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Tradition XXVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Bates has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with William Dettman's chin.
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130 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Dettman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Bates!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates is looking to land body kicks.
Dettman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bates shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bates forces Dettman back against the cage and clinches.
Bates is trying to break free.
Dettman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bates misses with a low kick.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dettman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Bates stalks Dettman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dettman's face. Dettman staggers backwards, shaken.
Bates rushes Dettman with punches - Dettman moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Dettman goes down! Bates follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Bates!
Simon Bates opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eskil Eliasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fitzgerald Shitehouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliasson comes to the cage accompanied by TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me. Fitzgerald Shitehouse is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eskil Eliasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fitzgerald Shitehouse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shitehouse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shitehouse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eliasson avoids the body shot from Shitehouse.
Eliasson tries to counter by clinching up but Shitehouse breaks away and moves out of range.
Shitehouse jabs at Eliasson's body.
Shitehouse lands a body shot.
Shitehouse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shitehouse throws a sloppy head kick and Eliasson moves out of range easily.
Shitehouse throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Eskil Eliasson has been cut.
Eliasson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eliasson forces Shitehouse back against the cage and clinches.
Eliasson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shitehouses head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shitehouse is trying to push Eliasson away but Eliasson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eliasson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shitehouses head.
Eliasson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Eliasson.
Shitehouse looks winded!
Eliasson lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Eliasson.
Shitehouse's coach down at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $600 fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shitehouse's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Eliasson.
Eliasson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shitehouse or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eliasson.
Good body shot from Eliasson.
Eliasson 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.
Eliasson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eliasson digs a right hand into Shitehouse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shitehouse's gas tank.
Eliasson scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eliasson lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Eliasson.
A short right from Eliasson.
A short right from Eliasson.
Eliasson lands a left hand.
Eliasson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eliasson scores with a shot to the side of Shitehouse's head.
Eliasson is working Shitehouse over against the cage.
A short right from Eliasson on the inside.
Eliasson pushes Shitehouse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eliasson presses Shitehouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eliasson pushes Shitehouse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Eliasson.
A short right from Eliasson.
Eliasson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eliasson lands with a right to the head.
Eliasson lands an uppercut.
Eliasson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Eliasson as the two fighters clinch.
Eliasson is working Shitehouse over against the cage.
A short right from Eliasson on the inside.
Eliasson lands a hook that snaps the head of Shitehouse backwards.
Eliasson lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eliasson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shitehouse is rocked!
Eliasson lands a body shot.
Eliasson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shitehouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Eliasson finish him?
Eliasson presses Shitehouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shitehouse seems to have recovered his senses.
Eliasson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eliasson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eliasson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eliasson lands with a left to the head.
Eliasson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Eliasson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eliasson has Shitehouse pushed against the cage.
Eliasson lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eskil Eliasson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eskil Eliasson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shitehouse throws a head kick but Eliasson moves out of range.
Eliasson tries to counter by clinching up but Shitehouse breaks away and moves out of range.
Eliasson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eliasson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Eliasson.
Eliasson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shitehouse up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Eliasson.
Eliasson digs a right hand underneath Shitehouse's ribcage. Shitehouse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shitehouse up against the cage.
Eliasson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shitehouse is breathing heavily.
Come on Eliasson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson lands a body punch.
Eliasson lands a body shot.
Eliasson presses Shitehouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eliasson is working Shitehouse over against the cage.
Eliasson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eliasson lands a nice shot to the body.
Eliasson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Eliasson.
Eliasson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shitehouse backwards.
A short body shot lands from Eliasson as the two fighters clinch.
Eliasson lands a nice shot to the body.
Eliasson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eskil Eliasson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eliasson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eliasson digs a right hand underneath Shitehouse's ribcage. Shitehouse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eliasson digs a right hand into Shitehouse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shitehouse's gas tank.
Eliasson slows down the pace here.
Eliasson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Eliasson has Shitehouse pushed against the cage.
Eliasson digs a right hand into Shitehouse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shitehouse's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eliasson.
Eliasson is leaning against Shitehouse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eliasson lands a left hand.
