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CFC 372: Sodium vs Venom! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Macale's choice of entrance music: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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177 lbs
59 - 26 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
59 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort shoots and misses
and Macale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Macale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belfort.
Belfort staying out of range there.
Belfort with a poor takedown
and Macale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macale throws out a loose jab but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belfort attempts a counter takedown but Macale avoids it well and moves away.
Belfort shoots in for a double leg but Macale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Belfort walks into a left hand.
Macale misses with a straight right.
Macale defending well as Belfort loads up on a big left hand.
Macale appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Belfort slips under a jab.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort gets a takedown into half guard.
Macale is not content to let Belfort control the position.
Belfort missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belfort is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Macale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belfort.
Belfort is looking for a kimura but Macale is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belfort to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Belfort is trying to work for a kimura but Macale is defending well.
Belfort is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Macale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belfort.
Belfort missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort thows a huge punch but Macale dodges it nicely.
Belfort is looking to stall here but Macale recovers full guard.
Belfort advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belfort moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Belfort advances to mount.
Belfort has hold of Macale's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Macale manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Belfort jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Macale manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belfort thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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 Fedor Belfort will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belfort misses with a hook
and Macale counters with a straight right hand.
Macale lands with a good body shot.
Belfort changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macale tries to avoid it but Belfort manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macale to the ground. Macale escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Macale connects with a superb combination that knocks Belfort out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Macale before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Belfort!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tiao Macale!
In his post fight interview, Tiao Macale started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stacee Jaxee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxee comes to the cage accompanied by Pour Some Sugar on Me by Stacee Jaxx. Danzig comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Misfits- Night of the Living Dead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stacee Jaxee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig lands a really nice looking cross but Jaxee seems unphased.
Danzig ducks right into an uppercut from Jaxee.
Jaxee misses with a hook to the body
enabling Danzig to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaxee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Danzig throws the left hand but Jaxee avoids the punch easily.
Danzig goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jaxee thuds a left hand into Danzig's body.
Jaxee throws a lazy right hand but Danzig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danzig is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Jaxee misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaxee misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Danzig on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jaxee misses with an uppercut.
Jaxee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danzig slips under a jab from Jaxee.
Danzig just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Danzig.
A nice side step and Danzig releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Danzig misses with an uppercut.
Jaxee lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaxee.
Jaxee misses with a hook. Danzig ducked under it nicely.
Danzig throws out a counter right but Jaxee avoids it with no problem.
Jaxee takes one to the side of the head.
Danzig keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaxee swings for the body but Danzig moves out of range.
Danzig with a jab.
Jaxee moves forwards but Danzig connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jaxee swings for the body but Danzig moves out of range.
A jab from Danzig misses.
It looked like Jaxee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danzig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaxee manages to avoid it.
Jaxee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Danzig.
Danzig looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaxee is just out of range.
Danzig works Jaxee's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danzig swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaxee.
Jaxee is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jaxee misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danzig misses with a looping right.
Danzig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Danzig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danzig throws a right hand that Jaxee ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaxee also avoids with ease.
Danzig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaxee.
Danzig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaxee.
Jaxee misses with a lunging right hand
and Danzig counters with a good low kick that Jaxee was not able to check.
Jaxee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danzig.
Danzig lands a jab to the head.
Jaxee misses with a body shot
letting Danzig counter with a right hand.
Danzig fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaxee.
Jaxee loads up on a big right hand but Danzig slips the punch.
Jaxee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaxee throws a right hand that misses
and Danzig counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danzig misses with an uppercut. Jaxee saw that one coming.
Jaxee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaxee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Danzig is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jaxee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig misses with a hook.
Jaxee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaxee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Danzig with a jab.
Jaxee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danzig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaxee was well out of range. Poor timing from Danzig.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danzig. Jaxee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaxee missing with a left hand there. Danzig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaxee throws a jab but it's blocked by Danzig.
Danzig misses with a body shot.
Jaxee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danzig.
A counter left hand to the body from Jaxee misses its target.
Jaxee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danzig moves away.
Jaxee slips a jab from Danzig.
The crowd cheers as Jaxee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danzig doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Danzig. Jaxee does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxee throws a big shot that misses.
Jaxee clobbers Danzig with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jaxee throws a series of punches but Danzig avoids them all with ease.
Danzig misses the jab.
Jaxee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaxee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Danzig ducks under a wild hook from Jaxee.
A big left from Danzig misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Jaxee misses its target.
Danzig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaxee manages to avoid it.
Danzig takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaxee jabs at Danzig's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaxee misses the target.
Jaxee scores with a shot to the body.
Jaxee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danzig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaxee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danzig moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glen Danzig will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jaxee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jaxee scores with the left hand. Danzig knows he should have avoided that one.
Danzig's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaxee under the eye.
Jaxee moves away from the strike by Danzig.
Danzig misses with a shot to the body
and Jaxee counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaxee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danzig on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaxee as he connects with a hook.
Glen Danzig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danzig swings for the body but Jaxee moves out of range.
Danzig looks to land a combination but Jaxee avoids it well.
Danzig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaxee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Danzig.
Jaxee throws a nice looking combination but Danzig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaxee walks into a straight right hand from Danzig.
Danzig swings for the body but Jaxee moves out of range.
Jaxee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danzig manages to avoid it.
Danzig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig slips under a jab.
Danzig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Danzig.
Danzig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaxee.
Jaxee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jaxee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaxee slips under a jab from Danzig.
Jaxee throws a big counter combination but Danzig scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Danzig swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaxee misses the shot to the body.
Jaxee is looking to slow Danzig down with leg kicks.
Jaxee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danzig was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaxee.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaxee misses the target.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Danzig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaxee.
