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EP 27: Return of the King PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angle Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes into the arena with All Summer Long blaring out of the sound system. Iron comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Have a Dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angle Iron!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandon moves away.
Brandon throws a combination. Iron tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Angle Iron has been cut.
Brandon ducks right into an uppercut from Iron.
Nice defenses there by Brandon.
Iron shoots for a takedown but Brandon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Iron shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Angle Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron scores with a jab. Brandon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iron tries to sprawl but Brandon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron wants to get back to full guard.
Iron moves into full guard.
Iron wants to sweep but no luck.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon wanted to stand there but Iron had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brandon sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Iron cracks Brandon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Iron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brandon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandon ducks right into an uppercut from Iron.
Brandon ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
It looked like Brandon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandon.
Iron throws a shot from downtown. Brandon moves away and avoids it.
Brandon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brandon showed some decent athleticism there.
Brandon is just content to waste time from the top position. Iron takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iron lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Iron trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Iron sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brandon's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iron.
Iron passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iron fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Iron missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Iron trying to mount his opponent but Brandon defends it.
Iron wants to advance to full mount but Brandon doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Iron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon has momentary wrist control but Iron slips an elbow through the middle.
Iron lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Iron tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandon is retaining full guard.
Brandon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Iron throwing strikes from guard but Brandon blocks nicely.
Iron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandon is keeping the position for now.
Brandon working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angle Iron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angle Iron's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Iron works the jab nicely.
Brandon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iron is fending him off so far but Brandon persists. Nope, Iron circles away and we're back to standing.
Iron shoots in looking for a takedown but Brandon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Iron's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brandon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Iron manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brandon on his heels. He'll look to pass Brandon's guard now, I'm sure.
Brandon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandon is keeping the position for now.
Iron keeps trying to improve his position.
Iron is pushing down on Brandon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brandon is fighting to maintain full guard but Iron has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon wants to get back to full guard.
Iron tries to pass to full mount but Brandon defends it.
Brandon wants to control but Iron is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Angle Iron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Iron wants to pass to mount but Brandon is defending the position.
Brandon gets full guard.
Iron is pushing down on Brandon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brandon is fighting to maintain full guard but Iron has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brandon wants to control but Iron is keeping busy.
Iron wants to work for an arm triangle but Brandon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brandon wants to control but Iron is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is looking for a sweep. Iron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brandon is trying to maintain the position but Iron is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brandon misses with a wild combination.
Brandon shoots in looking for a takedown but Iron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brandon cracks Iron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iron but Iron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iron slaps away a takedown attempt from Brandon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brandon ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Iron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Iron takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brandon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron throws a body punch but Brandon moves out of range.
Iron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brandon.
Brandon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Iron defends well and Brandon ends up having to push Iron into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brandon dives in and grabs Iron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Iron pushes down on Brandon's head and hops out.
Iron goes for a double leg but Brandon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brandon continues to drive forward.
A jab from Brandon does it's job there.
Angle Iron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iron looks to land a right hand but Brandon moved out of range.
Buddy Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron misses the target.
Brandon shoots in looking for a takedown. Iron tries to sprawl out of it but Brandon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Iron.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Iron has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Iron has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brandon.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brandon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brandon avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Iron defends well and Brandon ends up having to push Iron into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Iron looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brandon is in trouble now - Iron has advanced to mount!
Brandon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Iron breaks from Brandon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angle Iron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angle Iron's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Iron misses its intended target.
Iron throws a body punch but Brandon moves out of range.
Brandon throws a one two combo.
Iron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brandon's head backwards.
Iron swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brandon counters with a three punch combo that has Iron backing up. Iron nods at Brandon to acknowledge the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandon.
Iron stuns Brandon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Brandon slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandon misses the target.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandon throws a right and a left that Iron avoids nicely.
Brandon goes for a double leg but Iron avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Iron continues to drive forward.
Iron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brandon wants it to stay on the feet.
Iron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brandon tries to avoid it but Iron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brandon to the ground. Brandon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iron throws a body kick that misses.
Iron shoots for a double leg takedown but Brandon sprawls well. He's pushed Iron's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buddy Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angle Iron.
Brandon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Iron.
Iron is looking to improve his position.