Eliasson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shitehouse backwards.
Eliasson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shitehouse can do to turn this around?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Eliasson lands with a left to the head.
Eliasson is leaning against Shitehouse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eliasson works on Shitehouse's body with a couple of short punches.
Eliasson lands a left hand.
Eliasson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eliasson scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Eliasson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson lands a hook that snaps the head of Shitehouse backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eliasson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eliasson stalling.
Eliasson scores with a shoulder strike.
Eliasson lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Eliasson.
Shitehouse letting Eliasson take a breather here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Eliasson digs a right hand into Shitehouse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shitehouse's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eskil Eliasson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eskil Eliasson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Eliasson gets a clinch.
Shitehouse letting Eliasson take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eliasson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eliasson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eliasson lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eliasson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eliasson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eliasson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eliasson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shitehouse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eliasson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eliasson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Eliasson lands a left hand.
Eliasson lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Eliasson.
Eliasson presses Shitehouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Eliasson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Eliasson to work.
Eliasson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eliasson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Eliasson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eliasson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eliasson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eliasson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Eliasson - that landed with a thud.
Eliasson lands a nice uppercut.
Eliasson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eliasson presses Shitehouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eliasson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eliasson.
Eliasson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shitehouse takes a shot to the head.
Eliasson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eliasson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eliasson lands a nice shot to the body.
Eliasson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Shitehouse! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Eliasson is unloading with more strikes now! Shitehouse drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eskil Eliasson!
A relieved looking Eskil Eliasson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Fitzgerald Shitehouse had this to say: 'Yrt Vert Shite'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Meat Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiddy Pence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meat Boy comes to the cage accompanied by Super Meat Boy!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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283 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Knockout power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fiddy Pence!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meat Boy misses with a lunging right hand
and Pence counters with a takedown into side control.
Pence tries for a kimura but Meat Boy is defending well.
Pence scores with punches from side control.
Pence goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Meat Boy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pence's guard! Nice work there by Meat Boy!
Pence looking for a sweep. Not yet Pence, not yet.
Our spies down at at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $600 fee) inform us that Pence has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pence is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pence is striking but Meat Boy is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Meat Boy in particular looking to stall.
Pence is trying to control but Meat Boy passes into side control!
Pence is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pence is still trying to improve position.
Pence is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Pence tries to escape but Meat Boy is in control.
Pence can't do much from the bottom here.
Pence throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Pence throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pence is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Pence's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meat Boy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pence looks winded!
Meat Boy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pence back to the cage. Meat Boy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pence drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Meat Boy swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pence's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Meat Boy!
Super Meat Boy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Gashimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gashimov comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars). Azamat Gashimov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azamat Gashimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrik Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stenberg is defended easily by Gashimov.
Stenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gashimov.
Gashimov throws a body punch but Stenberg moves out of range.
And Stenberg tries to counter it with a takedown but Gashimov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stenberg enables Gashimov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stenberg manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gashimov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stenberg keeping moving, preventing Gashimov from controlling successfully.
Gashimov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stenberg is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gashimov forces his way into half guard.
Stenberg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stenberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gashimov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gashimov is working hard here to advance position.
Stenberg trying to keep a closed guard but Gashimov is proving a slippery customer.
Gashimov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stenberg dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gashimov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stenberg wants to control from the top but Gashimov keeps moving.
Gashimov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gashimov is keeping the position for now.
Gashimov looking for a guillotine here but Stenberg defends easily.
Gashimov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stenberg stacks Gashimov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stenberg!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gashimov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stenberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg trying to control the position but Gashimov is working away.
You can see the frustration on Gashimov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stenberg advances nicely into full mount.
Stenberg is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gashimov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stenberg wants to control the pace but Gashimov is squirming around nicely.
Gashimov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stenberg prevents Gashimov from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gashimov is squirming around, avoiding Stenberg's attempts to control the action.
We've been hearing good reports from Gashimov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gashimov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stenberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stenberg raining down shots from the mount!
Gashimov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stenberg on the ground.
