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Syn 378 - Savages PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarik Belson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarik Belson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs slips under a jab from Belson.
Van Der Sluijs throws a big counter combination but Belson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice combination. Belson backs away looking to recover.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van Der Sluijs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Sluijs keeping full guard, as Belson tries to pass.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but Belson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Belson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belson trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Belson stops Van Der Sluijs from standing up.
Belson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but Belson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Belson trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Der Sluijs enables Belson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Der Sluijs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Belson trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Sluijs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Der Sluijs is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs keeping moving, preventing Belson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belson wants to pass the guard but Van Der Sluijs is keeping the position.
Belson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Belson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Van Der Sluijs keeping moving, preventing Belson from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Belson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVan Der Sluijs.
Belson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belson or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Der Sluijs, which made it look bad.
Belson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs obviously looking to wear him down.
Belson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but Belson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Belson tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Sluijs is retaining full guard.
Belson wants to control from the top but Van Der Sluijs keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Der Sluijs is keeping the position for now.
Belson has gone for a leg lock! Van Der Sluijs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Belson's guard.
Van Der Sluijs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Belson's guard.
Van Der Sluijs stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van Der Sluijs slips under a jab.
Van Der Sluijs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belson cracks Van Der Sluijs with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Sluijs walks into a left hand.
Jarik Belson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belson throws a hook but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Van Der Sluijs lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big right from Belson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarik Belson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Van Der Sluijs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belson throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belson misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Der Sluijs circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Van Der Sluijs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belson connects with a looping right hand.
Van Der Sluijs works Belson's body with a nice hook.
Belson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Der Sluijs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belson throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Sluijs moves away and avoids it.
Belson misses the body punch
and Belson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belson misses with a hook. Van Der Sluijs ducked under it nicely.
Belson misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belson looks for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs sprawls well.
Belson throws an overhand right that lands on Van Der Sluijs's shoulder, as Van Der Sluijs tries to avoid the shot.
And Van Der Sluijs counters with a quick kick to the body but Belson blocks it.
Van Der Sluijs swings for the body but Belson moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belson throws out the jab.
It looks like Van Der Sluijs has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Belson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Van Der Sluijs to counter with a crisp jab.
Belson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Der Sluijs did well to prevent Belson getting side control.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stand.
Belson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stand up here but Belson is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belson wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Der Sluijs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jarik Belson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belson seems to be working for a kimura but Van Der Sluijs defends the submission attempt.
Belson content to control rather than advance.
Van Der Sluijs tries to kick Belson off but Belson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Belson is looking for a kimura but Van Der Sluijs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belson to get the leverage.
Van Der Sluijs is not content to let Belson control the position.
Belson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belson is working for a guillotine from mount but Van Der Sluijs frees his head quite easily.
Belson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Belson fails to advance to Van Der Sluijs's back.
Belson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Van Der Sluijs is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Der Sluijs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get up but he can't break Belson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Belson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Belson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Der Sluijs is aware though and is defending well.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand but Belson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Belson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Der Sluijs defends it easily.
Belson has a closed guard, preventing Van Der Sluijs from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Van Der Sluijs will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Belson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Der Sluijs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Belson shoots and misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Sluijs.
Belson shoots and misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarik Belson.
Belson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Belson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to escape.
Belson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Belson is keen to just control but Van Der Sluijs is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belson is working for a submission of some sort.
Belson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and defends easily.
Belson is working for a kimura but Van Der Sluijs is defending it quite comfortably.
Belson is working for a kimura but Van Der Sluijs is defending it quite comfortably.
Belson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Der Sluijs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belson is trying to control. Van Der Sluijs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Belson trying to mount his opponent but Van Der Sluijs defends it.
Van Der Sluijs has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Belson is on him like a limpet, forcing Van Der Sluijs back against the cage.
Belson can't get the takedown.
Belson lands a body punch.
Belson can't find room to land a body shot as Van Der Sluijs controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Sluijs backwards.
Van Der Sluijs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Van Der Sluijs.
Belson jumps guard but Van Der Sluijs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Belson letting Van Der Sluijs take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Van Der Sluijs.
A right handed body shot lands from Belson.
Van Der Sluijs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belson is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Belson.
Belson is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Der Sluijs finish him?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Belson seems to have recovered his senses.
Belson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Belson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Belson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Der Sluijs keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Van Der Sluijs throws Belson to one side and escapes!
Belson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Belson.
Belson walks into a jab.
Van Der Sluijs moves away from the strike by Belson.
Belson misses with a takedown attempt - Van Der Sluijs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Der Sluijs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Belson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Van Der Sluijs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Der Sluijs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Van Der Sluijs!
James Van Der Sluijs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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179 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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182 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yee scores with a nice head shot.
Yee moves into the clinch.
Yee misses with the head strike.
Renninger blocks an elbow strike from Yee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Renninger.
Renninger blocks the elbow strike.
Renninger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yees head.
Renninger is struggling to control the position.
Renninger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Renninger misses with a knee strike.
Renninger takes an elbow to the temple.
Renninger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yee or not.
Yee blocking some punches.
Renninger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renninger throws a head punch that misses.
Renninger tries to pull guard but Yee won't allow it.
Yee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Renninger pushes Yee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger controlling the action here for a moment.
Renninger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger blocks an elbow strike from Yee.
Renninger pulls guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Yee's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Yee stopping the sweep attempt from Renninger.
Yee is stalling in the full guard.
Yee wants to control from the top but Renninger keeps moving.
