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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Jr cracks Steel Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mark Coleman Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Steel Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Coleman Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Coleman Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Steel Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman Jr is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Coleman Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coleman Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel Penn is keeping the position for now.
Coleman Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coleman Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn controls Coleman Jr momentarily but Coleman Jr frees himself.
Coleman Jr content to stall in guard here.
Coleman Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Steel Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steel Penn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coleman Jr throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Steel Penn escapes and throws Coleman Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Coleman Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Steel Penn trying to control the action but Coleman Jr is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Coleman Jr is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn tries for a kimura but Coleman Jr is defending well.
Coleman Jr trying to control but Steel Penn flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Coleman Jr wants to control his opponent's hands but Steel Penn gets his hands free.
Coleman Jr showing good submission defense here.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position but Steel Penn manages to sink in the hooks.
Steel Penn doesn't have the hooks in and Coleman Jr manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Steel Penn managing to control the position.
Coleman Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coleman Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Coleman Jr trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel Penn trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steel Penn on his heels. He'll look to pass Steel Penn's guard now, I'm sure.
Steel Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman Jr.
Steel Penn has control of Coleman Jr's left arm, preventing Coleman Jr from doing any damage.
Coleman Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Steel Penn controls Coleman Jr momentarily but Coleman Jr frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Coleman Jr content to stall in guard here.
Steel Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coleman Jr trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman Jr.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steel Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coleman Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman Jr controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Steel Penn's brow.
Steel Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr is fighting to break Steel Penn's control of his arms but Steel Penn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Steel Penn working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Coleman Jr from controlling successfully.
Coleman Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Steel Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coleman Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Steel Penn wants to control but Coleman Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steel Penn has hold of Coleman Jr's hands but Coleman Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coleman Jr tries to pass to full mount but Steel Penn defends it.
Steel Penn gets full guard.
Coleman Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Coleman Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steel Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position but Coleman Jr postures up.
Steel Penn has his hands on Coleman Jr's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr distracts Steel Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steel Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel Penn has momentary wrist control but Coleman Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel Penn has wrist control.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman Jr landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coleman Jr wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Coleman Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel Penn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Steel Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Steel Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coleman Jr connects with a right hand. Steel Penn shakes it off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coleman Jr.
Sloppy strikes there by Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr in side control, throwing shots but Steel Penn defends.
Steel Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Steel Penn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Steel Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Steel Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coleman Jr off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman Jr tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr trying to control the action but Steel Penn just sinks the hooks in.
Coleman Jr tries to break free.
Steel Penn doesn't have the hooks in and Coleman Jr manages to turn into his guard.
Steel Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steel Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coleman Jr keeps working.
Coleman Jr is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn throwing shots but Coleman Jr is blocking nicely.
Steel Penn trying to control from half guard but Coleman Jr is working away.
Coleman Jr gets back to full guard.
Coleman Jr controlling the position.
Coleman Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn trying to control but Coleman Jr is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coleman Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Coleman Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steel Penn preventing the sweep.
Coleman Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steel Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
Coleman Jr wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
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.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position but Coleman Jr postures up.
Coleman Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mark Coleman Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steel Penn taking a bit of punishment here - Coleman Jr scoring with strikes.
Steel Penn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Steel Penn some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Coleman Jr crashes against the mat.
Steel Penn taking a bit of punishment here - Coleman Jr scoring with strikes.
Coleman Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman Jr working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman Jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Coleman Jr looks up at the clock and then as Steel Penn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Coleman Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coleman Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coleman Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Coleman Jr!
Mark Coleman Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Soul Supremacy Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, The Steel Penn stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi comes into the arena with Metallica - Hero of the Day blaring out of the sound system. 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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158 lbs
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151 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keni Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi dives in and scores a takedown into White's guard.
Susi lying in White's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. White decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Susi taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny White!
Danny White bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sutter Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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150 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Wedge Xiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sutter Cane!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Cane.
Cane lands a leg kick that knocks Xiii off balance momentarily.
Xiii cracks Cane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xiii has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Xiii fails to land.
Xiii scores with a shoulder strike.
Xiii wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cane.
Cane is pressed up against the cage. Xiii has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cane down to the mat. Cane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Xiii checks a leg kick nicely.
Cane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiii is able to avoid easily.
Xiii darts in and clinches Cane up against the cage.
Xiii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xiii has a couple of punches blocked by Cane.
Cane stalling in the clinch.
Xiii'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.
Xiii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cane gets underhooks to prevent Xiii's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii wants to stall.