Stenberg looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stenberg working Gashimov over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fredrik Stenberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Stenberg finds it's way through Gashimov's defenses.
Gashimov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gashimov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gashimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stenberg checks a low kick from Gashimov.
Gashimov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stenberg sprawls well initially but Gashimov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gashimov is looking for a kimura here.
Stenberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stenberg preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gashimov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gashimov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stenberg tries to get to full guard but Gashimov has control of the leg.
Gashimov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stenberg sees it coming and defends easily.
Stenberg moves into full guard.
Gashimov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gashimov wants to pass the guard but Stenberg is keeping the position.
Gashimov trying to control the position from guard on top but Stenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenberg trying to keep a closed guard but Gashimov is proving a slippery customer.
Stenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gashimov is one step ahead there.
Gashimov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Stenberg to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gashimov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Stenberg pulls down on the head and he's put Gashimov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fredrik Stenberg!
A very excited looking Fredrik Stenberg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mad Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Summers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Rob misses.
Rob takes a kick to the side of the head.
Summers lands a jab.
Rob scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rob throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Rob throws a leg kick but Summers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Summers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Summers lands a head shot.
Rob lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rob.
Rob looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range.
A head kick misses from Rob.
Summers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rob with a body shot.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Rob.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Rob does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range.
Summers replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rob blocks it well.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Summers counters with a nice body kick.
Rob avoids the head kick by Summers.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Rob.
Rob looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Summers slips a jab from Rob.
Rob throws a lazy right hand but Summers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Summers throws a low kick, looking for Rob's leg but Rob calmly moves out of range.
Summers lands a leg kick that knocks Rob off balance momentarily.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rob pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Summers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Rob.
Mad Rob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rob seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rob misses its intended target.
Summers is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rob really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Summers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rob misses with a lunging right hand
and Summers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rob misses the jab.
A nice side step and Summers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Summers misses with a body shot.
Rob misses with a looping left.
Summers lands a leg kick that knocks Rob off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers is looking to score with low kicks.
Summers misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Summers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rob throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Summers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rob misses with a straight right.
Rob backing away here, and Summers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Summers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rob.
Rob throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rob misses the shot to the body.
Summers avoids the head kick by Rob.
Rob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers unleashes a big counter combination but Rob bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rob forces Summers back against the cage and clinches.
Rob prevents a body shot from Summers.
Summers misses with some punches.
Rob working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Summers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rob struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Summers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Rob tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Rob back against the cage.
Rob working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rob.
Rob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rob misses with a body punch.
A short left from Rob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Summers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Summers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Rob.
Rob struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Rob fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Rob.
Summers blocks the elbow strike.
Summers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rob throws a head punch that misses.
Rob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Summers misses with a body punch.
Rob misses with some punches.
Rob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rob lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Summers blocks a body shot from Rob.
Rob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rob.
Rob prevents a body shot from Summers.
Rob lands a left hand.
Summers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Rob dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Summers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rob to score with a decent uppercut.
Rob throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Summers avoids the body shot from Rob.
Summers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Summers.
Summers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Summers.
Rob misses with the body kick
and Summers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rob really felt that one!
Rob throws a shot from downtown. Summers moves away and avoids it.
Rob looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
Rob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Rob misses with the body kick
and Summers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rob misses with a hook
and Summers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rob's knee momentarily.
Summers scores with a nice right hand.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Rob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Rob tenderised Summers's leg. Summers is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Rob is predictable there
and Summers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Summers is looking to slow Rob down with leg kicks.
Rob wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Summers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rob gets a clinch.
Rob lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rob misses with a punch on the inside.
Summers tries to work over Rob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Summers misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob lands a left hand.
Rob lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Rob.
Rob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
Mad Rob has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rob lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rob blocks an uppercut.
Rob misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Rob blocks a body shot from Summers.
Rob keeps control of Summers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rob has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Summers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rob misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Rob - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Rob.
Rob lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Rob.
Rob lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob lands with a left to the head.
Rob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Rob.
Rob blocks an uppercut.
Rob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rob.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rob creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rob prevents a body shot from Summers.
