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Slaughterhouse 11 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Armiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Armiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Armiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fenton Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armiger looks to land a combination but Hilton avoids it well.
Armiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilton jabs Armiger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Armiger's head backwards.
Hilton drives through and clinches with Armiger against the cage.
Hilton lands a body punch.
Hilton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hilton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hilton.
Hilton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hilton lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hilton.
Hilton works on Armiger's body with a couple of short punches.
Hilton works on Armiger's body with a couple of short punches.
Armiger takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Hilton.
Hilton scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hilton.
Hilton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hilton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hilton pushes Armiger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hilton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armiger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Armiger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hilton pushes Armiger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hilton misses with an elbow strike.
Hilton presses Armiger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armiger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Armiger tries to pull guard but Hilton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hilton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Armiger or not.
Hilton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hilton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hilton lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hilton throws an elbow but misses.
Hilton's coach down at Enterprise Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hilton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton lands an uppercut.
Hilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hilton pushes Armiger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Armiger avoids a wild elbow strike from Hilton.
Hilton pushes Armiger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hilton misses with an elbow over the top.
Hilton cracks Armiger with a nice body shot.
Armiger takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Hilton on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hilton as the two fighters clinch.
Hilton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Armiger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Armiger is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hilton.
Armiger misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hilton.
Hilton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Armiger or not.
Hilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton scores with a shot to the side of Armiger's head.
A short uppercut from Hilton.
Hilton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hilton.
Armiger is trying to pull guard but Hilton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Armiger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hilton just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Armiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hilton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hilton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hilton lands an elbow inside that Armiger shrugs off.
Hilton lands an elbow inside.
Hilton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armiger blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hilton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hilton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hilton.
A frustrated look appears on Armiger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Hilton.
Hilton lands a left hand.
Armiger is trying to pull guard but Hilton has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hilton.
Hilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hilton lands with a short shot to the head.
Hilton lands a nice uppercut.
Hilton lands with a short shot to the head.
Hilton lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Hilton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armiger tries to break the clinch but Hilton is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hilton.
Armiger tries to break the clinch but Hilton is controlling the position.
Armiger tries to break the clinch but Hilton is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Hilton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hilton wants to clinch up but Armiger keeps it at a distance.
Armiger misses with a hook.
Hilton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armiger throws a right and a left that Hilton avoids nicely.
Armiger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hilton to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Armiger stuns Hilton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Armiger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hilton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armiger.
Hilton wants to counter the offense by Armiger and move into the clinch position.
Armiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilton.
Armiger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Hilton finds it's way through Armiger's defenses.
Armiger is rocked!
Hilton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armiger.
Armiger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hilton as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilton. Armiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilton drops Armiger with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Armiger looks back up at him and smiles so Hilton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Armiger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Armiger.
Armiger dodges the punch combination from Hilton.
Fenton Hilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armiger looks to land a combination but Hilton avoids it well.
Hilton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hilton throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton jabs Armiger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Armiger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hilton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hilton throws a monster overhand right that drops Armiger! Hilton follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fenton Hilton!
A victorious Fenton Hilton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armen Aharonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aharonian comes to the cage accompanied by Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Fernandez has chosen The Eagles - Hotel Calafornia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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201 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armen Aharonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aharonian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fernandez slips a straight right by Aharonian.
Fernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aharonian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aharonian. Fernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aharonian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fernandez blocks a low kick nicely.
Fernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aharonian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fernandez tries to land a body kick
and Aharonian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fernandez thinking.
Aharonian blocks a jab.
Fernandez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aharonian counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernandez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aharonian counters with an outside leg kick.
Fernandez lands a really nice looking cross but Aharonian seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharonian cracks Fernandez with a good jab.
Aharonian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandez looks winded!
Fernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fernandez drops his hands momentarily and Aharonian needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Fernandez just on the top of the head. Fernandez drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Fernandez - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Armen Aharonian!
An out of breath Armen Aharonian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Frankham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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280 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Frankham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Collins!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankham walks into a jab.
It looks like Eli Frankham has been cut.
Frankham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins jabs at Frankham's body.
Frankham misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Frankham misses.
Collins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Collins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frankham is breathing heavily.
Collins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frankham misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins digs a good hook to Frankham's body.
Frankham does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Collins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Collins lands with a cross.
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frankham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eli Frankham's cut is getting worse.
Frankham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Collins jabs Frankham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Collins lands a nice hook to Frankham's body. Frankham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Collins lands a body shot.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frankham's head backwards.
