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Kilo 3 Chandler V Dekkers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo has chosen On The Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Lefleaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo motions for Lefleaur to come forward. Polo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Polo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lefleaur jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lefleaur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Polo swings widly with a right hand
and Lefleaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Polo 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.
Polo tries for a takedown but Lefleaur circles away easily
and Lefleaur counters with a straight right hand.
Polo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo walks into a left hand.
Polo avoids the head kick by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy body kick from Polo
enabling Lefleaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Lefleaur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Polo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefleaur takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Polo blocks a head kick by Lefleaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lefleaur.
A jab from Lefleaur finds it's way through Polo's defenses.
Polo fails with the takedown.
Polo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polo is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lefleaur misses the target.
Polo throws a right hand that misses
and Lefleaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Polo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lefleaur throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Polo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Polo throws a leg kick
and Lefleaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Polo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lefleaur looks to throw the jab but Polo is out of range.
Polo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lefleaur has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Polo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lefleaur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Lefleaur.
Polo dives in for a single leg takedown but Lefleaur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gordon Lefleaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polo closes the distance but Lefleaur moves to the side
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lefleaur. That did some damage!
Lefleaur is looking to land body kicks.
Lefleaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Polo scores with a head kick.
Polo throws out a leg kick but Lefleaur moves out of range and Polo only half commits.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lefleaur enables Polo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lefleaur manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Polo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lefleaur scores with a head kick. Polo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Polo shoots and misses
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polo throws the kick towards the body but Lefleaur avoids it.
Polo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lefleaur's waist but Lefleaur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Polo off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polo tries for a takedown but Lefleaur circles away easily
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polo thows a leg kick but Lefleaur checks it
and Lefleaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon Lefleaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lefleaur, pushing him back against the cage.
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but Lefleaur blocks with his arms.
Lefleaur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Polo misses with a takedown
and Lefleaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polo throws a head kick that misses.
Polo with a poor takedown
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut
and Polo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lefleaur is controlling Polo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lefleaur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo'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.
Lefleaur blocks a head kick by Polo.
Lefleaur tries a head kick but it misses.
Polo tries to clinch there but Lefleaur circles away.
Lefleaur avoids the head kick by Polo.
Polo looks for a takedown but Lefleaur sprawls well.
Lefleaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polo can do to turn this around?
Polo with a poor takedown
and Lefleaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polo tries to clinch but Lefleaur moves away
and Lefleaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Lefleaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lefleaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon Lefleaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo misses with a right hand
and Lefleaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Polo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon Lefleaur is winning the standup battle so far.
Polo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lefleaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polo manages to avoid it.
Polo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Polo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lefleaur circles away.
Lefleaur cracks a nice hook into Polo's ribs.
Lefleaur avoids the head kick by Polo.
Polo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Polo tries to clinch up.
Lefleaur is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lefleaur missing with a left hand there. Polo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Polo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lefleaur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Polo shoots and misses
and Lefleaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lefleaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Polo takes one to the chin there.
Polo is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Polo.
Polo tries to clinch
and Lefleaur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Polo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lefleaur counters with a straight right hand.
Polo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lefleaur finish him?
Polo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Polo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lefleaur counters with a straight right hand.
Lefleaur sizes up Polo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Polo throws a combination that misses
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lefleaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Polo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lefleaur as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo defending well as Lefleaur loads up on a big left hand.
Polo seems to have recovered his senses.
Lefleaur misses with a head kick.
Polo throws a head kick that misses
and Polo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Polo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Polo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Polo wants to clinch but Lefleaur slips to the side
and Lefleaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lefleaur tests Polo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle, before Lefleaur throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Polo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Lefleaur lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Gordon Lefleaur!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gordon Lefleaur thanked Arcticus University: London for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kallio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You. Gonzalez has chosen El Party Me Llama as his entrance music. Eulalio Gonzalez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tino Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eulalio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Kallio.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kallio scores with a nice right hand.
Kallio tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Kallio thuds his shin into the meat of Gonzalez's side.
Gonzalez is looking to land body kicks.
Kallio attempts a counter takedown but Gonzalez avoids it well and moves away.
Kallio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Kallio defends easily.
Gonzalez pulls Kallio in close to prevent any damage.
Kallio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kallio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kallio lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking for a triangle but Kallio pushes his legs off easily.
Kallio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kallio is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Kallio stands and throws Gonzalez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Kallio off him but Kallio keeps the position.
Kallio tries for a kimura but Gonzalez is defending well.
Kallio tries to move to mount but Gonzalez blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gonzalez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gonzalez tries to buck Kallio off but Kallio is having none of it.
Kallio sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gonzalez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Kallio off him but Kallio keeps the position.