Rob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Summers misses with a punch to the body.
Rob lands with a left to the head.
Rob scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rob struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Rob pushes Summers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rob pushes Summers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Summers misses with a punch to the body.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Rob.
Rob scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rob on the inside.
Rob lands a left hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
A short right from Rob on the inside.
Rob lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Summers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Summers takes a shot to the head.
Rob pushes off an throws an elbow but Summers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Summers wants to get back to striking at distance but Rob won't allow it.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers prevents a body shot from Rob.
Summers can't break the clinch.
Rob tries to land a knee to the head but Summers blocks with his arms.
Rob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Summers is trying to push Rob away but Rob has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Summers working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rob scores with a nice short uppercut.
Summers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Rob uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Rob.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Rob dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rob moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rob misses with a looping left.
Rob throws a leg kick but Summers moved away.
Summers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Summers counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rob tries to clinch up but Summers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rob throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob cracks the inside of Summers's front leg.
Rob connects with a nice looking jab.
Rob stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rob is looking to score with low kicks.
As Rob backs off Summers throws a huge counter combo but Rob manages to avoid it all.
A bone on bone clash there as Summers blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rob.
Summers throws a head kick but Rob moves out of range.
Summers lands a nice hook to Rob's body. Rob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alex Summers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rob cracks Summers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rob.
Summers thinks about the counter body kick.
An inside leg kick from Rob misses.
Summers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rob.
Rob throws a low kick, looking for Summers's leg but Summers calmly moves out of range.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rob cracks the inside of Summers's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a low kick.
Summers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Summers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Summers pushes Rob away with a front kick.
Summers is looking to slow Rob down with leg kicks.
Rob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Rob throws the left hand but Summers avoids the punch easily.
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!
Summers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rob.
Rob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Summers working hard to break the clinch.
Rob struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
A short left from Rob.
A left hand lands to the body for Rob.
Rob lands a body shot.
Summers tries a body shot but Rob blocks it.
Mad Rob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rob fails to land.
Summers tries a body shot but Rob blocks it.
Rob lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summers can't find room to land a body shot as Rob controls the action.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rob lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rob pushes Summers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rob misses with a punch on the inside.
Rob misses with an elbow strike.
Rob lands with a light punch inside.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Rob.
Rob misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Summers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Summers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rob's elbow.
Rob lands a nice shot to the body.
Rob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Alex Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rob lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rob lands a right hand.
Rob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rob lands with a left to the head.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rob looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Rob.
A nice left hand lands by Rob.
Rob prevents a body shot from Summers.
Rob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Summers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rob controls his hands.
Summers is trying to break free.
Rob works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Summers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rob scores with a shot to the side of Summers's head.
A short right from Rob.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
Summers is trying to force a seperation but Rob has the dominant position.
A short right from Rob on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Rob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rob, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Rob!
An out of breath Mad Rob 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cfany Cfaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hand Grenade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cfany Cfaniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Hand Grenade!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand Grenade lunges at Cfaniak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cfaniak's hand.
Hand Grenade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cfaniak walks into a stiff left hand from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cfaniak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sloppy strikes from Hand Grenade. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hand Grenade. Cfaniak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cfaniak drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hand Grenade sprawls and moves away.
A left and a right from Hand Grenade both land. Nice combination.
Cfaniak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cfaniak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cfaniak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cfaniak throwing a counter right hand but Hand Grenade manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cfaniak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade works over Cfaniak's head and body with a nice combination.
Marcus Hand Grenade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cfaniak misses with a takedown attempt - Hand Grenade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hand Grenade throws a series of punches but Cfaniak avoids them all with ease.
Hand Grenade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cfaniak manages to avoid it.
Hand Grenade tests Cfaniak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hand Grenade swings for the body but Cfaniak moves out of range.
Cfaniak feinted with a counter takedown.
Cfaniak shoots in and drives through. Hand Grenade sprawls well.
Hand Grenade lands with a nice body punch.
Hand Grenade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hand Grenade lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cfaniak shoots and misses
and Hand Grenade counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cfany Cfaniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Hand Grenade misses.