Come on Cane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cane leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cane receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xiii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xiii tries for a takedown but Cane manages to get underhooks.
Xiii is working for takedown but Cane is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xiii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cane can't find room to land a body shot as Xiii controls the action.
Xiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Cane.
Xiii misses with some punches.
Xiii taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cane gets through Xiii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands with a left to the head.
Xiii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cane digs a right hand into Xiii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xiii's gas tank.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Xiii.
Cane misses with some punches.
Xiii blocking some punches.
Xiii being controlled against the cage.
Cane gets underhooks to prevent Xiii's takedown attempt.
Xiii blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cane on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Xiii.
Cane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane thows a leg kick but Xiii checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cane lands a big head kick that sends Xiii tumbling to the mat! Cane takes a step backwards and waves Xiii back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Xiii is rocked!
Cane misses with a few strikes there.
Cane swings for the body but Xiii moves out of range.
Xiii 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!
Cane cracks Xiii's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Xiii slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Cane can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sutter Cane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Lopez.
Pedro Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopez.
Balor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Balor lands but Lopez takes it in his stride.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
Balor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Lopez misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Balor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Balor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Balor wants to get back to his feet but Lopez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Balor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lopez wants to control but Balor is keeping him busy.
Lopez tries for a kimura but Balor is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lopez off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor has the hooks in. Lopez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lopez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Balor avoiding Lopez 's attempts to control his hands.
Balor is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lopez is defending well though. Balor let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balor tries to keep control of the position but Lopez is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control the hands but Balor won't let him.
Lopez breaks Balor's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Balor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Balor controls the pace.
Balor wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Lopez working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Balor wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
Balor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Balor lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopez actively working from the bottom here.
Lopez is trying to control but can't.
Lopez is not content to let Balor control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balor lands a nice short elbow.
Balor is looking to advance position but Lopez won't allow it.
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 Finn Balor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Balor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Balor works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Balor walks into a jab.
Lopez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Balor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Balor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balor wants it to stay on the feet.
Balor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Balor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balor stuffs the takedown.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Balor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Balor.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Balor takes one to the chin there.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor scores with a spinning back kick!
Lopez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balor defends well and Lopez ends up having to push Balor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Finn Balor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Lopez.
Balor scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balor's head.
Nice body kick there by Balor.
Lopez misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Balor shows good takedown defense.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Balor throws a head kick that half lands.
Balor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez 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.
Balor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balor throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Balor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Balor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balor.
Balor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Balor.
Balor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Balor scores with a kick to the body.
Lopez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Balor.
Balor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Balor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Finn Balor is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Balor is out of range.
Lopez takes a swing at Balor's ribcage but misses.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Balor.
Balor scores with a push kick.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balor.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balor.
Balor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balor.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Balor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lopez just manages to avoid it.
Balor throws a shot to the body.
Balor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balor.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balor looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez shoots for a double leg takedown but Balor sprawls well. He's pushed Lopez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Balor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Balor misses with a body shot.
Balor tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balor, right into the meat.
Balor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crunch! Balor slams his shin into Lopez's torso.
Lopez tries to move into range but Balor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
Balor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
A shot to the body from Lopez misses
and Balor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balor throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Balor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balor digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Balor scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balor.
Balor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopez tests Balor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Balor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Lopez misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor slips under a jab from Lopez.
Balor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balor on the side of the head.
Balor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez throws a right hand that Balor ducks under and follows up with a left that Balor also avoids with ease.
Balor connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balor walks into a jab.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
Balor scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez throws a body punch but Balor moves out of range.
Balor throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Finn Balor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balor is fending him off so far but Lopez persists. Nope, Balor circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedro Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Balor.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
Balor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balor.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lopez really felt that one!
Balor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Balor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balor slips under a jab from Lopez.
Balor staying out of range there.
Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Balor counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Balor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balor counters with a thumping low kick.
Finn Balor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Lopez.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Balor misses with a series of wild punches.
Finn Balor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Balor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lopez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBalor.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Balor is out of range.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Balor counters with a nice body kick.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Balor counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Balor.
Balor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balor, right into the meat.
Balor slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Balor moved out of range nicely.
Balor throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Balor avoids them all with ease.
Balor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balor pushes Lopez away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Balor there.
Balor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Lopez lands with a hook. Balor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balor 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
Finn Balor got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshal has chosen "Straight Outta Compton" by NWA as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Armstrong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal has closed the distance and engaged Armstrong in a clinch.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Armstrong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Armstrong ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Armstrong no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Armstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Armstrong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marshal passes into side control.
