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SP-ICON 262 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Guerrero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerrero misses with a shot to the body
and Fredriksson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Guerrero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerrero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fredriksson to score with a decent uppercut.
Fredriksson is looking to score with low kicks.
Guerrero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fredriksson.
Guerrero missing with a left hand there. Fredriksson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fredriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Guerrero's shoulder, as Guerrero tries to avoid the shot.
Guerrero looks to land a combination but Fredriksson avoids it well.
Guerrero avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Guerrero misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerrero moves away from the strike by Fredriksson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredriksson scores with a hook to the body. Guerrero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fredriksson slips a jab from Guerrero.
Fredriksson tries to land a leg kick but Guerrero saw it coming and moves away.
Guerrero feints the counter takedown.
Guerrero loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Fredriksson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guerrero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredriksson is just out of range.
Guerrero looks to throw the jab but Fredriksson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guerrero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Guerrero defending well as Fredriksson loads up on a big left hand.
Guerrero throws an overhand right that lands on Fredriksson's shoulder, as Fredriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Guerrero blocks it.
Guerrero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Guerrero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guerrero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fredriksson in his tracks.
Fredriksson feints and then cracks Guerrero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guerrero down.
Guerrero loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick which misses Guerrero's front leg but catches the back leg as Guerrero tries to avoid it.
Fredriksson tries to work over Guerrero's front leg with a kick but Guerrero checks it.
Guerrero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Francisco Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the body.
Guerrero moves out of range of the leg kick from Fredriksson.
Guerrero feints the counter takedown.
Fredriksson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guerrero's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Guerrero.
Fredriksson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot by Guerrero.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerrero.
Fredriksson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guerrero.
Fredriksson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Guerrero both land. Nice combination.
Fredriksson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson blocks a jab.
Fredriksson defending well as Guerrero loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Guerrero. Those never looked like landing.
Guerrero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fredriksson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Guerrero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guerrero throws a jab when Fredriksson was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Guerrero blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Guerrero. Those never looked like landing.
Fredriksson slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a two punch combo.
Fredriksson digs a good hook to Guerrero's body.
Guerrero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fredriksson.
Guerrero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fredriksson defends it well.
The crowd cheers as Fredriksson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guerrero doesn't seem phased though.
Guerrero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fredriksson clobbers Guerrero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guerrero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fredriksson's head backwards.
Fredriksson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guerrero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fredriksson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guerrero misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guerrero missing with a left hand there. Fredriksson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Guerrero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guerrero checks a leg kick nicely.
Fredriksson wants to slow Guerrero down by chopping away at his legs.
Fredriksson feints and then cracks Guerrero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guerrero down.
Guerrero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fredriksson.
A punch combination from Guerrero misses.
Fredriksson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fredriksson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guerrero to score with a decent uppercut.
Fredriksson motions for Guerrero to come forward. Fredriksson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guerrero moves away.
Guerrero connects with a jab.
Guerrero throws a hook but Fredriksson avoids it easily.
Fredriksson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guerrero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredriksson.
A telegraphed right hand from Guerrero misses the target.
Fredriksson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guerrero throws out a loose jab but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson throws a body shot but no joy.
Guerrero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredriksson.
Guerrero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fredriksson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guerrero scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Guerrero misses the target.
Guerrero digs a good hook to Fredriksson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francisco Guerrero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guerrero checks the leg kick.
Guerrero looks to land a left hand but Fredriksson moved out of range nicely.
Fredriksson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fredriksson staying out of range there.
Guerrero lands a nice shot to the body.
Guerrero misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fredriksson. That's going to slow Guerrero down.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Guerrero.
Fredriksson cracks a nice hook into Guerrero's ribs.
Fredriksson swings for the body but Guerrero moves out of range.
Guerrero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerrero was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut. Fredriksson saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Guerrero as he checks the leg kick.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guerrero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guerrero looks to throw the jab but Fredriksson is out of range.
Fredriksson throws a lazy head kick
and Fredriksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guerrero throws a right hand that Fredriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredriksson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands a jab to the nose.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick that knocks Guerrero off balance momentarily.
Francisco Guerrero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fredriksson lands with an uppercut that bounces Guerrero off the cage and back into range.
Fredriksson wants to land a leg kick but Guerrero is out of range.
Guerrero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guerrero misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Fredriksson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fredriksson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Guerrero misses.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guerrero thuds a left hand into Fredriksson's body.
Fredriksson slips under a jab.
Fredriksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guerrero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fredriksson on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fredriksson lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that Fredriksson avoids nicely.