Eli Frankham's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Collins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frankham backs up against the cage.
Frankham ducks right into an uppercut from Collins.
Frankham is rocked!
Collins cracks a nice hook into Frankham's ribs.
Collins cracks Frankham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Frankham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Eli Frankham's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Frankham circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Collins. Frankham falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Collins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Collins!
Dante Collins tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cappy Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler has chosen Coal Chamber - Burgundy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappy Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kessler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christian trying to land knees to the body.
Christian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kessler lands with a light punch inside.
Christian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kessler has Christian pressed against the cage.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Christian blocks with his arms.
Kessler dodges an elbow strike from Christian.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
Christian landing knees to the body.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but Christian blocks it.
Christian blocks an uppercut.
Kessler tries to land knees in the clinch but Christian avoids the damage to the body.
Kessler avoids a wild elbow strike from Christian.
Christian landing knees to the body.
Kessler looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
It looks like Johann Kessler has been cut.
Christian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Christian trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian misses with an elbow over the top.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christian avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Kessler fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Christian has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Christian trying to land knees to the body.
Kessler effectively controlling the action here.
Christian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Kessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christian is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christian.
Kessler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Christian misses with an elbow strike.
Christian tries to land a knee to the head but Kessler blocks with his arms.
Kessler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Christian blocks with his arms.
Kessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian missing with knees to the body.
Christian missing with knees to the body.
Christian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Christian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Christian throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christian.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christian blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Christian.
Christian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kessler backwards.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christian.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christian.
Kessler avoids the elbow strike from Christian, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Christian.
Christian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kessler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Christian lands a damaging elbow.
Kessler looking to throw knees to the head but Christian is blocking nicely.
Kessler avoids the elbow strike from Christian, against the cage.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kessler blocks an elbow strike from Christian.
Kessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler dodges an elbow strike from Christian.
Christian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian lands a nice knee to the body.
Christian blocking some punches.
Christian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Christian scores a nice knee to the body.
Kessler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Christian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kessler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christian.
Christian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Johann Kessler's cut even more.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christian lands a nice elbow.
Christian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kessler is rocked!
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler is still on wobbly legs! Can Christian finish him?
Christian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cappy Christian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Kessler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Christian cracks Kessler with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Christian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kessler to stand back up!
Christian pushes Kessler up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Christian.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Christian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Christian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
Kessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kessler seems to have recovered his senses.
Kessler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kessler lands a left hand.
Kessler managing to block the knees to the body from Christian.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler missing with knees to the body.
Kessler throws a punch but it's blocked by Christian.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Christian controls the action.
Christian avoiding damage as Kessler throws knees to the body.
Christian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kessler is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kessler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Christian scores with a shoulder strike.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kessler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Christian lands a right hand.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Christian lands an elbow inside.
Christian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kessler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Christian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kessler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kessler or not.
Christian lands a nice elbow.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike from Christian.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christian avoids it.
Christian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
Christian avoiding damage as Kessler throws knees to the body.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
Christian scores a nice knee to the body.
Christian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kessler can do to turn this around?
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Christian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kessler blocks it with crossed arms.
Christian blocking some punches.
Christian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kessler's face.
Christian lands a good knee to the midsection. Kessler won't want to take too many of those.
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Christian working Kessler over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Christian.
Christian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Christian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Christian cracks Kessler with a nice body shot.
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian connects with a knee to the head.
Christian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kessler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
Christian throws an elbow but it misses.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
Christian tries to land knees in the clinch but Kessler avoids the damage to the body.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler is trying to maintain a safe position but Christian gets an underhook and turns Kessler into the cage.
Kessler trying to land knees to the body.
Christian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.
Kessler looking to throw knees to the head but Christian is blocking nicely.
Christian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kessler's face.
Christian pushes off an throws an elbow but Kessler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Christian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kessler's brow.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kessler missing with knees to the body.
Kessler has a couple of punches blocked by Christian.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Christian landing knees to the body.
Christian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Christian connects with a knee to the head.
Kessler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kessler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Christian.
Christian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cappy Christian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johann Kessler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kessler avoids the body shot from Christian.
Christian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kessler misses with some punches.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Christian blocks with his arms.
Kessler dodges an elbow strike from Christian.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christian.
Kessler tries to land knees in the clinch but Christian avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but Christian blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Christian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kessler's brow.
Christian misses with a knee strike.
Kessler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Christian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Christian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kessler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kessler dodges an elbow strike from Christian.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Christian connects with a knee to the head.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Christian blocks with his arms.
