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HFC 254 Wounded PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Skidopolopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Gonawyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonawyn has chosen Crush 'em - Megadeth as his entrance music. King Gonawyn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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275 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Skidopolopolous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Gonawyn!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Skidopolopolous wants to clinch.
Gonawyn feints the counter takedown.
Skidopolopolous with a poor takedown
and Gonawyn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Skidopolopolous's guard.
Skidopolopolous is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonawyn advances position into side control!
Gonawyn cracks Skidopolopolous with a big right hand but Skidopolopolous just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like Bob Skidopolopolous has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skidopolopolous is trying to control Gonawyn's posture but Gonawyn avoids it.
Gonawyn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Skidopolopolous is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Skidopolopolous prevents Gonawyn from moving into mount.
Skidopolopolous struggling a bit here.
Skidopolopolous is trying to get back to half guard.
Skidopolopolous is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gonawyn connects with a decent elbow.
Skidopolopolous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Skidopolopolous's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Skidopolopolous is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bob Skidopolopolous's cut is getting worse.
Gonawyn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gonawyn working the head and body with strikes.
Gonawyn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gonawyn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gonawyn lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn cracks Skidopolopolous with a big right hand but Skidopolopolous just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jeez, Bob Skidopolopolous's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Skidopolopolous's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Gonawyn!
An out of breath King Gonawyn 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricksono Garcie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies has chosen Condemned 84 - Face the agression as his entrance music. Ricksono Garcie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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186 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricksono Garcie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pit Mies!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mies manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ricksono Garcie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Our spies down at at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites inform us that Mies has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Garcie content to stall in guard here.
Mies is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcie tries to free his leg and advance position but Mies is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mies had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcie defends it easily.
Garcie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mies's guard.
Mies should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Garcie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcie is working for a kimura but Mies is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mies manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mies working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcie wants to stand but Mies is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mies can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mies is in trouble now - Garcie has advanced to mount!
Garcie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcie landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies tries to hold on but Garcie postures up.
Garcie working Mies over with strikes here.
Mies tries to hold on but Garcie postures up.
Garcie prevents Mies from getting the reversal.
Garcie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mies hang on?
Garcie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mies tries to reverse the position but Garcie maintains control.
Garcie trying to control but Mies is having none of it.
Mies is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcie looking for a guillotine from mount but Mies is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mies tries to reverse the position but Garcie maintains control.
Mies tries to lock up and control but Garcie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mies is trying to stand.
Garcie looking to finish Mies with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mies!
Garcie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mies is rocked!
Garcie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mies's face.
Mies is still in real trouble! Can Garcie finish him?
Garcie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcie tries to control but Mies wriggling away.
Garcie is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mies is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricksono Garcie!
The defeated Pit Mies had this to say: 'I will be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jierdan Firkragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinan Yak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firkragg comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Up. Yak has chosen Silahsiz Kuvvet - Sözlerim Silahim as his entrance music. Sinan Yak will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jierdan Firkragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sinan Yak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firkragg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jierdan Firkragg has been cut.
Firkragg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firkragg slips under a jab from Yak.
Yak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yak takes a swing at Firkragg's ribcage but misses.
Yak misses the shot to the body.
Firkragg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yak.
Yak digs a good body shot into Firkragg's ribs.
Firkragg misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Firkragg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Firkragg catches Yak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yak's corner calls for a 1-2. Yak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yak lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firkragg throws a body punch but Yak moves out of range.
Firkragg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Firkragg slips a straight right by Yak.
Firkragg moves away from the strike by Yak.
Firkragg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yak.
Firkragg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Firkragg controlling the pace.
Yak wants to get back to his feet.
Yak is looking for a sweep. Firkragg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yak pushes Firkragg off looking to stand but Firkragg dives back in and keeps control.
Firkragg wants to control but Yak is keeping him busy.
Firkragg prevents Yak from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Firkragg looks to land a right hand but Yak moved out of range.
Yak throws a hook but Firkragg avoids it easily.
Yak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Firkragg.
Firkragg ducks under a wild hook from Yak.
Firkragg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Firkragg looks for a takedown but Yak sprawls well.