Brandon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Iron trying to control but Brandon postures up.
Iron missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brandon lands a nice short elbow.
Iron regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brandon preventing the sweep.
Brandon is looking to stand up but Iron won't let him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iron throws out a loose jab but Brandon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Iron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Iron misses its intended target.
Iron misses with a hook.
Iron throws a big shot that misses.
Iron misses with a shot to the body
and Brandon counters with a two punch combo.
Brandon misses with a takedown attempt - Iron sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brandon doesn't manage to clinch there - Iron circles away.
Brandon slips under a jab.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Brandon is out of range.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandon manages to avoid it.
Brandon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Iron misses with a body shot.
Angle Iron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buddy Brandon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon avoids the body shot from Iron.
Brandon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brandon dives in for a single leg takedown but Iron sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brandon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Brandon darts in looking for a takedown but Iron gets double underhooks and turns Brandon into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Iron jabs at Brandon's body.
Brandon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Iron stuffs the takedown attempt from Brandon. Brandon gets slowly back to his feet.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iron drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brandon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brandon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Iron is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angle Iron.
Well Iron 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angle Iron!
Angle Iron very nearly forgot to thank V-Mask Clothing (10%) 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chet Lamare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Zerkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamare comes to the cage accompanied by Opeth. The key to victory for Chet Lamare has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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159 lbs
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161 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good elbows
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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chet Lamare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Zerkle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamare scoring well with a low kick there.
Zerkle 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.
No luck for Zerkle with that takedown attempt.
Zerkle shoots in but no luck this time.
Zerkle feints and as Lamare raises his hands in defense, Zerkle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lamare 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.
Lamare utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lamare is looking to sweep but instead, Zerkle has passed into half guard.
Lamare gets full guard.
Zerkle is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamare has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zerkle wants to control from the top but Lamare keeps moving.
Lamare pulls Zerkle in close to his closed guard and prevents Zerkle from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zerkle stopping the sweep attempt from Lamare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerkle is fighting to break Lamare's control of his arms but Lamare is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lamare utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamare is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lamare is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lamare 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.
Lamare keeping moving, preventing Zerkle from controlling successfully.
Zerkle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamare has Zerkle pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lamare keeps Zerkle at a distance using the push kick.
Zerkle shoots in for a double leg but Lamare sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chet Lamare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Zerkle.
Zerkle shoots in but no luck this time.
Zerkle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lamare's waist but Lamare gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zerkle off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zerkle dives in and scores a takedown into Lamare's guard.
Zerkle is fighting to break Lamare's control of his arms but Lamare is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zerkle won't allow Lamare to sweep him here.
Zerkle slips nicely into half guard.
Lamare controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Zerkle is looking for a kimura but Lamare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zerkle to get the leverage.
Lamare trying to hold on to Zerkle's head to control him but Zerkle postures up.
Lamare holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lamare is trying to maintain the position but Zerkle is very close to passing his half guard.
Zerkle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerkle is thwarting Lamare's attempts to control the position.
Zerkle is looking for a kimura but Lamare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zerkle to get the leverage.
Lamare won't allow Zerkle to pass to mount.
Lamare keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zerkle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lamare is looking to improve his position.
Zerkle trying to control from half guard but Lamare is working away.
Zerkle wants to pass the guard but Lamare is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lamare is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zerkle shoots in looking for a takedown. Lamare tries to sprawl out of it but Zerkle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lamare manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lamare moves in looking to clinch but Zerkle pushes him off.
Lamare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zerkle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lamare pinned against the cage. Lamare gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lamare moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zerkle shoots for a takedown but Lamare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lamare throws a shot to the body.
Zerkle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lamare is fending him off so far but Zerkle persists. Nope, Lamare circles away and we're back to standing.
Lamare wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lamare fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zerkle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Chet Lamare will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lamare's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zerkle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lamare but Lamare pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zerkle fails with a takedown attempt.
Zerkle shoots in for a takedown but Lamare shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chet Lamare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Zerkle.
Lamare tries to clinch but Zerkle is having none of it.
Zerkle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lamare scores with a kick to the body.
Lamare instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lamare.
Lamare comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lamare gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zerkle misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zerkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Lamare throws an elbow that misses.