Christian working aggressively here.
Kessler working aggressively here.
Kessler misses with some punches.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Johann Kessler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christian avoids it.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Christian lands a knee to the body.
Christian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Kessler blocks the elbow strike.
Kessler misses with the head strike.
Cappy Christian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Christian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kessler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Christian lands a good knee to the midsection. Kessler won't want to take too many of those.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
Christian landing knees to the body.
Kessler avoids a wild elbow strike from Christian.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
Christian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
Kessler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kessler lands a nice knee to the body.
Christian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian prevents a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian blocking some punches.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kessler blocks the elbow strike.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
A short left from Christian.
Kessler managing to block the knees to the body from Christian.
Kessler missing with knees to the body.
Kessler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian lands with a left to the head.
Kessler avoids a wild elbow strike from Christian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler managing to block the knees to the body from Christian.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Christian misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christian.
Christian missing with knees to the body.
Kessler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christian misses with an elbow strike.
Kessler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kessler.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Christian controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christians head.
Cappy Christian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Kessler fails to land.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cappy Christian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christian 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cappy Christian!
Cappy Christian really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Beaver Jooce! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - Money. 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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sweet Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson taking a breather.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sweet Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Jones looking to stall.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones looking to stall.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones looking to stall.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson blocks an elbow 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 Franklin Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Jones has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jackson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jones drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jones wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Sweet Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sweet Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson'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.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jackson throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
As Jackson backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Jackson manages to avoid it all.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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 Franklin Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson'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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Jackson.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jones gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jackson avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Franklin Jackson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jones wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jones rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
A short right from Jackson.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jackson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sweet Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jones slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jones tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Jackson had his way with Sweet Jones in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jackson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jones controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson 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.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jackson throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Sweet Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Jackson!
Franklin Jackson is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Franklin Jackson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mashrafe Mortaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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20
155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mashrafe Mortaza!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortaza fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mortaza.
Crespo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crespo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mortaza is defended easily by Crespo.
It looked like Crespo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mortaza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silvio Crespo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mashrafe Mortaza.
Crespo slaps away a takedown attempt from Mortaza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mortaza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crespo.
Mortaza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mortaza thows a huge punch but Crespo dodges it nicely.
Crespo wants to get back to his feet.
Mortaza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortaza wants to stand up but Crespo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mortaza trying to pass the guard but Crespo defending well.
Mortaza seems to be working for a kimura but Crespo defends the submission attempt.
Mortaza throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crespo to regain full guard.
Mortaza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mortaza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mortaza throws an elbow that misses. Crespo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mortaza's guard. Nice move by Crespo!
Crespo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortaza doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mortaza has his foot on Crespo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crespo works his way back into a safe position though.
Crespo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crespo stopping the sweep attempt from Mortaza.
Mortaza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mortaza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crespo controls the pace.
Crespo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mortaza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mortaza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crespo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crespo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mortaza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mortaza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mortaza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crespo avoids it really well and circles away.
Crespo cracks a nice hook into Mortaza's ribs.
Crespo clinches with his opponent.
Mortaza takes a shot to the head.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but Mortaza avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Crespo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mortaza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crespo is defending well.
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mortaza backwards.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Crespo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crespo working aggressively here.
Mortaza blocks an uppercut.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mortaza's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crespo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crespo lands with a left to the head.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mortaza's elbow.
Crespo tries to work over Mortaza'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.
Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
That's time! Crespo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crespo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mortaza moves away.
Mortaza shoots in but Crespo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crespo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mortaza has time to react.
Mortaza takes one on the button.
Crespo leaves Mortaza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crespo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mortaza's hands.
Crespo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Crespo lands.
Crespo lands a jab to the nose.
Crespo misses with a straight right.
Mortaza misses with a takedown attempt - Crespo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silvio Crespo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mashrafe Mortaza.
Mortaza gets tackled into the cage by Crespo. Crespo maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo lands a left hand.
Crespo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mortaza backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo gets through Mortaza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crespo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mortaza can do to turn this around?
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo pushes Mortaza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mortaza is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crespo.
Mortaza is breathing heavily.
Crespo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crespo lands a left hand.
Mortaza is still on wobbly legs! Can Crespo finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Crespo.
Mortaza seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Crespo.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as Mortaza controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Crespo.
A right hook to the body lands for Crespo.
A nice left hand lands by Crespo.
Crespo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mortaza jumps guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crespo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crespo.
Crespo lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Crespo.
A right hook to the body lands for Crespo.
Crespo pushes Mortaza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crespo lands a body punch.