Hand Grenade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marcus Hand Grenade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cfaniak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hand Grenade lands with a shot to the body.
Cfaniak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cfaniak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hand Grenade has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cfaniak is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hand Grenade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hand Grenade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hand Grenade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cfaniak tries to counter with a takedown but Hand Grenade is quick to defend against it.
Hand Grenade lands with a nice combination. Cfaniak backs away looking to recover.
Hand Grenade throws a shot to the body.
Hand Grenade cracks Cfaniak with a good jab.
Cfaniak takes one to the side of the head.
Hand Grenade lands with a shot to the body.
Hand Grenade scores with a one two! Cfaniak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hand Grenade scores with a decent looking hook.
Hand Grenade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cfaniak is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cfaniak gets a takedown into half guard.
Hand Grenade is looking to escape.
Cfaniak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hand Grenade defends it well.
Hand Grenade wants to get back to his feet.
Cfaniak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hand Grenade is just riding it out for now. Cfaniak eventually gives up the hold.
Cfaniak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hand Grenade defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hand Grenade 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.
Hand Grenade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cfaniak circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcus Hand Grenade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hand Grenade lunges at Cfaniak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cfaniak's hand.
Cfaniak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hand Grenade to score with a decent uppercut.
Cfaniak feints and as Hand Grenade raises his hands in defense, Cfaniak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cfaniak stops Hand Grenade from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cfaniak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hand Grenade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cfaniak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cfaniak wants to pass the guard but Hand Grenade is keeping the position.
Hand Grenade wants to stand and escape but Cfaniak is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cfaniak has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hand Grenade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hand Grenade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cfaniak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hand Grenade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hand Grenade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hand Grenade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cfaniak or perhaps it was just good defense by Hand Grenade, which made it look bad.
Hand Grenade scores with a punch to the head.
Hand Grenade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cfaniak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cfaniak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hand Grenade circles away.
Hand Grenade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cfaniak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hand Grenade misses with a few strikes there.
Cfaniak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade works over Cfaniak's head and body with a nice combination.
Hand Grenade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hand Grenade cracks Cfaniak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hand Grenade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cfaniak dodges the punch combination from Hand Grenade.
Marcus Hand Grenade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cfaniak attempts a counter takedown but Hand Grenade avoids it well and moves away.
Hand Grenade throws a hook to the side of Cfaniak's head but Cfaniak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hand Grenade cracks a nice hook into Cfaniak's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Hand Grenade. Beautiful body shot.
Hand Grenade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cfaniak doesn't seem bothered though.
Hand Grenade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cfaniak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hand Grenade cracks Cfaniak with a good jab.
Hand Grenade looks to land a combination but Cfaniak avoids it well.
Cfaniak tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hand Grenade manages to circle out of the way.
Hand Grenade connects with a single shot there.
Cfaniak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hand Grenade there.
Hand Grenade misses with a hook
and Cfaniak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hand Grenade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hand Grenade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cfaniak tries to counter with a takedown but Hand Grenade is quick to defend against it.
Hand Grenade is breathing heavily.
Hand Grenade misses with the combination.
Hand Grenade scores with a jab to the body.
Hand Grenade lands a lovely overhand right.
Hand Grenade connects with a right hand. Cfaniak shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hand Grenade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hand Grenade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hand Grenade throws a combination that misses
and Cfaniak counters with a single leg into guard. Hand Grenade didn't expect that.
Cfaniak won't allow Hand Grenade to get back to his feet.
Cfaniak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cfaniak prevents Hand Grenade from getting back to his feet.
Cfaniak postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hand Grenade is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cfaniak, into his guard.
Cfaniak wants to sweep here but Hand Grenade controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cfaniak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cfaniak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade is looking to stand up but Cfaniak won't let him.
Cfaniak 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.
Hand Grenade trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cfaniak's guard.
Hand Grenade gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hand Grenade cracks Cfaniak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cfaniak tries for a takedown but Hand Grenade circles away easily
and Hand Grenade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cfaniak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hand Grenade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade lands a jab-cross combination.