Yee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Renninger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Renninger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yee defends well.
Renninger trying to control the position.
Yee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Renninger is looking for a sweep. Yee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yee is trying to control. Renninger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Renninger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yee pulls his head out easily.
Yee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger wants to improve his position but Yee is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yee is controlling the pace.
Renninger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yee is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yee checks a leg kick.
Yee lands a slapping body shot.
Renninger blocks a jab.
Renninger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yee at a distance.
Renninger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Yee. Those never looked like landing.
Yee checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Yee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yee checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Renninger - that will leave a mark!
Renninger tried to score with a low kick but Yee checks it.
Renninger misses with an uppercut. Yee saw that one coming.
Renninger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Renninger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Renninger misses.
Renninger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yee.
Renninger misses with an uppercut.
Yee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renninger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Yee.
Some wild striking there from Yee.
Renninger jabs Yee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Renninger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Yee.
A shot to the liver by Renninger. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Renninger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab lands there for Renninger.
Yee darts in trying to clinch
and Renninger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renninger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yee. Renninger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renninger slips a jab from Yee.
Renninger throws a series of punches but Yee avoids them all with ease.
Renninger lands a slapping body shot.
Yee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Renninger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yee doesn't seem bothered though.
Yee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Yee - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yee is looking to clinch.
Yee looks to score with a jab to the body but Renninger is just out of range.
Renninger throws a leg kick but Yee checks it.
Yee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Richard Renninger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Renninger slips under a jab from Yee.
Yee blocks a head kick by Renninger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yee misses with a hook. Renninger ducked under it nicely.
Renninger throws a chopping leg kick but Yee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Renninger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Renninger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yee's sensitive parts.
Yee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yee pushes Renninger up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Renninger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Renninger misses with some punches.
Renninger prevents a body shot from Yee.
Renninger blocks an elbow strike from Yee.
Renninger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Renninger misses with a knee to the head.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Renninger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've been informed that Renninger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Renninger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yee misses with the head strike.
Yee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Yee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Renningers head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Renninger.
Renninger misses with the head strike.
Richard Renninger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Renninger as the two fighters clinch.
Yee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Renningers head.
Renninger dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Renninger scores with a hook to the body.
Renninger trying to land knees to the body.
Yee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Renningers head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Renninger.
Yee lands with a right to the head.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Renninger fails to land.
A body shot lands from Yee.
Renninger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Yee.
Renninger has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
Yee digs a right hand underneath Renninger's ribcage. Renninger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger working Yee over with knees to the body.
Yee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yee lands with a left to the head.
Renninger looking to throw knees to the head but Yee is blocking nicely.
Yee swings wildly with an uppercut but Renninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renninger pulls Yee into guard.
Renninger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Renninger keeping moving, preventing Yee from controlling successfully.
Yee wants to get up but he can't break Renninger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Renninger working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Renninger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Renninger lands a right hook to the body.
Renninger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yee is out of range and Renninger settles back down.
Yee scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Renninger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Renninger.
Renninger moves out of range as Yee strikes.
Renninger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yee throws a jab when Renninger was well out of range.
Yee is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Renninger lands but Yee takes it in his stride.
Yee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Renninger can pounce on him.
Yee lands with a shot to the body.
Renninger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renninger throws a series of punches but Yee avoids them all with ease.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renninger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Renninger counters with a body kick.
Renninger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renninger misses with a head kick.
Renninger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid body kick from Renninger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger scoring well with a low kick there.
Renninger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Renninger lands a head kick!
Renninger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yee rather than just go for the knockout.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch but Renninger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yee takes one to the side of the head.
Yee has closed the distance and engaged Renninger in a clinch.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Renninger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Renninger.
Renninger avoids the elbow strike from Yee, against the cage.
Yee swings wildly with an uppercut but Renninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renninger lands with a light punch inside.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Renninger blocks an elbow strike.
Renninger jumps into guard, dragging Yee to the mat.
Yee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jason Yee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Renninger is keeping the position for now.
Yee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yee content to stall in guard here.
Yee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee looking to sit in guard and control but Renninger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yee wants to improve his position but instead Renninger has moved into half guard.
Renninger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renninger is thwarting Yee's attempts to control the position.
Renninger is just content to waste time from the top position. Yee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renninger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger trying to control the position from guard on top but Yee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Yee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renninger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yee pushes Renninger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Renninger lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Renninger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Renninger lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Renninger.
I've got Renninger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Renninger!
Our winner, Richard Renninger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutaali Pekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Pekka.
O Brien wants to slow Pekka down by chopping away at his legs.
Pekka looks to land a body kick but O Brien moved away.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
O Brien walks into a left hand.
Pekka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Pekka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
Pekka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pekka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pekka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave in the buildup to the fight.
Pekka throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pekka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pekka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pekka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien throws a sloppy body shot
and Pekka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Billy O Brien has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien throws a series of strikes that have Pekka backpedaling.
O Brien misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Pekka misses
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Brien misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Pekka to counter with a crisp jab.
Pekka throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
Pekka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pekka takes one to the side of the head.
O Brien lands a glancing blow to the side of Pekka's head.
Pekka connects with the punch.
O Brien throws a hook but Pekka avoids it easily.
O Brien tried to score with a low kick but Pekka checks it.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pekka.
Pekka misses with the body kick
and O Brien counters with a nice right hand that sends Pekka toppling to the canvas! Pekka scrambles and gets back to his feet - can O Brien finish him?!