Danzig thuds his right hand into Jaxee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jaxee misses with a hook
and Danzig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxee defending well as Danzig loads up on a big left hand.
Jaxee moves out of range of the leg kick from Danzig.
Danzig throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaxee.
Jab by Jaxee.
Danzig throws the left hand but Jaxee avoids the punch easily.
Jaxee throws a hook but Danzig blocks it.
Jaxee misses with a looping right.
Danzig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaxee throws out the jab.
Jaxee swings for the body but Danzig moves out of range.
Jaxee scores with a jab. Danzig acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danzig misses with a body shot.
Jaxee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaxee tries to work over Danzig's front leg with a kick but Danzig checks it.
Danzig just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxee misses with a double jab.
Jaxee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jaxee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danzig.
Jaxee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danzig.
A jab from Danzig finds it's way through Jaxee's defenses.
Jaxee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danzig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaxee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danzig with a hook.
Danzig just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxee misses with a body shot.
Jaxee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaxee throws a looping overhand right but Danzig ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Danzig misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jaxee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danzig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danzig takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaxee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danzig takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jaxee moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Jaxee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jaxee.
Donk. Jaxee catches Danzig right on the button with a cross.
Jaxee slips a jab and a cross from Danzig.
Jaxee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danzig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danzig throws a big shot that misses.
Danzig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaxee.
Jaxee lands with a nice combination. Danzig backs away looking to recover.
Danzig is rocked!
Jaxee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danzig is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaxee finish him?
Danzig throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Jaxee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Danzig.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaxee.
Jaxee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danzig moves away.
Jaxee connects with a right hand. Danzig shakes it off.
Jaxee walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Danzig drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jaxee swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Danzig's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stacee Jaxee!
Stacee Jaxee very nearly forgot to thank AnonymouS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Glen Danzig had this to say: 'Demon I am and face I peel, to see your skin turned inside out. Gotta have you on my wall...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying LaBeouf's choice of entrance music: Riptide. Shia LaBeouf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Hewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaBeouf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hewitt.
Hewitt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hewitt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hewitt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little jabbing left from LaBeouf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Hewitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaBeouf looks to land a body kick but Hewitt moved away.
LaBeouf on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hewitt throws a shot from downtown. LaBeouf moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaBeouf. Hewitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from LaBeouf misses its intended target.
LaBeouf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
LaBeouf slips a jab from Hewitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt moves out of range of the body kick.
LaBeouf misses the shot to the body.
Hewitt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. LaBeouf doesn't seem bothered though.
Hewitt misses the jab.
LaBeouf throws a counter combo.
Hewitt tries to clinch there but LaBeouf circles away.
Hewitt doesn't manage to clinch there - LaBeouf circles away.
LaBeouf let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hewitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaBeouf.
Hewitt slips a jab from LaBeouf.
Hewitt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hewitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaBeouf manages to avoid it.
LaBeouf throws a counter combo.
Hewitt avoids a kick to the body.
Hewitt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LaBeouf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt avoids the body shot from LaBeouf.
Hewitt moves out of range as LaBeouf strikes.
Hewitt lands a nice hook to LaBeouf's body. LaBeouf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
LaBeouf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hewitt's calf.
Hewitt moves out of range as LaBeouf strikes.
Hewitt shoots in for a takedown but LaBeouf shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hewitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LaBeouf now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
LaBeouf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LaBeouf tries to move into range but Hewitt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaBeouf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LaBeouf darts in looking for a takedown but Hewitt gets double underhooks and turns LaBeouf into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LaBeouf throws a counter combo.
Hewitt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
LaBeouf is staying active underneath Hewitt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
LaBeouf moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hewitt chips away with some ground and pound.
Hewitt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LaBeouf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hewitt is working hard here to advance position.
Hewitt wants to control from the top but LaBeouf keeps moving.
Hewitt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LaBeouf is keeping the position for now.
LaBeouf throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt slips nicely into half guard.
LaBeouf manages to get to full guard.
LaBeouf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hewitt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but LaBeouf manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hewitt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
LaBeouf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Martin Hewitt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hewitt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hewitt drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and LaBeouf dives on top into guard.
Hewitt looking to control.
Hewitt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hewitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hewitt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hewitt wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf tries to stand but Hewitt is controlling from the bottom.
Hewitt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as LaBeouf controls the pace.
Hewitt keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
Hewitt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
LaBeouf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
LaBeouf trying to control the position from guard on top but Hewitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hewitt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Hewitt digs a good hook to LaBeouf's body.
LaBeouf moves away from the strike by Hewitt.
LaBeouf throws the kick towards the body but Hewitt avoids it.
LaBeouf avoids the body shot from Hewitt.
LaBeouf has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hewitt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
LaBeouf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hewitt or perhaps it was just good defense by LaBeouf, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt missing with a left hand there. LaBeouf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LaBeouf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaBeouf looks to land a combination but Hewitt avoids it well.
Hewitt shoots and misses
and LaBeouf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
LaBeouf just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from LaBeouf misses.
A quick step to the side and Hewitt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hewitt looks to score with a jab to the body but LaBeouf is just out of range.
A punch combination from LaBeouf misses.
LaBeouf moves away from the strike by Hewitt.
Hewitt misses the jab.
Hewitt gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt seems to be looking for submissions.
Hewitt is working for a submission of some sort.
Hewitt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and LaBeouf defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hewitt is trying to control. LaBeouf wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hewitt is looking for a kimura but LaBeouf is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hewitt to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Hewitt dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
LaBeouf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hewitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hewitt closes the distance and pushes LaBeouf back into the cage.
Hewitt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics LaBeouf uses from the top position.
LaBeouf throws a big right hand that misses.
Hewitt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. LaBeouf is aware though and is defending well.
