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Tradition XLV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Coz Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wakoko Wakeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
19
155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coz Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wakoko Wakeke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakeke stuffs the takedown attempt from Castillo. Castillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Castillo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wakeke slaps away a takedown attempt from Castillo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Castillo moves out of range of the body kick from Wakeke.
A leg kick checked by Castillo.
Castillo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wakeke sprawls and moves away.
Castillo avoids the body shot from Wakeke.
Castillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Castillo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wakeke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wakeke wants to counter with a clinch but Castillo pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakeke takes the fight into the clinch.
Castillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wakeke darts in and clinches Castillo up against the cage.
Castillo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coz Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo prevents a body shot from Wakeke.
Wakeke has a couple of punches blocked by Castillo.
Wakeke misses with a knee to the head.
Wakeke avoids the elbow strike from Castillo, against the cage.
Castillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wakeke misses with a body kick.
Castillo staying out of range there.
Castillo darts in and clinches Wakeke up against the cage.
Castillo jumps guard.
Wakeke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castillo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Castillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wakeke is aware though and is defending well.
Wakeke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wakeke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillo looking for a guillotine here but Wakeke defends easily.
Wakeke postures up in Castillo's guard and throws a big left but Castillo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakeke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castillo's guard.
Castillo managing to control the position.
Castillo looking to control.
Castillo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wakeke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Castillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wakeke is aware though and is defending well.
Castillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wakeke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wakeke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice body kick there by Wakeke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wakeke's waist but Wakeke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castillo off to one side.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Wakeke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wakeke stuffs the takedown.
Castillo has a takedown stuffed.
Wakoko Wakeke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wakeke avoids it really well and circles away.
Castillo dives in and grabs Wakeke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wakeke pushes down on Castillo's head and hops out.
Wakeke wants to counter the offense by Castillo and move into the clinch position.
Wakeke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakeke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castillo takes a step back to recover.
Wakeke rushes Castillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wakeke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wakeke prevents Castillo from breaking the clinch.
Wakeke pushes Castillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castillo blocking some punches.
Wakeke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castillo.
Wakeke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wakeke pushes Castillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Wakeke.
Castillo breaks the clinch.
Castillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wakeke's waist but Wakeke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castillo off to one side.
Wakeke takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wakoko Wakeke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wakeke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wakeke is looking to land body kicks.
Castillo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wakeke misses the body punch
and Castillo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Castillo tries to pull guard but Wakeke holds him up against the cage and eventually Castillo drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wakeke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wakeke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakeke looking to throw knees to the head but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Castillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wakoko Wakeke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wakeke misses the shot to the body.
Wakeke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wakeke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wakeke throws a body shot but no joy.
Castillo tries to counter with a takedown but Wakeke is quick to defend against it.
Wakeke has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Castillo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Castillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wakeke is fending him off so far but Castillo persists. Nope, Wakeke circles away and we're back to standing.
Castillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wakeke makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wakeke misses with a body kick.
Wakoko Wakeke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wakeke connects with a leg kick. Castillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wakeke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wakeke wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakeke looks to land a combination but Castillo avoids it well.
Castillo is looking to counter punch.
Wakeke throws a sloppy head kick and Castillo moves out of range easily.
Wakoko Wakeke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castillo lands a two punch combo.
Castillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wakeke swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wakeke! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coz Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakeke connects with a body shot.
Wakeke throws a leg kick but Castillo checks it.
Wakeke slaps away a takedown attempt from Castillo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castillo tries to clinch but Wakeke is having none of it.
Castillo fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakeke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wakeke scores with a nice head shot.
Wakeke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wakeke throws a push kick but Castillo slaps the foot to one side.
Castillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wakeke swivels and escapes.
Wakeke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Castillo blocks it well.
Wakeke stuffs the takedown.
Castillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo walks into a stiff left hand from Wakeke.
Wakeke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castillo looks for a takedown but Wakeke sprawls well.
Wakeke lands with a nice body punch.
Castillo slips under a jab from Wakeke.
Castillo blocks a head kick by Wakeke.
Wakeke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Wakeke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wakeke misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wakoko Wakeke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Castillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wakeke as he jumps to the side.
Castillo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wakeke, pushing him back against the cage.
Wakeke misses with a knee to the head.
Castillo wants to take the fight to the mat but Wakeke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wakeke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castillo.
Wakeke lands an elbow inside.