Kallio trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Gonzalez sneaks back into half guard.
Kallio works his way into side control.
Kallio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kallio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gonzalez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kallio.
Gonzalez gets back to half guard.
Kallio wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is defending well.
Gonzalez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kallio pushing down on Gonzalez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kallio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kallio connects with a nice short shot to Gonzalez's temple.
Kallio wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kallio there.
Gonzalez tries to get to full guard but Kallio has control of the leg.
Gonzalez taking some punishment here, with Kallio in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallio trying to pass the guard but Gonzalez defending well.
Gonzalez tries to get to full guard but Kallio has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kallio thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
Kallio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Kallio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kallio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kallio looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kallio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez tries to strike from the bottom.
Kallio advances position into side control!
Gonzalez regains half guard, as Kallio was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio is working for a submission of some sort.
Kallio wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position.
Kallio is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Kallio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzalez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kallio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kallio forces his way into half guard.
Gonzalez gets full guard.
Kallio wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Kallio tries to pass.
Kallio wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kallio taking some punishment here, with Gonzalez in his half guard.
Kallio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kallio wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kallio tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Gonzalez wants to control the pace but Kallio is squirming around nicely.
Kallio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kallio is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kallio is looking to escape.
Gonzalez avoids the attempt from Kallio to control.
Gonzalez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kallio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kallio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzalez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzalez's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kallio is trying to stick to Gonzalez's back but Gonzalez is turning into Kallio. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kallio's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gonzalez.
Kallio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eulalio Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kallio is fending him off so far but Gonzalez persists. Nope, Kallio circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kallio manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kallio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kallio is just out of range.
We've been told by Kallio's head coaches at Hilo MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Kallio.
Kallio doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Kallio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kallio moves away.
Kallio checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Kallio saw that one coming.
Kallio needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Kallio misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gonzalez back to the cage. Kallio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Kallio lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kallio misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Kallio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Kallio finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
Kallio lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kallio.
Kallio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kallio lands with an overhand left.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Kallio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Kallio.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kallio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gonzalez - the referee stops the clock and Kallio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gonzalez. Kallio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kallio.
Kallio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gonzalez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kallio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kallio's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeps control of the position as Kallio tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
You can see the frustration on Kallio's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kallio looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gonzalez.
Tino Kallio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kallio defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kallio is in bad spot here.
Gonzalez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is not going to allow Kallio to sit and survive in this position.
Kallio tries to escape the position.
Kallio fending off the submission attempt from Gonzalez.
Kallio tries to escape but Gonzalez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gonzalez not allowing Kallio to control his hands.
Kallio rolls, trying to escape but Gonzalez keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is keeping busy.
Gonzalez controlling well, preventing Kallio from escaping the position.
Gonzalez tightening his grip on Kallio, looking for the choke.
Kallio is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gonzalez lands shots from the back.
Gonzalez controlling the position well here. Kallio rolled but Gonzalez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tino Kallio.
Well Kallio 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 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tino Kallio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tino Kallio thanked DC Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a hook. Madison ducked under it nicely.
Madison misses with a wild body shot.
Madison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Madison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Madison there.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madison wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Madison slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Madison's legs.
Madison misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Madison backing up. Madison nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Madison makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gracie really felt that one!
Madison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Madison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Madison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Madison is out of range.
Madison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Madison is out of range.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madison.
Madison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Madison blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Madison blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Madison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Madison connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Madison's hands.
Madison throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Madison scores with a jab.
Madison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Madison throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Gracie feints a jab promting Madison to slip. Gracie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Madison slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madison.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madison throws out the jab.
Madison avoids the body shot from Gracie.
A little feinted left hand from Madison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Madison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Madison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Madison backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Madison on the side of the head.
Madison takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Madison.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Madison misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Madison's knee but Madison avoids it well.
Madison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Madison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madison swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madison dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Madison throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Madison misses with a body shot.
Madison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Madison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Madison on the side of the head.
Madison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madison seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Madison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Madison moved out of range nicely.
Madison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Madison lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Madison misses.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Madison.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Madison saw it coming and moves away.
Madison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Madison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Madison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie cracks Madison with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Madison is looking to counter the offense by Gracie and move into the clinch.
Madison connects with a body shot.
Gracie takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Madison throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Madison looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Madison moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Madison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Madison blocks the leg kick.
Madison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Madison blocks a low kick nicely.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madison looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Madison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Madison slips the punch.
Madison is looking to counter punch.
Madison throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses the jab.
Madison appears to be looking for a big counter.
Madison tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Madison misses with a looping left.
