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SFC 88: Perrera Vs Berdich 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bodzio Helikopter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bodzio Helikopter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBeau misses with a double jab.
Helikopter is looking to counter punch.
LeBeau misses with a double jab
and Helikopter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by LeBeau or perhaps it was just good defense by Helikopter, which made it look bad.
Helikopter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helikopter jabs at LeBeau's body.
Helikopter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Remy LeBeau has been cut.
LeBeau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helikopter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent LeBeau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Remy LeBeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helikopter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. LeBeau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LeBeau lands a jab.
It looks like Bodzio Helikopter has been cut.
LeBeau misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeBeau looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
LeBeau escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bodzio Helikopter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helikopter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helikopter stuffs the takedown.
LeBeau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
LeBeau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LeBeau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Helikopter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Helikopter.
LeBeau misses with a few strikes there.
Helikopter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helikopter dodges the punch combination from LeBeau.
LeBeau drops his hands momentarily and Helikopter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Helikopter punishes LeBeau's body with a nice straight punch.
Helikopter moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helikopter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LeBeau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bodzio Helikopter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remy LeBeau.
LeBeau cracks Helikopter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helikopter knocks LeBeau to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
LeBeau is rocked!
Helikopter decides to take the fight back to the feet.
LeBeau is still on wobbly legs! Can Helikopter finish him?
Helikopter lands a slapping body shot.
LeBeau looks winded!
Helikopter lands a brutal uppercut that launches LeBeau off his feet! LeBeau tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bodzio Helikopter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Violence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Violence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a double jab
and Violence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hank Williams has been cut.
Violence swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams unleashes a big counter combination but Violence bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Violence counters by clinching up.
Violence lands a body shot.
Violence lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams wants to break free but Violence has control.
Violence makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Violence manages to break the clinch.
Violence tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Violence fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Violence blocking some punches.
Violence lands a knee to the head.
Violence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Violence doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Violence clinches.
Violence trying to land knees to the body.
Williams pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Violence cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Violence's brow.
Violence is trying to stall.
Violence lands with a light punch inside.
Williams pushes Violence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Violence lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Violence.
Violence lands a shot to the body.
Violence stalling.
A short right from Violence on the inside.
Violence takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Violence's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Violence lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Violence.
Violence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Violence.
Violence scores with a hook to the body.
Williams looks winded!
Violence misses with a knee to the head.
Violence connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Violence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Violence with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Violence.
Nice body punch from Violence.
Violence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Violence is struggling to control the position.
Violence breaks from the clinch.
Violence tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Williams's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Williams throws a series of punches but Violence avoids them all with ease.
Williams throws a leg kick but Violence sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Violence is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Violence tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Violence darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Violence leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Violence lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Violence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Violence moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Violence stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Violence thinks about countering with a body kick.
Violence has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Violence pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Violence lands with a left to the head.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Violence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Violence taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violence lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Violence missing with knees to the body.
Violence prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Violence is controlling him.
Williams prevents a body shot from Violence.
A nice right hand lands inside from Violence.
Violence taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Violence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Violence content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Violence unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Violence.
Violence lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Violence.
Violence misses with a knee to the head.
Violence scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Violence landing knees to the body.
Violence breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Violence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Violence gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Violence tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Violence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Violence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Violence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Violence tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Violence lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Violence doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Violence tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Violence gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dark Violence has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Violence working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Violence is controlling the position.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Violence is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Violence on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Violence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Violence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but Violence sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Violence seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Violence wants to clinch.
Violence cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Hank Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Violence.
Dark Violence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Violence.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Violence is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Violence cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Violence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Violence lands a big uppercut and Williams crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Williams looks OK. Violence waves Williams back to his feet!
Williams is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Violence has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Violence finish him?
Violence drops Williams onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Williams is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Violence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Violence manages to break the clinch.
Violence closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Violence lands a big right hand that drops Williams! The killer instinct kicks in and Violence finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Violence!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Violence!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Bezoink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bezoink's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuel. Kontos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2 Unlimited - No Limit. Ernie Bezoink has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stelio Kontos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezoink scores with a jab to the body.
Bezoink lands a slapping body shot.
Bezoink slips under a jab from Kontos.
Kontos throws a looping overhand right but Bezoink ducks down to avoid it.
Bezoink cracks Kontos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kontos misses with a hook. Bezoink ducked under it nicely.
Bezoink buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kontos looks to throw the jab but Bezoink is out of range.