Wakeke looking to throw knees to the head but Castillo is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wakeke just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coz Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakeke pushes Castillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wakeke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castillo blocks an elbow strike.
Castillo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries to pull guard but Wakeke won't allow it.
Castillo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wakeke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castillo fails to pull guard.
Wakeke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castillo.
Castillo managing to block the knees to the body from Wakeke.
Wakeke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wakeke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wakeke trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wakeke throws an elbow but misses.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but Wakeke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wakeke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wakeke misses with some punches.
Wakeke can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking for a takedown.
Castillo cracks Wakeke with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wakeke.
Castillo jumps guard but Wakeke stands there with Castillo around his waist. Castillo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castillo.
Castillo decides to pull guard.
Wakeke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wakeke trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Wakoko Wakeke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wakeke throws a big elbow that misses.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Wakeke from controlling successfully.
Castillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo pulls Wakeke in close to his closed guard and prevents Wakeke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Castillo continues to stall.
Castillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wakeke.
Wakeke wants to get up but he can't break Castillo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Castillo controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Castillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wakeke circles away.
Wakeke tries to counter with a clinch but Castillo shakes him off and moves away.
Castillo checks a leg kick.
Wakeke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wakeke throws a head kick that misses.
Wakeke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wakeke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castillo.
Wakeke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Castillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakeke throws a low kick but Castillo moves out of range easily.
Castillo has managed to clinch.
Castillo jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Castillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wakeke wants to get up but he can't break Castillo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Castillo can't keep his opponent in guard - Wakeke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wakeke wants to stand but Castillo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Coz Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wakeke moves nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wakoko Wakeke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wakeke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wakoko Wakeke!
A relieved looking Wakoko Wakeke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Normandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jos Rodri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
135 lbs
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130 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Normandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jos Rodri!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normandy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodri circles away quickly and effectively.
Normandy lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Normandy.
Rodri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Normandy at a distance.
Normandy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodri goes for a double leg but Normandy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Normandy continues to drive forward.
Rodri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Normandy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodri. That did some damage!
Normandy misses with a kick to the body.
Jos Rodri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Normandy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodri. Rodri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Normandy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Normandy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Normandy wants it to stay on the feet.
James Normandy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jos Rodri.
Normandy scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Normandy. Rodri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Normandy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodri looks for a takedown but Normandy sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Normandy sprawls well. Normandy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodri gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodri shoots for a double leg takedown but Normandy sprawls well. He's pushed Rodri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Normandy gets a double leg takedown into Rodri's guard.
Rodri 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.
Normandy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Normandy wants to pass the guard but Rodri is keeping the position.
Normandy lands a couple of elbows.
Normandy throws a big right hand that misses.
Normandy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Normandy won't allow Rodri to sweep him here.
Normandy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normandy throws a big right hand that misses.
Normandy throws a big elbow that misses.
Rodri keeping moving, preventing Normandy from controlling successfully.
Rodri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Normandy's guard.
Rodri sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rodri stands and throws Normandy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rodri working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodri wants to control but Normandy is keeping him busy.
Normandy tries to buck Rodri off but Rodri is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodri stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Normandy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Normandy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Normandy misses with a wild body shot.
Rodri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Normandy as he avoids it easily.
Normandy thows a body kick. Rodri tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rodri shoots in for a takedown but Normandy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodri forces Normandy back against the cage and clinches.
Rodri tries to pull guard but Normandy holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodri drops back down to his feet.
Rodri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodri looks winded!
Normandy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodri's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normandy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Normandy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodri manages to avoid it.
Normandy misses with the combination.
Rodri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Normandy but Normandy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice uppercut lands for Normandy. That snapped Rodri's head back.
Rodri shoots for a double leg takedown but Normandy sprawls well. He's pushed Rodri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Normandy throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Normandy defends it nicely.
Rodri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Normandy dominated that round.
That's time! Normandy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodri fails with a takedown attempt.
Normandy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Normandy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodri can do to turn this around?
Normandy throws a shot to the body.
Normandy throws an overhand right that lands on Rodri's shoulder, as Rodri tries to avoid the shot.
Normandy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Normandy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rodri to the ground. Normandy is now in Rodri's guard.
Rodri kicks Normandy off and gets to his feet.
Normandy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodri's calf.
Normandy is looking to wear down Rodri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rodri fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodri wants to clinch but Normandy slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rodri tries for a takedown but Normandy circles away easily
and Normandy counters with a straight right hand.