Hewitt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in LaBeouf's guard.
Hewitt trying to control the position from guard on top but LaBeouf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaBeouf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hewitt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. LaBeouf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hewitt misses with the ground and pound.
Hewitt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hewitt is chipping away with strikes.
Hewitt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by LaBeouf, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt advances to mount.
LaBeouf tries to lock up and control but Hewitt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hewitt wants to control the pace but LaBeouf is squirming around nicely.
LaBeouf is looking to improve his position but Hewitt isn't that keen on the idea.
Hewitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LaBeouf can do to turn this around?
Hewitt looking to control but LaBeouf is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Hewitt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hewitt goes for an armbar but LaBeouf turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from LaBeouf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf cracks Hewitt with a solid left hand.
LaBeouf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hewitt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hewitt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
LaBeouf trying to control the position from guard on top but Hewitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hewitt has his hands on LaBeouf's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hewitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin Hewitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
LaBeouf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
LaBeouf lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shia LaBeouf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LaBeouf throws a big right hand that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hewitt trying to control the position.
LaBeouf stopping the sweep attempt from Hewitt.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Hewitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hewitt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Hewitt!
After winning the bout, Martin Hewitt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gully God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). God has chosen justin morgan gin and juice as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
168 lbs
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33
166 lbs
29 - 12 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gully God!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson looks to score with a jab to the body but God is just out of range.
God throws a big counter head kick but Edilhson avoids it with no problem.
God has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Edilhson throws a one two combo.
Edilhson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? God is fending him off so far but Edilhson persists. Nope, God circles away and we're back to standing.
God leaves Edilhson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edilhson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
God lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Edilhson shoots in for a takedown but God shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
God throws a fast counter high kick but Edilhson manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Edilhson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edilhson tries to clinch but God moves out of range.
God displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edilhson.
A countering left hand to the body from God misses.
We've been told by Edilhson's head coaches at Demon's Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gully God is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God tries to bum rush Edilhson with a series of wild strikes but Edilhson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edilhson tries to clinch up.
Edilhson shoots in and drives through. God sprawls well.
God moves forwards but Edilhson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edilhson is looking to clinch.
God was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Edilhson wants to slow God down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from God.
Edilhson tries to close the distance and clinch up but God swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
God looks to land a left hand but Edilhson moved out of range nicely.
God avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edilhson closes this distance looking for a takedown but God circles away.
God walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
God ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edilhson moves away.
That kick from Edilhson tenderised God's leg. God is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edilhson.
Edilhson tries to clinch up.
God misses with a shot to the body
and Edilhson counters with a single leg into guard. God didn't expect that.
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!
God working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edilhson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
God looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson postures up in God's guard and throws a big left but God blocks it.
Edilhson throws an elbow that misses. God uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Edilhson's guard. Nice move by God!
Edilhson looking for a sweep. Not yet Edilhson, not yet.
Edilhson is working hard here to advance position.
God pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edilhson is keeping the position for now.
God preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
God trying to control the position from guard on top but Edilhson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
God is fighting to break Edilhson's control of his arms but Edilhson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Edilhson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edilhson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. God is aware though and is defending well.
God trying to control but Edilhson is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 Edmundo Edilhson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Edilhson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edilhson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edilhson shoots in but God avoids the takedown attempt easily.
God looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
God misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edilhson.
God gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edilhson lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of God 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Edilhson misses with a takedown attempt
and God counters with a thumping low kick.
Edilhson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
God lands a nice shot that snaps Edilhson's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edilhson.
Edilhson looks for a takedown but God sprawls well.
God only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Edilhson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edilhson throws a lazy head kick
and God counters with a crisp one two that drops Edilhson! God thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Edilhson to his feet! Edilhson is in big trouble!
Edilhson is rocked!
God bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Edilhson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
God throws a combination that misses
so Edilhson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
God has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Edilhson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
God is controlling Edilhson's posture.
Edilhson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson is pushing down on God's leg trying to pass to half guard. God is fighting to maintain full guard but Edilhson has managed to sneak the leg through.
God tries to get to full guard but Edilhson has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edilhson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Edilhson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
God gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Edilhson trying to pass the guard but God defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God is looking for a sweep. Edilhson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edilhson looks to land a strike but God avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
God controls Edilhson momentarily but Edilhson frees himself.
God has his hands on Edilhson's head, controlling the position.
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.
Edilhson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
God is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Edilhson tries for a takedown but God circles away easily
and Edilhson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edilhson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
God blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edilhson.
Edmundo Edilhson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Edilhson seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Edilhson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Edilhson tried to score with a low kick but God checks it.
God is looking for the big counter here.
Edilhson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edilhson wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from God! But no joy.
Gully God seems to be getting the better of the standup.
God lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
God checks the leg kick.
Edilhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by God.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for God!
Edilhson taking a break here but God is having none of it and regains half guard.
God wants to improve his position but Edilhson is controlling well.
God trying to control here.
Edilhson trying to mount his opponent but God defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
God controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Edilhson controlling the pace.
God trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are battling for position here. God manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
God pulls Edilhson in close to his closed guard and prevents Edilhson from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God trying to keep a closed guard but Edilhson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good shot there by Edilhson.
Edilhson misses with a takedown
and God counters with a lovely straight right hand!
God fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edilhson.
Edilhson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gully God has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from God as Edilhson shoots in.
A nice side step and God releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
God throws a head kick that misses.
Edilhson misses with a takedown
and God counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edmundo Edilhson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Edilhson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edilhson clinches up against the cage.
God escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Edilhson.
Gully God is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edilhson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for God!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edilhson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
God throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmundo Edilhson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edilhson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmundo Edilhson!