Firkragg fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yak scores with a nice right hand.
Firkragg moves out of range of the strikes.
Yak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Firkragg moves away.
Yak blocks a low kick nicely.
Yak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yak cracks Firkragg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yak works Firkragg's body with a nice hook.
Yak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Firkragg.
Sinan Yak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yak scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Firkragg is defended easily by Yak.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jierdan Firkragg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yak misses with a body shot.
Firkragg throws the left hand but Yak avoids the punch easily.
Yak misses with an uppercut.
Firkragg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Yak scores with a jab to the body.
Yak lands with a straight right. Firkragg didn't see that one coming.
Jierdan Firkragg's cut is getting worse.
Yak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yak thuds a left hand into Firkragg's body.
Yak throws an overhand right that lands on Firkragg's shoulder, as Firkragg tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinan Yak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jierdan Firkragg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Firkragg defending well as Yak loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick by Firkragg misses
and Yak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yak lands with an overhand left.
Yak takes a swing at Firkragg's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Yak misses the target.
Yak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yak throws a jab when Firkragg was well out of range.
Sinan Yak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yak looks to throw the jab but Firkragg is out of range.
Firkragg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yak scores with a nice strike.
Yak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Firkragg on the side of the head.
Firkragg is rocked!
Jierdan Firkragg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yak. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yak lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firkragg staying out of range there.
Yak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Firkragg moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Firkragg.
Firkragg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yak.
Firkragg ducks right into an uppercut from Yak.
Yak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yak scores with a body shot.
Yak works Firkragg's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Yak misses.
Firkragg slips under a jab from Yak.
Yak misses with a looping right.
Yak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Firkragg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Firkragg on the side of the head.
Firkragg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jeez, Jierdan Firkragg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Firkragg on the side of the head.
Oh Firkragg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firkragg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Firkragg seems to have got his legs back now.
Firkragg takes one to the chin there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jierdan Firkragg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sinan Yak!
Sinan Yak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My name is MUD. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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213 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes avoids the body shot from Flores.
Flores needs to keep his hands up - Clawnes had a free shot at his head there.
Clawnes moves into the clinch successfully.
Clawnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flores's defenses.
Clawnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clawnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clawnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flores swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flores misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clawnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flores escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Flores as he connects with a hook.
Flores is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clawnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clawnes throws a low kick but Flores avoids it.
Flores scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A lazy left from Clawnes finds it's target.
Flores throws a body shot but no joy.
Flores throws a front kick aimed at Clawnes's knee but Clawnes avoids it well.
Flores swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clawnes tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters circling a little - Flores finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clawnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flores counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Flores.
Flores lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Clawnes throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clawnes.
Flores lands a jab to Clawnes's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Clawnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flores. Clawnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Flores misses the target.
Clawnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flores has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clawnes works over Flores's head and body with a nice combination.
Flores sizes up Clawnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clawnes staying out of range there.
Clawnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Flores swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flores misses with a head kick.
Flores throws a body punch but Clawnes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores moves out of range of the leg kick from Clawnes.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Clawnes.
Flores looks to score with a jab to the body but Clawnes is just out of range.
Clawnes throws a low kick but Flores moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Flores was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flores missing with a left hand there. Clawnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clawnes.
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clawnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clawnes misses with a low kick.
Flores appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Flores moves out of range of the body kick.
Flores goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clawnes clinches with his opponent.
Clawnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flores.
Clawnes misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Flores fails to land.
Flores blocks an elbow strike from Clawnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Flores as the two fighters clinch.
Flores scores with a shot to the side of Clawnes's head.
Clawnes missing with knees to the body.
Clawnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flores blocks it with crossed arms.
Flores swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flores avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Flores fails to land.
Flores blocks the elbow strike.
Clawnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Clawnes misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Flores.
Flores avoids a wild elbow strike from Clawnes.
Flores presses Clawnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clawnes is breathing heavily.
Flores swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flores blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Flores.
Clawnes blocks a body shot from Flores.
Flores working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flores lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores is struggling to control the position.