James Normandy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jos Rodri.
Normandy lands the left hand.
Normandy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Normandy chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Normandy passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Normandy wants to take a breather but Rodri is having none of it.
Normandy stops Rodri from getting back to his feet.
Normandy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rodri regains full guard. Nicely done.
Normandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodri trying to control the position.
Rodri trying to control the position here.
Normandy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodri is trying to keep Normandy in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodri has his hands on Normandy's head, controlling the position.
Rodri 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Normandy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rodri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Normandy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Normandy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Normandy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Normandy sets himself, and Rodri steps forward looking for the clinch! Normandy avoids it this time.
Normandy shoots in for a takedown but Rodri shows good takedown defense.
Rodri shoots in for a takedown but Normandy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Normandy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Normandy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodri trying to keep a closed guard but Normandy is proving a slippery customer.
Normandy preventing the sweep.
Normandy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Normandy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodri's head.
Normandy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Normandy throws a strike but Rodri rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Normandy trying to keep a closed guard but Rodri is proving a slippery customer.
Rodri advances to half guard.
Normandy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normandy is controlling Rodri's trapped leg to prevent Rodri from advancing to side control.
Normandy is looking to control Rodri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Normandy avoid being mounted?
Rodri tries to stand but can't do so whilst Normandy controls his leg.
Rodri sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Normandy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodri manages to avoid it.
Rodri moves into range and clinches up with Normandy.
Normandy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodri.
Rodri tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Normandy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Normandy lands with an overhand left.
Rodri tries to bum rush Normandy with a series of wild strikes but Normandy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Normandy fails with a takedown attempt.
Normandy fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodri fails with a takedown attempt.
Normandy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rodri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Normandy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Normandy throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Normandy. No joy for Rodri on that attempt.
James Normandy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jos Rodri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodri takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rodri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Normandy. That one must have hurt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Normandy.
Rodri throws Normandy to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodri under the eye.
Normandy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodri manages to avoid it.
Rodri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Normandy avoids it really well and circles away.
Normandy throws a body punch but Rodri moves out of range.
Rodri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodri darts in looking for a takedown but Normandy gets double underhooks and turns Rodri into the cage.
Rodri shoots in looking for a takedown but Normandy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodri's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Normandy thuds his shin into the meat of Rodri's side.
Normandy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodri.
Normandy scores with a nice right hand.
Rodri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Normandy, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Normandy. Rodri does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normandy throws a hook to the side of Rodri's head but Rodri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rodri tries to clinch up.
Rodri dives in for a single leg takedown but Normandy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jos Rodri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Normandy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodri.
Normandy thuds his shin into the meat of Rodri's side.
Normandy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Normandy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rodri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Normandy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Normandy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodri.
Normandy digs a good body shot into Rodri's ribs.
Normandy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodri.
Rodri gets caught napping as Normandy dives in and scores a takedown. Rodri manages to retain guard.
Normandy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Normandy throws a strike but Rodri rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodri stopping the sweep attempt from Normandy.
Normandy trying to control the position.
Rodri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Normandy is keeping the position for now.
Normandy is trying to control the position but Rodri postures up.
Normandy is trying to hold Rodri in close to prevent damage but Rodri has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rodri performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodri shoots for a takedown but Normandy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Normandy throws the kick towards the body but Rodri avoids it.
Normandy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Rodri misses.
Rodri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rodri is trying desperately to land a takedown but Normandy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rodri.
Rodri takes one to the chin there.
James Normandy is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodri is defended easily by Normandy.
Normandy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rodri shoots in for a takedown but Normandy shows good takedown defense.
Normandy with a hook.
Rodri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Normandy.
Normandy misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Normandy. No joy for Rodri on that attempt.
Jos Rodri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodri looks to clinch
and Normandy counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Normandy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Normandy, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Normandy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Rameses XV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rameses XV has chosen Deserted Vaults as his entrance music. Cheik Imbula could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Sun God Rameses XV's chin.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Sun God Rameses XV!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rameses XV scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rameses XV, as that shot connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Imbula lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rameses XV has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rameses XV and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Imbula tenderised Rameses XV's leg. Rameses XV is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rameses XV throws a series of punches but Imbula avoids them all with ease.
Rameses XV connects with a crisp jab.
Imbula throws a chopping leg kick but Rameses XV manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Imbula tries to clinch
and Rameses XV counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rameses XV 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.