Zerkle misses with the head strike.
Zerkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamare lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zerkle backwards.
Nice body punch from Lamare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zerkle misses with an elbow strike.
Lamare lands a knee to the head.
Lamare misses with a punch to the body.
Zerkle working aggressively here.
Lamare digs a right hand underneath Zerkle's ribcage. Zerkle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lamare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zerkle can do to turn this around?
Zerkle pushes Lamare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zerkle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zerkle lands with a light punch inside.
Zerkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamare lands an elbow that stopped Zerkle in his tracks for a moment.
Zerkle throws a head punch that misses.
Zerkle blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Lamare.
Lamare lands a nice uppercut.
Chet Lamare has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lamare scores with a shot to the side of Zerkle's head.
Zerkle is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamare blocks the elbow strike.
Lamare tries to stall but Zerkle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lamare lands an elbow just above Zerkle 's eye.
It looks like Marvin Zerkle has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zerkle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamare.
Lamare on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamare avoids the elbow strike from Zerkle, against the cage.
Lamare lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Zerkle.
Lamare utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lamare lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zerkle backwards.
Zerkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamare finish him?
Zerkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Lamare blocks the elbow strike.
Lamare trying to land knees to the body.
Zerkle seems to have recovered his senses.
Lamare blocks an elbow strike from Zerkle.
Zerkle trying to land knees to the body.
Lamare digs a right hand underneath Zerkle's ribcage. Zerkle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lamare landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zerkle is breathing heavily.
Zerkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zerkle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamare lands a nice elbow.
Lamare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamare blocks an uppercut.
Lamare lands an elbow just above Zerkle 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Lamare as the two fighters clinch.
Lamare avoids a wild elbow strike from Zerkle.
Lamare lands a nice elbow.
Lamare scores with a hook to the body.
Lamare is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lamare scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zerkles head.
Lamare digs a right hand into Zerkle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zerkle's gas tank.
Lamare lands with a light punch inside.
Lamare stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zerkle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamare.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamare takes a shot to the head.
Lamare lands an elbow that stopped Zerkle in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Marvin Zerkle's cut even more.
Lamare lands a right hand.
Lamare stalling the fight.
Lamare takes a shot to the head.
Lamare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamare lands with a short shot to the head.
Lamare lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lamare tries to land knees in the clinch but Zerkle avoids the damage to the body.
Lamare lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Lamare as the two fighters clinch.
Lamare avoids a wild elbow strike from Zerkle.
Lamare lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zerkle throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Lamare as the two fighters clinch.
Lamare lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zerkle backwards.
Lamare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chet Lamare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Zerkle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zerkle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lamare can pounce on him.
Lamare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zerkle has his takedown stuffed
and Lamare counters with a good low kick that Zerkle was not able to check.
Lamare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zerkle circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Lamare finds it's way through Zerkle's defenses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zerkle.
Lamare moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marvin Zerkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamare moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lamare throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamare fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zerkle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lamare lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamare tries to clinch there but Zerkle circles away.
Lamare leaves Zerkle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chet Lamare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Zerkle.
Zerkle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare pushes Zerkle away with a front kick.
Lamare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chet Lamare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zerkle blocks a head kick by Lamare.
Lamare lunges at Zerkle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zerkle's hand.
Lamare throws the kick towards the body but Zerkle avoids it.
Lamare lands a big head kick that sends Zerkle tumbling to the mat! Lamare takes a step backwards and waves Zerkle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zerkle fails with a takedown attempt.
Zerkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamare moves into the clinch successfully.
Lamare dodges an elbow strike from Zerkle.
A body shot lands from Lamare.
Lamare trying to control the position but instead, Zerkle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lamare into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zerkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamare.
Lamare lands an elbow inside that Zerkle shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zerkle.
Lamare throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zerkle fails to land.
Lamare scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zerkle missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zerkle fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Lamare.
Lamare lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zerkle backwards.
Lamare digs a right hand underneath Zerkle's ribcage. Zerkle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Zerkle fails to land.
Lamare lands a damaging elbow.
Lamare lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zerkle backwards.
Lamare blocks an uppercut.
Lamare has Zerkle tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Zerkle to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Chet Lamare!