Pekka is rocked!
It looks like Brutaali Pekka has been cut.
O Brien fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Pekka out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Billy O Brien!
A relieved looking Billy O Brien thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Ridgway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiteri has chosen AC/DC -TNT as his entrance music. Gary Ridgway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Ridgway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgway misses with a head kick.
Ridgway has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spiteri scores with the left hand. Ridgway knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been hearing reports that Ridgway has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Ridgway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri throws a hook to the side of Ridgway's head but Ridgway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Ridgway.
A head kick misses from Ridgway.
Ridgway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ridgway gets a double leg takedown into Spiteri's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgway tries to free his leg and advance position but Spiteri is retaining full guard.
Spiteri is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Spiteri keeping moving, preventing Ridgway from controlling successfully.
Spiteri is trying to control the position here. Ridgway has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Spiteri tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Ridgway jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gary Ridgway!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary Ridgway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malietoa Feti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall comes to the cage accompanied by Kutless - Smile. Feti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Testament - Ride. Jonah Sumrall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Malietoa Feti's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malietoa Feti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti misses with a head kick.
Feti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sumrall has time to react.
Feti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sumrall counters by clinching up.
Feti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
Feti managing to block the knees to the body from Sumrall.
Good body shot from Feti.
We've been informed that Feti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sumrall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sumrall swings wildly with an uppercut but Feti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Feti.
Feti avoiding damage as Sumrall throws knees to the body.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Sumrall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Feti tries to work over Sumrall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sumrall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sumrall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Feti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Feti as he connects with a hook.
Feti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Feti misses the body punch
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Feti loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.
Feti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sumrall on the side of the head.
Feti misses with a body shot.
Sumrall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sumrall ducks under a wild hook from Feti.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Feti - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sumrall is looking to counter punch.
Feti throws a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Sumrall throws a counter high kick but Feti was just alert enough to avoid it.
Feti throws a lazy right hand but Sumrall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Feti lands the left hand.
Feti throws the left hand but Sumrall avoids the punch easily.
Feti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sumrall is looking to counter the offense by Feti and move into the clinch.
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Feti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti looks to land a body kick but Sumrall moved away.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Malietoa Feti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feti throws a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feti. Sumrall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Feti misses with an uppercut
and Sumrall counters with a one-two to the body.
Feti lands with a hook. Sumrall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Feti throws a one two combo.
Feti thuds his right hand into Sumrall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Feti. That's going to slow Sumrall down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Feti misses.
Sumrall tries to counter by clinching up but Feti breaks away and moves out of range.
Feti throws a head kick but Sumrall moves out of range.
It looked like Sumrall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feti pushes Sumrall up against the cage in a clinch.
Sumrall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Feti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sumrall has a couple of punches blocked by Feti.
Sumrall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Malietoa Feti has been cut.
Feti tries to break free but Sumrall pushes him back against the cage.
Feti wants to break free but Sumrall has control.
Feti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Feti blocks a body shot from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands a knee to the head.
Feti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sumrall managing to block the knees to the body from Feti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malietoa Feti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malietoa Feti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sumrall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Feti.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circling - Feti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Feti misses with a low kick.
Feti loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.
Sumrall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Feti tries to score with a low kick but Sumrall moves his leg out of the way.
Danga de danga de dang - Feti scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feti misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feti. Sumrall does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti swinging wildly here.
Feti misses with a series of wild punches.
Sumrall blocks a jab.
Malietoa Feti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Feti 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 Sumrall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sumrall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Feti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sumrall is able to avoid easily.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Feti misses with a hook
and Sumrall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti misses with a wild body shot.
Feti throws an overhand right that lands on Sumrall's shoulder, as Sumrall tries to avoid the shot.
Feti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sumrall on the side of the head.
Feti just misses with a punch to the body.
Feti throws a head kick but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall tries to counter by clinching up but Feti breaks away and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Feti.
Feti thows a leg kick but Sumrall checks it
letting Sumrall counter with a right hand.
Feti throws a leg kick
letting Sumrall counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Feti.
Feti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Feti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Feti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Feti cracks Sumrall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Feti jabs Sumrall right on the nose. Sumrall blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Feti misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti scores with a jab. Sumrall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Feti throws an off balance right hand
and Sumrall counters with a series of strikes. Feti will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feti throws a nice looking combination but Sumrall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Feti misses with a hook
and Sumrall counters by moving into the clinch.
Sumrall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Feti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sumrall blocks a leg kick.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Feti throws a hook to the side of Sumrall's head but Sumrall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Feti looks to land a left hand but Sumrall moved out of range nicely.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malietoa Feti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malietoa Feti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Feti throws an off balance right hand
and Sumrall counters with a two punch combo.
Feti lands a nice looking body shot.
Feti tries to work over Sumrall's front leg with a kick but Sumrall checks it.
Feti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Feti.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Feti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumrall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Feti.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Feti tries to clinch there but Sumrall circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sumrall checks a leg kick nicely.
Sumrall is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Feti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sumrall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Feti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sumrall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Feti misses with a looping right.
Sumrall thinks about countering with a head kick.
Feti just misses with a punch to the body.
Feti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sumrall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sumrall is just out of range.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Feti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sumrall in his tracks.
Sumrall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Feti throws a shot to the body.
Feti tests Sumrall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sumrall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Feti.
It looked like Sumrall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Feti scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sumrall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Feti manages to circle out of the way.
Sumrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Feti.
Sumrall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sumrall is looking to counter punch.