Rameses XV loads up on a big right hand but Imbula slips the punch.
Imbula avoids a kick to the body.
Imbula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rameses XV connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Imbula scrambles back to his feet.
Imbula is looking to land body kicks.
Imbula looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rameses XV tests Imbula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Imbula buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rameses XV takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Rameses XV finds it's way through Imbula's defenses.
A low kick from Imbula is predictable there
and Rameses XV counters with a nice double leg into side control. Imbula won't be happy with that.
Imbula wants to get back to his feet but Rameses XV is dominant here and he's now got Imbula's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rameses XV working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Imbula is doing well to defend. Rameses XV seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Imbula is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The Sun God Rameses XV!
During a confident post fight interview, The Sun God Rameses XV thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez's entrance music is Another One Bites The Dust. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Griffin's choice of entrance music: Get Low. Pascual Perez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Griffin's chin.
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171 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Perez wants a takedown but no success here.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike from Perez.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Griffin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Perez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Griffin 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.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Perez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Perez passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin is trying to stand.
Griffin pushes Perez off but Perez dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Griffin, who protects the arm well.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Perez drags him back down.
Perez is working to tighten his grip on Griffin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Griffin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Perez is really squeezing tight and eventually Griffin passes out! Perez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pascual Perez!
A relieved looking Pascual Perez 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 Peter Griffin had this to say: 'I'll put on a better show next time for you all, mark my words!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sotiro Poulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alonso is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sotiro Poulos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulos tries for a takedown but Alonso circles away easily
and Alonso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poulos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alonso counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulos dives in for a single leg takedown but Alonso sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alonso is looking to counter punch.
Thiago Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sotiro Poulos.
Poulos tries for a takedown but Alonso circles away easily
letting Alonso counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Poulos takes a little break here. Alonso wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Alonso!
Alonso squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Poulos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alonso has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alonso is trying to stand.
Alonso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poulos on the ground.
Alonso is squirming around, avoiding Poulos's attempts to control the action.
Poulos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Poulos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alonso is trying to stand.
Poor strikes thrown by Poulos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poulos wants to finish this one by submission but Alonso is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Poulos.
Alonso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alonso tries to get out of the position.
Alonso is trying to stand up.
Poulos controlling the pace for now.
Alonso wants to try and get back to his feet.
Alonso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poulos with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulos looking to control but Alonso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso really wants to buck Poulos off and get back to his feet.
Poulos has control of Alonso's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alonso regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alonso squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Poulos has control of Alonso's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alonso regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Poulos has hold of Alonso's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Alonso manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Alonso squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Alonso trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulos thowing shots but they're missing.
Poulos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poulos is working for a guillotine from mount but Alonso frees his head quite easily.
Poulos trying to control but Alonso is having none of it.
Poulos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alonso has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Poulos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alonso's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiro Poulos dominated that round.
That's time! Alonso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poulos looking to score a takedown here. Alonso is defending well but Poulos drives through and ends up in Alonso's guard.
Alonso is looking to stand back up but Poulos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alonso.
Alonso is not content to let Poulos control the position.
Poulos stops Alonso from getting back to his feet.
Poulos wants to take a breather but Alonso is having none of it.
Poulos moves into full mount! Alonso won't be happy about that!
Alonso is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Poulos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alonso's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Poulos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poulos controlling his opponent.
Poulos has control of Alonso's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alonso regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Poulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulos controlling the position easily from mount.
Alonso really wants to buck Poulos off and get back to his feet.
Poulos swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sotiro Poulos!
The defeated Thiago Alonso had this to say: 'S**t happens.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Bennett struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 148.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Frank McDougal has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank McDougal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougal leaves Bennett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McDougal wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDougal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from McDougal.
Bennett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bennett content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett won't allow McDougal to get back to his feet.
McDougal keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bennett wants to control from the top but McDougal keeps moving.
McDougal manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Bennett dives in for a single leg takedown but McDougal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McDougal tries to counter by clinching up but Bennett breaks away and moves out of range.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDougal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bennett swivels and escapes.
McDougal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bennett pinned against the cage. Bennett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett has managed to clinch.
Bennett has McDougal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bennett pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McDougal tumbling to the mat - Bennett dives into McDougal's guard.
McDougal manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDougal wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDougal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bennett to keep the fight standing.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett clinches up with McDougal and pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett throws an elbow but it misses.