Chet Lamare tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gimme Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Money for Nothing. Machine has chosen Hell Yeah as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gimme Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Machine!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Machine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Machine scores with a leg kick.
Money looks to land a combination but Machine avoids it well.
Machine looks to land a combination. Money sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Money throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Machine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Money doesn't seem phased though.
Money fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machine checks it well.
Money moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Money turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Machine connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Money dodges the punch combination from Machine.
Money connects with a body shot that sends Machine's belly button to the back.
Machine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Money.
Machine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Money sprawls well initially but Machine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Money wants to improve his position but Machine is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money wants to get back to his feet.
Machine is keen to just control but Money is a slippery customer.
Money pushes Machine off looking to stand but Machine dives back in and keeps control.
Machine slips a nice elbow through Money's hands, connecting with Money's forehead.
Money is trying to escape back to his feet but Machine uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Money is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Machine off and has taken his back!
Money working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Machine manages to stand up with Money still on his back. Eventually Money drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Machine throws a head kick but Money moves out of range.
Money connects with a jab.
Money swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Machine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money connects with an inside leg kick.
Money looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Money.
Machine stuns Money with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machine feints and then cracks Money's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Money down.
Machine misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machine!
Gimme Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machine dives in and grabs Money's left leg, looking for a takedown. Money pushes down on Machine's head and hops out.
Machine dodges the punch combination from Money.
Machine misses with a two punch combination.
Money clinches with his opponent.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machine is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Money.
Machine breaks the clinch.
Money's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Money duly obliges.
It looks like Rock Machine has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine rushes Money and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Money fails to land.
Machine breaks from the clinch.
Machine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Money has Machine up against the cage in a clinch.
Machine is stalling here.
Machine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Money 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Machine.
Machine throws a series of punches but Money moves out of range.
It looked like Money was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Machine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machine manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Money throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Money lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Money fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machine, pushing him back against the cage.
Machine manages to break the clinch.
Money will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money avoids the head kick by Machine.
Money closes the distance and clinches.
Machine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Machine breaks from the clinch.
Money throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Machine misses.
Machine scores with the left hand. Money knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Money finds it's way through Machine's defenses.
Machine connects with a single shot there.
Machine throws a head kick that misses.
Machine throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Money tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Machine is in Money's guard.
Machine stops Money from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Money has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Machine should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Money has tightened it up now! Machine should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gimme Money!
Gimme Money took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AnonymouS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brogan Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brogan Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to bum rush Kearney with a series of wild strikes but Kearney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Kearney misses the target.
Kearney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kearney throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kearney checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Morgan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kearney tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Kearney doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kearney to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Andrew Morgan has been cut.
Kearney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Brogan Kearney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Kearney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kearney.
Kearney moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
It looked like Kearney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Kearney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morgan.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Kearney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Kearney misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan cracks Kearney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Kearney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kearney moves out of range of the strikes.
Kearney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kearney throws a solid leg kick but Morgan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kearney.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kearney.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Kearney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kearney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan tries to move into range but Kearney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kearney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Kearney moves away and avoids it.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kearney.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Kearney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kearney misses.
Morgan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Morgan walks into a left hand.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Kearney's shoulder, as Kearney tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kearney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kearney tries to clinch up
and Kearney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kearney connects with a single shot there.
Kearney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kearney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney slips under a jab.
Kearney lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Nice straight punches there by Kearney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kearney.
Kearney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Kearney connects with a single shot there.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kearney tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Kearney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kearney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kearney misses.
Morgan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morgan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kearney tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kearney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Kearney.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Kearney's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kearney misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney lands a head shot.
Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kearney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Morgan blocks the leg kick.
Kearney swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Kearney.
Kearney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan throws the left hand but Kearney avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kearney.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Kearney wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kearney sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kearney moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
As Morgan looks to move away, Kearney throws a big counter combo bu Morgan just gets out of the way.
Morgan staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brogan Kearney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kearney looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Kearney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body
and Kearney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kearney scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan is working for takedown but Kearney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kearney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kearney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kearney misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan slips under a jab from Kearney.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kearney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan moves out of range as Kearney strikes.
Morgan feints a counter leg kick.