Armstrong tries to buck Marshal off but Marshal is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to control but Marshal postures up.
Armstrong is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Marshal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Marshal connects with a nice looking jab.
We've been informed that Marshal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Armstrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshal is fending him off so far but Armstrong persists. Nope, Marshal circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice jab there from Armstrong.
Eliah Marshal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armstrong tries to counter by clinching up but Marshal breaks away and moves out of range.
Armstrong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Armstrong there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marshal.
Armstrong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshal, right into the meat.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Armstrong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marshal's head.
Marshal preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Armstrong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armstrong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marshal is defending against the submission attempts here by Armstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to get to full guard but Armstrong has control of the leg.
Armstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
Armstrong is looking to pass Marshal's guard but actually Marshal recovers to full guard.
Armstrong cracks Marshal with a solid left hand.
Marshal wants to sweep but no luck.
Armstrong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshal keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marshal is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Armstrong, into his guard.
Marshal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marshal wants to stand but Armstrong is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armstrong is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marshal connects with a leg kick. Armstrong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Armstrong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Armstrong goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marshal has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Armstrong but great work by Marshal.
Armstrong is trying to control Marshal's posture but Marshal avoids it.
Armstrong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Armstrong wants to control but Marshal is keeping busy.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but Marshal has control of the leg.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but Marshal has control of the leg.
Armstrong moves into full guard.
Marshal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marshal trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
Armstrong isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marshal stacks Armstrong on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Marshal!
Armstrong can't do much from the bottom here.
Marshal controlling the position from side mount.
Armstrong tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Armstrong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Armstrong wants to clinch up but Marshal keeps it at a distance.
Armstrong shoots in but Marshal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marshal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armstrong tries for a takedown but Marshal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marshal pushes Armstrong up against the cage in a clinch.
Armstrong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshal walks away with a smile on his face. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marshal clinches with his opponent.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bruce Armstrong has been cut.
Marshal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Come on Marshal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Armstrong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marshal smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marshal moves into range and clinches up with Armstrong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Armstrong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marshal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marshal lands a body shot.
Marshal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marshal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Armstrong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marshal lands a nice uppercut.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marshal pushes Armstrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Armstrong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Armstrong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marshal scoring well with a low kick there.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Armstrong slips nicely into half guard.
Marshal taking some punishment here, with Armstrong in his half guard.
Armstrong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Armstrong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Armstrong prevents Marshal from improving his position.
Marshal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshal is not content to let Armstrong control the position.
Armstrong is looking for a kimura but Marshal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Armstrong to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal is defending against the submission attempts here by Armstrong.
Armstrong seems to be working for a kimura but Marshal defends the submission attempt.
Armstrong is trying to control the action in half guard but Marshal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Armstrong stalling away here and it's allowed Marshal to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Marshal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Armstrong is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
Marshal controlling the pace.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal not doing much here.
Armstrong wants to get back to full guard.
Armstrong wants to get back to full guard but Marshal has passed into side control.
Armstrong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marshal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Armstrong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marshal defends it well.
Armstrong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marshal sees it coming and defends easily.
Armstrong thows a huge punch but Marshal dodges it nicely.
Armstrong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Marshal manages to get to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bruce Armstrong did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bruce Armstrong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marshal throws a hook but Armstrong blocks it.
Marshal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Armstrong's calf.
Armstrong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Armstrong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshal swivels and escapes.
Armstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for Armstrong with that takedown attempt.
Armstrong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marshal circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Armstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marshal.
Eliah Marshal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Marshal, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Marshal against the cage but Marshal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marshal is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marshal throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Marshal, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Marshal against the cage but Marshal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Marshal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Marshal holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
Marshal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marshal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marshal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marshal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshal.
Armstrong is rocked!
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Marshal.
Armstrong decides to pull guard.
Armstrong seems to have got his legs back now.
Marshal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Armstrong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marshal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marshal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Marshal has picked Armstrong up and slammed him! Armstrong can't keep hold of the triangle and Marshal manages to pass to side control!
Bruce Armstrong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Armstrong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marshal decides to stand up, so the ref orders Armstrong to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong ducks right into an uppercut from Marshal.
Nice shot by Marshal.
Marshal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marshal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshal.
Armstrong dives in and grabs Marshal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marshal pushes down on Armstrong's head and hops out.