Bezoink tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kontos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kontos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kontos throws a shot from downtown. Bezoink moves away and avoids it.
Bezoink thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kontos misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Bezoink.
Nice defenses there by Bezoink.
Bezoink has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Ernie Bezoink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bezoink lands a body shot.
Bezoink throws a body punch but Kontos moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Kontos - just one landing.
Kontos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bezoink.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bezoink.
Bezoink throws a body shot but no joy.
Bezoink scores with a sloppy right hand. Kontos should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink misses with a right hand
and Kontos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bezoink connects with a combination that backs up Kontos into the cage. Bezoink lands a flurry of punches that gets past Kontos's guard. Kontos is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Bezoink bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Bezoink!
After winning the bout, Ernie Bezoink thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Breeze (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender slips a jab from Breeze.
A quick step to the side and Bender tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breeze lands a right hook to the body.
Bender misses with a wild body shot.
Bender misses with a body shot.
Breeze with the counter takedown but Bender avoids it easily.
Breeze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Blake Bender has been cut.
Breeze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Breeze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bender defends well and Breeze ends up having to push Bender into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Breeze misses with a wild body shot.
Bender looks to throw the jab but Breeze is out of range.
Breeze has a takedown stuffed.
Blake Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bender scores with a one two! Breeze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bender tries to clinch up.
Breeze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze misses with a body shot.
Bender swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Breeze misses with a low kick.
Blake Bender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breeze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bender looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Breeze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bender is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Breeze.
Bender misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Breeze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Breeze shoots for a takedown but Bender saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Breeze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bender scores with a shot to the body.
Breeze tries to move into range but Bender moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Breeze misses with a body shot.
Bender misses with a wild body shot.
Bender misses with a kick to the body.
Bender slips a straight right by Breeze.
Breeze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bender.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breeze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bender throws a leg kick that misses.
Bender lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breeze shoots in and drives through. Bender sprawls well.
Blake Bender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breeze misses with a body shot.
Bender takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bender jabs Breeze right on the nose. Breeze blinks but takes it well.
Bender scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooh!!! Bender has knocked Breeze down with a huge combo! Bender steps away and waves a wobbly Breeze back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Breeze is rocked!
Breeze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bender.
Breeze is still on wobbly legs! Can Bender finish him?
Breeze misses with a jab to the body
and Bender counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Breeze out cold! What a finish! Bender is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blake Bender!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Tanimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laston has chosen Ice Cube - Today was a Good Day as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daiki Tanimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Laston!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laston throws a right hand that misses
and Tanimoto counters with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tanimoto - the referee stops the clock and Laston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tanimoto. Laston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tanimoto lands a jab to Laston's midsection.
Tanimoto misses with a head kick.
Tanimoto delivers a nice body kick.
Laston moves out of range as Tanimoto throws a body kick.
Tanimoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tanimoto lands a nice looking body kick.
Laston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tanimoto lands with a shot to the body.
Laston looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanimoto jabs at Laston's body.
Laston has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tanimoto.
Tanimoto thuds his right hand into Laston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laston takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tanimoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanimoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tanimoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Tanimoto scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanimoto lands a head kick!
It looks like Josh Laston has been cut.
Tanimoto moves into range and clinches up with Laston.
Tanimoto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Laston regains guard immediately.
Tanimoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tanimoto 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.
Tanimoto works over Laston with some ground and pound from guard.
Tanimoto trying to control but Laston is working from the bottom.
Tanimoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanimoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanimoto postures up and lands a big shot to Laston's brow.
Tanimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Laston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laston keeping moving, preventing Tanimoto from controlling successfully.
Laston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tanimoto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Laston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanimoto wants to control from the top but Laston keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tanimoto misses with a body kick.
Tanimoto scores with a head kick. Laston tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanimoto moves out of range as Laston throws a body kick.
Tanimoto darts in and clinches Laston up against the cage.
Tanimoto has clasped his hands together around Laston's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tanimoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Laston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tanimoto advances nicely into full mount.
Tanimoto raining down shots from the mount!
Laston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanimoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tanimoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Laston is rocked!
Tanimoto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Laston is still in real trouble! Can Tanimoto finish him?
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!
Laston is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tanimoto loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Laston scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tanimoto land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tanimoto stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiki Tanimoto!
Daiki Tanimoto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Josh Laston stepped up to the mic, saying 'I loss, so what I will come back, and you will see a better me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pope Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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204 lbs
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215 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Storm!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Fish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fred Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm lands a two punch combo.
