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WC 23: Welcome 2 the Big Show PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trev Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Robitaille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trev Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Robitaille!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robitaille takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Robitaille 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.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Robitaille wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robitaille throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Robitaille misses the jab.
Allen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Robitaille sprawls and moves away.
Robitaille misses the shot to the body.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Robitaille swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robitaille misses with a body punch.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Robitaille struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Robitaille.
Allen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Robitaille uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robitaille blocking the ground and pound attempt from Allen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robitaille trying to control here.
Allen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Allen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Robitaille is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Trev Allen!
Our winner, Trev Allen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bio Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Hauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazard comes to the cage accompanied by The Wild Ones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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269 lbs
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284 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bio Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Hauser!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauser throws a series of punches but Hazard moves out of range.
Hazard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hauser.
Hazard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hauser circles away quickly and effectively.
Hazard misses the shot to the body.
Hauser looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazard is just out of range.
Hazard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Planet Granite in the buildup to the fight.
Hauser tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hauser throws out a loose jab but Hazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hauser takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hazard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hazard works Hauser's body with a nice hook.
Hauser tries to clinch but Hazard moves away
and Hazard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hauser takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hazard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hauser.
As Hauser tries to get set, Hazard tries to push him back and clinch up but Hauser manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Hazard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hazard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauser's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hazard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hauser scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Hazard misses.
Bio Hazard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauser jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hauser defending well as Hazard loads up on a big left hand.
Hazard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hauser.
Hauser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hazard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hazard cracks Hauser with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hazard has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hauser to stand back up!
Hauser is rocked!
Hauser tries to clinch up
and Hazard counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bio Hazard!
Bio Hazard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Touko Pouko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Montalban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Touko Pouko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Montalban!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouko shoots in but no luck this time.
Montalban has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pouko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pouko has his takedown stuffed
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Montalban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pouko.
Montalban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touko Pouko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pouko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Montalban tries to avoid it but Pouko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Montalban to the ground. Montalban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Montalban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montalban fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pouko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Touko Pouko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pouko looks for a takedown but Montalban sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Montalban releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pouko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montalban defends it nicely.
Montalban raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko misses with a takedown attempt - Montalban sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pouko backing away here, and Montalban unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pouko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Montalban tries to avoid it but Pouko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Montalban to the ground. Montalban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Montalban is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pouko with a body shot.
Pouko tries for a takedown but Montalban circles away easily
and Montalban counters with a low kick, right behind Pouko 's knee.
Pouko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pouko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Montalban's half guard.
Pouko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montalban keeps working.
Montalban is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Montalban has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pouko is working away from the top position though.
Pouko tries to pass to full mount but Montalban defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Montalban is trying to get back to full guard.
Pouko is pressing down on Montalban's thigh, looking to free his foot. Montalban is holding on for now.
Montalban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pouko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Pouko wants to work for an arm triangle but Montalban is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pouko is keen to just control but Montalban is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Montalban lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Montalban tries to sprawl but Pouko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pouko seems to be looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montalban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montalban trying to hold on to Pouko's head to control him but Pouko postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Montalban will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pouko misses with a takedown
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Pouko has his takedown stuffed
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
Pouko fails with the takedown
and Montalban counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pouko's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touko Pouko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pouko shoots and misses
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montalban defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pouko.
Montalban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montalban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montalban counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pouko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Montalban to the ground. Pouko is now in Montalban's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pouko trying to control but Montalban is working from the bottom.
Pouko looking to pass the guard.
Pouko looking to sit in guard and control but Montalban gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pouko pulls Montalban in close to prevent any damage.
Montalban must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montalban wanted to stand there but Pouko had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montalban controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montalban manages to get himself to full guard.
Pouko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montalban is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pouko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Montalban is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pouko is controlling him.
Pouko passes into half guard.
Pouko content to control rather than advance.
Pouko seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pouko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Montalban keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouko is working for a kimura but Montalban is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Montalban will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Montalban lands a lovely overhand right.
Montalban slaps away a takedown attempt from Pouko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Montalban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pouko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montalban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montalban's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pouko under the eye.