Hand Grenade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cfaniak is rocked!
Hand Grenade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hand Grenade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Cfaniak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hand Grenade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hand Grenade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cfaniak attempts a counter takedown but Hand Grenade avoids it well and moves away.
Cfaniak seems to have got his legs back now.
Hand Grenade throws a series of punches but Cfaniak avoids them all with ease.
Cfaniak wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hand Grenade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hand Grenade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cfaniak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cfaniak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hand Grenade pinned against the cage. Hand Grenade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Hand Grenade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cfaniak shoots for a takedown but Hand Grenade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cfany Cfaniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hand Grenade cracks Cfaniak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hand Grenade throws an overhand right that lands on Cfaniak's shoulder, as Cfaniak tries to avoid the shot.
Hand Grenade lands an overhand right.
Hand Grenade misses with a looping left.
Cfaniak moves forwards but Hand Grenade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hand Grenade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cfaniak dives in and grabs Hand Grenade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hand Grenade pushes down on Cfaniak's head and hops out.
Marcus Hand Grenade 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.
Cfaniak drops his hands momentarily and Hand Grenade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cfaniak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hand Grenade.
Cfaniak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hand Grenade throws a right and a left that Cfaniak avoids nicely.
Hand Grenade lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cfaniak shoots in looking for a takedown. Hand Grenade tries to sprawl out of it but Cfaniak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hand Grenade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cfaniak ducks under a wild hook from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade jabs Cfaniak right on the nose. Cfaniak blinks but takes it well.
Cfany Cfaniak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hand Grenade goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hand Grenade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hand Grenade 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hand Grenade!
After winning the bout, Marcus Hand Grenade 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 Lyle Fretwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikodim Roma (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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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyle Fretwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikodim Roma!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roma looks to throw the jab but Fretwell is out of range.
Roma throws a nice looking combination but Fretwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fretwell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Roma swings widly with a right hand
enabling Fretwell to counter with a crisp jab.
Roma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fretwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roma misses with a few strikes there.
Roma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fretwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Roma.
A little feinted left hand from Fretwell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fretwell is looking to slow Roma down with leg kicks.
Roma moves in looking to clinch but Fretwell pushes him off.
Nikodim Roma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fretwell scores with a takedown into Roma's guard.
Fretwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Fretwell pushing down on Roma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fretwell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fretwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roma with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fretwell is working away from the top position though.
Fretwell is working for a submission of some sort.
Fretwell prevents Roma from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fretwell wants to free his trapped foot but Roma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fretwell.
Roma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fretwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fretwell wants to pass the guard but Roma is defending well.
Fretwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roma defends it well.
Fretwell uses his free foot to push down on Roma's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roma.
Fretwell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Nikodim Roma has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fretwell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fretwell trying to control but Roma is having none of it.
Roma is bucking up trying to escape but Fretwell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roma is rocked!
The cut above Nikodim Roma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikodim Roma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyle Fretwell!
An out of breath Lyle Fretwell 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Chester Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emerson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Inner Circle - Bad Boys. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Head Bussa. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Emerson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws out a counter right but Emerson avoids it with no problem.
Emerson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Emerson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Emerson.
Emerson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses the jab.
Emerson rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emerson into the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Jones misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Emerson lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Emerson lands an uppercut.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emerson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emerson wants to stall.
Jones pushes Emerson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Emerson blocks with his arms.
Emerson scores with a shoulder strike.
Emerson working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emerson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emerson misses with some punches.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emerson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones sizes up Emerson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Emerson eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Emerson wants to clinch.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Emerson saw that one coming.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Emerson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Emerson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Emerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emerson avoids the body shot from Jones.
It looked like Emerson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Emerson.
Emerson rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Emerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Emerson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Emerson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emerson misses with some punches.
Emerson looking to stall.
Emerson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Emerson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emerson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emerson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Emerson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emerson darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Emerson moves into the clinch.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Emerson is blocking nicely.
Emerson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emerson working aggressively here.
Chester Emerson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Emerson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Emerson has Jones pushed against the cage.