Flores manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Clawnes to the canvas! Clawnes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Flores keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Flores!
Rafael Flores 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hogan lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy body kick from Dekkers
and Hogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hogan connects with a solid leg kick.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dekkers wants to clinch but Hogan slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hogan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Dekkers connects with a solid leg kick.
Dekkers connects with a leg kick. Hogan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dekkers misses with a straight right.
Hogan lands a really nice looking cross but Dekkers seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekkers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Hogan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hogan throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice takedown defense from Dekkers. No joy for Hogan on that attempt.
Hogan backing away here, and Dekkers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ben Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan tests Dekkers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Hogan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dekkers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hogan lands with a shot to the body.
Hogan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hogan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dekkers moves into the clinch.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Hogan letting Dekkers take a breather here.
Hogan misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dekkers throws an elbow but misses.
Hogan is trying to pull guard but Dekkers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hogan.
Hogan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dekkers is defending well.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hogan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dekkers blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Hogan won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dekkers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hogan tries to pull guard but Dekkers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dekkers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hogan wants a takedown.
Hogan goes for a takedown attempt but Dekkers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dekkers misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Hogan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
Hogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Dekkers blocks a low kick nicely.
Dekkers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dekkers tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Hogan moved away.
Dekkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dekkers.
Hogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekkers tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekkers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dekkers takes the fight into the clinch.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bas Dekkers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dekkers clinches up with Hogan and pushes him back against the cage.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dekkers has Hogan pressed against the cage.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan looking for a takedown.
Hogan avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dekkers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan being controlled against the cage.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers misses with an elbow strike.
Hogan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dekkers to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ben Hogan has been cut.
Hogan pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hogan keeping full guard, as Dekkers tries to pass.
Hogan is looking to stand up but Dekkers isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers looking to pass the guard.
Hogan is pulling down on Dekkers's head. It's preventing any offense from Dekkers, at least for the moment.
Dekkers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dekkers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan pushes Dekkers off and gets back to his feet.
Dekkers stuffs the takedown.
Hogan wants to land a leg kick but Dekkers is out of range.
Dekkers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hogan with a body shot.
Dekkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dekkers is looking to score with low kicks.
Hogan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bas Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dekkers slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hogan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dekkers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dekkers takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Dekkers lands a leg kick that knocks Hogan off balance momentarily.
Hogan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dekkers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dekkers wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position.
Dekkers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Hogan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Hogan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hogan shoots in for a double leg but Dekkers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekkers manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Dekkers.
Hogan dives in and grabs Dekkers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dekkers pushes down on Hogan's head and hops out.
Hogan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hogan scores with a jab to the head.
Dekkers connects with a solid leg kick.
Dekkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogan lands a left hand.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
The referee calls for Dekkers to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hogan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hogan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
Dekkers has Hogan pressed against the cage.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Hogan won't want to take too many of those.
Hogan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dekkers walks away with a smile on his face. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dekkers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dekkers tries to clinch up.
Hogan is looking to counter punch.
Hogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dekkers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Hogan checks it.
Dekkers moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
Hogan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dekkers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Dekkers throws out a leg kick but Hogan moves out of range and Dekkers only half commits.
Hogan is looking to counter punch.
Hogan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hogan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan misses with an uppercut
and Dekkers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hogan moves out of range of the body kick from Dekkers.
Hogan's corner calls for a 1-2. Hogan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dekkers moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Dekkers misses its intended target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Dekkers avoids it well.
Dekkers wants to counter with a clinch but Hogan pushes him away.
Hogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dekkers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hogan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dekkers is out of range.
Dekkers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Dekkers counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Dekkers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dekkers.
Hogan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dekkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hogan tried to score with a low kick but Dekkers checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dekkers. That's going to slow Hogan down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers moves away from the strike by Hogan.
Dekkers moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Dekkers working Hogan over with knees to the body.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hogan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers has Hogan pushed against the cage.
Hogan'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hogan'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.
Dekkers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hogan.
Hogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogan. Dekkers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hogan is defended easily by Dekkers.
The crowd cheers as Hogan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dekkers doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hogan is out of range and Dekkers settles back down.
