it by throwing Alighieri back against the cage.
Alighieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alighieri takes a shot to the head.
Alighieri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alighieri can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Alighieri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alighieri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alighieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Alighieri.
A hook to the body from Simpson.
Alighieri misses with some punches.
Alighieri tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alighieri can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Alighieri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simpson's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alighieri backwards.
Alighieri blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Alighieri lands a body punch.
Alighieri misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Alighieri fails to land.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alighieri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simpson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alighieri fails to land.
Simpson lands with a right to the head.
Simpson stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Simpson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alighieri seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Simpson can turn it around.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
A head punch on the inside from Alighieri fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simpson.
Alighieri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Simpson walks away with a smile on his face. Alighieri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Simpson moves into range and clinches up with Alighieri.
Alighieri tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Simpson tries a body shot but Alighieri blocks it.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alighieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Alighieri.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alighieri avoids it.
Alighieri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alighieri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Simpson scores with a shot to the side of Alighieri's head.
Alighieri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alighieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Alighieri looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Alighieri fails to land.
Alighieri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alighieri manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Simpson gets through Alighieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Simpson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alighieri tries to bum rush Simpson with a series of wild strikes but Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alighieri, right into the meat.
Tristan Alighieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alighieri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alighieri throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson counters with a left and a right that stings Alighieri.
We've been told by Alighieri's head coaches at Main Event Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Simpson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Alighieri.
Alighieri blocking some punches.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alighieri backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alighieri throws a head punch that misses.
Alighieri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Simpson.
Alighieri struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Simpson cracks Alighieri with a nice body shot.
Simpson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alighieri managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alighieris head.
Simpson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alighieri or not.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simpson.
A short uppercut from Simpson.
Alighieri is rocked!
Simpson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alighieri with a big uppercut! Alighieri tries to clinch up but Simpson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Alighieri to the mat! Alighieri covers up and Simpson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bart Simpson!
Bart Simpson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hilo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jukebox Timebmb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Timebmb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Move On Up. Fleming has chosen T.N.T. as his entrance music. Scott Fleming has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 lbs
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32
195 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jukebox Timebmb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timebmb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fleming stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fleming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fleming throws a right and a left that Timebmb avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Fleming misses
and Timebmb counters with a straight right hand.
Fleming throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Timebmb.
It looks like Jukebox Timebmb has been cut.
Scott Fleming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleming misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timebmb drives through with a takedown into Fleming's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Timebmb postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleming is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Timebmb preventing the sweep.
Timebmb trying to control the position from guard on top but Fleming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timebmb postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fleming is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Timebmb, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming tries to free his leg and advance position but Timebmb is retaining full guard.
Timebmb striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Fleming throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timebmb is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Fleming rolls with it to try and escape but Timebmb cranks on the arm and Fleming is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jukebox Timebmb!
Jukebox Timebmb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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