Fish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Fish lands a really nice looking cross but Storm seems unphased.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Storm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fish.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Fish ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm lands a nice shot that snaps Fish's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Storm drops Fish with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fish looks back up at him and smiles so Storm waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fish is rocked!
Fish throws a leg kick
and Storm counters with a big left hand that crumples Fish! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Storm!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaz Yago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiteri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC -TNT. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Spiteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaz Yago!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spiteri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spiteri works over Yago's head and body with a nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yago.
Yago is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yago misses with a body shot
and Spiteri counters with a low kick, right behind Yago 's knee.
Spiteri with a jab.
Spiteri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spiteri slips under a jab from Yago.
Yago cracks a nice hook into Spiteri's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiteri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yago counters with a straight right hand.
Spiteri works the jab nicely.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
Spiteri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spiteri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yago momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Yago misses the target.
Spiteri leaves Yago with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spiteri lands with a shot to the body.
Spiteri stuffs the takedown.
Spiteri is looking to counter punch.
Spiteri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spiteri tries a head kick but it misses.
Yago with the counter takedown but Spiteri avoids it easily.
Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yago.
Spiteri misses with a few strikes there.
Spiteri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donk. Spiteri catches Yago right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Spiteri.
Yago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiteri.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yago on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Spiteri. That snapped Yago's head back.
Spiteri slips under a jab from Yago.
Yago misses the jab.
Spiteri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spiteri defends it nicely.
Dave Spiteri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaz Yago.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spiteri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri closes the distance and pushes Yago back into the cage.
Yago fails to pull guard.
Spiteri lands a hook that snaps the head of Yago backwards.
Spiteri manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Spiteri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yago connects with a single shot there.
Yago walks into a stiff left hand from Spiteri.
Spiteri closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spiteri wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yago regains half guard.
Yago actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri thows a huge punch but Yago dodges it nicely.
Spiteri is nestled in close to Yago, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spiteri scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Spiteri wants to take a breather but Yago is having none of it.
Spiteri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Spiteri seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yago for as long as he can get away with.
Spiteri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Yago misses.
Spiteri wants to clinch.
Yago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spiteri but Spiteri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yago shoots in for a takedown but Spiteri shows good takedown defense.
Spiteri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yago quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spiteri is looking to take a break and control but Yago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spiteri is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yago is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Spiteri is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yago looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spiteri scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dave Spiteri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spiteri slips a nice elbow through Yago's hands, connecting with Yago's forehead.
Spiteri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yago is looking for a sweep. Spiteri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spiteri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yago can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri is looking to take a break and control but Yago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yago has a hand on Spiteri's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Spiteri takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Spiteri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yago is trying desperately to improve position.
Spiteri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yago tries to hold on but Spiteri pushes him away.
Spiteri lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Spiteri unloading with bombs!
Yago is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiteri drops a big elbow. That's hurt Yago! More shots from Spiteri and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Spiteri!
A victorious Dave Spiteri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. 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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24
149 lbs
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22
148 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dust misses with a hook. Smoochie Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Smoochie Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dust has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Dust fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dust is trying to defend but Smoochie Wallace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smoochie Wallace is controlling the pace.
Dust is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dust trying to get back to full guard but Smoochie Wallace takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Smoochie Wallace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust wants to control but Smoochie Wallace is having none of it.
Dust is trying to escape the mount.
Smoochie Wallace with a couple of short strikes.
Dust is trying desperately to improve position.
Smoochie Wallace lands a nice shot to the head.
Smoochie Wallace scoring with strikes but Dust is staying in there.
Dust gets back to half guard.
Smoochie Wallace is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smoochie Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dust with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smoochie Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dust defending well though.
Smoochie Wallace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dust wants to improve his position but Smoochie Wallace is controlling well.
Dust has hold of Smoochie Wallace's hands but Smoochie Wallace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dust tries to roll over but Smoochie Wallace keeps him under control.
Dust is holding on to half guard well.
Smoochie Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dust looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dust's head.
Smoochie Wallace content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dust tries to roll over but Smoochie Wallace keeps him under control.
Dust keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dust trying to control here.
Dust is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smoochie Wallace pulls his head out easily.
Dust trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Smoochie Wallace manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace lands a big shot there that rocks Dust but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smoochie Wallace is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dust can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smoochie Wallace lands a heavy elbow.
Smoochie Wallace wants to finish this one by submission but Dust is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Smoochie Wallace.