Feti misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Feti.
Feti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Feti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Feti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sumrall counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti misses with an uppercut
and Sumrall counters with a series of strikes. Feti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Feti takes a swing at Sumrall's ribcage but misses.
Feti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sumrall blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Feti throws a head kick that misses.
Sumrall tries to counter by clinching up but Feti breaks away and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Sumrall as he checks the leg kick.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malietoa Feti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Feti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malietoa Feti!
Malietoa Feti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Saint-Perrilloux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidar Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vidar Nord!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vidar Nord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint-Perrilloux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nord moves away.
Nord motions for Saint-Perrilloux to come forward. Nord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nord motions for Saint-Perrilloux to come forward. Nord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Nord.
Saint-Perrilloux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nord throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint-Perrilloux.
Nord misses with a low kick.
Saint-Perrilloux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nord has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Saint-Perrilloux is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Good leg kick by Nord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a leg kick but Nord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Nord.
Nord misses with a hook
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nord.
Nord throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nord.
Nord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a low kick, right behind Nord 's knee.
Nord is looking to land body kicks.
A solid body kick from Saint-Perrilloux.
Nord is looking to land body kicks.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nord changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nord misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Saint-Perrilloux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saint-Perrilloux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nord checks a leg kick.
Nord on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nord swings for the body but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range.
Nord works Saint-Perrilloux's body with a nice hook.
Nord throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nord's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nord blocks a jab.
A low kick from Nord misses
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint-Perrilloux misses the target.
Nord tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint-Perrilloux swivels and escapes.
Saint-Perrilloux misses the jab.
Nord is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a thumping low kick.
Nord throws a good cross that connects.
Saint-Perrilloux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nord.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nord looking to score a takedown here. Saint-Perrilloux is defending well but Nord drives through and ends up in Saint-Perrilloux's guard.
Saint-Perrilloux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint-Perrilloux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint-Perrilloux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nord slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saint-Perrilloux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saint-Perrilloux has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint-Perrilloux has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nord misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nord. Saint-Perrilloux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint-Perrilloux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nord throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint-Perrilloux feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux digs a good hook to Nord's body.
Nord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint-Perrilloux tried to counter with a leg kick but Nord avoided it.
Nord throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nord thows a leg kick but Saint-Perrilloux checks it
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a solid body kick.
Nord lands a nice hook to Saint-Perrilloux's body. Saint-Perrilloux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nord explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vidar Nord will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nord. Saint-Perrilloux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nord misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nord cracks Saint-Perrilloux with an open hand slap.
Nord takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nord is looking to score with low kicks.
Nord throws a lazy uppercut
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a leg kick.
Nord throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux staying out of range there.
Saint-Perrilloux appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint-Perrilloux blocks the leg kick.
Nord is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nord connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nord fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nord will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nord misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a looping right.
Nord falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nord lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body shot.
Nord throws out a leg kick but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range and Nord only half commits.
Nord misses with a wild body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saint-Perrilloux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nord.
A shot to the body from Nord misses
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a stiff right hand.
Nord misses with a low kick.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nord. Saint-Perrilloux does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nord throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a front kick aimed at Nord's knee but Nord avoids it well.
Vidar Nord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nord checks it well.
Nord lands a right hook to the body.
Nord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Nord thows a body kick. Saint-Perrilloux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nord ducks under a wild hook from Saint-Perrilloux.
Nord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nord chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint-Perrilloux can pounce on him.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nord is able to avoid easily.
Nord slips a jab and a cross from Saint-Perrilloux.
Nord throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Saint-Perrilloux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saint-Perrilloux checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nord tries to land a front kick but Saint-Perrilloux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nord lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint-Perrilloux's sensitive parts.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a hook but Nord avoids it easily.
Saint-Perrilloux checks a low kick from Nord.
Saint-Perrilloux appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint-Perrilloux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nord is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saint-Perrilloux rather than just go for the knockout.
Saint-Perrilloux avoids the head kick by Nord.
Nord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint-Perrilloux.
Nord feints and then cracks Saint-Perrilloux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saint-Perrilloux down.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a jab to Nord's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nord connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nord was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint-Perrilloux.
Nord takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nord lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has been cut.
Nord steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saint-Perrilloux. That one must have hurt.
Nord checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nord drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saint-Perrilloux defends it well.
Saint-Perrilloux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nord throws an off balance right hand
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a left to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a leg kick which misses Nord's front leg but catches the back leg as Nord tries to avoid it.
Nord throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux is looking to chop away at Nord's legs.
Nord connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vidar Nord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Saint-Perrilloux's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saint-Perrilloux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nord misses with a body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nord scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Nord misses the target.
Nord looks to land a body kick but Saint-Perrilloux moved away.
Nord misses with a body shot
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nord darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nord not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nord moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Saint-Perrilloux works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Saint-Perrilloux wants to control but Nord is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saint-Perrilloux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nord scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nord thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saint-Perrilloux's head.
Saint-Perrilloux is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nord's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nord's back!
Saint-Perrilloux is hanging on to Nord's back as he tries to escape.
Will Saint-Perrilloux go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Vidar Nord has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nord is really stuck here.
Saint-Perrilloux has good solid back control here.
Nord wants to control his opponent's hands but Saint-Perrilloux gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux is looking to control Nord but Nord is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nord is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Saint-Perrilloux off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Nord trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nord rolls, trying to escape but Saint-Perrilloux keeps control of the position.