Marshal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marshal stuffs the takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Marshal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshal, right into the meat.
Armstrong gets a double leg takedown into Marshal's guard.
Marshal keeping full guard, as Armstrong tries to pass.
Armstrong won't allow Marshal to sweep him here.
Marshal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Armstrong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Armstrong is in close to Marshal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armstrong passes into half guard.
Armstrong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marshal's head.
Armstrong wants to work for an arm triangle but Marshal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Armstrong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marshal sees it coming and defends easily.
Armstrong throwing shots but Marshal is blocking nicely.
Marshal pushes Armstrong off looking to stand but Armstrong dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Armstrong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marshal lands with a hook. Armstrong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck for Armstrong with that takedown attempt.
Armstrong moves out of range of the strikes.
Eliah Marshal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown but Marshal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Armstrong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marshal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Armstrong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Armstrong is chipping away with strikes.
Armstrong wants to take a breather but Marshal manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Armstrong.
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong throws a big elbow that misses.
Armstrong looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to control but Marshal is working from the bottom.
Armstrong throws a strike but Marshal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine here but Marshal defends easily.
Armstrong is trying to keep Marshal in close.
Marshal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Armstrong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Marshal uses it to pass to side control.
Marshal is looking to take a break and control but Armstrong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep.
Armstrong wants to control but Marshal postures up.
Eliah Marshal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armstrong keeps working.
Armstrong tries to bench press Marshal off him but Marshal keeps the position.
Marshal working away.
Armstrong is trying to improve his position.
Armstrong is trying to control Marshal's posture but Marshal avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bruce Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marshal counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshal throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armstrong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Armstrong is defended easily by Marshal.
A little jabbing left from Marshal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marshal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marshal lands the left hand.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses.
Marshal thuds his right hand into Armstrong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Armstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marshal tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Armstrong tries to counter by clinching up but Marshal breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marshal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marshal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliah Marshal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marshal 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliah Marshal! Eliah Marshal retains his featherweight title!
Eliah Marshal bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Strapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wooden Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pencil has chosen Full Retard as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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193 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darwin Strapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wooden Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil lands a front kick.
No joy there for Pencil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strapp lands a nice looking body shot.
Strapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strapp misses with an uppercut.
Pencil walks into a left hand.
Pencil looks to score with a jab to the body but Strapp is just out of range.
Strapp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been informed that Pencil 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.
Strapp takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Darwin Strapp has been cut.
Pencil swats away the attempt to clinch by Strapp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strapp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pencil.
Strapp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strapp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pencil lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil moves into the clinch successfully.
Strapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pencil has him pressed against the cage.
Strapp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pencil just stands there and leans against the cage.
Strapp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pencil walks away with a smile on his face. Strapp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Strapp blocks a head kick by Pencil.
Pencil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strapp counters with a right hand to the body.
Pencil throws a nice looking combination but Strapp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pencil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strapp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pencil walks away with a smile on his face. Strapp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwin Strapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Pencil.
Pencil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strapp, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pencil.
Strapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pencil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Strapp.
Strapp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pencil clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil won't allow it.
Strapp jumps guard but Pencil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
I was talking to Strapp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Pencil.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strapp.
Pencil throws a head punch that misses.
Strapp wants to break free but Pencil has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pencil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A quick step to the side and Strapp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pencil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strapp.
Pencil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pencil lands with a left to the head.
Strapp is trying to pull guard but Pencil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strapp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Strapp pulls guard.
Pencil stands and steps away. Strapp gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pencil gets a clinch.
Strapp fails to pull guard.
Strapp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pencil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pencil tries to clinch up but Strapp circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Strapp misses the target.
Strapp gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Strapp working a defensive guard but Pencil passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pencil stands up and beckons Strapp to join him on the feet.
Pencil missing with a left hand there. Strapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pencil throws a right and a left that Strapp avoids nicely.
Strapp is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pencil.
Strapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pencil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wooden Pencil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darwin Strapp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Strapp.
Pencil is looking for the big counter here.
Pencil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pencil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pencil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strapp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pencil walks away with a smile on his face. Strapp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Strapp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pencil closes the distance and clinches.
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil won't allow it.
Strapp is trying to pull guard but Pencil has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwin Strapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Pencil fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strapp tries to land a front kick but Pencil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strapp looks to land a right hand but Pencil moved out of range.