Pouko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Montalban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touko Pouko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montalban lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montalban counters with a stiff right hand.
Montalban connects with a body shot that sends Pouko's belly button to the back.
Montalban cracks Pouko with a good jab.
Montalban throws a shot to the body.
Montalban stuffs the takedown.
Montalban is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pouko with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montalban connects with a single shot there.
Pouko is rocked!
Pouko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montalban counters with a huge left! Pouko is in big trouble! He's backing up but Montalban isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pouko from any more damage. A dominating finish by Montalban!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Montalban!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Durham!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago misses with the combination.
Rabago throws a looping overhand right but Durham ducks down to avoid it.
Durham tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Rabago misses.
Durham blocks a jab.
Durham drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rabago defends it well.
Durham closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet.
Rabago won't allow Durham to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabago is defending against the submission attempts here by Durham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durham is working for a kimura but Rabago is defending it quite comfortably.
Rabago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rabago tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham wants to control but Rabago is keeping him busy.
Rabago is trying to stand.
Durham is working for a kimura but Rabago is defending it quite comfortably.
Rabago is trying to stand back up but Durham is controlling him
Durham is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Durham is looking for a kimura but Rabago is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Durham to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rabago defending well though.
Durham is working for a submission of some sort.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet.
Durham throwing shots but Rabago is blocking nicely.
Durham in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Rabago tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Durham!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Durham!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dead comes to the cage accompanied by Better off Dead. Bishop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk Dubstep Remix. The key to victory for Better Dead has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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168 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop walks into a left hand.
Dead throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop shoots in but Dead avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bishop is aggressively charging in as Dead backs up avoiding any damage. Dead tosses out a jab and Bishop runs right into it face first! Bishop is out cold! Dead dropped down on all fours and is barking in Bishop's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Better Dead!
Better Dead managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Grand Champion Apparel , into his post fight interview.
Benny Bishop was interviewed post fight and said 'That was BOOOOOGGGGGGUUUUUUUSSSSSS!!! BBOOOOOOOOOOO!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Boombastic (Mr Lover Lover) by Shaggy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Stick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Stick misses
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz trying to control the position but Stick is working away.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Stick is defending well.
Diaz tries for a kimura but Stick is defending well.
Diaz happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stick is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz wants to control but Stick is keeping him busy.
That's two 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.
Diaz working away.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Diaz advances to full mount.
Stick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz tries to control but Stick wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stick is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stick haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Stick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz looking to take Stick's back but Stick rolls and after a scramble, Stick ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Stick to escape a tricky position.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Stick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Stick on that attempt.
Stick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stick defends it well.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stick dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Stick's head and hops out.
Diaz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Stick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stick throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stick.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Stick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stick gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Stick chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working for a triangle but Stick defends it easily.
Stick seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stick defends it easily.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stick controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stick landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz looking for a triangle here. Stick is fighting it but it looks tight! Diaz pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stick is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fernando Diaz!
Fernando Diaz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garrick Head will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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166 lbs
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154 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrick Head!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head throws a half hearted mid kick.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Shango is just out of range.
Head looks to land a combination. Shango sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Head wants to slow Shango down by chopping away at his legs.
Head misses with a body kick.
Head leaves Shango with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shango on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Head. Head obviously looking to wear him down.
Shango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shango fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Head's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Head swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Shango. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shango manages to avoid it.
Shango feinted with a counter takedown.
Shango goes for a double leg but Head avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Head continues to drive forward.
Shango shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Head sprawls well. Head wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shango gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Head's guard.
Head is looking for a triangle but Shango pushes his legs off easily.
Shango trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shango postures up.
Head wants to sweep but no luck.
Shango pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
Shango trying to control but Head is working from the bottom.
Shango pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Head pulls Shango in close to his closed guard and prevents Shango from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Head works Shango's body with a nice hook.
Head lands a nice hook to Shango's body. Shango takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Head plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Head misses with a hook.
Head looks for the body kick but Shango saw that one coming.
Head lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Shango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Head lands a front kick.
Head is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shango rather than just go for the knockout.