A relieved looking Edmundo Edilhson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. Oswaldo Sanchez looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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31
167 lbs
22 - 12 - 2 |
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39
155 lbs
35 - 18 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimyuk cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yakimyuk. Sanchez shrugs it off though.
Yakimyuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yakimyuk cracks Sanchez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sanchez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yakimyuk finish him?
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Oswaldo Sanchez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakimyuk scores with a jab.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakimyuk finish him?
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yakimyuk can pounce on him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez 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.
Yakimyuk jabs at Sanchez's body.
Yakimyuk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yakimyuk shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Yakimyuk slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Yakimyuk lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Roman Yakimyuk!
A relieved looking Roman Yakimyuk 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 Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Hackenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes into the arena with Accept's Balls To The Wall blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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33
225 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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28
224 lbs
15 - 4 - 2 |
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Hackenburg!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hackenburg throws a low kick but Velasquez avoids it.
Velasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hackenburg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from Velasquez misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hackenburg, right into the meat.
Hackenburg cracks a nice hook into Velasquez's ribs.
Velasquez misses with a leg kick
and Hackenburg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hackenburg stops Velasquez from standing up.
Hackenburg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Velasquez is looking to stand back up but Hackenburg counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Velasquez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hackenburg misses with a low kick.
Velasquez connects with an inside leg kick.
Velasquez scores with a kick to the body.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hackenburg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hackenburg moves out of range of the body kick from Velasquez.
Hackenburg loads up on a big right hand but Velasquez slips the punch.
Hackenburg slips under a jab from Velasquez.
Hackenburg tries for a takedown but Velasquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hackenburg throws a leg kick but Velasquez checks it.
Hackenburg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Christian Hackenburg has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Velasquez - that will leave a mark!
Velasquez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velasquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hackenburg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Velasquez digs a good body shot into Hackenburg's ribs.
Velasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Velasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hackenburg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Velasquez misses the jab.
Velasquez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Velasquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hackenburg's sensitive parts.
Velasquez drops Hackenburg with a beautiful combination! Hackenburg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Velasquez is looking for the KO!
Hackenburg is rocked!
Juan Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez is looking to slow Hackenburg down with leg kicks.
Hackenburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Velasquez finish him?
Velasquez misses with an uppercut
and Hackenburg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hackenburg seems to have recovered his senses.
Velasquez wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hackenburg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hackenburg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hackenburg stops Velasquez from getting back to his feet.
Hackenburg wants to free his trapped foot but Velasquez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velasquez. Hackenburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velasquez misses with a looping left.
Juan Velasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velasquez misses with a hook.
Velasquez throws a right and a left that Hackenburg avoids nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hackenburg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is not content to let Hackenburg control the position.
Velasquez defending against the ground and pound.
Velasquez is pushing Hackenburg's head away, looking to escape. Hackenburg manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hackenburg connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Velasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Hackenburg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Velasquez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hackenburg feints and then cracks Velasquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velasquez down.
Velasquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velasquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Juan Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hackenburg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velasquez 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 Hackenburg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hackenburg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Velasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hackenburg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez lands a front kick.
Velasquez connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Christian Hackenburg's cut even more.
Hackenburg cracks Velasquez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Velasquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hackenburg takes a swing at Velasquez's ribcage but misses.
Hackenburg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velasquez.
Hackenburg with a jab.
Oooooh!!! Velasquez has knocked Hackenburg down with a huge combo! Velasquez steps away and waves a wobbly Hackenburg back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Velasquez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hackenburg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez misses with an uppercut.
Velasquez throws a looping overhand right but Hackenburg ducks down to avoid it.
Velasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Velasquez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hackenburg blocks the body kick.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez slips under a jab from Hackenburg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velasquez. Hackenburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velasquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Hackenburg.
Velasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hackenburg can do to turn this around?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hackenburg checks a leg kick.
Hackenburg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hackenburg moves out of range of the body kick from Velasquez.
Hackenburg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That kick from Velasquez tenderised Hackenburg's leg. Hackenburg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Velasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Velasquez coming out on top.
The cut above Christian Hackenburg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hackenburg throws a leg kick
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velasquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg moves out of range as Velasquez strikes.
Velasquez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hackenburg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velasquez 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 Hackenburg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hackenburg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Velasquez missing with a left hand there. Hackenburg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hackenburg with the counter takedown but Velasquez avoids it easily.
Velasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackenburg.
Velasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg wants to slow Velasquez down by chopping away at his legs.
Hackenburg tries a low kick but Velasquez avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Velasquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hackenburg throws a wild body kick that Velasquez sees coming a mile off.
Velasquez blocks a leg kick.
Velasquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hackenburg drives through with a takedown into Velasquez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hackenburg won't allow Velasquez to get back to his feet.
Hackenburg is pushing down on Velasquez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Velasquez is fighting to maintain full guard but Hackenburg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Velasquez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hackenburg winds up and cracks Velasquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Velasquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Hackenburg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velasquez 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 Hackenburg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hackenburg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hackenburg feints the counter takedown.
Hackenburg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velasquez.
Velasquez tries a low kick but Hackenburg avoids it.
Hackenburg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Velasquez cracks Hackenburg with a good jab.
Velasquez throws a lazy right hand but Hackenburg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackenburg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Velasquez misses the jab.
Hackenburg scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a leg kick but Hackenburg sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez scores with a nice strike.
Velasquez misses with a looping right.
Velasquez slips a jab from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Velasquez pinned against the cage. Velasquez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenburg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velasquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hackenburg blocks a leg kick.
Velasquez lands with a straight right. Hackenburg didn't see that one coming.