Dust is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smoochie Wallace lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dust tries to hold on but Smoochie Wallace pushes him away.
Smoochie Wallace tries to control but Dust wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dust shoots and misses
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace lands a high kick!
It looks like Star Dust has been cut.
Dust gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smoochie Wallace staying out of range there.
Dust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smoochie Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Dust.
Dust looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dust lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smoochie Wallace's sensitive parts.
Dust throws a low kick, looking for Smoochie Wallace's leg but Smoochie Wallace calmly moves out of range.
Dust displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smoochie Wallace throws out the jab.
Dust half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smoochie Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smoochie Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Dust misses.
Dust tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dust throws a leg kick but Smoochie Wallace checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smoochie Wallace, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust misses with a body kick.
Smoochie Wallace walks into a left hand.
Smoochie Wallace throws a low kick but Dust avoids it.
Dust attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smoochie Wallace flicks out a counter leg kick but Dust steps away.
Smoochie Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Dust moves out of range easily.
Dust shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dust working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smoochie Wallace holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Let's hope that Smoochie Wallace has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace is looking to control Dust's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smoochie Wallace avoid being mounted?
Smoochie Wallace is looking for a sweep. Dust is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Dust there.
Smoochie Wallace gets full guard.
Dust throwing strikes but missing.
Smoochie Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Smoochie Wallace, not yet.
Dust postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dust shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dust lands a nice shot that snaps Smoochie Wallace's head back.
Smoochie Wallace tries to land a leg kick but Dust saw it coming and moves away.
Smoochie Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dust closes the distance and clinches.
Dust tries a body shot but Smoochie Wallace blocks it.
Smoochie Wallace lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dust regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smoochie Wallace.
Dust keeping moving, preventing Smoochie Wallace from controlling successfully.
Smoochie Wallace won't allow Dust to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smoochie Wallace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smoochie Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smoochie Wallace won't allow Dust to sweep him here.
Dust throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Smoochie Wallace escapes and throws Dust's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smoochie Wallace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dust tries to bench press Smoochie Wallace off him but Smoochie Wallace keeps the position.
Dust manages to get back to half guard.
Smoochie Wallace working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smoochie Wallace passes to full mount!
Smoochie Wallace prevents Dust from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyroil Smoochie Wallace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Star Dust's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dust scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to improve his position.
Dust creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smoochie Wallace sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smoochie Wallace gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dust throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace is looking to control Dust's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smoochie Wallace avoid being mounted?
Smoochie Wallace taking some punishment here, with Dust in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dust.
Dust not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dust throwing shots but Smoochie Wallace is blocking nicely.
Smoochie Wallace gets back to full guard.
Smoochie Wallace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smoochie Wallace working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Smoochie Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smoochie Wallace instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smoochie Wallace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dusts head.
Smoochie Wallace wants the takedown. Dust is fighting it off but Smoochie Wallace persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dust's guard against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dust looking for a guillotine here but Smoochie Wallace defends easily.
Dust is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Star Dust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dust keeping moving, preventing Smoochie Wallace from controlling successfully.
Smoochie Wallace postures up.
Smoochie Wallace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dust keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dust tries to counter with a takedown but Smoochie Wallace is quick to defend against it.
Smoochie Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dust can pounce on him.
Dust pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smoochie Wallace throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smoochie Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dust fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dust.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dust.
Dust misses with a hook. Smoochie Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Smoochie Wallace works Dust's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Smoochie Wallace.
Dust misses with a low kick.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smoochie Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dust works Smoochie Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Smoochie Wallace takes one to the side of the head.
Star Dust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dust throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smoochie Wallace's waist but Smoochie Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dust off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dust steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smoochie Wallace. That one must have hurt.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyroil Smoochie Wallace.
Well Smoochie Wallace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
A relieved looking Tyroil Smoochie Wallace 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Its Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Hail To The King. Ash Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Its Ono's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Its Ono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ono throws a shot to the body.
Ono tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ono chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ono with a hook.
Ono throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ono.
Ono turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ono misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Ono there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ono has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Ono misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a crisp one two that drops Ono! Williams thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ono to his feet! Ono is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Ono checks it.
Williams throws the left hand but Ono avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ono clinches.
Williams tries a body shot but Ono blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Williams 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.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ono.
Ono swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Ono checks a leg kick.
Ono misses with a low kick.
Ono misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ono throws a body shot but no joy.
Ono lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Williams is looking to chop away at Ono's legs.
Ono blocks a head kick by Williams.