Guerrero slips under a jab from Fredriksson.
A bone on bone clash there as Guerrero blocks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Guerrero.
Fredriksson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Guerrero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fredriksson doesn't seem phased though.
Fredriksson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fredriksson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut
and Fredriksson counters with an outside leg kick.
Guerrero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guerrero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fredriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guerrero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guerrero throws out a loose jab but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredriksson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guerrero throws a right hand that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson swings for the body but Guerrero moves out of range.
Guerrero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Guerrero moves out of range.
Fredriksson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guerrero. That did some damage!
Fredriksson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerrero.
It looked like Fredriksson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Guerrero.
A telegraphed right hand from Fredriksson misses the target.
Guerrero misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Fredriksson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Guerrero.
Fredriksson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guerrero checks a low kick from Fredriksson.
And Guerrero tries to counter it with a takedown but Fredriksson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fredriksson, right into the meat.
Fredriksson cracks Guerrero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Guerrero to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fredriksson. That's going to slow Guerrero down.
Fredriksson connects with a jab.
Guerrero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredriksson with a hook.
Fredriksson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guerrero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fredriksson with a hook.
Fredriksson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guerrero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fredriksson.
Guerrero throws an off balance right hand
letting Fredriksson counter with a right hand.
Guerrero tries to move into range but Fredriksson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fredriksson tries a low kick but Guerrero avoids it.
Guerrero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Guerrero lands.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick
enabling Guerrero to counter with a crisp jab.
Fredriksson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guerrero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Guerrero's shoulder, as Guerrero tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Fredriksson coming out on top.
Fredriksson misses with a shot to the body
letting Guerrero counter with a right hand.
Guerrero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fredriksson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francisco Guerrero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fredriksson throws a big shot that misses.
Guerrero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredriksson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Guerrero just manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Guerrero avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Guerrero misses.
Guerrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fredriksson throws a shot from downtown. Guerrero moves away and avoids it.
Fredriksson slips under a jab.
Fredriksson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guerreros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fredriksson looks to land a right hand but Guerrero moved out of range.
Fredriksson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fredriksson throws a solid leg kick but Guerrero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fredriksson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guerrero thuds a left hand into Fredriksson's body.
Guerrero avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Guerrero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guerrero lands a slapping body shot.
Guerrero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guerrero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredriksson moves away.
Guerrero punishes Fredriksson's body with a nice straight punch.
Guerrero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guerrero throws a right hand that Fredriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredriksson also avoids with ease.
Guerrero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guerrero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fredriksson throws a lazy right hand but Guerrero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredriksson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guerrero. That did some damage!
Guerrero blocks a leg kick.
And Guerrero tries to counter it with a takedown but Fredriksson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Guerrero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guerrero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Guerrero's ribcage but misses.
Guerrero swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerrero is just out of range.
Fredriksson is looking to slow Guerrero down with leg kicks.
Guerrero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrero.
Jab by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fredriksson misses the target.
Fredriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guerrero misses with a hook
and Fredriksson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fredriksson motions for Guerrero to come forward. Fredriksson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guerrero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero scores with a jab. Fredriksson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a head kick but Guerrero moves out of range.
Guerrero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guerrero throws a body shot but no joy.
Fredriksson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fredriksson misses the jab.
Guerrero lands a jab to the nose.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Fredriksson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guerrero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guerrero checks it well.
Guerrero cracks Fredriksson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guerrero throws a body punch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Roland Fredriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredriksson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredriksson moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guerrero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guerrero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerrero was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Guerrero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fredriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredriksson misses with a low kick.
Fredriksson slips a jab from Guerrero.
Fredriksson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Guerrero just manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guerrero scores with a sloppy right hand. Fredriksson should have avoided that one.
Guerrero tests Fredriksson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Guerrero blocks it.
Guerrero avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
Guerrero dips to his left and cracks Fredriksson with an uppercut!
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Guerrero.
Fredriksson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Francisco Guerrero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fredriksson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francisco Guerrero.
Well Guerrero 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Guerrero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mangold's choice of entrance music: Dead Prez . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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41
235 lbs
21 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mangold counters with a series of strikes. Li will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mangold tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Li defends well and Mangold ends up having to push Li into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Li wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Li misses with an uppercut.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mangold trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Li has hold of Mangold's hands but Mangold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mangold working the head and body with strikes.
Mangold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mangold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mangold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Mangold winds up and cracks Li with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Li gets back to full guard.