Shango shoots in for a takedown but Head shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Head misses.
Shango looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shango is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shango pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
Shango trying to control but Head is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shango tries to free his leg and advance position but Head is retaining full guard.
Shango looking to sit in guard and control but Head gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shango avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Head slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Head stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shango swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shango trying to control the position.
Head must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Head trying to control but Shango is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Head dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shango shoots in for a double leg but Head sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Head throws the kick towards the body but Shango avoids it.
Shango tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shango misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Head throws a leg kick but Shango sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garrick Head seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Head scores with a hook to the body. Shango takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Head lands with a cross.
Head circles away from the clinch attempt.
Head tries a low kick but Shango avoids it.
Shango wants to clinch up but Head keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Shango. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shango moves out of range of the strikes.
Head moves into the clinch.
Head lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shango tries to pull guard but Head holds him up against the cage and eventually Shango drops back down to his feet.
Head struggles to land a body shot inside as Shango controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head presses Shango against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Head stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Head cracks Shango with a nice body shot.
Head lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Head tries a knee to the head but Shango blocks it.
Head can't find room to land a body shot as Shango controls the action.
Head working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Head tries to throw a body punch but Shango avoids it by throwing Head back against the cage.
Head prevents the takedown attempt.
Head lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Head.
A hook to the body from Head.
Shango tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Head just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shango goes for a takedown attempt but Head pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Head lands a right hook to the body.
Head drops Shango with a beautiful combination! Shango stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Head is looking for the KO!
Shango is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Shango's defenses. It connects perfectly with Shango's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garrick Head!
A less than humble Garrick Head misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullard comes into the arena with Wrecking Ball blaring out of the sound system. Bartowski has chosen The King is Back as his entrance music. Tony Bullard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Bullard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Bartowski!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullard misses with a hook.
Bartowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bullard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bullard!
Bartowski misses with a jab to the body
and Bullard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bullard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bullard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartowski throws a combination that misses
and Bullard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartowski throws a body punch but Bullard moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bartowski swings widly with a right hand
and Bullard counters with a big right hand! Oh Bartowski is in trouble here! Bullard follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bullard!
Tony Bullard retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Tony Bullard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Oleg Bartowski spoke after the fight, saying 'I don't give a damn !!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Gumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
270 lbs
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250 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Gumble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Lazaro!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gumble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Barney Gumble has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Lazaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lazaro.
Gumble has been working on his boxing with his coaches at X Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lazaro. Gumble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gumble is looking for a counter combo.
Lazaro moves in looking to clinch but Gumble pushes him off.
Lazaro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lazaro's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lazaro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lazaro tries to clinch but Gumble moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gumble walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gumble misses.
Lazaro moves out of range as Gumble strikes.
A combination from Gumble does no damage.
Lazaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gumble throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lazaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lazaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Gumble misses the target.
Gumble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble misses with a double jab.
Lazaro slips under a jab.
Lazaro moves into range and clinches up with Gumble.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lazaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumble prevents a body shot from Lazaro.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
Gumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumble pushes Lazaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lazaro.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazaro stalling.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gumble presses Lazaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro tries a body shot but Gumble blocks it.
Gumble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Gumble.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro can't find room to land a body shot as Gumble controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumble.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumble.
Lazaro trying to stall but Gumble improves his position.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lazaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumble misses with the head strike.
Gumble misses with a punch on the inside.
Gumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gumble misses with a punch to the body.
Gumble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lazaro or not.
A head punch on the inside from Gumble fails to land.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lazaro backwards.
Gumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Gumble controls his hands.
Gumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazaro blocking some punches.
Gumble lands a hook that snaps the head of Lazaro backwards.
Gumble misses with a body punch.
Gumble misses with the head strike.
Gumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lazaro blocking some punches.
Gumble throws a head punch that misses.
Lazaro tries to work over Gumble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lazaro tries to work over Gumble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gumble lands a nice shot to the body.
Gumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gumble backwards.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gumble.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumble.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Gumble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Gumble's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lazaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gumble is looking to counter punch.
Lazaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumble.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Lazaro wants to clinch up but Gumble keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumble throws a poor cross that misses
and Lazaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lazaro tries to clinch but Gumble is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lazaro.
A little feinted left hand from Gumble on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lazaro tries to clinch
and Gumble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Pedro Lazaro has been cut.
Gumble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lazaro can do to turn this around?
Lazaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gumble.
A jab from Gumble misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lazaro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gumble takes a swing at Lazaro's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gumble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gumble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gumble jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gumble fails to land with a series of punches.
Lazaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Gumble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lazaro moves in looking to clinch but Gumble pushes him off.
Gumble seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumble with a nice cross.
Lazaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gumble misses with a straight left.
Lazaro tries to clinch but Gumble is having none of it.
Gumble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gumble is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lazaro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gumble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Gumble circles away.
Good exchange - Gumble coming out on top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lazaro tries to clinch there but Gumble circles away.
Lazaro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice jab there from Gumble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Gumble dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gumble looks to land a left hand but Lazaro moved out of range nicely.
Lazaro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lazaro misses with a body shot.
Lazaro tries to clinch there but Gumble circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gumble misses the target.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumble throws a hook but Lazaro avoids it easily.
Lazaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gumble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazaro tries to clinch up but Gumble circles away and keeps his distance.
Gumble went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gumble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lazaro lands with a shot to the body.
Lazaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lazaro just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gumble counters with a straight right hand.
Gumble throws a big shot that misses.
Gumble throws a hook but Lazaro blocks it.
Lazaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Gumble.
Lazaro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gumble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lazaro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lazaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Gumble circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Gumble misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a jab to the nose.
Lazaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazaro moves away.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Gumble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lazaro.
Gumble swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazaro.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Gumble misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Gumble clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gumble misses with a straight left.
Lazaro wants to counter the offense by Gumble and move into the clinch position.
Lazaro ducks under a wild hook from Gumble.
Lazaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Lazaro works Gumble's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Lazaro there.
Lazaro works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumble needs to keep his hands up - Lazaro had a free shot at his head there.
Lazaro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gumble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lazaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Gumble's head.
Lazaro tries to clinch but Gumble moves out of range.
Lazaro slips a jab from Gumble.
Lazaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gumble on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gumble with a hook.
Gumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazaro moves away.
Lazaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gumble.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Gumble throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lazaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gumble misses.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gumble.
Lazaro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gumble takes one on the button.
Lazaro lands a lovely overhand right.
Gumble throws a hook to the side of Lazaro's head but Lazaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumble drops his hands momentarily and Lazaro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lazaro tries to clinch there but Gumble circles away.
Gumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lazaro manages to avoid it.
Lazaro wants to clinch but Gumble slips to the side
and Gumble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice jab there from Lazaro.
Lazaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Gumble misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Lazaro dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lazaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gumble.
Gumble gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lazaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumble.
Gumble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lazaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazaro is looking to clinch but Gumble is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lazaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Gumble was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lazaro.
Gumble looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumble misses the shot to the body.
Lazaro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gumble throws a looping overhand right but Lazaro ducks down to avoid it.
Gumble looks to score with a jab to the body but Lazaro is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gumble.
Lazaro wants to counter the offense by Gumble and move into the clinch position.
Barney Gumble is winning the standup battle so far.
Gumble takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble throws out a loose jab but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazaro is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lazaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gumble.
Lazaro tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gumble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lazaro counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Gumble as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Lazaro.
Gumble misses with the head strike.
Gumble blocks an uppercut.
Gumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumble blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Gumble.
Lazaro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short uppercut from Gumble.
Gumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumble blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gumble.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumble.
A left hand lands to the body for Gumble.
Gumble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lazaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gumble fails to land.
Lazaro tries to throw a body punch but Gumble avoids it by throwing Lazaro back against the cage.
Gumble blocks a body shot from Lazaro.
Gumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gumble gets through Lazaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lazaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lazaro lands a right hand.
Gumble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pedro Lazaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gumble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Gumble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gumble 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Gumble!
Barney Gumble retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Barney Gumble thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Pedro Lazaro was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not done yet!'.
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