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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Choy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Manfredo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Choy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Choy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Manfredo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfredo Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Choy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Choy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Manfredo Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Choy, into his guard.
Manfredo Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Choy.
Manfredo Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Choy wants to hit a switch here but Manfredo Jr passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Choy there!
Choy is looking to improve his position but Manfredo Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choy is working hard here to advance position.
Manfredo Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manfredo Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Choy is looking to get to half guard.
Manfredo Jr controlling his opponent.
Manfredo Jr trying to control but Choy is having none of it.
Choy can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfredo Jr looking to control but Choy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Choy is desperately trying to improve his position but Manfredo Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Choy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Manfredo Jr is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Manfredo Jr has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choy is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Manfredo Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Choy.
Choy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manfredo Jr, who protects the arm well.
Choy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Manfredo Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfredo Jr keeping his opponent close.
Choy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Choy swings around for an armbar but Manfredo Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Choy's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Choy wants to improve his position but instead Manfredo Jr has moved into half guard.
That's two 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.
Choy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Choy.
Manfredo Jr preventing the sweep.
Choy is looking for a triangle but Manfredo Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Choy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Manfredo Jr uses it to pass to side control.
Choy is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfredo Jr decides to stand back up. Manfredo Jr steps back and let's Choy get back to his feet.
Manfredo Jr lands a jab to the head.
Manfredo Jr misses with a double jab.
Manfredo Jr misses with a wild combination.
Manfredo Jr scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Choy looks for a takedown but Manfredo Jr sprawls well.
Manfredo Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Manfredo Jr breaks the clinch.
Manfredo Jr misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfredo Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choy, pushing him back against the cage.
Manfredo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Choy shoots for a takedown but Manfredo Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manfredo Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Choy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manfredo Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manfredo Jr lands a left and a right that send Choy crashing to the mat, dazed. Manfredo Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Choy is rocked!
It looks like Eddie Choy has been cut.
Manfredo Jr misses the jab.
Oh Choy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manfredo Jr connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Choy to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Manfredo Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Manfredo Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidus Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nichols is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm So Hood. Leonidus Cesar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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245 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonidus Cesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cesar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cesar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nichols misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cesar.
Nichols fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cesar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nichols.
A combination from Cesar does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cesar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nichols.
Cesar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cesar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nichols throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cesar.
Nichols checks a leg kick nicely.
Cesar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nichols counters with a two punch combo.
Cesar thows a body shot but no joy.
Nichols tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cesar was well out of range. Poor timing from Nichols.
Cesar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nichols lands with an overhand left.
Cesar falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nichols counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cesar counters with a two punch combo.
Cesar is breathing heavily.
Nichols swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cesar counters with a solid body kick.
Cesar tries for a takedown but Nichols circles away easily
and Nichols counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonidus Cesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nichols dips to his left and cracks Cesar with an uppercut!
Nichols connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nichols throws a nice looking combination but Cesar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nichols lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nichols.
Nichols with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nichols throws out a powerful jab.
Nichols looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cesar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nichols lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Nichols.
Nichols stuns Cesar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leonidus Cesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nichols throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols throws a series of punches but Cesar avoids them all with ease.
Nichols misses with a series of wild punches.
Nichols goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nichols moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nichols misses with the combination.
Nichols throws a shot to the body.
Elijah Nichols is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nichols looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Nichols dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nichols's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nichols duly obliges.
A head kick by Cesar misses
and Nichols counters with a series of strikes. Cesar will be more careful next time no doubt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nichols. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cesar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cesar is rocked!
Nichols closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Cesar out cold! Cesar corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elijah Nichols!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Cod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cod comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Cod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cod closes the distance and clinches up with Sonnen, looking for a takedown. Cod pushes Sonnen against the cage but Sonnen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sonnen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cod counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cod is working for a submission of some sort.
Cod seems to be looking for submissions.
Sonnen kicks off Cod and gets to his feet.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt
and Cod counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sonnen!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cod is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sonnen is surviving well by controlling Cod's body position as best he can.
Sonnen is trying to escape the mount.
Cod is working for a guillotine from mount but Sonnen frees his head quite easily.
Cod is breathing heavily.
Sonnen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod punching from mount but Sonnen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sonnen gets back to half guard.