Hogan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ben Hogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dekkers misses with a right hand
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan feints and then cracks Dekkers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dekkers down.
Hogan stuns Dekkers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dekkers gets a clinch.
Dekkers working Hogan over with knees to the body.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Hogan has Dekkers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dekkers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hogan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekkers is looking to control Hogan's arms but Hogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dekkers has his back to the cage.
Hogan lands an elbow just above Dekkers 's eye.
Hogan fails to pull guard.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dekkers lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dekkers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Hogan jumps guard but Dekkers stands there with Hogan around his waist. Hogan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dekkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
Hogan avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Hogan has Dekkers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dekkers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dekkers leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dekkers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hogan avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers slows down the pace here.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan is trying to drag Dekkers to the mat but Dekkers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hogan looking to slow down the pace here.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Hogan is trying to pull guard but Dekkers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hogan lands an elbow just above Dekkers 's eye.
Hogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Dekkers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hogan tries to pull guard but Dekkers holds him up against the cage and eventually Hogan drops back down to his feet.
Dekkers stalling in the clinch but Hogan improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hogan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogan thows a leg kick but Dekkers checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dekkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dekkers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hogan's calf.
A low kick from Dekkers is predictable there
and Hogan counters with a leg kick.
Dekkers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hogan.
Dekkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
It looked like Hogan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hogan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dekkers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan dives in and grabs Dekkers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dekkers pushes down on Hogan's head and hops out.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Hogan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers counters with a body kick.
Dekkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Dekkers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hogan rather than just go for the knockout.
Hogan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hogan lands a lovely overhand right.
Hogan misses with a low kick.
Hogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dekkers. That did some damage!
Dekkers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dekkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Hogan.
Hogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dekkers is looking to chop away at Hogan's legs.
Hogan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hogan is defended easily by Dekkers.
Dekkers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bas Dekkers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dekkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bas Dekkers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Dekkers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Hogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dekkers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Hogan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dekkers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hogan goes for a takedown attempt but Dekkers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dekkers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
Hogan throws a hook but Dekkers blocks it.
Hogan shoots in but no luck this time.
Hogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dekkers pinned against the cage. Dekkers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogan connects with the punch.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Hogan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Hogan tenderised Dekkers's leg. Dekkers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dekkers.
Hogan dips to his left and cracks Dekkers with an uppercut!
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 Ben Hogan.
I think Dekkers 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Dekkers!
Bas Dekkers is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Bas Dekkers 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews defending well as Derksen loads up on a big left hand.
Matthews throws out a counter right but Derksen avoids it with no problem.
Derksen catches Matthews with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matthews lands a jab to the nose.
Derksen throws a push kick but Matthews slaps the foot to one side.
Derksen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Derksen misses with a jab to the body
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Derksen moves out of range easily.
Derksen throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Derksen looks to throw a body kick
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Christian Derksen has been cut.
Christian Derksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derksen throws a lazy body kick
and Matthews counters with a crisp right hand that drops Derksen! Matthews lets Derksen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Derksen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derksen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matthews! But no joy.
Derksen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Derksen tries to land a front kick but Matthews steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matthews shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Matthews was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clay Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derksen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matthews counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Derksen lands a nice looking body shot.
Derksen misses with a jab to the body
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Derksen looks for the body kick but Matthews saw that one coming.
Matthews doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matthews clobbers Derksen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Derksen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derksen blocks a jab.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Derksen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands a jab.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews tries to keep at a distance but Derksen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Matthews.
Derksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Derksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Derksen looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Derksen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matthews is trying to defend but Derksen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Matthews tries to roll over but Derksen keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews controlling the position for now.
Derksen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Derksen tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Derksen, as that shot connected.
Derksen connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands with a cross.
Derksen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
Matthews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Derksen.
Matthews walks into a straight right hand from Derksen.
Matthews gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Derksen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derksen misses with a left hand
and Matthews counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matthews with a jab.
Derksen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matthews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Derksen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derksen throws a combination that misses
and Derksen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clay Matthews will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Derksen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Derksen tries for a takedown but Matthews circles away easily
and Matthews counters with a nice body shot.