Bennett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McDougal working hard to break the clinch.
Bennett gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bennett controlling the action here.
Bennett looks winded!
McDougal moves into full guard.
Bennett won't allow McDougal to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McDougal throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McDougal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bennett wants to stand but McDougal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDougal gets tackled into the cage by Bennett. Bennett maintains the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett is pressed up against the cage. McDougal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bennett down to the mat. Bennett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McDougal moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Isaac Bennett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
McDougal tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing McDougal back against the cage.
McDougal is trying to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett tries to score a body lock takedown but McDougal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McDougal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennett lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McDougal punching from the bottom.
McDougal wants to improve his position but Bennett is controlling well.
Bennett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett controlling the pace.
Bennett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bennett seems content to control.
McDougal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bennett.
Bennett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDougal trying to control here.
Bennett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McDougal sees it coming and defends easily.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
McDougal is trying to maintain the position but Bennett is very close to passing his half guard.
Bennett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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.
Bennett tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McDougal.
Bennett controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McDougal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bennett wants to pass the guard but McDougal is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougal tries to roll over but Bennett keeps him under control.
McDougal wants to sweep but Bennett has passed to side control!
Isaac Bennett has got the better of the ground game so far.
McDougal struggling a bit here.
McDougal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bennett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bennett takes a little break here. McDougal wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDougal wants to control but Bennett postures up.
McDougal gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McDougal blocking the ground and pound.
Bennett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDougal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bennett throwing strikes here but McDougal is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bennett raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
McDougal shoots in and drives through. Bennett sprawls well.
Bennett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McDougal moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat.
McDougal connects with a right hand. Bennett shakes it off.
Bennett stuffs the takedown attempt from McDougal. McDougal gets slowly back to his feet.
McDougal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bennett throws a counter combo.
McDougal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bennett counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett is pressed up against the cage. McDougal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bennett down to the mat. Bennett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McDougal shoots for a double leg takedown but Bennett sprawls well. He's pushed McDougal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDougal misses with a takedown
and Bennett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett decides to stand and escape the position.
Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennett has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McDougal is trying to keep an underhook but Bennett manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McDougal is looking to get back to is feet but Bennett passes into side control.
Bennett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bennett staying calm.
McDougal struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougal takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bennett slows the pace down.
Bennett tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bennett working his ground and pound in the gym.
McDougal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bennett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bennett controlling the position.
Bennett throws a strike aimed at the side of McDougal's head but McDougal avoids it well.
McDougal tries to buck Bennett off but Bennett is having none of it.
McDougal being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bennett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bennett is staying tight to McDougal's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bennett landing a few strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frank McDougal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaac Bennett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bennett taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Bennett!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boda Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Boda Roberts was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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25
155 lbs
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25
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boda Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Sandman.
Nice cross by Sandman.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts's coach down at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $625 fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Roberts's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sandman lands a hook that stumbles Roberts back into the cage. Sandman follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Roberts to the canvas! Sandman pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Roberts has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sam Sandman!
Sam Sandman gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zee Snore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bomb Bombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bomb Bombs was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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20
255 lbs
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245 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zee Snore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bomb Bombs!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Snore.
Bombs moves to clinch but Snore breaks away
and Snore counters with a straight right hand.
Snore throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombs.
Bombs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Snore throws a body punch but Bombs moves out of range.
Snore scores with a nice head shot.
Snore looks to land a right hand but Bombs moved out of range.
Bombs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snore was well out of range. Poor timing from Bombs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bombs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Zee Snore has been cut.
Snore misses with a hook.
Bombs misses the jab.
Snore thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bombs fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snore throws a low kick, looking for Bombs's leg but Bombs calmly moves out of range.
Snore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bombs on the side of the head.
Bombs throws a right hand that misses
and Snore counters with a low kick, right behind Bombs 's knee.
Snore connects with a high kick.
Bombs blocks a head kick by Snore.
Snore rushes Bombs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bombs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bombss head.
Snore looking to slow down the pace here.
Snore misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Snore.
Snore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snore lands an elbow just above Bombs 's eye.
It looks like Bomb Bombs has been cut.
Bombs is looking to control Snore's arms but Snore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bombs has his back to the cage.
Snore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snore digs a right hand underneath Bombs's ribcage. Bombs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombs throws a head punch that misses.
Snore misses with an elbow over the top.