Crespo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mortaza backwards.
Silvio Crespo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crespo lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Crespo - that landed with a thud.
Crespo cracks Mortaza with a nice body shot.
Crespo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crespo.
Crespo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crespo.
Crespo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mortaza backwards.
Crespo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crespo.
Crespo digs a right hand underneath Mortaza's ribcage. Mortaza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crespo lands a body punch.
Crespo throws a big uppercut that drops Mortaza! More strikes from Crespo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mortaza lies dazed against the cage as Crespo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Crespo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Silvio Crespo thanked Bullet Proof System for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imperiex Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
273 lbs
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27
280 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Imperiex Prime!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good exchange - Prime coming out on top.
Prime slips a jab from Hardman.
Hardman defending well as Prime loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardman misses the target.
Hardman throws a right hand that Prime ducks under and follows up with a left that Prime also avoids with ease.
Hardman moves into range and clinches up with Prime.
Prime breaks from the clinch.
Prime drops Hardman with a beautiful combination! Hardman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Prime is looking for the KO!
Hardman is rocked!
It looks like Bruce Hardman has been cut.
Bruce Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Hardman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prime has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Prime on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardman seems to have got his legs back now.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardman as he connects with a hook.
Prime dodges the punch combination from Hardman.
Prime misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardman throws a shot from downtown. Prime moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throws a right and a left that Hardman avoids nicely.
Prime takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prime falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardman throws a hook but Prime avoids it easily.
Prime gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hardman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Prime is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Hardman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otocanin Zmija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Lazaro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otocanin Zmija!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Lazaro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazaro looks to land a left hand but Zmija moved out of range nicely.
Zmija tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lazaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Zmija.
A telegraphed right hand from Zmija misses the target.
Lazaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zmija will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lazaro darts in and clinches Zmija up against the cage.
Zmija misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro lands with a left to the head.
Zmija tries to circle away but Lazaro has him pinned against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Zmija has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zmija's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zmija throws a poor cross that misses
and Lazaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Lazaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zmija is looking for a counter combo.
Lazaro's coach down at *Shrug* was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lazaro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazaro moves out of range as Zmija strikes.
Zmija rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lazaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lazaro dodges the punch combination from Zmija.
Zmija scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmija throws an off balance right hand
and Lazaro counters with a straight right hand.
Lazaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lazaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zmija tries to move into range but Lazaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zmija throws a lazy uppercut
and Lazaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Otocanin Zmija seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zmija misses with a few strikes there.
Zmija throws an overhand right that lands on Lazaro's shoulder, as Lazaro tries to avoid the shot.
Lazaro throws out a counter right but Zmija avoids it with no problem.
Zmija throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zmija drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zmija misses with a double jab
and Lazaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Zmija is breathing heavily.
Lazaro misses with a low kick.
Zmija steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lazaro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lazaro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zmija throws a right and a left that Lazaro avoids nicely.
No joy there for Zmija, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lazaro lands a big uppercut and Zmija crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zmija looks OK. Lazaro waves Zmija back to his feet!
Zmija is rocked!
It looks like Otocanin Zmija has been cut.
Zmija circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Lazaro. Zmija falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Lazaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Lazaro!
Paulo Lazaro is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Paulo Lazaro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between RP McMurphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMurphy comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Solider - Tupac. RP McMurphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
257 lbs
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287 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, RP McMurphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Cross!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMurphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Cross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McMurphy connects with a looping right hand.
Cross gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McMurphy.
Cross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McMurphy feinted with a counter takedown.
Magnus Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross scores with a decent looking hook.
Cross throws a combination that misses
and McMurphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McMurphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cross misses with a right hand
and McMurphy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMurphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cross wants to improve his position but McMurphy is controlling well.
McMurphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cross is trying to maintain the position but McMurphy is very close to passing his half guard.
McMurphy wants to take a breather but Cross is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurphy prevents Cross from standing back up.
Cross is trying to get back to full guard.
Cross tries to push off, looking to stand up, but McMurphy manages to move to mount!
McMurphy wants to control the pace but Cross is squirming around nicely.
Cross 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McMurphy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is bucking up trying to escape but McMurphy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McMurphy prevents Cross from getting the reversal.
Cross wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McMurphy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cross is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from McMurphy! Cross is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). RP McMurphy!
RP McMurphy is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, RP McMurphy gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you everybody for coming. My opponent, hats off to you, thanks for the great fight, all respect. My coaches and Team Burns helped me so much, thank you. I will continue to shock and inspire nations'.
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