Hackenburg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velasquez but Velasquez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Velasquez scores with the left hand. Hackenburg knows he should have avoided that one.
Christian Hackenburg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hackenburg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez cracks the inside of Hackenburg's front leg.
Velasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hackenburg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velasquez's sensitive parts.
Velasquez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Hackenburg as he checks the leg kick.
Hackenburg feints the counter takedown.
Velasquez lands an overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christian Hackenburg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Juan Velasquez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Juan Velasquez waved his t-shirt featuring BeastMode's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2pac-Uppercut kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pablo Soriano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergei Dragunov's chin.
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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
35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov looks to throw the jab but Soriano is out of range.
Dragunov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soriano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soriano takes one to the chin there.
Dragunov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soriano. That did some damage!
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragunov was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
Pablo Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soriano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragunov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dragunov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dragunov's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dragunov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Soriano checks the leg kick.
Soriano throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
Soriano throws a looping overhand right but Dragunov ducks down to avoid it.
Dragunov looks for the body kick but Soriano saw that one coming.
Dragunov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soriano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragunov lands a nice hook to Soriano's body. Soriano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragunov ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
Dragunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dragunov with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano throws a jab when Dragunov was well out of range.
Dragunov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soriano moves away.
Dragunov staying out of range there.
Dragunov avoids the head kick by Soriano.
Soriano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragunov can pounce on him.
Dragunov tries to clinch there but Soriano circles away.
Dragunov tries to clinch there but Soriano circles away.
Dragunov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Soriano will feel that in the morning.
Dragunov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragunov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soriano. Soriano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick
and Dragunov counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Soriano - just one landing.
Soriano misses with a right hand
and Dragunov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Soriano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragunov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dragunov lands a leg kick that knocks Soriano off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Dragunov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dragunov delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soriano throws out the jab.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Soriano throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
Soriano closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragunov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dragunov.
Dragunov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragunov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dragunov tries to throw a body punch but Soriano avoids it by throwing Dragunov back against the cage.
Dragunov can't find room to land a body shot as Soriano controls the action.
Dragunov working aggressively here.
Dragunov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soriano stalls.
Dragunov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soriano tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragunov avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragunov.
Dragunov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragunov pushes Soriano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dragunov tries to work over Soriano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Dragunov.
Dragunov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragunov presses Soriano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dragunov throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
Dragunov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dragunov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragunov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
Dragunov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragunov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragunov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragunov lands a nice uppercut.
Dragunov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soriano's elbow.
Dragunov misses with a punch on the inside.
Soriano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragunov as Soriano tries to tie him up.
Dragunov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragunov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soriano misses with an elbow over the top.
Soriano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soriano blocking some punches.
Dragunov misses with a body punch.
Dragunov struggles to land a body shot inside as Soriano controls his hands.
Dragunov presses Soriano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dragunov 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.
Soriano misses with an uppercut.
Dragunov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Soriano misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragunov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Pablo Soriano has been cut.
Soriano avoids the body shot from Dragunov.
Soriano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soriano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dragunov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soriano has managed to clinch.
Dragunov lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Dragunov.
Dragunov tries to work over Soriano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sergei Dragunov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dragunov throws a head punch that misses.
Dragunov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sorianos head.
Dragunov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
Dragunov lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragunov misses with a punch to the body.
Dragunov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dragunov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dragunov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragunov swings wildly with an uppercut but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragunov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dragunov.
Dragunov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soriano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dragunov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soriano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dragunov misses with a punch to the body.
Dragunov avoiding damage as Soriano throws knees to the body.
Soriano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dragunov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragunov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragunov avoiding damage as Soriano throws knees to the body.
Dragunov lands a right hand.
Dragunov working aggressively here.
Dragunov lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragunov as Soriano tries to tie him up.
Dragunov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragunov swings wildly with an uppercut but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soriano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Dragunov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dragunov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragunov throws a head punch that misses.
Soriano lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Soriano.
Dragunov being controlled against the cage.
Dragunov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soriano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragunov struggles to land a body shot inside as Soriano controls his hands.
Soriano looking to slow down the pace here.
Soriano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragunov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragunov tries to throw a body punch but Soriano avoids it by throwing Dragunov back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragunov.
Dragunov avoiding damage as Soriano throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragunov.
Dragunov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soriano misses with an elbow strike.
Soriano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dragunov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dragunov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragunov lands with a light punch inside.
Dragunov digs a right hand underneath Soriano's ribcage. Soriano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
Soriano blocks an uppercut.
Dragunov throws a head punch that misses.
Dragunov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragunov has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
Dragunov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragunov tries a body shot but Soriano blocks it.
Dragunov lands a hook that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dragunov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano'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!
Dragunov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soriano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragunov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragunov was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
Dragunov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soriano's sensitive parts.
Soriano takes a swing at Dragunov's ribcage but misses.
Soriano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soriano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soriano throws a lazy right hand but Dragunov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sergei Dragunov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soriano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Sergei Dragunov has been cut.
Good shot there by Dragunov.
Dragunov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soriano throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragunov counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragunov thuds a left hand into Soriano's body.
Soriano misses with an uppercut.
Dragunov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soriano throws a head kick but Dragunov moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Soriano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragunov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soriano clobbers Dragunov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Soriano throws a shot from downtown. Dragunov moves away and avoids it.
Soriano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soriano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dragunov blocks the body kick.
Dragunov with a jab.
Dragunov looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Dragunov moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Dragunov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soriano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soriano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragunov was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
A nice side step and Dragunov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragunov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soriano.
Soriano throws an off balance right hand
and Dragunov counters with a left to the body.