Bombs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bombs up against the cage.
Snore tries a body shot but Bombs blocks it.
Snore lands a nice elbow.
Snore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bombs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bombs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snore misses with an elbow strike.
Bombs throws a head punch that misses.
Snore blocks a body shot from Bombs.
Snore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bombs misses with the head strike.
Snore blocks a body shot from Bombs.
Bombs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snore or not.
Bombs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snore lands an elbow inside.
Bombs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snore backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bombs.
Snore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Bombs.
Bombs misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombs blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bombs.
Snore can't find room to land a body shot as Bombs controls the action.
Snore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bombs working aggressively here.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snore struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombs controls his hands.
Bombs has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Snore seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bombs can turn it around.
Bombs misses with the head strike.
Bombs misses with some punches.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Snore avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Bombs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Snore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snore.
Bombs lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Snore.
Snore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
Bombs scores with a shoulder strike.
Snore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bombs lands a left hand.
Snore lands an elbow inside.
Snore throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombs.
Bombs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snore backwards.
Bombs lands a right hand.
Bombs prevents a body shot from Snore.
Bombs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Snore.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bombs's brow.
Bombs has a couple of punches blocked by Snore.
Snore stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bombs is trying to maintain a safe position but Snore gets an underhook and turns Bombs into the cage.
Snore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombs's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Snore fails to land.
Snore wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zee Snore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Snore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombs.
Snore throws a lazy uppercut
and Bombs counters with a series of strikes. Snore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bombs looks to land a left hand but Snore moved out of range nicely.
Bombs throws a solid leg kick but Snore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bombs.
Snore tries to clinch there but Bombs circles away.
Bombs unleashes a big counter combination but Snore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Snore cracks Bombs with a good jab.
Bombs throws a hook but Snore blocks it.
Bombs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snore at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bombs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bombs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snore counters with a thumping low kick.
Snore misses with an uppercut
and Bombs counters with a crisp one two that drops Snore! Bombs thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Snore to his feet! Snore is in big trouble!
Snore is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snore gets tackled into the cage by Bombs. Bombs maintains the clinch.
Oh Snore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snore lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snore.
Snore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snore seems to have got his legs back now.
Bombs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snore backwards.
Good body shot from Bombs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bombs misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombs works on Snore's body with a couple of short punches.
Snore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombs lands a right hand.
Snore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bombs misses with the head strike.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Snore avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Bombs is working Snore over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bombs fails to land.
Bombs lands a body shot.
Bombs lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Bombs fails to land.
Bombs misses with some punches.
Bombs is leaning against Snore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bombs has a couple of punches blocked by Snore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombs pushes Snore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bombs gets through Snore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bombs misses with the head strike.
Bombs lands a shot to the body.
Bombs lands a body shot.
Bombs lands a nice shot to the body.
Bombs swings wildly with an uppercut but Snore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombs misses with the head strike.
Snore blocking some punches.
Bombs misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bombs fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snore throws an elbow but misses.
Snore swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombs is leaning against Snore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bombs lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bombs.
Bombs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snore lands an elbow inside that Bombs shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bombs throws a punch but it's blocked by Snore.
Snore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bombs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snore.
Bombs scores with a shoulder strike.
Snore working aggressively here.
Bombs throws a punch but it's blocked by Snore.
A body shot lands from Bombs.
Snore pushes off an throws an elbow but Bombs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snore backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bombs scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bombs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snore.
Bombs tries to work over Snore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bombs trying to stall but Snore improves his position.
Bombs drops Snore onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Snore is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snore misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bombs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bombs lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Snore to his knees! Bombs keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bomb Bombs!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by Dog Wild Heaven. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
141 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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139 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lineker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Lineker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lineker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simmons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lineker misses the shot to the body.
Simmons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lineker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lineker throws out the jab.
Lineker looks to score with a jab to the body but Simmons is just out of range.
Lineker lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Simmons is defended easily by Lineker.
Lineker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker takes a swing at Simmons's ribcage but misses.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lineker but Lineker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lineker lands a slapping body shot.
Simmons dodges the punch combination from Lineker.
Lineker throws a series of punches but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons feinted with a counter takedown.
Lineker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simmons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lineker defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker swings for the body but Simmons moves out of range.
Lineker throws a body shot but no joy.
Lineker takes a swing at Simmons's ribcage but misses.
Simmons misses with a takedown
and Lineker counters with a straight right hand.