Nord is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to keep control of the position but Nord is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Saint-Perrilloux controls the position.
Will Saint-Perrilloux go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nord is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saint-Perrilloux biding his time, controlling Nord.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vidar Nord.
Well Nord 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vidar Nord!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vidar Nord thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes into the arena with Hate Me Now - Nas blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cero just leaning against Koch, taking a breather.
Cero has a couple of punches blocked by Koch.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
Cero working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cero.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
Koch throws a punch but it's blocked by Cero.
Cero stalling in the clinch but Koch improves position.
Koch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cero looking to slow down the pace here.
Koch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koch lands an uppercut.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Cero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
Koch misses with a punch on the inside.
Koch breaks from the clinch.
Cero lands a nice hook to Koch's body. Koch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Cero.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koch, right into the meat.
Cero throws a shot from downtown. Koch moves away and avoids it.
Cero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koch slips under a jab from Cero.
Cero connects with a body shot that sends Koch's belly button to the back.
Koch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cero counters with a nice leg kick.
Koch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch slips a jab from Cero.
Koch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koch throws the left hand but Cero avoids the punch easily.
Cero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koch counters with a nice uppercut.
Koch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cero thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Koch misses.
Koch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Cero.
Cero throws a right hand that Koch ducks under and follows up with a left that Koch also avoids with ease.
Koch throws the left hand but Cero avoids the punch easily.
Cero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koch avoids the head kick by Cero.
Koch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cero blocks it well.
Koch scores with a nice head shot.
Koch misses with a leg kick
and Cero counters with a straight right hand.
Koch fakes the leg kick and cracks Cero in the body.
Cero misses with the body kick
and Koch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cero's knee momentarily.
Koch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cero.
Koch connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Koch. That snapped Cero's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch thows a body kick. Cero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koch lands a nice looking body shot.
Koch delivers a nice body kick.
Koch tries to move into range but Cero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koch is looking to score with low kicks.
It appears Cero was looking to counter with a kick there.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Cero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koch was well out of range. Poor timing from Cero.
Cero checks a low kick from Koch.
Koch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cero is out of range.
Koch needs to keep his hands up - Cero had a free shot at his head there.
Koch looks to score with a jab to the body but Cero is just out of range.
A head kick by Cero misses
and Koch counters with a body kick that stops Cero in his tracks momentarily.
Cero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koch throws a leg kick that misses.
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses with a body shot.
Good work by Cero as he checks the leg kick.
Koch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koch.
Koch's coach down at Beauty School was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jab by Cero.
Koch walks into a straight right hand from Cero.
Koch wants to land a leg kick but Cero is out of range.
A slow jab from Cero misses its intended target.
Cero misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Cero.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koch.
Cero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koch.
Koch is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cero counters with a thumping low kick.
Koch tried to score with a low kick but Cero checks it.
Koch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koch misses with an uppercut
and Cero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacob Koch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cero misses with a low kick.
Koch tries to work over Cero's front leg with a kick but Cero checks it.
Koch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cero connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Cero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koch thinks about the counter body kick.
Cero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koch tries to land a front kick but Cero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koch. Koch obviously looking to wear him down.
Cero throws a poor cross that misses
and Koch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cero throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cero lands a nice looking body shot.
Cero avoids the head kick by Koch.
Cero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch clinches.
Cero scores with a hook to the body.
Koch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Koch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cero lands a nice looking body shot.
Cero misses the jab.
Koch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Koch connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Cero misses.
Cero throws an overhand right that lands on Koch's shoulder, as Koch tries to avoid the shot.
Cero throws a good cross that connects.
Koch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cero misses with a shot to the body
and Koch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cero lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero slips under a jab.
It looked like Cero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Numero Cero is winning the standup battle so far.
Koch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koch misses with the body kick
and Cero counters with a straight right hand.
Cero scores with a nice right hand.
Koch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Koch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cero manages to avoid it.
Koch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cero checks it well.
Cero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cero misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koch misses with a kick to the body
and Cero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koch.
Koch slips a jab from Cero.
Cero throws a looping overhand right but Koch ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Cero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Koch.
Koch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cero misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koch! But no joy.
Cero blocks a jab.
Cero is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cero staying out of range there.
Cero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Koch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koch 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 Cero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Numero Cero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch defending well as Cero loads up on a big left hand.
Koch connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Koch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koch blocks a head kick by Cero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koch if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koch scores with a leg kick.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Koch avoids it.
Koch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cero misses the target.
Cero cracks Koch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koch slips a straight right by Cero.
Koch 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.
Koch misses with a looping left.
Koch throws a leg kick but Cero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cero misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cero moves out of range of the body kick.
Cero misses the shot to the body.
Koch tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Numero Cero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koch throws out the jab.
Koch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cero slips under a jab from Koch.
Cero throws a sloppy head kick and Koch moves out of range easily.
Koch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cero to score with a decent uppercut.
Cero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koch throws the left hand but Cero avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cero throws a hook but Koch avoids it easily.
Cero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koch counters with a body kick.
Koch throws a hook to the side of Cero's head but Cero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koch just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero defending well as Koch loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cero.
Cero throws a looping overhand right but Koch ducks down to avoid it.
Koch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cero.
Cero throwing a counter right hand but Koch manages to avoid it.
Cero fakes the leg kick and cracks Koch in the body.
Cero throws a right hand that misses
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cero.
Koch thows a leg kick but Cero checks it
and Cero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cero scores with a jab. Koch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cero throwing a counter right hand but Koch manages to avoid it.