Soriano misses with a hook
and Dragunov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soriano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pablo Soriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soriano is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dragunov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Soriano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A cross from Dragunov lands.
Dragunov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soriano misses with a hook
and Dragunov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soriano misses with a straight left.
Dragunov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soriano. That did some damage!
Dragunov thuds a left hand into Soriano's body.
Soriano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragunov's hands.
Soriano tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soriano clinches up with Dragunov and pushes him back against the cage.
Soriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragunov lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Dragunov.
Dragunov has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
Dragunov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano blocks a body shot from Dragunov.
Dragunov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
Dragunov throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
Soriano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragunov is working Soriano over against the cage.
Dragunov blocks an uppercut.
Dragunov lands with a short shot to the head.
Dragunov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragunov lands a shoulder strike.
Dragunov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragunov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
Soriano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dragunov avoids it.
Dragunov lands with a right to the head.
Dragunov lands a left hand.
Soriano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragunov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragunov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragunov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soriano blocks an uppercut.
Soriano lands with a right to the head.
Soriano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dragunov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dragunov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dragunov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragunov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
Dragunov lands a nice shot to the body.
Soriano misses with a punch on the inside.
Sergei Dragunov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragunov lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Dragunov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragunov 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Dragunov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Dragunov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crillo comes to the cage accompanied by Solonen & Kosola - Kolmetoista kertaa kovempi ku kukaan . Margera has chosen Clutch - The Regulator as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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180 cm
30
160 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crillo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Margera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crillo scores with a takedown into Margera's guard.
Crillo being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Margera 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.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Crillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crillo trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
Margera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
Crillo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Margera's guard.
Margera is trying to maintain the position but Crillo is very close to passing his half guard.
Crillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Margera is doing well to control the position and prevent Crillo from advancing to side control.
Crillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crillo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Margera is trying to get back to full guard.
Crillo trying to mount his opponent but Margera defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crillo.
Crillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Margera defending well though.
Margera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crillo working the head and body with strikes.
Crillo is thwarting Margera's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Margera's head.
Margera is trying to maintain the position but Crillo is very close to passing his half guard.
Margera tries to get to full guard but Crillo has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Margera is refusing to be controlled, as Crillo sits in half guard.
Margera desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera is staying active underneath Crillo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Margera trying to control from the bottom.
Margera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crillo is looking for submissions but instead, Margera has regained full guard.
Margera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crillo postures up.
Crillo 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.
Crillo with a nice head shot there.
Margera trying to control the position here.
Margera keeping full guard, as Crillo tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Margera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crillo.
Crillo working some strikes from top position.
Margera trying to control the position.
Margera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Margera misses with a wild body shot.
Crillo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Margera counters with an outside leg kick.
Crillo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crillo fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Crillo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Crillo shoots in but Margera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Margera flicks out a counter leg kick but Crillo steps away.
Margera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crillo.
Margera counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Margera but Margera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A countering left hand to the body from Margera misses.
Crillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Margera throws out a counter right but Crillo avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera scores with a leg kick.
Crillo has his takedown stuffed
and Margera counters with a left to the body.
Crillo closes the distance and clinches up with Margera, looking for a takedown. Crillo pushes Margera against the cage but Margera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo fails to land the takedown.
Crillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Margera swivels and escapes.
Margera thinks about the counter body kick.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Margera sprawls well. Margera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Margera, which made it look bad.
Margera digs a good body shot into Crillo's ribs.
Margera throws a front kick aimed at Crillo's knee but Crillo avoids it well.
Crillo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Margera sprawls and moves away.
Crillo shoots in and gets a takedown into Margera's guard.
Margera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Crillo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Margera is trying to keep Crillo in close.
Crillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Margera is keeping the position for now.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Margera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crillo postures up in Margera's guard and throws a big left but Margera blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Margera has his hands on Crillo's head, controlling the position.
Crillo wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Margera scores with a body shot.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Margera as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crillo.
Margera scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera stuffs the takedown attempt from Crillo. Crillo gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Margera.
Margera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Margera throws out a leg kick but Crillo moves out of range and Margera only half commits.
Margera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crillo checks it well.
Crillo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Margera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Margera wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Margera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crillo somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera 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.
Margera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crillo dives in for a single leg takedown but Margera sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Margera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crillo.
Margera throws a body punch but Crillo moves out of range.
Crillo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crillo slips under a jab from Margera.
Crillo shoots in for a double leg but Margera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Margera tries to avoid it but Crillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Margera to the ground. Margera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crillo looks for a takedown but Margera sprawls well.
Crillo fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crillo shoots in for a double leg but Margera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Margera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Margera scoring well with a low kick there.
Crillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Crillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Margera as he jumps to the side.
Crillo slips a jab from Margera.
Margera thumps Crillo with a low kick.
Margera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crillo.
Margera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera stuffs the takedown.
Crillo shoots in but Margera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Margera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Crillo misses with a takedown attempt - Margera sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crillo ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Crillo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Margera defends it nicely.
Crillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Crillo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Margera manages to circle out of the way.
Margera pushes Crillo away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera misses with a leg kick.
Crillo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Margera sprawls and moves away.
Margera lands a nice shot that snaps Crillo's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Margera.
Crillo shoots in for a double leg but Margera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frank Crillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera connects with a crisp jab.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Crillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crillo tries to counter by clinching up but Margera breaks away and moves out of range.
Crillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Margera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crillo is rocked!
Crillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Margera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oh Crillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Margera misses the shot to the body.
Crillo seems to have got his legs back now.
Good standup being displayed there by Margera as he connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crillo dives in and grabs Margera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Margera pushes down on Crillo's head and hops out.