Derksen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Derksen tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matthews! But no joy.
Matthews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derksen.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Derksen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Derksen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Derksen. Beautiful body shot.
Derksen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthews follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Derksen scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen drives through and clinches with Matthews against the cage.
Derksen pushes Matthews back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews is working Derksen over against the cage.
Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Derksen lands a left hand.
Matthews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derksen's elbow.
Derksen is working Matthews over against the cage.
Derksen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Matthews.
Derksen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Derksen lands a shoulder strike.
Matthews dodges an elbow strike from Derksen.
Matthews tries a body shot but Derksen blocks it.
Derksen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Derksen lands with a light punch inside.
Matthews is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Matthews leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matthews tries to throw a body punch but Derksen avoids it by throwing Matthews back against the cage.
Matthews has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Derksen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matthews can turn it around.
Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Derksen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matthews is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him?
Derksen works Matthews's body with a nice hook.
Matthews gets tackled into the cage by Derksen. Derksen maintains the clinch.
Matthews is trying to break free.
Matthews seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice elbow from Derksen.
It looks like Clay Matthews has been cut.
Derksen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matthews blocking some punches.
Matthews misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Derksen misses with the head strike.
Matthews breaks the clinch.
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derksen.
Matthews looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Derksen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthews.
Matthews was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Derksen tries to clinch up.
Derksen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Derksen as he checks the leg kick.
Matthews takes one to the side of the head.
Derksen slips a straight right by Matthews.
As Matthews backs away, Derksen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Derksen throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Matthews on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Derksen throws a hook but Matthews avoids it easily.
Matthews raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Matthews takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Derksen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on Derksen's shoulder, as Derksen tries to avoid the shot.
Derksen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen.
Derksen keeps control of Matthews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Derksen.
Derksen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matthews misses with a punch on the inside.
Matthews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews tries to break free but Derksen pushes him back against the cage.
Derksen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matthewss head.
Derksen misses with the head strike.
Derksen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matthews is trying to force a seperation but Derksen has the dominant position.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Matthews.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
Matthews breaks the clinch.
It looks like Derksen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Derksen forces Matthews back against the cage and clinches.
Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Derksen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Matthews was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Derksen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Derksen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matthews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Derksen.
Derksen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Matthews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Derksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Derksen pushes Matthews off looking to stand but Matthews dives back in and keeps control.
Matthews tries to pass to full mount but Derksen defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews trying to control from half guard but Derksen is working away.
Matthews prevents Derksen from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Matthews passes the guard and advances to mount!
Derksen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Matthews controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Matthews 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen tries to reverse the position but Matthews maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matthews trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews content just to control the position here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Matthews.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matthews tries to control but Derksen wriggling away.
Derksen doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Matthews controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matthews can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Derksen is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Matthews really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Matthews misses.
Derksen has managed to clinch.
Matthews wants to get back to striking at distance but Derksen won't allow it.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derksen misses the shot to the body.
Matthews throws a big counter head kick but Derksen avoids it with no problem.
Matthews with a hook.
Derksen misses with a kick to the body.
Derksen tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Derksen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Derksen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matthews.
Matthews comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen shoots and misses
and Matthews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Derksen misses the jab.
Matthews looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Derksen misses with a shot to the body
and Matthews makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matthews throws a shot from downtown. Derksen moves away and avoids it.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick from Derksen.
Derksen darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Derksen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Matthews was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Derksen has closed the distance and engaged Matthews in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands with a light punch inside.
Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Derksen throws a body shot but no joy.
Derksen clinches with his opponent.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derksen's elbow.
Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Clay Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Derksen scores with a nice body kick.
Matthews with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Derksen to score with a decent uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matthews.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Derksen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derksen tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Matthews as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen is looking to score with low kicks.
Derksen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matthews under the eye.
Derksen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
Matthews drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matthews misses with a straight left.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Derksen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matthews scores with a shot to the body.
Derksen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews scores with a sloppy right hand. Derksen should have avoided that one.
Derksen closes the distance and clinches.