Strapp looks to land a combination but Pencil avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil slips under a jab from Strapp.
Pencil feints the counter takedown.
Pencil looks to land a combination but Strapp avoids it well.
Strapp wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pencil lands a leg kick that knocks Strapp off balance momentarily.
Pencil throws a wild body kick that Strapp sees coming a mile off.
Strapp dodges the punch combination from Pencil.
Strapp thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wooden Pencil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pencil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strapp throws a looping overhand right but Pencil ducks down to avoid it.
Strapp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pencil.
Strapp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pencil.
Strapp gets tackled into the cage by Pencil. Pencil maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strapp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pencil smiles and moves away.
Strapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Pencil.
A good leg kick by Pencil.
Strapp scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pencil misses with the combination.
Strapp thuds a left hand into Pencil's body.
Pencil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strapp.
Pencil tries to close the distance and clinch but Strapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strapp misses with an uppercut.
Pencil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Pencil.
Pencil steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Strapp.
Strapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Pencil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strapp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pencil just stands there and leans against the cage.
Strapp manages to break the clinch.
Strapp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pencil is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strapp.
Good work by Strapp as he checks the leg kick.
Crunch! Pencil slams his shin into Strapp's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil connects with a looping right hand.
Strapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Pencil has Strapp up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil holds him up against the cage and eventually Strapp drops back down to his feet.
Strapp has a couple of punches blocked by Pencil.
Pencil misses with a punch on the inside.
Pencil has Strapp pressed against the cage, preventing Strapp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pencil tries to close the distance and clinch but Strapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Strapp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strapp moves out of range of the leg kick from Pencil.
Pencil has Strapp up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wooden Pencil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darwin Strapp's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pencil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strapp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strapp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil won't allow it.
Strapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pencil clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pencil.
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil won't allow it.
Pencil misses with a punch on the inside.
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil holds him up against the cage and eventually Strapp drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwin Strapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pencil.
Strapp is trying to pull guard but Pencil has him pressed against the cage.
Pencil misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooden Pencil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pencil misses with a punch on the inside.
Pencil keeps control of Strapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strapp is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pencil to keep the fight standing.
Pencil working aggressively here.
Strapp working hard to break the clinch.
Strapp wants to stall.
Strapp jumps guard but Pencil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Darwin Strapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil won't allow it.
Strapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil won't allow it.
Strapp is trying to pull guard but Pencil has him pressed against the cage.
Wooden Pencil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pencil lands a nice uppercut.
Strapp jumps guard but Pencil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Strapp fails to land.
Pencil prevents Strapp from breaking the clinch.
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil won't allow it.
Strapp misses with the head strike.
Strapp misses with the head strike.
Strapp tries to break free but Pencil pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strapp tries to pull guard but Pencil holds him up against the cage and eventually Strapp drops back down to his feet.
Strapp is trying to pull guard but Pencil has him pressed against the cage.
Strapp breaks the clinch.
Pencil has closed the distance and engaged Strapp in a clinch.
Strapp looking to slow down the pace here.
Strapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strapp jumps guard but Pencil stands there with Strapp around his waist. Strapp gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pencil misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strapp blocks the elbow strike.
Strapp is trying to pull guard but Pencil has him pressed against the cage.
Strapp fails to pull guard.
Pencil breaks the clinch.
Pencil is looking to clinch but Strapp is avoiding it.
Strapp is looking to counter the offense by Pencil and move into the clinch.
Pencil wants to clinch up but Strapp keeps it at a distance.
Pencil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pencil has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pencil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strapp misses with some punches.
Strapp misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wooden Pencil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pencil has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wooden Pencil!
Wooden Pencil managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Allen Robinson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raven.
Raven drives through with a takedown into Robinson 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Robinson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've been told by Robinson 's head coaches at Brutal Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raven scores with a sloppy right hand. Robinson should have avoided that one.
Robinson misses with a body kick.
Robinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven lands a lovely overhand right.
Robinson clinches.
Raven tightens his grip and picks Robinson up, before dumping him to the ground. Robinson manages to land in guard.
Robinson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raven is controlling him.
Raven cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Raven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.
Raven makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Raven working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Raven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raven prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven with a nice head shot there.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Raven is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Raven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raven trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Raven working some strikes from top position.
Raven looking to sit in guard and control but Robinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raven 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.
Raven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Robinson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Raven trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raven manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raven can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.
Robinson wanted to stand there but Raven had control of the position.