Crillo tries for a takedown but Margera circles away easily
and Margera counters with an inside leg kick.
Margera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crillo looks for a takedown but Margera sprawls well.
Margera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crillo under the eye.
Crillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Margera circles away.
Margera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crillo.
The fighters circling - Margera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crillo checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crillo takes one to the chin there.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Margera but Margera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Margera throws a head kick but Crillo moves out of range.
Bam Margera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Margera avoids it really well and circles away.
Crillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Margera is fending him off so far but Crillo persists. Nope, Margera circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Margera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Margera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Margera.
Crillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crillo trying to move into half guard but instead Margera has managed to sweep!
Margera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crillo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Margera has managed to get both his arms back between Crillo's legs - danger averted.
Margera stays in close to Crillo's body and controls the position.
Margera wants to control from the top but Crillo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Margera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Crillo keeping moving, preventing Margera from controlling successfully.
Margera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Crillo struggling a bit here.
Crillo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Margera's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo is looking for a sweep. Margera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crillo looking for subs from the bottom but Margera mounts him!
Margera avoids the attempt from Crillo to control.
Margera controlling from the full mount.
Crillo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crillo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera with the ground and pound from mount.
Crillo tries to lock up and control but Margera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Margera controlling the position easily from mount.
Margera wants to control the pace but Crillo is squirming around nicely.
Crillo wants to hold on but Margera pushes him away.
Margera scoring with strikes but Crillo is staying in there.
Margera controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crillo is in a horrible position here. Margera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Margera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crillo is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Margera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Margera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crillo.
Margera scores with a leg kick.
Crillo darts in looking for a takedown but Margera gets double underhooks and turns Crillo into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Margera wants it to stay on the feet.
Crillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Margera.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Margera avoids it really well and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera stuffs the takedown attempt from Crillo. Crillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Crillo fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Margera.
Crillo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Margera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Crillo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Margera is avoiding damage well.
Margera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Margera gets back to half guard.
Margera tries to roll over but Crillo keeps him under control.
Margera trying to control here.
Bam Margera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera is defending against the submission attempts here by Crillo.
Margera is looking for a sweep. Crillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crillo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Margera to regain full guard.
Crillo working some strikes from top position.
Margera wants to sweep but no luck.
Margera trying to control the position.
Crillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Margera has wrist control.
Frank Crillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.
Margera is continuing to stall.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Margera pulls Crillo in close to his closed guard and prevents Crillo from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crillo goes for a double leg but Margera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Margera continues to drive forward.
Crillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Margera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crillo somewhat.
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.
Margera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crillo tries to counter with a takedown but Margera is quick to defend against it.
Margera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margera throws a looping overhand right but Crillo ducks down to avoid it.
Crillo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Crillo darts in looking for a takedown but Margera gets double underhooks and turns Crillo into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crillo is defended easily by Margera.
Margera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Margera only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Margera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crillo feints and as Margera raises his hands in defense, Crillo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Margera managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Margera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Margera 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Margera!
Bam Margera is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Bam Margera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between High Sodium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tree Knee Dad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not Falling by Mudvayne. This should be a great matchup!
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21 - 7 - 1 |
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152 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Sodium!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree Knee Dad dives in for a single leg takedown but Sodium sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a nice right hand.
Sodium tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad was well out of range. Poor timing from Sodium.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tree Knee Dad 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.
Sodium checks a leg kick nicely.
Tree Knee Dad slips under a jab.
Sodium takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tree Knee Dad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a counter right but Sodium avoids it with no problem.
We've been hearing reports that Sodium has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sodium ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sodium misses with a body shot
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sodium.
Sodium avoids the body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
Sodium changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad missing with a left hand there. Sodium was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Tree Knee Dad.
Sodium lands a nice looking body shot.
Sodium is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium shoots in and gets a takedown into Tree Knee Dad's guard.
Sodium postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tree Knee Dad keeping full guard, as Sodium tries to pass.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a triangle but Sodium pushes his legs off easily.
Sodium connects with a couple of short punches.
Tree Knee Dad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sodium.
Sodium preventing the sweep.
Tree Knee Dad keeping full guard, as Sodium tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium is working hard here to advance position.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control the position but Sodium postures up.
Sodium postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sodium distracts Tree Knee Dad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sodium throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tree Knee Dad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Sodium is keeping the position.
Tree Knee Dad passes Sodium's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is nestled in close to Sodium, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sodium is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium gets full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tree Knee Dad tries to free his leg and advance position but Sodium is retaining full guard.
Sodium looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sodium trying to keep a closed guard but Tree Knee Dad is proving a slippery customer.
Sodium looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tree Knee Dad is one step ahead there.
Tree Knee Dad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sodium's guard.
Sodium tries to get to full guard but Tree Knee Dad has control of the leg.
Tree Knee Dad passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sodium is looking to escape.
Tree Knee Dad throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tree Knee Dad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sodium is looking to escape.
Tree Knee Dad moves to the back position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tree Knee Dad has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sodium has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Tree Knee Dad doesn't have the hooks in and Sodium manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Venum Tree Knee Dad will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sodium misses with a hook.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a straight right. Sodium didn't see that one coming.
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sodium to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sodium preventing the sweep.
Tree Knee Dad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad trying to keep a closed guard but Sodium is proving a slippery customer.
Tree Knee Dad is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodium is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tree Knee Dad working a defensive guard here.
Tree Knee Dad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sodium's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium working a defensive guard here.
Sodium 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.
Tree Knee Dad passes into half guard.
Sodium wants to control but Tree Knee Dad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sodium is controlling Tree Knee Dad's trapped leg to prevent Tree Knee Dad from advancing to side control.