Mangold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Li has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mangold has managed to get both his arms back between Li's legs - danger averted.
Mangold stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li is trying to control the position but Mangold postures up.
Mangold postures up and lands a big shot to Li's brow.
Li is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangold with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Mangold looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Li passes Mangold's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mangold actively working from the bottom here.
Li trying to pass the guard but Mangold defending well.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li is trying to control. Mangold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mangold is pressing down on Li's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mangold looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Mangold has wrist control.
Mangold working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Li manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mangold trying to keep a closed guard but Li is proving a slippery customer.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Mangold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Li sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Li passes Mangold's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold trying to control from the bottom.
Li wants to free his trapped foot but Mangold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mangold wants to get back to his feet.
Mangold trying to control here.
Mangold is trying to get back to full guard.
Mangold trying to hold on to Li's head to control him but Li postures up.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mangold looking for submissions off his back.
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Li misses.
Mangold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mangold lands in his opponent's guard.
Mangold connects with a couple of short punches.
Mangold trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Li pulls Mangold in close to prevent any damage.
Mangold preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is trying to keep Mangold in close.
Mangold lands a couple of elbows.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mangold drops back, looking for a kneebar! Li looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Li looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Li!
Li lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Li.
Li working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mangold is trying to get back to half guard.
Mangold is not content to let Li control the position.
Mangold is trying to get back to half guard.
Mangold can't do much from the bottom here.
Danny Mangold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Li landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands an elbow.
Li working away.
Li throws an elbow but Mangold slips to the side and avoids it well.
Li working the ground and pound.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Li lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mangold down.
Mangold is letting Li control him for a moment.
Mangold is looking for a sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li working the ground and pound.
Li working away.
Li is looking to take a break and control but Mangold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mangold is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Li off and has taken his back!
Li rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Li trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mangold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mangold winds up and cracks Li with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mangold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Li does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mangold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Li is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mangold pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mangold lands a nice short elbow.
Mangold seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Li tries to get to full guard but Mangold has control of the leg.
Mangold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Li actively working from the bottom here.
Mangold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Li on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mangold is working away from the top position though.
Mangold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Li does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Mangold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Mangold ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mangold swivels and escapes.
Mangold goes for a double leg but Li avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Li continues to drive forward.
Li tries to sprawl but Mangold drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Li on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mangold working Li over with strikes.
Li is looking for a sweep. Mangold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mangold's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mangold's back!
Mangold trying to control the hands but Li won't let him.
Li throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mangold could be in trouble here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Mangold.
Li lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mangold hold on?!
Mangold trying to control the hands but Li won't let him.
Li lands punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold trying to control the hands but Li breaks the grip.
Li tries to keep control of the position but Mangold is staying busy.
Li lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li misses with a punch to the head.
Li is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Li gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Li gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Li apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mangold instigates a clinch.
Mangold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mangold tries to score a body lock takedown but Li shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
John Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mangold.
Mangold works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mangold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mangold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mangold throwing strikes but missing.
Mangold has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Li is proving hard to escape from.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li drops an elbow to the side of Mangold's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice strikes from Li there.
Mangold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mangold moves into full guard.
Li avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
John Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Li wants to control from the top but Mangold keeps moving.
Li forces his way into half guard.
Li trying to control the action but Mangold is working from the bottom.
Li is thwarting Mangold's attempts to control the position.
Li not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mangold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mangold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mangold looking for submissions off his back.
Mangold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Ground and pound from Li.
That has opened up Danny Mangold's cut even more.
Li thows a huge punch but Mangold dodges it nicely.
Mangold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mangold moves into full guard.
Danny Mangold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Li advances to half guard.
Li seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mangold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mangold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Li showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mangold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Mangold!
Danny Mangold opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabryel Catchmaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mitch Mason enters the cage!
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25
246 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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400 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabryel Catchmaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitch Mason!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mason lands an elbow inside that Catchmaer shrugs off.
It looks like Gabryel Catchmaer has been cut.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mason avoids the elbow strike from Catchmaer, against the cage.
Catchmaer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Catchmaer avoids it.
Mason lands an elbow just above Catchmaer 's eye.
Catchmaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catchmaer throws a head punch that misses.
Catchmaer takes an elbow to the temple.
Mason misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer is leaning against Mason and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mason creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Catchmaer's defenses.
Gabryel Catchmaer's cut is getting worse.
Mason missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Mason throws an elbow but misses.
Catchmaer dodges an elbow strike from Mason.