Raven keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson won't allow Raven to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Robinson ducks right into an uppercut from Raven.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Raven moves away and avoids it.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Raven counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Raven blocks the low kick.
Allen Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Raven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Raven pushes him off.
Raven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson thuds his shin into the meat of Raven's side.
Raven throws a leg kick but Robinson moved away.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson connects with a high kick.
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!
Raven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robinson on the side of the head.
Robinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses
and Raven counters with a stiff right hand.
Raven scores with a nice strike.
Raven lands a glancing blow to the side of Robinson 's head.
Robinson is rocked!
Robinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Robinson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Raven counters with a good low kick that Robinson was not able to check.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Raven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raven moves away from the strike by Robinson .
Raven appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raven tries to score with a low kick but Robinson moves his leg out of the way.
Robinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Raven will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raven steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Robinson . That one must have hurt.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Raven keeps it at a distance.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Raven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
Raven has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Thomas Raven has been cut.
Raven lands a nice hook to Robinson 's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Raven.
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raven blocks a body shot from Robinson .
Robinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raven backwards.
Raven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinson s head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson lands an elbow that stopped Raven in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Raven pushes him off.
Thomas Raven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raven to score with a decent uppercut.
Robinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Raven on the inside.
Raven manages to break the clinch.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raven avoids the head kick by Robinson .
Robinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raven throws out a counter right but Robinson avoids it with no problem.
Robinson lands a big head kick that sends Raven tumbling to the mat! Robinson takes a step backwards and waves Raven back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Raven is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raven lands a lovely overhand right.
Raven is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raven throws out the jab.
Robinson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Raven seems to have recovered his senses.
Robinson throws a lazy head kick
and Raven counters with a crisp right that sends Robinson to the canvas! Raven follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Raven!
A pretty intense looking Thomas Raven took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trudeau might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Negative Creep. Corrida has chosen Shadowhunter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcello Trudeau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 26 - 4, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trudeau manages to avoid it.
Trudeau throws a counter high kick but Corrida was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Trudeau - just one landing.
Corrida takes one on the button.
Corrida has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut
and Corrida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corrida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trudeau manages to avoid it.
Corrida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corrida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trudeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Corrida.
Trudeau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Corrida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corrida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trudeau sprawls well. Trudeau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corrida gets slowly back to his feet.
Corrida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau tests Corrida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Corrida has a takedown stuffed.
Trudeau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corrida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Trudeau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Trudeau is pushing down on Corrida's leg trying to pass to half guard. Corrida is fighting to maintain full guard but Trudeau has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trudeau controlling the action here.
Trudeau is thwarting Corrida's attempts to control the position.
Trudeau takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Corrida tries to get to full guard but Trudeau has control of the leg.
Corrida trying to hold on to Trudeau's head to control him but Trudeau postures up.
Trudeau controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida is looking to get back to full guard here but Trudeau has managed to pass to side control instead.
Corrida is trying to improve his position.
Trudeau taking a breather here.
Corrida is trying to improve his position.
Trudeau controlling the position from side mount.
Corrida gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida is looking to improve his position.
Trudeau is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Corrida is trying to control but can't.
Corrida might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Trudeau haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Trudeau trying to control the action but Corrida is working from the bottom.
Trudeau prevents Corrida from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Corrida trying to hold on to Trudeau's head to control him but Trudeau postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trudeau missing with a left hand there. Corrida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corrida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trudeau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Trudeau misses the target.
Corrida moves out of range of the strikes.
Trudeau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corrida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trudeau thows a body kick. Corrida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Corrida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trudeau.
Trudeau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corrida at a distance.
Corrida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trudeau misses with a double jab.
Corrida tries a low kick but Trudeau avoids it.
Trudeau throws a head kick that half lands.
Corrida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corrida blocks a jab.
Trudeau lands a nice shot that snaps Corrida's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Trudeau dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trudeau tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Corrida misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corrida. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcello Trudeau is winning the standup battle so far.
Corrida jabs at Trudeau's body.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut. Corrida saw that one coming.
Corrida blocks a jab.
Corrida misses with a straight left.
Corrida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corrida is trying to counter with his kicks.
Trudeau throws a sloppy head kick
and Corrida counters with a leg kick.
Trudeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corrida.
Corrida looks to score with a jab to the body but Trudeau is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Corrida misses.
Trudeau is looking to counter punch.
Trudeau is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Corrida throws a body shot but no joy.