Cod is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sonnen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sonnen stuffs the takedown.
Sonnen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cod counters with a head kick. That will keep Sonnen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Manny Cod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.
Sonnen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Cod is keeping the position.
Sonnen thows a big elbow that misses.
Cod trying to keep a closed guard but Sonnen is proving a slippery customer.
Sonnen throws a strike but Cod rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cod postures up in Sonnen's guard and throws a big left but Sonnen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sonnen is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sonnen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sonnen landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cod keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cod avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonnen looking to sit in guard and control but Cod gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sonnen wants to sweep but no luck.
Sonnen looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sonnen fails with the takedown.
Sonnen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cod swivels and escapes.
Cod decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cod is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sonnen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Cod dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sonnen with a poor takedown
so Cod counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cod throwing strikes from guard but Sonnen blocks nicely.
Sonnen has control of Cod's left arm, preventing Cod from doing any damage.
Cod is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sonnen kicks Cod off and gets to his feet.
Sonnen throws the left hand but Cod avoids the punch easily.
Sonnen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cod counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sonnen shoots and misses
and Cod counters with a head kick. That will keep Sonnen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Manny Cod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sonnen as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonnen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cod counters with a big head kick but Sonnen shrugs it off.
Sonnen has his takedown stuffed
and Cod counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sonnen's guard now.
Manny Cod overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen has control of Cod's left arm, preventing Cod from doing any damage.
Sonnen wants to sweep but no luck.
Cod thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sonnen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cod blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonnen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is working for a submission of some sort.
Cod works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sonnen postures up in Cod's guard and throws a big left but Cod blocks it.
Cod has his hands on Sonnen's head, controlling the position.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Cod is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control but Cod is working from the bottom.
Cod wants to stand and escape but Sonnen is having none of it.
Sonnen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sonnen advances to half guard.
Sonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cod's head.
Sonnen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sonnen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sonnen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cod on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cod tries to get out of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sonnen lands a nice short elbow.
Cod trying to hold on to Sonnen's head to control him but Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sonnen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sonnen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cod counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sonnen's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sonnen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cod is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Cod dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sonnen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cod sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cod connects with a high kick.
Sonnen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sonnen wants to control for a moment but Cod uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Cod avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonnen.
Cod is doing well to control the position and prevent Sonnen from advancing to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonnen thows a huge punch but Cod dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod is trying to maintain the position but Sonnen is very close to passing his half guard.
Cod is trying to get back to full guard.
Sonnen is trying to control the action in half guard but Cod is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt
and Cod counters with an outside leg kick.
Sonnen shoots in and drives through. Cod sprawls well.
Manny Cod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.
That's two 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.
Cod throws a head kick that misses.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Cod shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonnen shoots in but Cod avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sonnen lands with a hook. Cod tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonnen.
Cod doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sonnen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sonnen thows a big elbow that misses.
Sonnen looking to sit in guard and control but Cod gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cod throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen pulls Cod in close to prevent any damage.
Cod won't allow Sonnen to sweep him here.
Sonnen wants to control the position but Cod says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sonnen trying to control but Cod postures up.
Sonnen wants to improve his position but Cod is controlling well.
Cod is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sonnen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cod not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Sonnen trying to control but Cod postures up.
Cod sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonnen defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sonnen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cod counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Cod are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sonnen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cod thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonnen's head.
Cod is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cod wants to work for an arm triangle but Sonnen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Cod.
Well Cod has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Cod!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Masato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Masato struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 188.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Masato!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Bradley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bradley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Masato throws a head kick that Bradley semi-blocks.
Masato tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Masato is looking to clinch.
Bradley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Masato wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Masato.
Bradley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masato is fending him off so far but Bradley persists. Nope, Masato circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses
and Masato counters with a body kick.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masato wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Bradley with a hook.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masato tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masato wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masato.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masato.
Masato doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
Manny Masato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masato misses with a wild body shot.
Masato misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masato can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Masato pushes Bradley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Masato wants to clinch
and Bradley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Masato!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley working the ground and pound effectively.
Bradley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Masato manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Bradley wants to work for an arm triangle but Masato is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bradley wants to control but Masato is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bradley seems to be looking for submissions.