Emerson lands a left hand.
Emerson misses with some punches.
Emerson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Emerson is blocking nicely.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Emerson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emerson scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson is looking to clinch.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emerson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emerson backs up against the cage.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emerson.
It looked like Emerson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.
Emerson is looking to clinch.
A big right from Jones misses.
Emerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emerson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emerson.
It looked like Emerson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Emerson moves away and avoids it.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emerson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Emerson is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Emerson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Emerson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a right and a left that Emerson avoids nicely.
Emerson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Emerson counter with a right hand.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emerson slips a straight right by Jones.
An attempted straight right counter from Emerson misses the target.
Emerson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Emerson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Emerson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Emerson misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Emerson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Emerson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Emerson lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Emerson keeps him there for the moment.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emerson's face.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
Jones misses with some punches.
Emerson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Emerson misses with some punches.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emerson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Emerson blocking some punches.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emerson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emerson slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emerson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a series of punches but Emerson avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Emerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones clobbers Emerson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emerson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Jones misses.
Nice defenses there by Emerson.
Emerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emerson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emerson tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones cracks Emerson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emerson.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Emerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Will Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emerson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emerson clinches.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Emerson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emerson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Emerson is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emerson stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones lands a right hand.
Emerson taking a breather.
Emerson is struggling to control the position.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a left hand.
Emerson is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emerson.
Jones misses with some punches.
Emerson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with some punches.
A short right from Jones.
Emerson stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Emerson takes a shot to the head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Emerson.
Emerson throws a head punch that misses.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emerson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emerson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Emerson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Emerson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Emerson stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Emerson working aggressively here.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emerson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones misses with some punches.
Emerson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Emerson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Jones really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emerson is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Emerson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Emerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Emerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Will Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Emerson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Emerson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.
Will Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emerson tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emerson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emerson looks to clinch
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emerson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
As Emerson backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Emerson manages to avoid it all.
Emerson tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emerson clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Emerson fails to land.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Emerson has him pressed against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Emerson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Emerson gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emerson avoiding damage.
Emerson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Emerson working aggressively here.
Emerson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emerson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emerson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emerson.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Emerson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Emerson is controlling the position.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Emerson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Emerson.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emerson just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
A short left from Emerson.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emerson.
Emerson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is rocked!
Come on Emerson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Emerson finish him?
Emerson misses with some punches.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Emerson working aggressively here.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Emerson.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Emerson blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Emerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Emerson moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Emerson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Emerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Jones dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Emerson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Emerson.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emerson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Emerson ducked under it nicely.
Emerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emerson is looking to counter punch.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerson moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Emerson is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emerson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Emerson moved out of range.
Emerson avoids the body shot from Jones.
Emerson tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Emerson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emerson momentarily.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to bum rush Emerson with a series of wild strikes but Emerson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emerson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emerson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emerson wants to clinch
and Emerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Emerson moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Emerson misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Emerson moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Emerson is trying to stall.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking some punches.
Emerson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Emerson is controlling him.
Emerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emerson lands with a short shot to the head.
Emerson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Emerson wants to stall.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Emerson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Emerson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Emerson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chester Emerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson misses with a leg kick.
Emerson slips under a jab.
Emerson 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Emerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by Jones.
Emerson walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emerson on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Emerson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Jones!
Will Jones is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Will Jones 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Bwarnt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold's entrance music is Ain't No Sunshine. A fine choice. The key to victory for Danny Gold has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Bwarnt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bwarnt has time to react.
Bwarnt moves forwards but Gold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bwarnt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Gold does it's job there.
Gold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bwarnt doesn't manage to clinch there - Gold circles away.
Gold closes the distance and pushes Bwarnt back into the cage.
Bwarnt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Bwarnt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold keeps control of Bwarnt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Bwarnt.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bwarnt tries to score a body lock takedown but Gold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bwarnt tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bwarnt struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Bwarnt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bwarnt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bwarnt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bwarnt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bwarnt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold misses with some punches.
Bwarnt tries for a takedown but Gold manages to get underhooks.