Corrida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trudeau rather than just go for the knockout.
Trudeau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice cross by Trudeau.
Corrida dodges the punch combination from Trudeau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida cracks a nice hook into Trudeau's ribs.
Trudeau throws a hook but Corrida blocks it.
Corrida throws out a counter right but Trudeau avoids it with no problem.
Trudeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trudeau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trudeau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corrida can do to turn this around?
Corrida throws a leg kick that misses.
Marcello Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corrida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corrida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trudeau.
Trudeau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Corrida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Trudeau misses its intended target.
Trudeau misses with a looping right.
Trudeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corrida.
Trudeau throwing a counter right hand but Corrida manages to avoid it.
Corrida lands with a shot to the body.
Trudeau blocks a head kick by Corrida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trudeau tries to land a body kick
and Corrida counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corrida moves away.
Corrida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corrida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corrida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corrida lands a jab to Trudeau's midsection.
Corrida throws a solid leg kick but Trudeau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corrida.
Trudeau lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Corrida lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trudeau doesn't seem phased though.
Corrida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trudeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trudeau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trudeau avoids the body shot from Corrida.
Corrida tries a low kick but Trudeau avoids it.
Corrida throws a leg kick but Trudeau moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trudeau showed some decent athleticism there.
Corrida regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trudeau lands a couple of elbows.
Corrida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trudeau tries to free his leg and advance position but Corrida is retaining full guard.
Corrida is looking for a triangle but Trudeau pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corrida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trudeau working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Corrida's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corrida trying to keep a closed guard but Trudeau is proving a slippery customer.
Trudeau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Trudeau throws a big right hand that misses.
Corrida being controlled here, momentarily.
Trudeau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Trudeau wants to control from the top but Corrida keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Corrida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corrida throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trudeau.
Trudeau connects with a single shot there.
Corrida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trudeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corrida.
A lazy left from Trudeau finds it's target.
Corrida scores with a jab. Trudeau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body punch from Corrida.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Trudeau.
Corrida throws an off balance right hand
and Trudeau counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trudeau throws a big elbow that misses.
Corrida throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Trudeau escapes and throws Corrida's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Corrida is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau trying to control the position but Corrida is working away.
Trudeau content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Trudeau wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Corrida, who protects the arm well.
Corrida seems a little lost for a moment, as Trudeau dominates the positioning.
Corrida controls the position for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Corrida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corrida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Corrida is trying to get back to full guard.
Corrida controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Corrida wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida is staying active underneath Trudeau, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trudeau is really struggling to control Corrida but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trudeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corrida tries to land a leg kick but Trudeau saw it coming and moves away.
Trudeau went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Corrida lands a glancing blow to the side of Trudeau's head.
Trudeau checks a leg kick.
Corrida misses with a leg kick.
Corrida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trudeau misses with a hook. Corrida ducked under it nicely.
Trudeau takes a swing at Corrida's ribcage but misses.
Corrida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trudeau is able to avoid easily.
Trudeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trudeau appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corrida.
Trudeau avoids the body shot from Corrida.
Corrida throws a hook to the side of Trudeau's head but Trudeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corrida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corrida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Trudeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Corrida jabs Trudeau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corrida avoids the head kick by Trudeau.
Corrida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Corrida looks to land a left hand but Trudeau moved out of range nicely.
Trudeau lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A punch lands to the side of Trudeau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Trudeau clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Trudeau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trudeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Corrida.
Corrida with the counter takedown but Trudeau avoids it easily.
Trudeau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corrida moves away.
Trudeau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corrida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with a series of wild punches.
Corrida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trudeau as he jumps to the side.
Corrida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrida connects with a leg kick. Trudeau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corrida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Corrida misses.
Corrida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida misses with an uppercut. Trudeau saw that one coming.
Corrida connects with an inside leg kick.
Trudeau looks to land a body kick but Corrida moved away.
Corrida throws a body kick that misses.
Trudeau feinted with a counter takedown.
Trudeau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corrida under the eye.
Corrida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Corrida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corrida feints and then cracks Trudeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trudeau down.
Trudeau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corrida circles away quickly and effectively.
Corrida throws out a leg kick but Trudeau moves out of range and Corrida only half commits.
Trudeau quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Trudeau misses with a body punch
and Corrida counters with a nice body kick.
Corrida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Corrida punishes Trudeau's body with a nice straight punch.
Trudeau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corridas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.