Simmons dives in and grabs Lineker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lineker pushes down on Simmons's head and hops out.
Lineker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lineker takes a swing at Simmons's ribcage but misses.
Lineker misses with a double jab.
Lineker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lineker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lineker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Simmons rather than just go for the knockout.
Lineker misses with a double jab
and Simmons counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lineker won't be happy with that.
Simmons is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lineker looks calm but he's in trouble here. Simmons gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lineker is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Simmons lets go of the hold and Lineker can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fred Simmons!
Fred Simmons took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jandre Vorster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Tveskabb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
137 lbs
13 - 0 - 0 |
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21
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jandre Vorster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Tveskabb!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tveskabb lands with a cross.
Vorster rushes Tveskabb and presses him up against the cage.
Tveskabb gets underhooks to prevent Vorster's takedown attempt.
Tveskabb cracks Vorster with a nice body shot.
Tveskabb lands a left hand.
Vorster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vorster jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vorster has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tveskabb is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vorster.
Tveskabb advances to full mount.
Vorster is trying to escape the mount.
Tveskabb takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vorster tries to improve his position but instead Tveskabb has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tveskabb keeps control of the position as Vorster tries to break free.
Will Tveskabb go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Vorster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tveskabb is trying to stick to Vorster's back but Vorster is turning into Tveskabb. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tveskabb's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vorster.
Tveskabb is trying to control the position but Vorster postures up.
Vorster drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vorster jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vorster trying to control but Tveskabb is working from the bottom.
Tveskabb is trying to keep Vorster in close.
Tveskabb told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorster wants to control from the top but Tveskabb keeps moving.
Vorster thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tveskabb keeping moving, preventing Vorster from controlling successfully.
Vorster drops back looking for a leg! Tveskabb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tveskabb manages to kick Vorster off! Vorster jumps back into Tveskabb's guard.
Tveskabb is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorster trying to control but Tveskabb is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tveskabb digs a good hook to Vorster's body.
Vorster is looking to clinch.
Tveskabb scores with a sloppy right hand. Vorster should have avoided that one.
Tveskabb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vorster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vorster has been working on his balance at The Iron Palace, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tveskabb.
Vorster darts in looking for a takedown but Tveskabb gets double underhooks and turns Vorster into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jandre Vorster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vorster dives in and grabs Tveskabb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tveskabb pushes down on Vorster's head and hops out.
Tveskabb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tveskabb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vorster. Vorster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vorster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tveskabb counters with a straight right hand.
Tveskabb is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorster tries to clinch up but Tveskabb circles away and keeps his distance.
Vorster closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tveskabb did well to prevent Vorster getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vorster tries to pass to full mount but Tveskabb defends it.
Tveskabb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vorster is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tveskabb still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tveskabb has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Vorster stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tveskabb tries to advance to mount but Vorster denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Tveskabb dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vorster gets a takedown into half guard.
Vorster is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tveskabb defends it well.
Vorster is looking for a kimura here.
Tveskabb wants to improve his position but Vorster is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tveskabb is defending against the submission attempts here by Vorster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorster is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tveskabb has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vorster is thwarting Tveskabb's attempts to control the position.
Tveskabb is staying active underneath Vorster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vorster is looking for a kimura here.
Vorster is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vorster is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jandre Vorster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vorster is working for a submission of some sort.
Vorster wants to pass to mount but Tveskabb is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorster is looking to take a break and control but Tveskabb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vorster uses his free foot to push down on Tveskabb's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tveskabb.
Tveskabb is squirming around, avoiding Vorster's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vorster working for a submission but Tveskabb is keeping him at bay.
Vorster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorster goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tveskabb is on top in guard.
Tveskabb slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vorster sneaks back into half guard.
Vorster is pressing down on Tveskabb's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vorster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tveskabb gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vorster wants to control the position but Tveskabb says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jandre Vorster dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vorster clinches up with Tveskabb and pushes him back against the cage.
Tveskabb lands a right hand.
Tveskabb breaks from the clinch.
Tveskabb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tveskabb throws a good cross that connects.
Tveskabb tests Vorster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vorster tries to clinch up
letting Tveskabb counter with a right hand.
Tveskabb connects with a jab.
Jandre Vorster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vorster fails with the takedown
and Tveskabb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vorster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vorster shoots for a double leg takedown but Tveskabb sprawls well. He's pushed Vorster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vorster darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tveskabb gets back to full guard.