Cero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Koch.
Cero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koch.
Cero scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Koch.
Koch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cero thuds a left hand into Koch's body.
Cero throws a leg kick that misses.
Koch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cero connects with a looping right hand.
Koch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koch digs a right hand into Cero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cero's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero letting Koch take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Koch - that landed with a thud.
Koch has Cero pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Koch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cero. That's going to slow Koch down.
Koch walks into a left hand.
Cero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cero throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero loads up on a big right hand but Koch slips the punch.
Koch takes one on the button.
Koch misses with a kick to the body.
Koch looks to land a right hand but Cero moved out of range.
Koch throws a right hand that misses
and Cero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koch throws a low kick, looking for Cero's leg but Cero calmly moves out of range.
Cero slips under a jab.
Cero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cero scores with a nice strike.
Cero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cero!
Nice straight punches there by Koch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koch.
Cero throws a series of punches but Koch moves out of range.
Koch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
Koch misses with a leg kick
and Cero counters with a straight right hand.
Cero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koch on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Cero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Cero!
A very excited looking Numero Cero rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 50 cent P.I.M.P. Rafael Santa Cruz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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32
180 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Colon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Colon takes a swing at Santa Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Colon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Santa Cruz misses
and Colon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santa Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santa Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colon.
Colon defending well as Santa Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Santa Cruz blocks a head kick by Colon.
Santa Cruz looks to land a combination but Colon avoids it well.
Santa Cruz is looking to slow Colon down with leg kicks.
Colon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz cracks the inside of Colon's front leg.
Santa Cruz slips a jab from Colon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santa Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Colon.
Colon lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Colon throws a low kick, looking for Santa Cruz's leg but Santa Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Santa Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santa Cruz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santa Cruz swings for the body but Colon moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santa Cruz. Colon shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Santa Cruz.
Colon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santa Cruz.
Colon is looking to clinch.
Colon throws a big shot that misses.
Santa Cruz walks into a jab.
Santa Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Colon. Colon maintains the clinch.
Colon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Colon can't find room to land a body shot as Santa Cruz controls the action.
Santa Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Colon avoids it by throwing Santa Cruz back against the cage.
Santa Cruz's coach down at Team Alpha Male was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Santa Cruz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Santa Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Colon.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santa Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colon.
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!
Colon blocks the body kick.
Colon misses with a kick to the body.
Santiago Colon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santa Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Colon tries to clinch up.
Santa Cruz throws a low kick but Colon moves out of range easily.
Colon misses with a looping left.
Santa Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Colon with a body shot.
Santa Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santa Cruz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Colon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Colon moves into the clinch successfully.
Colon swings wildly with an uppercut but Santa Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colon misses with a punch on the inside.
Colon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon lands a body shot.
Colon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santa Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Colon lands a nice looking body shot.
Santa Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Colon ducks down to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Colon.
A jab from Colon misses.
Santa Cruz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Colon is able to avoid easily.
Colon looks to score with a jab to the body but Santa Cruz is just out of range.
A big right from Santa Cruz misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santa Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Colon is out of range and Santa Cruz settles back down.
It appears Colon was looking to counter with a kick there.
Colon throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon moves out of range of the body kick from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Colon checks it.
Santa Cruz motions for Colon to come forward. Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colon is looking to counter punch.
Santa Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps Colon's head back.
Santa Cruz looks to land a combination. Colon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Colon misses with a hook
and Santa Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Colon.
Colon tries to clinch there but Santa Cruz circles away.
Colon scores with a decent looking hook.
Colon looks to land a right hand but Santa Cruz moved out of range.
Santa Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Colon.
Colon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santa Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
Colon takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santa Cruz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Colon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santa Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Santa Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Colon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santa Cruz's head backwards.
Santa Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colon.
Colon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Colon lands the left hand.
Santa Cruz is rocked!
Colon tries a head kick but it misses.
Santa Cruz jabs at Colon's body.
Colon throws a hook to the side of Santa Cruz's head but Santa Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Santa Cruz slips a straight right by Colon.
Santa Cruz connects with a right hand. Colon shakes it off.
Santa Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Colon!
Santa Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Colon's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santa Cruz.
Colon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santa Cruz.
Colon tries to move into range but Santa Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Colon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santa Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Colon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santa Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Colon cracks Santa Cruz with a nice body shot.
Colon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santa Cruz or not.
Santa Cruz is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Colon as the two fighters clinch.
Santa Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santa Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Colon has the dominant position.
Colon scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colon works on Santa Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Colon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Colon.
Colon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colon.
Santa Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Colon finish him?
Colon lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Santa Cruz to his knees! Colon keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Colon!
Santiago Colon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Rafael Santa Cruz spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry, I am a feather fisted chump.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lights Please - J Cole. Venger has chosen Live and Let Die as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
280 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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28
264 lbs
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Venger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to work over Venger's front leg with a kick but Venger checks it.
Venger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Venger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Venger feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown misses with a hook
and Venger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Venger is out of range.
Venger lands a jab.
Venger fails to land with a series of punches.
Venger with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Venger, as that shot connected.
Venger jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown throws a series of punches but Venger moves out of range.
Venger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Venger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Venger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Venger slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Venger is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Venger counters with a nice body shot.
Venger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venger lands with a good body shot.
Venger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Venger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venger can pounce on him.
Venger lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Venger misses with the combination.
Venger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brown sprawling to the canvas! Brown rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Venger finish him?!
Brown is rocked!
Brown is holding his hands too far apart here. Venger throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Brown is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Venger!