Kearney throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Kearney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Kearney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Kearney lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kearney.
Kearney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brogan Kearney is winning the standup battle so far.
Kearney misses the body punch
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan defending well as Kearney loads up on a big left hand.
Kearney misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Kearney saw that one coming.
Kearney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kearney is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney is holding his hands too far apart here. Morgan throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Kearney is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Morgan!
After winning the bout, Andrew Morgan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boogie Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snoop Dogg (ft Dr.Dre) The Chronic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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24
212 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boogie Knight!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight gets a clinch.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Knight has him pinned against the cage.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Knight.
Knight tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Knight tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Knight works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Rodriguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Knight lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight stalling against the cage.
Knight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knight stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Knight tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Knight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodriguez has Knight pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knight manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez letting Knight take a breather here.
Knight scores with a hook to the body.
Knight with a knee to the head.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Alex Rodriguez has been cut.
Knight trying to control the position but instead, Rodriguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knight into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight trying to control the position but instead, Rodriguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knight into the cage.
Knight is working Rodriguez over against the cage.
Knight lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Knight lands a nice uppercut.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rodriguez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knight can turn it around.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Knight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodriguez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
Knight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Knight seems content to control.
Rodriguez tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg.
Knight is taking a breather. Rodriguez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to pass to mount but Rodriguez is defending the position.
Knight is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rodriguez looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Rodriguez tries to reverse the position but Knight maintains control.
Knight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knight prevents Rodriguez from getting the reversal.
Rodriguez regains half guard.
Rodriguez works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boogie Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Rodriguez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Knight thuds his right hand into Rodriguez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodriguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight thows a leg kick but Rodriguez checks it
and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rodriguez.
Knight is adopting a defensive guard.
Knight trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez slips nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knight tries to roll over but Rodriguez keeps him under control.
Knight is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodriguez looks to land a strike but Knight avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Rodriguez postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Knight 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.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knight is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knight lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knight defends it easily.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knight stays in close to Rodriguez's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Rodriguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Rodriguez attempts a counter takedown but Knight avoids it well and moves away.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Knight lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knight tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Knight's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Boogie Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knight lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boogie Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Rodriguez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knight connects with a right hand. Rodriguez shakes it off.
Nice cross by Knight.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Knight pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
Knight misses with a head kick.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knight sprawls and moves away.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Knight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Knight has double underhooks.
Knight tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knight prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Knight is trying to keep an underhook but Rodriguez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Knight is pressing down on Rodriguez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight looking to control.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boogie Knight 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.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Knight holds on and takes a little breather.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodriguez is looking for a triangle here but Knight uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Knight wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez seems a little lost for a moment, as Knight dominates the positioning.
Rodriguez looks to move to half guard but instead Knight has passed into mount! Damn!
Rodriguez is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rodriguez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alex Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez is working hard here to advance position.
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Knight controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boogie Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knight winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boogie Knight!
An out of breath Boogie Knight thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei comes to the cage accompanied by Tale of Three Brothers. Hoi has chosen Blood Red Sky as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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252 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akamai Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Bei.
Hoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bei misses with a right hand
and Hoi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bei's hands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoi.
It looks like Liu Bei has been cut.
Hoi dips to his left and cracks Bei with an uppercut!
Bei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bei blocks a jab.
Hoi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoi throws a lazy right hand but Bei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoi misses with a straight right.
Bei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoi thuds a left hand into Bei's body.
Hoi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bei circles away quickly and effectively.
Bei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Bei misses the target.
Bei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoi.
Hoi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hoi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bei is breathing heavily.
Hoi thuds his shin into the meat of Bei's side.
Hoi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hoi cracks Bei with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bei looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hoi finish him?
Bei is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Bei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoi measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bei! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Akamai Hoi!
Akamai Hoi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kreb Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy. Cadarn has chosen Old England's Glory as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Derfel Cadarn enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kreb Barishkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derfel Cadarn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadarn ducks under a wild hook from Barishkov.
Cadarn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cadarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cadarn throws a leg kick which misses Barishkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Barishkov tries to avoid it.
Barishkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cadarn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cadarn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cadarn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Donk. Cadarn catches Barishkov right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Kreb Barishkov has been cut.