Tveskabb trying to control the position.
Vorster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tveskabb keeping moving, preventing Vorster from controlling successfully.
Vorster is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tveskabb is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vorster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vorster wants to control from the top but Tveskabb keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tveskabb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vorster closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Tveskabb counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorster looks to clinch
and Tveskabb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vorster tries to clinch up but Tveskabb circles away and keeps his distance.
Tveskabb lands a slapping body shot.
Tveskabb goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice cross by Tveskabb.
Sven Tveskabb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tveskabb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vorster on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Tveskabb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vorster doesn't seem phased though.
Vorster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vorster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tveskabb!
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!
Vorster trying to control the action but Tveskabb is working from the bottom.
Vorster working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tveskabb is not content to let Vorster control the position.
Vorster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tveskabb can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Tveskabb really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vorster tries to clinch but Tveskabb is having none of it.
Tveskabb connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab by Tveskabb.
Vorster tries to clinch but Tveskabb moves out of range.
Vorster tries for a takedown but Tveskabb circles away easily
and Tveskabb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tveskabb connects with a single shot there.
Vorster shoots in looking for a takedown. Tveskabb tries to sprawl out of it but Vorster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tveskabb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tveskabb! But no joy.
Tveskabb dips to his left and cracks Vorster with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vorster.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jandre Vorster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vorster tries to clinch up
and Tveskabb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tveskabb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vorster dodges the punch combination from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vorster moves to clinch but Tveskabb breaks away
and Tveskabb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vorster misses with a takedown attempt
and Tveskabb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vorster thinking.
Tveskabb feints a jab promting Vorster to slip. Tveskabb then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vorster slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vorster shoots in for a takedown but Tveskabb shows good takedown defense.
Tveskabb with a nice cross.
Vorster closes the distance and pushes Tveskabb back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb makes some space for himself and 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!
A short left from Tveskabb.
Vorster tries to pull guard but Tveskabb won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tveskabb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vorster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vorster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tveskabb connects with a right hand. Vorster shakes it off.
Tveskabb lands with an overhand left.
Vorster wants to clinch up but Tveskabb keeps it at a distance.
Vorster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vorster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vorster tries to close the distance and clinch but Tveskabb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vorster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tveskabb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorster pushes Tveskabb up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Tveskabb on the inside.
Vorster is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tveskabb is defending well.
Tveskabb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Come on Tveskabb - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Tveskabb.
Vorster jumps guard but Tveskabb stands there with Vorster around his waist. Vorster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vorster tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tveskabb breaks from the clinch.
Vorster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vorster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tveskabb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vorster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Vorster wants to clinch
and Tveskabb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tveskabb lands with a straight right. Vorster didn't see that one coming.
Good exchange - Tveskabb coming out on top.
Vorster moves forwards but Tveskabb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vorster is rocked!
Tveskabb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Vorster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vorster has his takedown stuffed
and Tveskabb counters with a stiff right hand.
Vorster fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Tveskabb dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vorster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vorster seems to have got his legs back now.
Vorster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tveskabb manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vorster thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vorster drops back looking for a leg! Tveskabb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tveskabb manages to kick Vorster off! Vorster jumps back into Tveskabb's guard.
Vorster drops back looking for a leg! Tveskabb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tveskabb manages to kick Vorster off! Vorster jumps back into Tveskabb's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vorster controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorster wants to control from the top but Tveskabb keeps moving.
Tveskabb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tveskabb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vorster is fighting to break Tveskabb's control of his arms but Tveskabb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vorster trying to control but Tveskabb is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice uppercut there from Tveskabb.
Vorster misses with a takedown
and Tveskabb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vorster closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tveskabb quickly recovers to half guard.
Vorster is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vorster prevents Tveskabb from improving his position.
Sven Tveskabb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorster seems to be working for a kimura but Tveskabb defends the submission attempt.
Tveskabb wants to control but Vorster is keeping busy.
Vorster is working for a kimura but Tveskabb is defending it quite comfortably.
Jandre Vorster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vorster is trying to work for a kimura but Tveskabb is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tveskabb trying to control from the bottom.
Tveskabb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vorster.
Vorster is working for a submission of some sort.
Tveskabb is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vorster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vorster's back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tveskabb trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Vorster doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jandre Vorster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tveskabb has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Tveskabb!
Sven Tveskabb is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Sven Tveskabb 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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