Derksen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matthews.
Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthews swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derksen moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.
Derksen swinging wildly here.
Derksen cracks the inside of Matthews's front leg.
Derksen catches Matthews with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Clay Matthews will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Derksen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Derksen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthews.
Matthews throws a counter combo.
Derksen tries to clinch up.
Derksen moves into the clinch successfully.
Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen misses with a hook.
Matthews replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Derksen blocks it well.
Matthews walks into a stiff left hand from Derksen.
Derksen tries to land a body kick
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matthews crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Derksen - the referee stops the clock and Matthews gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Derksen. Matthews manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matthews slips under a jab.
As Derksen backs off Matthews throws a huge counter combo but Derksen manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Derksen misses.
Derksen stalks Matthews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matthews's face. Matthews staggers backwards, shaken.
Derksen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthews's sensitive parts.
Matthews throws a one two combo.
Derksen misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Matthews on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Derksen keeps Matthews at a distance using the push kick.
Derksen rushes Matthews and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews takes an elbow to the forehead.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derksen.
A short right from Matthews.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews blocking some punches.
Derksen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews breaks the clinch.
Derksen scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick from Derksen misses.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Derksen slips the punch.
Derksen is looking for a counter combo.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
Derksen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derksen looks to land a body kick but Matthews moved away.
Derksen cracks Matthews with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Derksen can pounce on him.
Derksen tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Derksen thows a body kick. Matthews tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen thumps Matthews with a low kick.
Derksen with a jab.
Derksen moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.
Derksen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Derksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Clay Matthews is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Derksen drives through and clinches with Matthews against the cage.
Matthews has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Derksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthews controls his hands.
Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derksen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derksen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matthews's brow.
Matthews working hard to break the clinch.
Christian Derksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derksen misses with some punches.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthews blocks the elbow strike.
Derksen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.
Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews blocks an elbow strike.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Derksen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthews 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Christian Derksen retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarazen comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Chiraq (remix). Garver has chosen Carver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Daniel Garver looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Sarazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Garver!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Sarazen both land. Nice combination.
Sarazen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarazen.
Garver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sarazen is able to avoid easily.
Nice body kick from Garver.
Sarazen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sarazen just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarazen.
Sarazen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garver.
Garver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sarazen connects with a right hand. Garver shakes it off.
Sarazen scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Garver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarazen.
Sarazen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sarazen misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Garver misses its intended target.
We've been informed that Garver has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garver lunges at Sarazen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarazen's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garver.
Sarazen misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garver works Sarazen's body with a nice hook.
Sarazen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sarazen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garver - the referee stops the clock and Sarazen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garver. Sarazen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sarazen avoids a kick to the body.
Garver throws a body punch but Sarazen moves out of range.
That kick from Sarazen tenderised Garver's leg. Garver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarazen thuds his right hand into Garver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sarazen tries a low kick but Garver avoids it.
Garver misses the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sarazen.
Sarazen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarazen throws a hook to the side of Garver's head but Garver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sarazen slips a straight right by Garver.
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!
Garver throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarazen counters with a straight right hand.
Sarazen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Garver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garver.
Sarazen looks to land a combination but Garver avoids it well.
Sarazen missing with a left hand there. Garver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sarazen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Garver throws a looping overhand right but Sarazen ducks down to avoid it.
Garver slips a jab from Sarazen.
Garver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sarazen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garver blocks a leg kick.
Daniel Garver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Garver misses.
Garver thumps Sarazen with a low kick.
Garver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garver defending well as Sarazen loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Sarazen there.
Sarazen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sarazen misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Garver tenderised Sarazen's leg. Sarazen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarazen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garver's sensitive parts.
Garver moves away from the strike by Sarazen.
Sarazen misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver misses with an uppercut.
Garver checks the leg kick.
Sarazen needs to keep his hands up - Garver had a free shot at his head there.
Garver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sarazen slips under a jab.
Sarazen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Garver loads up on a big right hand but Sarazen slips the punch.
Sarazen throws a jab but it's blocked by Garver.
Garver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sarazen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garver misses with a body kick.