Gold lands an uppercut.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Bwarnt controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Bwarnt has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
A body shot lands from Bwarnt.
Bwarnt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Danny Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Bwarnt.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bwarnt prevents a body shot from Gold.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Bwarnt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bwarnt tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Bwarnt back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bwarnt.
Good body shot from Gold.
Bwarnt blocking some punches.
Bwarnt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bwarnt blocking some punches.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bwarnt lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Bwarnt has Gold pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gold manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bwarnt throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Bwarnt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bwarnt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bwarnt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold lands a shot to the body.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Bwarnt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gold misses with the head strike.
Bwarnt misses with a body punch.
Bwarnt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bwarnt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bwarnt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bwarnt tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bwarnt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bwarnt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bwarnt misses with a punch to the body.
Bwarnt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gold is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Gold dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gold misses with a body shot.
Bwarnt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bwarnt missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold lands a jab to Bwarnt's midsection.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Gold. That snapped Bwarnt's head back.
Gold is looking to clinch but Bwarnt is avoiding it.
Danny Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gold!
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bwarnt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bwarnt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danny Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold moves to clinch but Bwarnt breaks away
and Bwarnt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold throws a right hand that Bwarnt ducks under and follows up with a left that Bwarnt also avoids with ease.
Bwarnt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bwarnt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gold connects with a nice looking jab.
Bwarnt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bwarnt slips under a jab from Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bwarnt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Bwarnt tries to bum rush Gold with a series of wild strikes but Gold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Bwarnt moved out of range.
Bwarnt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bwarnt takes one to the chin there.
Bwarnt tries to keep at a distance but Gold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Bwarnt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bwarnt blocks an uppercut.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bwarnt throws a head punch that misses.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Bwarnt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bwarnt's elbow.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bwarnt backwards.
Gold working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Bwarnt controls his hands.
Bwarnt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bwarnt working aggressively here.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bwarnt backwards.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Bwarnt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Bwarnt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold pushes Bwarnt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Bwarnt.
Bwarnt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gold gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bwarnt struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Gold dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gold throws a right hand that Bwarnt ducks under and follows up with a left that Bwarnt also avoids with ease.
Bwarnt keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Bwarnt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gold.
Bwarnt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bwarnt throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Gold. Beautiful body shot.
Gold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danny Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bwarnt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bwarnt. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bwarnt tries to clinch there but Gold circles away.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bwarnt can do to turn this around?
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bwarnt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gold tries to clinch up but Bwarnt circles away and keeps his distance.
Bwarnt wants to counter with a clinch but Gold pushes him away.
Bwarnt lands with a right hand.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bwarnt.
Gold works Bwarnt's body with a nice hook.
Bwarnt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gold to score with a decent uppercut.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bwarnt moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Gold both land. Nice combination.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Bwarnt is just out of range.
Gold looks to land a combination. Bwarnt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold connects with a nice looking jab.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bwarnt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Bwarnt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gold misses with a body shot
and Bwarnt counters by moving into the clinch.
Danny Gold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bwarnt throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Bwarnt.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Bwarnt controls his hands.
Gold prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bwarnt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Bwarnt.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Bwarnt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold presses Bwarnt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bwarnts head.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Bwarnt's head.
Still in the clinch, Bwarnt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with some punches.
Bwarnt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bwarnt's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Bwarnt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold prevents Bwarnt from breaking the clinch.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee Bwarnt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bwarnt blocks an uppercut.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bwarnt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gold 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Gold!
A very excited looking Danny Gold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's not unusual. Tom Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Hate's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hate!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Hate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hate blocks a body shot from Jones.
Hate breaks the clinch.
Hate tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Hate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hate is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones works on Hate's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
A short left from Jones.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hate is rocked!
Jones misses with the head strike.
Hate is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hate.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hate.
Hate seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hate backwards.
A short right from Jones.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones keeps control of Hate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hate.
Hate is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of Hate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Hate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hates head.
Hate is trying to break free.
Jones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hate to his knees! Jones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Jones!
Tom Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Tom Jones, 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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hype
A | B |
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pop
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