Bradley with the ground and pound but Masato uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bradley trying to control the position from guard on top but Masato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Eric Bradley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bradley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bradley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Masato!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Bradley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bradley wants to control the pace but Masato is squirming around nicely.
Bradley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bradley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bradley lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley tries to control but Masato wriggling away.
Bradley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Masato tries to buck Bradley off but he can't manage it.
Bradley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two 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.
Bradley looking to ground and pound but Masato is blocking nicely.
Bradley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bradley wants to control the pace but Masato is squirming around nicely.
Bradley controlling his opponent.
Masato taking shots to the head.
Eric Bradley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley controlling the position easily from mount.
Bradley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Masato looks a forlorn figure.
Bradley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bradley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley trying to control but Masato is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Bradley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bradley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masato tries to avoid it but Bradley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masato to the ground. Masato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bradley gets the takedown into side control.
Bradley controlling the position from side mount.
Bradley working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Bradley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Masato throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
Masato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bradley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Masato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradley.
Bradley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Masato knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bradley thows a huge punch but Masato dodges it nicely.
Bradley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Masato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bradley.
Still in half guard, Bradley seems content to control.
Bradley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masato's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bradley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masato tries to avoid it but Bradley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masato to the ground. Masato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bradley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Masato taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bradley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Masato is trying to escape the position but Bradley is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masato avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bradley.
The ground and pound from Bradley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee asks Bradley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bradley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bradley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Masato down.
Bradley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Masato to see if he's OK.
Bradley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masato prevents Bradley from improving position.
Bradley controls the position.
Masato dodges the ground and pound from Bradley.
Manny Masato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masato dodges the ground and pound from Bradley.
Bradley staying calm.
Bradley stands up.
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.
Masato closes the distance but Bradley moves to the side
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Bradley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Masato throws a head kick that misses.
Eric Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bradley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Bradley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Saakuuraabaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saakuuraabaa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome To The Jungle . Luke Becker had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Luke Becker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
224 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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24
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazushi Saakuuraabaa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saakuuraabaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Becker keeps the fight on the outside.
Saakuuraabaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Becker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Saakuuraabaa.
Kazushi Saakuuraabaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saakuuraabaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Saakuuraabaa.
Becker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Saakuuraabaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Saakuuraabaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saakuuraabaa tries to kick Becker off but Becker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Becker there.
Saakuuraabaa is trying to stand back up but Becker is controlling him
Becker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Saakuuraabaa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Becker.
Becker is trying to control. Saakuuraabaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker stops Saakuuraabaa from getting back to his feet.
Saakuuraabaa looks gassed!
Becker is looking to take a break and control but Saakuuraabaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Becker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saakuuraabaa is staying active underneath Becker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Becker prevents Saakuuraabaa from standing back up.
Becker is looking to take a break and control but Saakuuraabaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Becker winds up and cracks Saakuuraabaa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Becker seems to be working for a kimura but Saakuuraabaa defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saakuuraabaa is refusing to be controlled, as Becker sits in half guard.
Becker controlling the action here.
Becker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Becker stops Saakuuraabaa from getting back to his feet.
Becker seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Saakuuraabaa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luke Becker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antsas Uni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kreator - Extreme Aggressions kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antsas Uni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uni throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uni.
Thompson lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson thumps Uni with a low kick.
Uni is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Uni shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson cracks the inside of Uni's front leg.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uni, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson thumps Uni with a low kick.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Uni in his tracks for a moment.
Uni takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Antsas Uni has been cut.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Uni 's eye.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
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!
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thompson. That one must have hurt.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson forces Uni back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson presses Uni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson pushes Uni up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Uni's ribcage. Uni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Uni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thompson - that will leave a mark!
Thompson clinches.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Uni is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Uni shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Uni in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson cracks the inside of Uni's front leg.
Uni walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thompson.
Uni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson rushes Uni and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Uni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Uni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uni takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Uni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Uni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uni misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uni's knee momentarily.
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!
Thompson scores with a spinning back kick!
Thompson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antsas Uni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab by Thompson.