Mason pushes Catchmaer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason pushes Catchmaer against the cage. Mason is working some dirty boxing. Mason pushes off with a quick right hook! Catchmaer goes down! Catchmaer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mason moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Mason!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mitch Mason made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cavan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Irish Fighting Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
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220 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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cavan Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer lands the left hand.
Cartwright gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palmer pushes Cartwright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright jumps guard and drags Palmer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Palmer works over Cartwright with some ground and pound from guard.
Palmer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cartwright working for a triangle but Palmer defends it easily.
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Palmer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Palmer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palmer won't allow Cartwright to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright keeping full guard, as Palmer tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright trying to control the position.
Cartwright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer with a nice head shot there.
Cartwright working for a triangle but Palmer defends it easily.
Palmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing that Palmer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Cartwright looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Palmer has picked Cartwright up and slammed him! Cartwright can't keep hold of the triangle and Palmer manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Palmer grinds an elbow into Cartwright's temple.
Palmer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Palmer is working Cartwright over with some ground and pound from side control.
Palmer with the ground and pound but Cartwright regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cartwright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Palmer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cartwright trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Palmer connects with a nice short shot to Cartwright's temple.
Cartwright is refusing to be controlled, as Palmer sits in half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Palmer is pressing down on Cartwright's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cartwright is holding on for now.
Palmer is trying to control the action in half guard but Cartwright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working Cartwright over with strikes.
Palmer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cartwright is defending against the submission attempts here by Palmer.
Palmer wants to pass to mount but Cartwright is defending the position.
Cartwright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cartwright blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palmer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Palmer connects with a nice short shot to Cartwright's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to roll over but Palmer keeps him under control.
Palmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cartwright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Palmer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Palmer's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer tries to escape the position.
Cartwright is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Palmer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Palmer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cartwright is trying to stick to Palmer's back but Palmer is turning into Cartwright. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cartwright's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Palmer.
Cartwright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Palmer postures up in Cartwright's guard and throws a big left but Cartwright blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Palmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Palmer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cartwright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cartwright off to one side.
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Palmer tries to land a leg kick but Cartwright saw it coming and moves away.
Palmer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
Cartwright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Palmer is fending him off so far but Cartwright persists. Nope, Palmer circles away and we're back to standing.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palmer sprawls well. Palmer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cavan Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartwright is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cartwright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palmer counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cartwright.
Cartwright tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Palmer defends well and Cartwright ends up having to push Palmer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cartwright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Palmer circles away.
Cavan Cartwright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cartwright. That did some damage!
Palmer feints and then cracks Cartwright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cartwright down.
Cartwright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palmer avoids it really well and circles away.
Palmer dives in and scores a takedown into Cartwright's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer is working Cartwright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Palmer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cartwright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Palmer has managed to get both his arms back between Cartwright's legs - danger averted.
Cartwright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cartwright has his foot on Palmer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palmer works his way back into a safe position though.
Palmer distracts Cartwright with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palmer is working Cartwright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cartwright is rocked!
Cartwright is pulling down on Palmer's head. It's preventing any offense from Palmer, at least for the moment.
Cartwright keeping full guard, as Palmer tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Palmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palmer stands up over Cartwright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Palmer landing some decent shots from guard.
Palmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cartwright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer working some strikes from top position.
Cartwright is still in real trouble! Can Palmer finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cartwright seems to have recovered his senses.
Palmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Palmer postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Cartwright's head off the mat! Cartwright is out! He's out! Palmer jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Palmer!
Chris Palmer made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199 in his post fight interview.
The defeated Cavan Cartwright had this to say: 'I gave it my best. I will find a way to do better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer's entrance music is Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
268 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
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30
289 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Gatherer.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatherer. That did some damage!
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatherer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris is looking to slow Gatherer down with leg kicks.
Harris looks to land a combination but Gatherer avoids it well.
Gatherer tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.
Gatherer cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Gatherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatherer moves away.
Gatherer tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gatherer cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Good work by Harris as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatherer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatherer scores with a push kick.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gatherer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gatherer scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatherer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Gatherer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatherer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Gatherer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris wants to clinch up but Gatherer keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Harris.
It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatherer misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gatherer can pounce on him.
Gatherer lands a head shot.
Raven Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatherer scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings for the body but Gatherer moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gatherer.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatherer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris looks winded!
Gatherer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatherer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatherer stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Gatherer tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gatherer scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatherer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatherer thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
Gatherer lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gatherer tries to land a front kick but Harris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Gatherer scores with a hook.