Barishkov misses with a looping right.
Cadarn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Cadarn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Cadarn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barishkov doesn't seem phased though.
Cadarn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cadarn takes a swing at Barishkov's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barishkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barishkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cadarn.
Cadarn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadarn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barishkov is able to avoid easily.
Cadarn lands a body shot.
Cadarn misses with a hook
and Barishkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barishkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cadarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Cadarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barishkov.
Cadarn scores with a sloppy right hand. Barishkov should have avoided that one.
A jab from Barishkov misses.
Barishkov takes a swing at Cadarn's ribcage but misses.
Cadarn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cadarn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cadarn sizes up Barishkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cadarn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Barishkov misses the target.
Barishkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barishkov throws a series of strikes that have Cadarn backpedaling.
It looks like Derfel Cadarn has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadarn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barishkov misses with an uppercut
and Cadarn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cadarn connects with a solid leg kick.
Barishkov misses the jab.
Barishkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Cadarn throws a push kick but Barishkov slaps the foot to one side.
Cadarn throws out a loose jab but Barishkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barishkov wants to stay close but Cadarn steps back to make room for something. Barishkov seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Cadarn and Barishkov drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Derfel Cadarn!
During a confident post fight interview, Derfel Cadarn 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wrestlefuck Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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24
170 lbs
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31
177 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wrestlefuck Wrestling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Wrestling looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wrestling misses with a hook
and Rogers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wrestling misses with a looping right.
Rogers drives through with a takedown into Wrestling's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
Wrestling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers passes Wrestling's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers throws a strike but Wrestling avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wrestling keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
My spies in LOD: Stockton Cardio inform me that Rogers has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wrestling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Wrestling.
Wrestling knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rogers on the ground.
Rogers distracts Wrestling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wrestling swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wrestling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogers gets a double leg takedown into Wrestling's guard.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wrestling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rogers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wrestling is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wrestling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wrestling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wrestling is controlling Rogers's posture.
Wrestling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wrestling tries to get out of the position.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrestling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rogers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wrestling avoids it really well and circles away.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wrestling tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wrestling to the ground. Wrestling escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Wrestling was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rogers.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rogers.
Rogers swings for the body but Wrestling moves out of range.
Wrestling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Wrestling seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrestling.
Rogers fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Wrestling leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rogers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wrestling on his heels. He'll look to pass Wrestling's guard now, I'm sure.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Wrestling keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Rogers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrestling misses the target.
Wrestling lands an overhand right.
Wrestling throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers with the counter takedown but Wrestling avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Wrestling.
Rogers shoots and misses
and Wrestling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rogers misses with a takedown
and Wrestling counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wrestling defends well and Rogers ends up having to push Wrestling into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wrestling is looking for a counter combo.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rogers.
Rogers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Rogers fails to land the takedown.
Wrestling went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sam Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wrestling swivels and escapes.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Wrestling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt
and Wrestling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wrestling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wrestling misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wrestling seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrestling lunges at Rogers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rogers's hand.
Rogers throws an off balance right hand
and Wrestling counters with a nice body shot.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wrestling swivels and escapes.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wrestling tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wrestling to the ground. Wrestling escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Wrestling, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Wrestling against the cage but Wrestling circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Wrestling tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrestling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rogers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wrestling finds it's way round the side to connect with Rogers's head.
Wrestling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wrestling is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rogers.
Wrestling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Wrestling scores with a jab.
Wrestling misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Wrestling.
And Rogers tries to counter it with a takedown but Wrestling pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wrestling keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wrestling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wrestling wants it to stay on the feet.
Wrestling has Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Wrestling landing knees to the body.
Rogers has Wrestling pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wrestling manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wrestling misses with a punch to the body.
Wrestling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wrestling lands with a short shot to the head.
Rogers looking for a takedown.
Wrestling lands a body shot.
Wrestling works on Rogers's body with a couple of short punches.
Wrestling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
Wrestling cracks Rogers with a nice body shot.
Wrestling scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrestling lands with a right to the head.
Wrestling lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrestling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Wrestling as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrestling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrestling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Wrestling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrestling lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrestling tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Wrestling back against the cage.