Uni throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson throws a right hand that Uni ducks under and follows up with a left that Uni also avoids with ease.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Uni backs up against the cage.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Uni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson works on Uni's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Nick Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson gets through Uni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uni throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Uni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson gets a clinch.
Uni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson has Uni pressed against the cage, preventing Uni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice combination there by Thompson.
Uni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Uni circles away.
Uni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Uni misses.
Thompson throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Nick Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uni takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thompson rushes Uni and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson keeps control of Uni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson throws a push kick but Uni slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uni lands a two punch combo.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uni, pushing him back against the cage.
Uni goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nick Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uni was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson slips a jab from Uni.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Uni misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Uni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uni swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Uni throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Uni misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uni will feel that in the morning.
Uni walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thompson.
Uni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uni lands with a good body shot.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antsas Uni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Uni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uni's calf.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thompson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Uni throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Uni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uni's efforts to push away.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson forces Uni back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Uni.
Uni closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Uni misses with a combination
and Thompson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Uni really felt that one!
Uni closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a body kick.
Uni blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Uni tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a good low kick that Uni was not able to check.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Uni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uni lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Uni if he has to take too many more of those.
Uni lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Uni.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Uni.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Uni back into the cage.
Thompson digs a right hand into Uni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uni's gas tank.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Uni tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Uni looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Thompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Uni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Uni back into the cage.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uni can't break the clinch.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uni's defenses.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thompson.
Thompson moves forwards but Uni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Uni does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antsas Uni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Uni is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Uni pushes him off.
Uni avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Uni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thompson counters with a low kick, right behind Uni 's knee.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uni.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Uni in a clinch.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uni backwards.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Uni won't want to take too many of those.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Uni in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson tries to circle away but Uni has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Uni has the dominant position.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Uni won't allow it.
Uni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Uni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uni misses its intended target.
Uni misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Thompson thows a body kick. Uni tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thompson feints and then cracks Uni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uni down.
Uni misses the jab.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uni.
Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Uni closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uni takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson throws a front kick that sends Uni stumbling back into the cage.
Uni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thompson.
Uni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson clinches up with Uni and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Uni shrugs off.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Uni working hard to break the clinch.
Uni fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Uni changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Uni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Uni walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thompson.
Thompson rushes Uni and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Uni won't want to take too many of those.
Uni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Uni shrugs off.
Uni is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Uni can't break the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uni.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a solid body kick.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uni digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
Uni misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Uni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uni. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thompson is looking to slow Uni down with leg kicks.
Uni misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Antsas Uni's cut.
That's time! Uni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson scores with a kick to the body.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uni.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Uni if he has to take too many more of those.
Thompson lands a high kick!
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uni's defenses.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Uni can't break the clinch.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uni throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Uni is trying to break free.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Uni is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Uni is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Uni misses its intended target.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Uni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Uni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uni avoids it.
Uni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Uni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uni throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uni slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thompson pushes Uni up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson prevents Uni from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
A frustrated look appears on Uni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Uni is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Uni's ribcage. Uni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uni.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uni backwards.
Uni tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uni is defending well for now.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uni misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Uni's shoulder, as Uni tries to avoid the shot.
Uni looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Uni lands a body shot.
Uni throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson pushes Uni away with a front kick.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
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.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Uni misses the target.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Antsas Uni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Uni is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Uni.
Nick Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uni.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uni throws out the jab.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Thompson pushes Uni away with a front kick.
Crunch! Thompson slams his shin into Uni's torso.
Uni misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 44:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 44:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Thompson!
Nick Thompson is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darin Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darin Blood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boston Dean!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Blood looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Dean throws a series of punches but Blood avoids them all with ease.
Blood wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Blood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dean slips a jab and a cross from Blood.
Blood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blood.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood clobbers Dean with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Blood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blood scores with a body shot.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
No joy there for Blood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dean throws a right and a left that Blood avoids nicely.
Blood throws a series of punches but Dean avoids them all with ease.
Blood throws a leg kick
and Dean counters with a two punch combo.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blood 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 Dean has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dean and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blood throws a big shot that misses.
Blood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean connects with a looping right hand.
Dean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Blood lands a nice hook to Dean's body. Dean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood fails to land with a series of punches.