Ono throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Ono only half commits.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ono will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams throws the left hand but Ono avoids the punch easily.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ono buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ono throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ono 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 Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good standup being displayed there by Ono as he connects with a hook.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Ono in a clinch.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Williams.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ono lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ono attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
A big right from Ono misses.
Ono takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ono throws a nice head kick!
Ono ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ono cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Ono steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ono uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams connects with a right hand. Ono shakes it off.
Ono is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Ono closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Ono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ono avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ono.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ono drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ono manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Ono.
Ono feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams tries to work over Ono's front leg with a kick but Ono checks it.
Ono throws a body shot but no joy.
Ono lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Ono moves away and avoids it.
Ono takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws out a counter right but Ono avoids it with no problem.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams avoids the body shot from Ono.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Ono manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ono looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Ono tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Its Ono will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ono explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ono buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ono misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ono 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 Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ono is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Ono blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Ono.
Ono throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ono blocks the body kick.
Ono with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ono tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ono punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Ono's head.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ono.
Williams tries to move into range but Ono moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ono. Ono obviously looking to wear him down.
Ono takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ono misses with a hook.
Ono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ono defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ono. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ono.
Ono throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ono attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Ono slips the punch.
Ono gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ono slowing the pace effectively.
Ono wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ono rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ono throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Ono drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams blocking some punches.
Ono lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ono lands a shot to the body.
Ono lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Ono's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ono lands with a slapping head kick.
Ono works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ono moves into the clinch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Ono won't allow it.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ono.
Ono tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams 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.
The fighters circling - Ono throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ono.
Ono throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Oooooh!!! Williams has knocked Ono down with a huge combo! Williams steps away and waves a wobbly Ono back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ono is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Ono is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ono moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Its Ono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ono.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ono with a body shot.
Williams darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Ono's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Williams before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ash Williams!
Our winner, Ash Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Berdich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Berdich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perrera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perrera throws a looping overhand right but Berdich ducks down to avoid it.
Perrera misses the shot to the body.
Berdich staying out of range there.
Berdich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berdich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perrera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Berdich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Berdich tries to improve position but can't.
Berdich is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Perrera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perrera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Berdich is looking for a sweep. Perrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Berdich actively working from the bottom here.
Perrera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Berdich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perrera scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Berdich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perrera pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perrera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Berdich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perrera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berdich tries to get to full guard but Perrera has control of the leg.
Berdich works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perrera wants to control from the top but Berdich keeps moving.
Berdich trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Berdich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Perrera trying to control but Berdich is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perrera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berdich is keeping the position for now.
Berdich wants to sweep but no luck.
Berdich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perrera is looking to control Berdich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perrera avoid being mounted?
Perrera tries to get to full guard but Berdich has control of the leg.
Berdich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Perrera is pressing down on Berdich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Berdich postures up and lands a big shot to Perrera's brow.
Perrera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berdich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perrera is adopting a defensive guard.
Perrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berdich.
Perrera keeping full guard, as Berdich tries to pass.
Perrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perrera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Perrera keeping moving, preventing Berdich from controlling successfully.
Berdich is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Perrera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berdich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perrera is trying to control the position but Berdich postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Berdich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perrera pinned against the cage. Perrera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berdich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berdich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Perrera manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Perrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perrera looking to control.
Perrera looking for a guillotine here but Berdich defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Perrera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Berdich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perrera manages to avoid it.
Perrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berdich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perrera misses with a head kick.
Berdich half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Perrera misses with a low kick.
Perrera tries to score with a low kick but Berdich moves his leg out of the way.
Perrera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Berdich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berdich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Berdich trying to control but Perrera is working from the bottom.
Perrera trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berdich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Berdich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdich trying to control the position from guard on top but Perrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Perrera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Berdich is aware though and is defending well.
Perrera looking for a guillotine here but Berdich defends easily.
Perrera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berdich wants to control from the top but Perrera keeps moving.
Berdich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Perrera trying to keep a closed guard but Berdich is proving a slippery customer.
Berdich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perrera is keeping the position for now.
Perrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Berdich trying to control the position from guard on top but Perrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berdich tries to free his leg and advance position but Perrera is retaining full guard.
Perrera controls Berdich momentarily but Berdich frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Berdich gets caught napping as Perrera dives in and scores a takedown. Berdich manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berdich throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Andy Berdich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perrera preventing the sweep.
Berdich looking to control.
Berdich keeping moving, preventing Perrera from controlling successfully.