Harris moves forwards but Gatherer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris is rocked!
Gatherer feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatherer finish him?
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gatherer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gatherer throws an uppercut from hell that sends Harris clean off his feet! He's out cold! Gatherer stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Gatherer!
After winning the bout, Hunter Gatherer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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33
215 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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32
215 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Storm!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a lazy uppercut
and Simpson moves into the clinch.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Storm holds him up against the cage and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.
Simpson can't get the takedown.
Simpson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Storm has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Simpson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Simpson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Storm to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homer Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Storm pulls his leg out and moves away.
Storm throws a combination that misses
and Simpson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Simpson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Storm being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Simpson stops Storm from standing up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Storm manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm misses with some punches.
Simpson pulls guard successfully.
Storm wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Simpson's closed guard. He's half up but Simpson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Simpson pivots and extends the arm, Storm falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Simpson! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Homer Simpson!
A very excited looking Homer Simpson 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by NWO Wolfpack. Hoi has chosen Blood Red Sky as his entrance music. Jimmy James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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37
275 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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26
252 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akamai Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoi.
James throws a looping overhand right but Hoi ducks down to avoid it.
Hoi slips a straight right by James.
James throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Hoi stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. James follows into mount!
It looks like Akamai Hoi has been cut.
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!
James trying to control but Hoi is having none of it.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hoi is rocked!
Hoi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. James lands a nice short elbow.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoi's head.
Hoi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hoi is still in real trouble! Can James finish him?
Hoi looking for submissions off his back.
Hoi seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoi manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a couple of elbows.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hoi keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hoi can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
James with the ground and pound but Hoi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hoi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoi keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James working some strikes from top position.
James stands up over Hoi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James distracts Hoi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hoi keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James postures up and lands a big shot to Hoi's brow.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoi is trying to keep James in close.
James scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoi looking for a guillotine here but James defends easily.
Hoi looking for a guillotine here but James defends easily.
James throws an elbow that misses. Hoi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James's guard. Nice move by Hoi!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoi is one step ahead there.
Hoi trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoi's guard.
James throws an elbow that misses. Hoi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James's guard. Nice move by Hoi!
Hoi won't allow James to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akamai Hoi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Hoi counters with a stiff right hand.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hoi gets caught napping as James dives in and scores a takedown. Hoi manages to retain guard.
Hoi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
Hoi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Hoi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
James wants to control from the top but Hoi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Hoi's legs - danger averted.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hoi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hoi keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is pushing down on Hoi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoi is fighting to maintain full guard but James has managed to sneak the leg through.
James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James is nestled in close to Hoi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James thows a huge punch but Hoi dodges it nicely.
Hoi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
James throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hoi to regain full guard.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
James throws an elbow that misses. Hoi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James's guard. Nice move by Hoi!
James working for submissions but it's allowed Hoi to get to half guard.
James is looking for a sweep. Hoi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hoi misses with a jab, cross combination.
James attempts a counter takedown but Hoi avoids it well and moves away.
James shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hoi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hoi has managed to free his arm - good work.
James is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hoi is refusing to be controlled, as James sits in half guard.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
James is trying to control. Hoi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James stops Hoi from getting back to his feet.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akamai Hoi's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
James wants to clinch up but Hoi keeps it at a distance.
Hoi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James tries to clinch there but Hoi circles away.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoi pinned against the cage. Hoi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James rushes Hoi and presses him up against the cage.
James manages to break the clinch.
Hoi closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoi lands a left hand.
Hoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Hoi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James misses with the head strike.
James blocking some punches.
Hoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
James is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoi throws an elbow that misses.
Hoi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoi tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoi tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Akamai Hoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to stall but Hoi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James tries to work over Hoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James is looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Hoi as the two fighters clinch.
Hoi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James can't get the takedown.
Hoi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Hoi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hoi's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hoi manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoi lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Hoi - that landed with a thud.
James is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoi stops a takedown attempt from James.
Hoi lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Hoi.
James tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoi.
Hoi lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James prevents a body shot from Hoi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Hoi is blocking nicely.
Hoi lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Hoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Hoi as the two fighters clinch.
Hoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James is rocked!
Hoi scores with a hook to the body.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoi.
Hoi scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James has a couple of punches blocked by Hoi.
A right hand to the body from Hoi.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akamai Hoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy James!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jimmy James made sure he mentioned Mystic Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Unkown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unkown comes to the cage accompanied by I.C.P. BITCHES! MIRrorCulZ. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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32
141 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
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28
145 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Unkown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unkown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ohchooto's guard.