Tree Knee Dad frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sodium is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad controlling his opponent.
Tree Knee Dad tries to control but Sodium wriggling away.
Tree Knee Dad avoids the attempt from Sodium to control.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sodium slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tree Knee Dad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sodium keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad prevents Sodium from improving his position.
Tree Knee Dad is taking a breather. Sodium says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sodium tries to roll over but Tree Knee Dad keeps him under control.
Venum Tree Knee Dad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tree Knee Dad 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.
Tree Knee Dad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control but Sodium is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sodium wants to improve his position but Tree Knee Dad is controlling well.
Tree Knee Dad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sodium defending well though.
Tree Knee Dad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sodium is just riding it out for now. Tree Knee Dad eventually gives up the hold.
Sodium is looking to control Tree Knee Dad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sodium avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sodium's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Tree Knee Dad.
Sodium tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tree Knee Dad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under a wild hook from Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad swings for the body but Sodium moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sodium.
Sodium staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodium connects with a solid leg kick.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodium throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sodium throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sodium throws a hook but Tree Knee Dad avoids it easily.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under a wild hook from Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad with the counter takedown but Sodium avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad lands with an overhand left.
Sodium ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sodium takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sodium as he avoids it easily.
Tree Knee Dad wants to land a leg kick but Sodium is out of range.
Sodium fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tree Knee Dad to the ground. Sodium is now in Tree Knee Dad's guard.
Tree Knee Dad looking for a sweep. Not yet Tree Knee Dad, not yet.
Sodium scoring with some ground and pound.
Sodium throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sodium works over Tree Knee Dad with some ground and pound from guard.
Sodium pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tree Knee Dad is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tree Knee Dad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sodium loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sodium loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tree Knee Dad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sodium manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodium managing to control the position.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Sodium is working from the bottom.
Sodium keeping full guard, as Tree Knee Dad tries to pass.
Sodium manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tree Knee Dad manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad pulls Sodium in close to prevent any damage.
Sodium stands and throws Tree Knee Dad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tree Knee Dad is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sodium off and has taken his back!
Tree Knee Dad punches the canvas rather than the man.
Sodium trying to control but not successfully.
Sodium is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sodium is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Tree Knee Dad throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Tree Knee Dad really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Tree Knee Dad looking for the choke from the back.
Sodium looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Venum Tree Knee Dad just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Sodium avoids it easily.
Sodium throws a sloppy head kick and Tree Knee Dad moves out of range easily.
Tree Knee Dad swats away the attempt to clinch by Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad lands with an uppercut that bounces Sodium off the cage and back into range.
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tree Knee Dad loads up on a big right hand but Sodium slips the punch.
Tree Knee Dad misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodium avoids the body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
Sodium takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tree Knee Dad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad takes a swing at Sodium's ribcage but misses.
Tree Knee Dad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodium on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sodium shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tree Knee Dad's guard.
Sodium working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sodium throws a big elbow that misses.
Sodium lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sodium preventing the sweep.
Sodium landing some decent shots from guard.
Sodium keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tree Knee Dad's head.
Tree Knee Dad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sodium is one step ahead there.
Sodium passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sodium's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sodium's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Sodium's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tree Knee Dad thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Sodium trying to control the position but Tree Knee Dad manages to sink in the hooks.
Sodium preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad tries to keep control of the position but Sodium is staying busy.
Sodium tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad lands a shot to the head.
Tree Knee Dad landing with strikes.
Tree Knee Dad controls the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Tree Knee Dad's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Tree Knee Dad thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Sodium is really stuck here.
Tree Knee Dad looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Sodium is controlling Tree Knee Dad 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Tree Knee Dad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sodium is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sodium is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position from guard on top but Sodium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tree Knee Dad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tree Knee Dad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sodium is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tree Knee Dad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sodium uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tree Knee Dad.
Sodium checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good shot there by Tree Knee Dad.
Sodium scores with the left hand. Tree Knee Dad knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sodium. Tree Knee Dad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tree Knee Dad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sodium is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodium manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodium checks a leg kick.
Sodium lands a nice shot to the body.
Sodium throws out a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range and Sodium only half commits.
Sodium is looking to clinch.
Tree Knee Dad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tree Knee Dad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sodium counters with a shoot takedown. Tree Knee Dad fights it but they end up in guard.
Sodium throwing strikes but missing.
Sodium pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tree Knee Dad is keeping the position for now.
Tree Knee Dad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sodium.
Tree Knee Dad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sodium manages to get himself to full guard.
Sodium not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Sodium is working from the bottom.
Sodium 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.
High Sodium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sodium is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sodium tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tree Knee Dad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sodium swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sodium working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tree Knee Dad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tree Knee Dad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad is pushing down on Sodium's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sodium is fighting to maintain full guard but Tree Knee Dad has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tree Knee Dad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tree Knee Dad wants to free his trapped foot but Sodium is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Venum Tree Knee Dad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sodium is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sodium shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tree Knee Dad defends it nicely.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium slips under a jab from Tree Knee Dad.
Sodium checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tree Knee Dad 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 Sodium has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sodium and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sodium fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tree Knee Dad looks to land a combination but Sodium avoids it well.
Good exchange - Sodium coming out on top.
Sodium wants to slow Tree Knee Dad down by chopping away at his legs.
Tree Knee Dad dips to his left and cracks Sodium with an uppercut!
Tree Knee Dad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tree Knee Dad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sodium swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sodium looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Venum Tree Knee Dad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tree Knee Dad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venum Tree Knee Dad!
Venum Tree Knee Dad is the new featherweight champion!
Venum Tree Knee Dad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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