After winning the bout, Vladimir Venger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Bushido Brown had this to say: 'He was the better man, today.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson comes to the cage accompanied by Back Again. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tree Knee Dad's choice of entrance music: Not Falling by Mudvayne. James Robertson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Venum Tree Knee Dad's chin.
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37
144 lbs
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30
152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, James Robertson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson wants to slow Tree Knee Dad down by chopping away at his legs.
Robertson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Tree Knee Dad - just one landing.
Robertson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robertson tries to score with a low kick but Tree Knee Dad moves his leg out of the way.
Tree Knee Dad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tree Knee Dad fails to land with a series of punches.
Robertson is looking to counter the offense by Tree Knee Dad and move into the clinch.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Robertson's head coaches at Green Line that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tree Knee Dad throws a chopping leg kick but Robertson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Robertson throwing a counter right hand but Tree Knee Dad manages to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a low kick.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
A big left from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Robertson pushes Tree Knee Dad away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight left.
Tree Knee Dad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robertson scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robertson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tree Knee Dad keeps the fight on the outside.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson cracks Tree Knee Dad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tree Knee Dad throws a wild body kick that Robertson sees coming a mile off.
Tree Knee Dad works Robertson's body with a nice hook.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a crisp jab.
Tree Knee Dad wants to slow Robertson down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Robertson misses the target.
Robertson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Robertson.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a few strikes there.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson throws a low kick but Tree Knee Dad avoids it.
Tree Knee Dad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a body shot.
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson cracks Tree Knee Dad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tree Knee Dad drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Robertson defends it well.
Tree Knee Dad swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
Robertson throws the kick towards the body but Tree Knee Dad avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Tree Knee Dad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Robertson misses.
A jab from Robertson finds it's way through Tree Knee Dad's defenses.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in for a double leg but Robertson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a single shot there.
Tree Knee Dad dives in and grabs Robertson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robertson pushes down on Tree Knee Dad's head and hops out.
Tree Knee Dad feints and then cracks Robertson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robertson down.
Tree Knee Dad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tree Knee Dad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass to mount but Robertson is defending the position.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the action but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Robertson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robertson keeps working.
Tree Knee Dad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robertson tries to get to full guard but Tree Knee Dad has control of the leg.
Tree Knee Dad trying to mount his opponent but Robertson defends it.
Tree Knee Dad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Robertson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to work some ground and pound but Robertson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to advance position but Robertson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tree Knee Dad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is squirming around, avoiding Robertson's attempts to control the action.
Tree Knee Dad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tree Knee Dad is squirming around, avoiding Robertson's attempts to control the action.
Robertson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tree Knee Dad to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Robertson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tree Knee Dad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robertson.
Robertson with a nice cross.
Robertson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tree Knee Dad checks it well.
Robertson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tree Knee Dad.
Robertson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping left.
Tree Knee Dad throws a right hand that Robertson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robertson also avoids with ease.
Robertson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robertson slips under a jab.
Tree Knee Dad digs a good hook to Robertson's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Robertson tries to score with a low kick but Tree Knee Dad moves his leg out of the way.
Robertson is looking to chop away at Tree Knee Dad's legs.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a sloppy right hand. Robertson should have avoided that one.
Robertson takes a swing at Tree Knee Dad's ribcage but misses.
Tree Knee Dad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab. Robertson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tree Knee Dad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Robertson on his heels. He'll look to pass Robertson's guard now, I'm sure.
Robertson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tree Knee Dad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson jabs Tree Knee Dad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tree Knee Dad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robertson lands a head shot.
Robertson throws a poor cross that misses
and Robertson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robertson slips a jab from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Robertson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tree Knee Dad has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robertson.
Tree Knee Dad fails to pull guard.
Tree Knee Dad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robertson walks away with a smile on his face. Tree Knee Dad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tree Knee Dad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a looping right hand.
Tree Knee Dad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Robertson throws out a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range and Robertson only half commits.
Tree Knee Dad throws an overhand right that lands on Robertson's shoulder, as Robertson tries to avoid the shot.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Robertson throws a head kick but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Robertson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws an off balance right hand
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a straight right hand.
Robertson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tree Knee Dad is just out of range.
Robertson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tree Knee Dad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tree Knee Dad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Robertson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tree Knee Dad circles away quickly and effectively.
Robertson throws a hook but Tree Knee Dad avoids it easily.
Tree Knee Dad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robertson throws out the jab.
Tree Knee Dad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tree Knee Dad walks into a straight right hand from Robertson.
Robertson throws a push kick but Tree Knee Dad slaps the foot to one side.
Robertson throws a hook to the side of Tree Knee Dad's head but Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robertson slips under a jab.
Robertson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robertson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson takes a swing at Tree Knee Dad's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping left.
Tree Knee Dad lands a lovely overhand right.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robertson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Robertson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robertson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tree Knee Dad has closed the distance and engaged Robertson in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tree Knee Dad.
Robertson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Robertson is defending well.
James Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venum Tree Knee Dad.
Robertson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tree Knee Dad tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Venum Tree Knee Dad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tree Knee Dad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tree Knee Dad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.
Robertson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tree Knee Dad.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson blocks a jab.
Tree Knee Dad has his takedown stuffed
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Robertson connects with a crisp jab.
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tree Knee Dad under the eye.
Tree Knee Dad slips a straight right by Robertson.
Tree Knee Dad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robertson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Tree Knee Dad tries to close the distance and clinch but Robertson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tree Knee Dad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Robertson finds it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robertson, as that shot connected.