Unkown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unkown is looking to work some ground and pound but Ohchooto has wrist control.
Unkown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ohchooto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Unkown is looking to work some ground and pound but Ohchooto has wrist control.
Unkown looking to pass the guard.
Unkown lands a couple of elbows.
Unkown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ohchooto is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unkown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Unkown throwing strikes but missing.
Unkown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unkown advances position into side control!
Unkown misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unkown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Unkown tries to score with some ground and pound. Ohchooto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Unkown is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ohchooto is trying to escape and Unkown transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ohchooto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Unkown! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Unkown!
Johnny Unkown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mercado might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pagsubok. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
147 lbs
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30
141 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie Mercado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Tallon!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tallon circles away.
Tallon connects with a jab.
Mercado slips a straight right by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a leg kick.
Mercado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercado.
Tallon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercado appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercado throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercado misses with a takedown
and Tallon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon cracks Mercado with a good jab.
Tallon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mercado tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tallon defends well and Mercado ends up having to push Tallon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tallon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danjie Mercado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tallon 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 Mercado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mercado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercado misses its target.
Mercado looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tallon has one foot on Mercado's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tallon throws a looping overhand right but Mercado ducks down to avoid it.
Tallon tries to sprawl but Mercado drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Mercado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tallon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mercado.
Mercado working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tallon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon is looking to improve his position.
Mercado has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tallon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mercado.
Mercado throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercado won't allow Tallon to sweep him here.
Mercado throws an elbow that misses. Tallon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mercado's guard. Nice move by Tallon!
Tallon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mercado wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado looking for a guillotine here but Tallon defends easily.
Mercado working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado wants to sweep here but Tallon controlling him for the moment.
Mercado looking for subs off his back but Tallon has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mercado actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Tallon controlling the action here.
Tallon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mercado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mercado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mercado looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tallon is defending against the submission attempts here by Mercado.
Mercado looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tallon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercado misses with a head shot. Tallon uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mercado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tallon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado preventing the sweep.
Mercado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tallon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tallon keeping moving, preventing Mercado from controlling successfully.
Mercado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tallon seems keen to control Mercado's posture.
Tallon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mercado is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tallon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mercado manages to get himself to full guard.
Mercado working for a triangle but Tallon defends it easily.
Mercado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tallon defends it easily.
Tallon controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tallon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mercado wants to sweep here but Tallon controlling him for the moment.
Mercado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tallon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mercado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tallon manages to get himself to full guard.
Mercado is looking to work some ground and pound but Tallon has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tallon is on top in guard.
Tallon is fighting to break Mercado's control of his arms but Mercado is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Danjie Mercado will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy left from Tallon finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Tallon.
Mercado shoots for a double leg takedown but Tallon sprawls well. He's pushed Mercado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tallon wants to slow Mercado down by chopping away at his legs.
Tallon connects with a single shot there.
Tallon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mercado is defended easily by Tallon.
Sean Tallon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon moves into the clinch.
A short right from Tallon.
Tallon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mercado.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danjie Mercado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tallon pushes Mercado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mercado takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tallon.
Mercado jumps guard but Tallon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Tallon.
Tallon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tallon lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercado is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Mercado's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oh Mercado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tallon drops Mercado onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mercado is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mercado wants to take the fight to the mat but Tallon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tallon.
Tallon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tallon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercado is working for takedown but Tallon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tallon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mercado.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercado is working for takedown but Tallon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tallon lands a body punch.
Mercado seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tallon.
Tallon lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercado backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tallon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tallon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Tallon.
Tallon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tallon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mercado with a big uppercut! Mercado tries to clinch up but Tallon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mercado to the mat! Mercado covers up and Tallon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Tallon!
Sean Tallon is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Sean Tallon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Danjie Mercado spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, what can I say man. He's the better man today. I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Marshal has chosen "Straight Outta Compton" by NWA 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the liver by De Fran. Beautiful body shot.
De Fran fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshal checks it well.
Marshal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Fran.
Marshal misses with a wild body shot.
De Fran lands a right hook to the body.
De Fran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Marshal 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.
De Fran walks into a jab.
De Fran keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Fran catches Marshal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and De Fran moves out of range easily.
Marshal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marshal misses with a hook.
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!
De Fran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Fran misses with a few strikes there.
De Fran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Fran just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
De Fran scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran misses with a lunging right hand
and Marshal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marshal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fran.
De Fran scoring well with a low kick there.