Berdich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berdich looking to control.
Berdich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perrera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berdich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Berdich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berdich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perrera working for a triangle but Berdich defends it easily.
Perrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berdich defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perrera working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Helio Perrera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perrera moves into the clinch.
Perrera misses with an elbow strike.
Berdich is trying to pull guard but Perrera has him pressed against the cage.
Berdich avoiding damage as Perrera throws knees to the body.
Perrera stops a takedown attempt from Berdich.
Perrera has Berdich pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berdich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Perrera to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Berdich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berdich's elbow.
Perrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdich fails to pull guard.
Perrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perrera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berdich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perrera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Perrera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berdich blocks it with crossed arms.
Berdich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perrera walks away with a smile on his face. Berdich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berdich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perrera tries to avoid it but Berdich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perrera to the ground. Perrera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perrera changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Perrera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Berdich tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Perrera is in Berdich's guard.
Perrera wants to control from the top but Berdich keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrera throwing strikes but missing.
Perrera landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perrera working some strikes from top position.
Perrera throws a big right hand that misses.
Berdich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perrera holds on and takes a little breather.
Perrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berdich defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berdich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Berdich stands up over Perrera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Perrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perrera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berdich defends it easily.
Berdich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perrera is trying to control the position but Berdich postures up.
Berdich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berdich chips away with some ground and pound.
Perrera has momentary wrist control but Berdich slips an elbow through the middle.
Berdich tries to free his leg and advance position but Perrera is retaining full guard.
Berdich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perrera is looking for a triangle but Berdich pushes his legs off easily.
Berdich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Perrera's guard.
Berdich wants to work for an arm triangle but Perrera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perrera is looking for a sweep. Berdich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Berdich wants to pass to mount but Perrera is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perrera tries to roll over but Berdich keeps him under control.
Perrera wants to control but Berdich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Perrera really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perrera misses with a wild body shot.
Perrera dips to his left and cracks Berdich with an uppercut!
Perrera has Berdich up against the cage in a clinch.
Perrera has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Berdich seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perrera can turn it around.
Perrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berdich is trying to pull guard but Perrera has him pressed against the cage.
Perrera tries a knee to the head but Berdich blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdich tries to pull guard but Perrera forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Perrera tightens his grip and picks Berdich up, before dumping him to the ground. Berdich manages to land in guard.
Perrera is working Berdich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Berdich keeping moving, preventing Perrera from controlling successfully.
Berdich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perrera defends well.
Perrera lands a couple of elbows.
Perrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Berdich wants to sweep but no luck.
Perrera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Berdich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berdich wants to sweep but no luck.
Perrera scoring with some ground and pound.
Perrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Berdich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berdich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Perrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Berdich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perrera working some strikes from top position.
Perrera stopping the sweep attempt from Berdich.
Perrera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Perrera trying to control but Berdich is working from the bottom.
Berdich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perrera is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perrera is in close to Berdich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perrera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berdich keeping moving, preventing Perrera from controlling successfully.
Perrera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perrera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Perrera advances to half guard.
Berdich slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Berdich wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Berdich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perrera's guard.
Berdich being controlled here momentarily.
Berdich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berdich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perrera trying to keep a closed guard but Berdich is proving a slippery customer.
Perrera controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Perrera dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Berdich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Berdich dives in and grabs Perrera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perrera pushes down on Berdich's head and hops out.
And Perrera tries to counter it with a takedown but Berdich pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perrera throws a leg kick that misses.
Berdich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perrera.
Berdich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perrera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berdich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perrera decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Berdich is staying active underneath Perrera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perrera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Berdich wants to get back to full guard.
Berdich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berdich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perrera's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perrera's back!
Berdich is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Perrera has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Perrera is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdich is landing with strikes. Perrera can't take much more of this.
Perrera is keeping busy.
Berdich is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Perrera up.
Berdich working for a choke but Perrera reverses nicely into Berdich 's guard.
Perrera postures up.
Perrera passes Berdich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Perrera is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Berdich trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrera is nestled in close to Berdich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Berdich actively working from the bottom here.
Berdich tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Perrera has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Perrera with shots to the head and body - Berdich looks very uncomfortable down there.
Berdich is trying to escape the mount.
Perrera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berdich is wriggling around trying to escape.
Perrera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Berdich looks a forlorn figure.
Perrera drops a big elbow. That's hurt Berdich! More shots from Perrera and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio Perrera! Helio Perrera retains his featherweight title!
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