Sarazen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Sarazen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Garver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sarazen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sarazen connects with a body shot.
Sarazen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Garver misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver throws a lazy right hand but Sarazen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sarazen misses with a low kick.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarazen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garver misses with a body shot.
Sarazen is looking to counter punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sarazen!
Garver takes one to the chin there.
Garver throws a right hand that misses
and Sarazen counters with a leg kick.
Sarazen blocks a head kick by Garver.
Sarazen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garver. That did some damage!
Garver misses with a combination
and Sarazen counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarazen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garver 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.
Sarazen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarazen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garver did well to prevent Sarazen getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garver takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sarazen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garver manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sarazen throws a big right hand that misses.
Garver seems keen to control Sarazen's posture.
Sarazen stands up over Garver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sarazen postures up.
Sarazen tries to free his leg and advance position but Garver is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen is working Garver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sarazen connects with a couple of short punches.
Garver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sarazen trying to control but Garver is working from the bottom.
Sarazen throws a strike but Garver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sarazen holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarazen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sarazen is pulling down on Garver's head to control his posture.
Sarazen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garver can do to turn this around?
Garver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sarazen trying to keep a closed guard but Garver is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garver pushes down on Sarazen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garver is working for a kimura but Sarazen is defending it quite comfortably.
Garver trying to control the action but Sarazen is working from the bottom.
Garver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver is working for a kimura but Sarazen is defending it quite comfortably.
Sarazen is looking for a sweep. Garver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garver is taking a breather. Sarazen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sarazen moves away from the strike by Garver.
Garver needs to keep his hands up - Sarazen had a free shot at his head there.
Garver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarazen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garver misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sarazen - just one landing.
Sarazen throws a body shot but no joy.
Garver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver punishes Sarazen's body with a nice straight punch.
Sarazen lands an overhand right.
Sarazen thuds his right hand into Garver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Garver 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.
Sarazen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garver looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarazen is just out of range.
Sarazen fails to land with a series of punches.
Garver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sarazen.
Sarazen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sarazen throws an overhand right that lands on Garver's shoulder, as Garver tries to avoid the shot.
Sarazen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sarazen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sarazen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sarazen is looking to work some ground and pound but Garver has wrist control.
Sarazen is looking to work some ground and pound but Garver has wrist control.
Garver can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sarazen controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sarazen moves out of range of the strikes.
Garver tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarazen blocks a low kick nicely.
Sarazen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Garver misses
and Sarazen counters with a low kick, right behind Garver 's knee.
Sarazen thumps Garver with a low kick.
Garver throws a body shot but no joy.
Garver tried to score with a low kick but Sarazen checks it.
Sarazen throws a leg kick which misses Garver's front leg but catches the back leg as Garver tries to avoid it.
Sarazen scores with the left hand. Garver knows he should have avoided that one.
Sarazen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garver.
Sarazen blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen scores with a nice strike.
Garver throws a lazy head kick
and Sarazen counters with a series of strikes. Garver will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gene Sarazen is winning the standup battle so far.
Garver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garver throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarazen counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarazen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garver! But no joy.
Garver tries to score with a low kick but Sarazen moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen throws a leg kick but Garver sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garver checks a leg kick.
Sarazen misses with a hook. Garver ducked under it nicely.
Sarazen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garver thows a leg kick but Sarazen checks it
and Sarazen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sarazen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarazen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sarazen misses with an uppercut. Garver saw that one coming.
Sarazen swinging wildly here.
Sarazen lands a lovely overhand right.
Garver slips a jab from Sarazen.
Sarazen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sarazen is standing up over Garver. Garver looks to escape but Sarazen dives into side control.
Gene Sarazen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here as Sarazen stalls from top position.
Garver tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sarazen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garver seems a little lost for a moment, as Sarazen dominates the positioning.
Daniel Garver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garver keeps working.
Sarazen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gene Sarazen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarazen wants to control for a moment but Garver uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Sarazen passes into side control, despite Garver's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sarazen wants to control but Garver is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Sarazen stalls from top position.
Sarazen'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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Sarazen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sarazen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Sarazen!