Wrestling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrestling lands a hook that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Wrestling.
Wrestling is leaning against Rogers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rogers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wrestling putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wrestling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrestling lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Wrestling shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wrestling as Rogers shoots in.
Wrestling defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rogers.
Wrestling throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrestling.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wrestling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling tries to improve position but can't.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rogers is trying to ground and pound but Wrestling uses the momentary lack of control by Rogers to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wrestling's head.
Rogers throwing shots but Wrestling is blocking nicely.
Sam Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wrestling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogers.
Wrestling is refusing to be controlled, as Rogers sits in half guard.
Wrestling is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wrestling counters with a left to the body.
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.
Rogers throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrestling throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers with a poor takedown
and Wrestling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wrestling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Wrestling as Rogers shoots in.
A big left from Rogers misses.
Wrestling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wrestling!
Rogers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wrestling is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wrestling manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Wrestling works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wrestling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers cracks Wrestling with a solid left hand.
Wrestling has Rogers pulled in close to control his posture.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers trying to control but Wrestling is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Rogers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wrestling defends well and Rogers ends up having to push Wrestling into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wrestling throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrestling lands a slapping body shot.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Wrestling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rogers shoots in and drives through. Wrestling sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wrestling but Wrestling pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wrestlefuck Wrestling.
I think Wrestling has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestlefuck Wrestling!
The defeated Sam Rogers had this to say: 'Thanks a lot for the support everyone ! I will be back ... !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Killers as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a jab to the body
and Schulmann counters with a straight right hand.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schulmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Miller.
Miller throws a counter combo.
Schulmann connects with a body shot.
Schulmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yaniv Schulmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schulmann throws out the jab.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schulmann misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schulmann thinking.
Schulmann tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Schulmann.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulmann.
Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Schulmann throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Schulmann throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schulmann connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Schulmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schulmann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schulmann jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schulmann misses with a takedown
and Schulmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeffrey Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schulmann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Schulmann lands a right hook to the body.
Schulmann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Schulmann walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Schulmann throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Schulmann's shoulder, as Schulmann tries to avoid the shot.
Schulmann appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Schulmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Schulmann tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schulmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Schulmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schulmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Schulmann's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann is trying to pull guard but Miller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Schulmann lands a left hand.
Miller lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schulmann scores with a hook to the body.
Schulmann leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schulmann lands with a short shot to the head.
Schulmann taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Schulmann scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schulmann blocks an uppercut.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Schulmann.
Schulmann is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Schulmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaniv Schulmann dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miller moves forwards but Schulmann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schulmann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller moves away from the strike by Schulmann.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller unleashes a big counter combination but Schulmann bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schulmann swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schulmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schulmann here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Schulmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Schulmann lands a head shot.
Schulmann connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a body punch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Schulmann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller catches Schulmann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schulmann misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Schulmann misses the body punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller throws a head kick but Schulmann moves out of range.
Miller tries to move into range but Schulmann moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schulmann lands a nice looking body shot.
Schulmann misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Miller misses.
Schulmann is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulmann. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws out a counter right but Schulmann avoids it with no problem.
Schulmann misses with the body kick
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Miller blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulmann looks to clinch
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schulmann misses with a kick to the body.
Schulmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schulmann throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schulmann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schulmann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yaniv Schulmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Schulmann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Schulmann lands a right hook to the body.
Schulmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schulmann with a body shot.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Schulmann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Schulmann has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Schulmann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schulmann!
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schulmann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miller lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Schulmann.
A hook to the body from Schulmann.
Miller gets through Schulmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schulmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schulmann scores with a hook to the body.
Schulmann pushes Miller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Schulmann.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Schulmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaniv Schulmann dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schulmann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller avoids the body shot from Schulmann.
A bone on bone clash there as Miller blocks the leg kick.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Schulmann slips the punch.
Schulmann throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schulmann is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schulmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Schulmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schulmann works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Schulmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schulmann seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulmann.
Schulmann blocks an uppercut.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Schulmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Miller.
A short right from Schulmann.
Schulmann stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Schulmann - that landed with a thud.
Schulmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schulmann misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulmann.
Schulmann lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Schulmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schulmann looking to stall.