Robertson misses with a low kick as Tree Knee Dad jumps back.
Tree Knee Dad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robertson.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in looking for a takedown. Robertson tries to sprawl out of it but Tree Knee Dad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robertson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robertson clobbers Tree Knee Dad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Tree Knee Dad finds it's way through Robertson's defenses.
Robertson scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Nice defenses there by Robertson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in but Robertson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venum Tree Knee Dad.
Robertson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robertson needs to keep his hands up - Tree Knee Dad had a free shot at his head there.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tree Knee Dad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Robertson enables Tree Knee Dad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Robertson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Robertson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tree Knee Dad is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Robertson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robertson.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Robertson with a nice body shot.
Robertson stops a takedown attempt from Tree Knee Dad.
Robertson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tree Knee Dad tightens his grip and picks Robertson up, before dumping him to the ground. Robertson manages to land in guard.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Robertson is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Robertson holds on and takes a little breather.
Robertson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tree Knee Dad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tree Knee Dad tries to free his leg and advance position but Robertson is retaining full guard.
Robertson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tree Knee Dad is now in half guard.
Tree Knee Dad trying to mount his opponent but Robertson defends it.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control. Robertson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robertson is looking for a sweep. Tree Knee Dad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robertson manages to get to full guard.
Robertson seems keen to control Tree Knee Dad's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Robertson clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Tree Knee Dad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robertson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a looping right hand.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
Robertson gets caught flat footed, as Tree Knee Dad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tree Knee Dad forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control from Robertson's half guard. Robertson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tree Knee Dad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson pulls Tree Knee Dad in close to prevent any damage.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robertson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tree Knee Dad looking to sit in guard and control but Robertson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robertson trying to control but Tree Knee Dad is working from the bottom.
James Robertson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tree Knee Dad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robertson is aware though and is defending well.
Robertson trying to control but Tree Knee Dad is working from the bottom.
Tree Knee Dad has his foot on Robertson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robertson works his way back into a safe position though.
Tree Knee Dad has his foot on Robertson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robertson works his way back into a safe position though.
Tree Knee Dad wants to improve his position but instead Robertson has moved into half guard.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control but Robertson is keeping busy.
Robertson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad wants to get back to full guard but Robertson has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tree Knee Dad is squirming around, avoiding Robertson's attempts to control the action.
Robertson controlling from the full mount.
Tree Knee Dad is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad gets back to half guard.
Tree Knee Dad tries to get to full guard but Robertson has control of the leg.
Tree Knee Dad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tree Knee Dad.
Robertson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tree Knee Dad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robertson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robertson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Robertson controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that James Robertson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Robertson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tree Knee Dad's sensitive parts.
Tree Knee Dad tries to clinch up.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab. Robertson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a wild body shot.
Robertson checks a low kick from Tree Knee Dad.
It looked like Robertson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robertson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tree Knee Dad is just out of range.
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robertson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad throws a low kick but Robertson moves out of range easily.
Robertson loads up on a big right hand but Tree Knee Dad slips the punch.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Tree Knee Dad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tree Knee Dad staying out of range there.
Robertson is looking to chop away at Tree Knee Dad's legs.
Robertson slips under a jab.
Tree Knee Dad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robertson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a shot to the body.
Robertson jabs at Tree Knee Dad's body.
Tree Knee Dad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Robertson throws the left hand but Tree Knee Dad avoids the punch easily.
Tree Knee Dad checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tree Knee Dad! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Robertson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tree Knee Dad doesn't seem phased though.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a double jab
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tree Knee Dad dips to his left and cracks Robertson with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Tree Knee Dad blocks the low kick.
Tree Knee Dad throws a leg kick that misses.
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Tree Knee Dad's shoulder, as Tree Knee Dad tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Tree Knee Dad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Venum Tree Knee Dad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tree Knee Dad.
Robertson scores with a shot to the body.
Robertson tries to keep at a distance but Tree Knee Dad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tree Knee Dad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robertson walks away with a smile on his face. Tree Knee Dad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robertson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robertson thuds his right hand into Tree Knee Dad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tree Knee Dad motions for Robertson to come forward. Tree Knee Dad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson darts in and clinches Tree Knee Dad up against the cage.
Tree Knee Dad can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Robertson.
Robertson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tree Knee Dad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Tree Knee Dad wants a takedown but no success here.
Robertson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad tries to pull guard but Robertson holds him up against the cage and eventually Tree Knee Dad drops back down to his feet.
James Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venum Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
A body shot lands from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a takedown.
Robertson tries to stall but Tree Knee Dad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tree Knee Dad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Robertson tries to work over Tree Knee Dad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson tries a body shot but Tree Knee Dad blocks it.
Tree Knee Dad tries for a takedown but Robertson manages to get underhooks.
Robertson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tree Knee Dad is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tree Knee Dad goes for a takedown attempt but Robertson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Robertson throws a chopping leg kick but Tree Knee Dad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Robertson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tree Knee Dad misses with the body kick
and Robertson counters with a straight right hand.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robertson feints and then cracks Tree Knee Dad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tree Knee Dad down.
James Robertson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tree Knee Dad's hands.
Tree Knee Dad checks a low kick from Robertson.
Robertson has Tree Knee Dad up against the cage in a clinch.
Tree Knee Dad fails to pull guard.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to pull guard but Robertson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tree Knee Dad blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Robertson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robertson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Robertson!
James Robertson retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath James Robertson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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