Marshal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marshal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Fran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshal tries a head kick but it misses.
De Fran chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marshal tries to clinch
and Marshal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Fran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marshal gets tackled into the cage by De Fran. De Fran maintains the clinch.
Marshal has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshal.
Marshal lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
It looks like Andr De Fran has been cut.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshal's defenses.
It looks like Eliah Marshal has been cut.
Nice body punch from De Fran - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from De Fran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Fran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marshal misses with the head strike.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Fran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Fran blocks the elbow strike.
Marshal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshal misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshal.
Marshal digs a right hand into De Fran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Fran's gas tank.
Marshal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Marshal takes a shot to the head.
Marshal working aggressively here.
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshal avoids it.
De Fran connects with a knee to the head.
De Fran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fran dodges an elbow strike from Marshal.
Marshal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshal dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marshal lands a nice uppercut.
Marshal misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
De Fran blocking some punches.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Fran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
De Fran swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from De Fran - that landed with a thud.
De Fran tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran working aggressively here.
De Fran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Fran avoiding damage.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshal's defenses.
De Fran misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Fran blocks an elbow strike from Marshal.
De Fran takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshal.
Marshal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Marshal.
De Fran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshals head.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Marshal in his tracks for a moment.
Marshal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshal managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Fran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Fran avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from De Fran.
Marshal misses with the head strike.
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 Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Fran slips a jab from Marshal.
Marshal defending well as De Fran loads up on a big left hand.
De Fran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marshal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Fran staying out of range there.
Marshal cracks De Fran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marshal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fran wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Fran throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by De Fran as he checks the leg kick.
Marshal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fran missing with a left hand there. Marshal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshal lands with an uppercut that bounces De Fran off the cage and back into range.
Marshal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for De Fran.
Marshal thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fran appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshal. De Fran does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Marshal.
A head kick by Marshal misses
and De Fran counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big right from De Fran misses.
Andr De Fran is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Marshal moves out of range easily.
De Fran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Fran lands a jab to the head.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
De Fran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marshals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Fran walks into a stiff left hand from Marshal.
De Fran throws the kick towards the body but Marshal avoids it.
Marshal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshal connects with a nice looking jab.
Marshal tries to clinch up.
Marshal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Marshal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Marshal.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Marshal does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fran appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marshal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fran.
Good standup being displayed there by De Fran as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshal.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Fran.
Marshal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Fran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marshal.
De Fran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fran misses with a wild body shot.
Marshal wants to counter the offense by De Fran and move into the clinch position.
Marshal scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Marshal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marshal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fran moves away.
De Fran jabs Marshal right on the nose. Marshal blinks but takes it well.
De Fran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran slips a jab from Marshal.
De Fran throws a head kick but Marshal moves out of range.
Marshal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from De Fran.
Marshal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marshal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fran was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshal.
Marshal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marshal throws out a loose jab but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal throws a hook to the side of De Fran's head but De Fran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshal tries to clinch there but De Fran circles away.
Marshal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice shot by De Fran.
Marshal throws a shot from downtown. De Fran moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from De Fran.
Marshal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshal loads up on a big right hand but De Fran slips the punch.
Good exchange - De Fran coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd cheers as Marshal lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Fran doesn't seem phased though.
Marshal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
Marshal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fran.
De Fran looks to land a left hand but Marshal moved out of range nicely.
Marshal wants to counter the offense by De Fran and move into the clinch position.
De Fran throws a wild body kick that Marshal sees coming a mile off.
De Fran checks a leg kick.
Marshal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fran misses with a body kick.
De Fran throws the left hand but Marshal avoids the punch easily.
Marshal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
Marshal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Marshal.
De Fran pushes Marshal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Fran avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshal tries to work over De Fran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Fran moves to clinch but Marshal breaks away
and Marshal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Marshal moves out of range easily.
Marshal is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marshal slips a straight right by De Fran.
De Fran throws a hook but Marshal blocks it.
De Fran throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marshal forces De Fran back against the cage and clinches.
De Fran blocking some punches.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshal working aggressively here.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran lands with a light punch inside.
De Fran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Fran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshal scores with a shoulder strike.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marshal or not.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Marshal in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran avoids the elbow strike from Marshal, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Fran.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the head but Marshal blocks with his arms.
De Fran lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from De Fran.
Marshal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marshal misses with an elbow over the top.
De Fran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Marshal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
Marshal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from De Fran.
A right hand to the body from De Fran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
Marshal scores with a shoulder strike.