Corrida is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida lands a nice shot that snaps Trudeau's head back.
Trudeau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corrida takes a swing at Trudeau's ribcage but misses.
Trudeau misses with a left hand
and Corrida counters with a nice uppercut.
Corrida checks a low kick from Trudeau.
Corrida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trudeau doesn't seem bothered though.
Trudeau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corrida scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut
and Corrida counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Corrida.
Trudeau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corrida.
Corrida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trudeau shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Corrida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Corrida wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau connects with a couple of short punches.
Corrida has control of Trudeau's left arm, preventing Trudeau from doing any damage.
Corrida throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Trudeau escapes and throws Corrida's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Corrida is trying to improve his position.
Trudeau blocks the strikes from Corrida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trudeau lands a decent elbow from side control.
Corrida is looking to reverse the position.
Trudeau moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Corrida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Corrida wants to control but Trudeau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trudeau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corrida keeps working.
Corrida is positioning himself well to prevent Trudeau advancing to mount.
Corrida looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Corrida dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Trudeau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Trudeau throws a hook to the side of Corrida's head but Corrida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trudeau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corrida. That did some damage!
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses.
Trudeau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Trudeau blocks the low kick.
Trudeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trudeau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corrida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Corrida moves out of range as Trudeau strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrida moves out of range of the body kick from Trudeau.
Good work by Trudeau as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Trudeau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trudeau takes one to the chin there.
Trudeau sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Corrida misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Trudeau throws a body punch but Corrida moves out of range.
Trudeau misses with a head kick.
Trudeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corrida.
Nice cross by Trudeau.
Corrida throws a solid leg kick but Trudeau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corrida.
A shot to the liver by Corrida. Beautiful body shot.
Corrida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trudeau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Corrida lands a glancing blow to the side of Trudeau's head.
Corrida takes a swing at Trudeau's ribcage but misses.
Trudeau closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Corrida quickly recovers to half guard.
Corrida misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Trudeau is looking to take a break and control but Corrida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corrida is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Trudeau is tapping! Great win for Corrida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Juan Corrida!
Juan Corrida is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Juan Corrida started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lester Jangles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Jangles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a hook
and Jangles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good shot there by Jangles.
It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Jangles misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
And Adams tries to counter it with a takedown but Jangles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A shot to the liver by Jangles. Beautiful body shot.
Jangles connects with an inside leg kick.
Adams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jangles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jangles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jangles's guard.
Adams is fighting to break Jangles's control of his arms but Jangles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jangles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Jangles is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jangles keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Adams content to stall in guard here.
Jangles seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jangles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jangles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jangles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jangles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jangles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adams manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jangles controls the pace.
Adams 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.
Jangles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jangles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jangles tries to clinch
and Adams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jangles!
Jangles stops Adams from passing to mount.
Adams in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jangles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Adams throwing shots but Jangles is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jangles holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Adams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adams keeps trying to improve his position.
Jangles trying to control but Adams postures up.
Adams working over Jangles with some ground and pound. Jangles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jangles is trying to control but can't.
Adams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jangles's head.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Jangles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jangles - the referee stops the clock and Adams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jangles. Adams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jangles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jangles.
Jangles throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Jangles lands a front kick.
Jangles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jangles lands with an uppercut that bounces Adams off the cage and back into range.
Adams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jangles. Jangles obviously looking to wear him down.
Jangles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jangles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adams. That did some damage!
Jangles moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jangles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jangles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Jangles improves position.
Jangles looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Jangles gets an underhook and turns Adams into the cage.
Adams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adams tries to circle away but Jangles has him pinned against the cage.
Jangles has Adams pressed against the cage, preventing Adams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jangles has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams prevents a body shot from Jangles.
Jangles misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jangles.
A head punch on the inside from Jangles fails to land.
Jangles tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Jangles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Jangles has him pressed against the cage.
Adams tries to break free but Jangles pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jangles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jangles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jangles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jangles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jangles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lester Jangles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JR Adams.
Adams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adams is rocked!
Jangles lands with a cross.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Jangles finish him?
Adams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jangles. That one must have hurt.
Adams is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Jangles rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.
Jangles drops Adams onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Adams is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jangles creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Adams's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Adams drops to his knees and Jangles pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lester Jangles!
Lester Jangles is the new middleweight champion!
Lester Jangles was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
JR Adams spoke after the fight, saying 'Ain't this terrible?!'.
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