Blood misses with a jab to the body
and Dean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blood takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Blood fails with the takedown
and Dean counters with a series of strikes. Blood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Blood tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
Blood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dean checks a leg kick.
Dean scores with a nice right hand.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
Blood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A shot to de liver by Dean. Beautiful body shot.
Blood darts in trying to clinch
and Dean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blood throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blood on the side of the head.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darin Blood dominated that round.
That's time! Blood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blood misses with a combination
and Dean counters with a series of strikes. Blood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darin Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood misses with a two punch combination.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darin Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Dean moved out of range nicely.
Blood throws a right and a left that Dean avoids nicely.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
Darin Blood is winning the standup battle so far.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean counters with a one-two to the body.
Blood tries a low kick but Dean avoids it.
Dean throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blood scores with a one two! Dean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Dean both land. Nice combination.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood is looking to wear down Dean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blood misses with a hook. Dean ducked under it nicely.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Blood throws a series of punches but Dean avoids them all with ease.
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Dean misses with the combination.
Blood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood misses the body punch
and Dean counters with a three punch combo that has Blood backing up. Blood nods at Dean to acknowledge the strikes.
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Dean lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Blood or perhaps it was just good defense by Dean which made him look bad.
Dean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Blood throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blood tries to clinch but Dean moves out of range.
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dean takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood tries to bum rush Dean with a series of wild strikes but Dean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blood misses with a combination
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with the combination.
Blood lands a nice shot that snaps Dean's head back.
Dean cracks Blood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Horrible takedown by Dean or perhaps it was just good defense by Blood which made him look bad.
Dean staying out of range there.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blood misses with a jab to the body
and Dean counters with a nice body shot.
Blood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Blood is just out of range.
Blood tries to clinch up
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean counters with a left and a right that stings Blood.
Blood misses with a body shot
letting Dean counter with a right hand.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
Blood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dean circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blood.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Blood scores with a one two! Dean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blood tried to score with a low kick but Dean checks it.
Dean tries to bum rush Blood with a series of wild strikes but Blood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blood misses with a looping left.
Dean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
Blood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blood.
Blood throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
Dean throws a series of punches but Blood avoids them all with ease.
Dean throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Blood tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Blood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blood is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Blood loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blood tries to clinch up.
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.
Blood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
No joy there for Blood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dean moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Dean. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dean.
A combination from Blood does no damage.
Blood throws a right hand that Dean ducks under and follows up with a left that Dean also avoids with ease.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean counters with a one-two to the body.
Blood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Dean really 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.
Blood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood misses with a combination
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
Blood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood misses with a low kick.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dean was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Blood misses.
Blood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good work by Dean as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Dean looks to land a combination but Blood avoids it well.
Dean moves forwards but Blood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blood misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood tries to clinch but Dean is having none of it.
Blood throws a sloppy body shot
letting Dean counter with a right hand.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Blood.
Blood tries to clinch up
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood misses with a combination
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target.
Good exchange - Blood coming out on top.
Blood tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean counters with a takedown into side control.
Dean trying to control the action but Blood is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Blood's face as Dean controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood regains half guard.
Blood is looking for a sweep. Dean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood manages to get to full guard.
Blood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dean must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dean being controlled here momentarily.
Blood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dean puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Dean dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dean throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Dean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blood closes the distance but Dean moves to the side
enabling Dean to counter with a crisp jab.
Dean slips a jab and a cross from Blood.
Dean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood tries to clinch
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Blood throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt.
Blood wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Dean cracks Blood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blood throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Dean moves out of range easily.
Darin Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blood throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
Dean takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blood tries to bum rush Dean with a series of wild strikes but Dean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dean slips under a jab from Blood.
Dean scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blood throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a right hand that Blood ducks under and follows up with a left that Blood also avoids with ease.
Blood wants to clinch
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean lands with a straight right. Blood didn't see that one coming.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dean was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Boston Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blood counters by clinching up.
Come on Dean - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Dean avoiding damage as Blood throws knees to the body.
Blood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Blood misses with a combination
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Dean does no damage.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boston Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boston Dean! Boston Dean retains his welterweight title!
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