De Fran lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Marshal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Fran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
De Fran crunches a lovely knee into Marshal's ribcage.
Marshal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marshal misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
De Fran tries a body shot but Marshal blocks it.
De Fran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
Marshal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshal checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
Marshal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fran.
De Fran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marshal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshal moves out of range as De Fran throws a body kick.
De Fran takes one to the side of the head.
De Fran misses with a hook
and Marshal counters with an outside leg kick.
De Fran throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Fran looks to land a body kick but Marshal moved away.
Marshal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Fran lands with a light punch inside.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal lands with a left to the head.
De Fran can't find room to land a body shot as Marshal controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands an elbow that stopped De Fran in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal lands an uppercut.
Marshal stalling in the clinch but De Fran improves position.
Marshal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from De Fran fails to land.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
Marshal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
De Fran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Fran swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
De Fran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Marshal lands with a left to the head.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshal.
De Fran dodges an elbow strike from Marshal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshal is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Andr De Fran did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marshal throws a push kick but De Fran slaps the foot to one side.
Marshal moves away from the strike by De Fran.
Marshal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Fran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
De Fran trying to control the position but instead, Marshal has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Fran into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshal.
Stalling in the clinch from De Fran.
De Fran tries to throw a body punch but Marshal avoids it by throwing De Fran back against the cage.
Marshal lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
De Fran leaning against his opponent.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for De Fran to work.
Marshal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran can't find room to land a body shot as Marshal controls the action.
Marshal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshal lands a left hand.
Marshal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Fran tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Fran is looking to control Marshal's arms but Marshal gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Fran has his back to the cage.
Marshal throws an elbow that misses.
Marshal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshal.
Marshal lands a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Marshal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshal scores with a shot to the side of De Fran's head.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marshal lands with a short shot to the head.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Fran.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
Marshal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Fran is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
De Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that De Fran shrugs off.
De Fran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marshal lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Marshal works on De Fran's body with a couple of short punches.
Marshal lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran stalling in the clinch but Marshal improves position.
A shot in the inside from Marshal.
A short body shot lands from De Fran as the two fighters clinch.
Marshal lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Fran.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Marshal in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
De Fran lands a body punch.
Marshal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal blocks the elbow strike.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Fran.
Marshal working hard to break the clinch.
Marshal lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshal.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Fran scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but De Fran is blocking nicely.
Marshal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Marshal in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Fran in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marshal.
De Fran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshal scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from De Fran fails to land.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshal's elbow.
De Fran avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Marshal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick from Marshal.
De Fran misses with a body kick.
De Fran throws a leg kick that misses.
De Fran slips under a jab from Marshal.
A lazy left from Marshal finds it's target.
Marshal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marshal there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Fran avoids a kick to the body.
De Fran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fran slips a straight right by Marshal.
De Fran motions for Marshal to come forward. De Fran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marshal tries a quick counter leg kick but De Fran is wise to it.
De Fran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marshal lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Fran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Fran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
De Fran struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Marshal.
De Fran tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshal throws a head punch that misses.
Marshal throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fran.
De Fran scores with a shoulder strike.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshal's elbow.
Marshal lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Marshal.
De Fran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshal.
Marshal controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Fran.
De Fran lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran stalling in the clinch but Marshal improves position.
De Fran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marshal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshal clinches up with De Fran and pushes him back against the cage.
De Fran avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Eliah Marshal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal takes an elbow to the temple.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshal's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fran.
Marshal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshal stalling in the clinch but De Fran improves position.
Marshal throws a head punch that misses.
Marshal takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Fran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshal.
De Fran is trying to maintain a safe position but Marshal gets an underhook and turns De Fran into the cage.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran tries to throw a body punch but Marshal avoids it by throwing De Fran back against the cage.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marshal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Fran is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
A short left from De Fran.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Fran struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
Marshal lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Marshal throws an elbow that misses.
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.
Marshal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marshal lands a left hand.
Marshal avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
De Fran lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marshal lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Fran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Fran is trying to maintain a safe position but Marshal gets an underhook and turns De Fran into the cage.
De Fran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Fran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
De Fran misses with some punches.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that De Fran shrugs off.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that De Fran shrugs off.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marshal just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Fran's brow.
Marshal landing knees to the head.
De Fran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshal lands an uppercut.
De Fran is rocked!
Marshal misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fran lands a right hand.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshal 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 Eliah Marshal.
I think De Fran 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andr De Fran!
A relieved looking Andr De Fran 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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