A relieved looking Gene Sarazen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Pouko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freely comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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35
140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Touko Pouko!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freely looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pouko tries to roll over but Freely keeps him under control.
Freely is keen to just control but Pouko is a slippery customer.
Pouko told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Freely wants to pass to mount but Pouko is defending the position.
Pouko wants to improve his position but Freely is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko keeping hold of Freely's head, controlling as best he can.
Pouko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Freely is working away from the top position though.
Freely is trying to work for a kimura but Pouko is defending well.
Freely is taking a breather. Pouko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pouko tries to get to full guard but Freely has control of the leg.
Pouko is still trying to improve position.
Freely is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Freely is trying to control the action in half guard but Pouko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Freely seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pouko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pouko wants to sweep here but Freely controlling him for the moment.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pouko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Freely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pouko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pouko is on top in guard.
Pouko trying to control the position from guard on top but Freely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Freely escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pouko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Freely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pouko is one step ahead there.
Freely is looking to sweep but instead, Pouko has passed into half guard.
Pouko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pouko wants to pass the guard but Freely is defending well.
Freely is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cylon Training Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Freely is looking to improve his position.
Pouko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Freely wants to hold on but Pouko pushes him away.
Pouko controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Pouko 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!
Freely manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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 IP Freely will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Freely fails with a takedown attempt.
And Pouko tries to counter it with a takedown but Freely pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pouko tries to close the distance and clinch but Freely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freely closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Freely is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pouko defends it well.
Freely trying to control the action but Pouko is working from the bottom.
Freely prevents Pouko from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freely trying to mount his opponent but Pouko defends it.
Pouko wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely wants to take a breather but Pouko is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Freely connects with a nice short shot to Pouko's temple.
Freely is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pouko tries to roll over but Freely keeps him under control.
Freely is looking to stall here but Pouko recovers full guard.
Freely trying to control but Pouko is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely preventing the sweep.
Freely passes Pouko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pouko is positioning himself well to prevent Freely advancing to mount.
Freely is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pouko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pouko is trying to maintain the position but Freely is very close to passing his half guard.
Pouko is looking to improve his position.
Freely is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pouko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freely wants to control from the top but Pouko keeps moving.
Pouko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pouko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pouko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Freely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pouko can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pouko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Freely has passed into side control.
Pouko can't do much from the bottom here.
Freely trying to control the position but Pouko is working away.
Freely is trying to get an arm triangle but Pouko is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freely creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouko gets back to half guard.
IP Freely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pouko is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
IP Freely dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Freely slaps away a takedown attempt from Pouko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pouko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freely gets the takedown into side control.
Pouko is trying to escape the position but Freely is controlling the position.
Check out the look on Freely's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Pouko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Freely working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freely swings around for an armbar but Pouko sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Freely's guard.
Pouko trying to control but Freely is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Freely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pouko is one step ahead there.
Freely throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Pouko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pouko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freely is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Freely trying to control the position.
Pouko wants to control from the top but Freely keeps moving.
Freely is trying to keep Pouko in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouko content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pouko tries to close the distance and clinch but Freely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pouko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Freely is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Freely wants to control from the top but Pouko keeps moving.
Pouko managing to control the position.
IP Freely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freely postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Freely sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Touko Pouko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freely seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pouko for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freely passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
IP Freely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freely, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... IP Freely!
After the big win, IP Freely made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rev Theory - Dead in a Grave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Parsons enters the cage!
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41
218 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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30
213 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Good kicks
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons just misses with a punch to the body.
Landry stuffs the takedown.
Parsons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Landry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parsons shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parsons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parsons passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Landry!
Landry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Landry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parsons on the ground.
Parsons thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons punching from mount but Landry doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Landry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Landry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Parsons is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Landry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry is squirming around, avoiding Parsons's attempts to control the action.
Parsons raining down hammerfists from mount.
Parsons cracks Landry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parsons fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parsons throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Parsons lands a big elbow.
Landry is rocked!
Parsons softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Landry is out cold! Parsons jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Parsons!
In his post fight interview, Jack Parsons started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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