Schulmann stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schulmann scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
A shot in the inside from Schulmann.
Schulmann lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulmann blocks an uppercut.
Schulmann gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schulmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Schulmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Schulmann controls the action.
Schulmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Schulmann blocking some punches.
Schulmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Schulmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schulmann backwards.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
Schulmann misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schulmann blocking some punches.
Schulmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
A hook to the body from Schulmann.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schulmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schulmann scores with a shoulder strike.
Schulmann taking a breather.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Schulmann.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schulmann.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schulmann tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Schulmann scores with a shoulder strike.
Schulmann tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schulmann lands with a short shot to the head.
Schulmann tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schulmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulmann scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schulmann misses with the head strike.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Schulmann.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Schulmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schulmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schulmann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schulmann has Miller pushed against the cage.
Schulmann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Schulmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Schulmann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaniv Schulmann clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schulmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schulmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schulmann tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schulmann pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a head punch that misses.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Schulmann.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schulmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schulmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schulmann stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schulmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Schulmann scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schulmann backwards.
Schulmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller presses Schulmann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Miller.
A short uppercut from Schulmann.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Schulmann blocks an uppercut.
Schulmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schulmann has him pressed against the cage.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Schulmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Schulmann to work.
Schulmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Schulmann keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schulmann.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schulmann digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schulmann.
Schulmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Schulmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Schulmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Schulmann's head.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Schulmann scores with a kick to the body.
Schulmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schulmann misses with the body kick
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller darts in and clinches Schulmann up against the cage.
Schulmann jumps guard but Miller stands there with Schulmann around his waist. Schulmann gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schulmann lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schulmann.
Schulmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Schulmann keeps him there for the moment.
Schulmann misses with the head strike.
Schulmann lands a shoulder strike.
Schulmann stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schulmann fails to pull guard.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schulmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller trying to stall but Schulmann improves his position.
A short uppercut from Schulmann.
Schulmann tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Schulmann has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Schulmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schulmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Schulmann.
Schulmann misses with some punches.
Schulmann scores with a hook to the body.
Schulmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulmann.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schulmann lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schulmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Schulmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaniv Schulmann had his way with Jeffrey Miller in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schulmann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schulmann off to one side.
Schulmann throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller moves forwards but Schulmann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller moves out of range as Schulmann throws a body kick.
Miller misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Schulmann misses the target.
Schulmann throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schulmann misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Schulmann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a right hand that Schulmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Schulmann also avoids with ease.
Schulmann is looking to land body kicks.
Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Schulmann throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.
Miller darts in and clinches Schulmann up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller is trying to push Schulmann away but Schulmann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schulmann works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Schulmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
A head punch on the inside from Schulmann fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schulmann.
A body shot lands from Miller.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Jeffrey Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaniv Schulmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Schulmann avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Schulmann.
Miller blocks a body shot from Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Schulmann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miller stalks Schulmann and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schulmann's face. Schulmann staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Schulmann does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller looks to land a combination but Schulmann avoids it well.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Schulmann swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Schulmann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miller checks it well.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schulmann's corner calls for a 1-2. Schulmann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miller cracks Schulmann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schulmann is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schulmann is defended easily by Miller.
Oh Schulmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schulmann avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Schulmann misses its target.
Schulmann seems to have got his legs back now.
Schulmann darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulmann with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yaniv Schulmann.
Well Schulmann has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaniv Schulmann!
Yaniv Schulmann is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Yaniv Schulmann thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jeffrey Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tre Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spar comes to the cage accompanied by Loser: Beck. Carroll has chosen Horse Outside as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tre Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Carroll!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Carroll.
It looks like Tre Spar has been cut.
Carroll connects with a right hand. Spar shakes it off.
Carroll connects with a right hand. Spar shakes it off.
Carroll feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Spar sprawling to the canvas! Spar rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Carroll finish him?!
Spar is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Carroll! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Carroll!
After the fight, Andy Carroll was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Tre Spar stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent Andy thanks for the lesson of humility, the fans, Dick Hardwood and Hoarse Whisperer here at Epicity Productions for the opportunity. Also everyone at Bobby B's ill get back there and train for the next one'.
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