Madison checks a leg kick.
Madison 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.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Madison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.
Madison just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie tries to work over Madison's front leg with a kick but Madison checks it.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Madison.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Madison might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Madison's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gracie.
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Madison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Madison is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gracie.
Madison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Madison throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie cracks Madison with a good jab.
Madison lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Madison jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Madison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Madison misses with a straight left.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Madison on the side of the head.
Madison lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Madison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
A telegraphed right hand from Madison misses the target.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Madison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Madison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Madison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Madison throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Madison saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madison.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madison.
Gracie digs a good hook to Madison's body.
Gracie cracks Madison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Madison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Madison throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madison. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madison feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Madison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greg Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Madison moves away and avoids it.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Madison knows he should have avoided that one.
Madison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Madison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Madison's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Madison misses.
Oooooh!!! Madison has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Madison steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madison.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Madison finish him?
Madison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Madison drops Gracie with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gracie! Madison dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Madison!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Steve McQueen. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
49 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Petey Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendes defends it nicely.
Mendes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes lands with a hook. Pablo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pablo takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Pablo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Pablo.
Mendes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes swings widly with a right hand
so Pablo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes jabs at Pablo's body.
Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Chad Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes lands a glancing blow to the side of Pablo's head.
Pablo swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
Pablo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pablo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mendes misses with a body shot.
Pablo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Pablo misses.
Pablo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendes tries to avoid it but Pablo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendes to the ground. Mendes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pablo shoots in for a double leg but Mendes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chad Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petey Pablo.
Pablo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pablo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pablo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mendes moves into range and clinches up with Pablo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mendes taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendes.
Pablo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pablo throws a head punch that misses.
Mendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pablo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mendes stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes slowing the pace effectively.
Pablo throws a head punch that misses.
Mendes prevents a body shot from Pablo.
Pablo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pablo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pablo wants to stall.
Mendes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pablo up against the cage.
Mendes slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Mendes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pablo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pablo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pablo.
Mendes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Mendes to work.
Mendes gets through Pablo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendes tries to throw a body punch but Pablo avoids it by throwing Mendes back against the cage.
Pablo is looking to control Mendes's arms but Mendes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pablo has his back to the cage.
Pablo lands with a left to the head.
Mendes breaks from the clinch.
Mendes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pablo or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes, which made it look bad.
A counter left hand to the body from Mendes misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Mendes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pablo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pablo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from Pablo.
A little feinted left hand from Mendes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendes throws a hook but Pablo blocks it.
Pablo feints the counter takedown.
Pablo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes pushes Pablo up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mendes.
A head punch on the inside from Pablo fails to land.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Pablo.
Pablo misses with the head strike.
Pablo throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes lands a hook that snaps the head of Pablo backwards.
Mendes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pablo scores with a shot to the side of Mendes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo looking to slow down the pace here.
Pablo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pablo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendes.
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Pablo controls his hands.
Pablo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pablo working aggressively here.
Pablo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pablo gets through Mendes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pablo lands a shot to the body.
Mendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pablo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pablo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pablo moves away.
Pablo with the counter takedown but Mendes avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pablo moves out of range of the strikes.
Chad Mendes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes thuds a left hand into Pablo's body.
Mendes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pablo. Pablo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pablo shoots in but no luck this time.
Mendes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pablo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendes rather than just go for the knockout.
Mendes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pablo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendes jabs Pablo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes digs a good body shot into Pablo's ribs.
Mendes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pablo cracks a nice hook into Mendes's ribs.
Mendes throws a big shot that misses.
Pablo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body punch from Mendes.
Pablo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mendes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mendes missing with a left hand there. Pablo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes jabs Pablo right on the nose. Pablo blinks but takes it well.
Pablo looks for a takedown but Mendes sprawls well.
Chad Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petey Pablo.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Mendes lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Pablo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Mendes misses.
Mendes slips a straight right by Pablo.
Nice shot lands for Mendes.
Pablo looks to throw the jab but Mendes is out of range.
Mendes looks to throw the jab but Pablo is out of range.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Pablo needs to keep his hands up - Mendes had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mendes throws a low kick but Pablo moves out of range easily.
Pablo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mendes to counter with a crisp jab.
Pablo lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Mendes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pablo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendes lands with a right hand.
Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Nice shot lands for Mendes.
Mendes clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendes.
Pablo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pablo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pablo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo moves away from the strike by Mendes.
Mendes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pablo momentarily.
Pablo drops his hands momentarily and Mendes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pablo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Mendes throws out a loose jab but Pablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pablo takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Pablo 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.
Pablo throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes lands an overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pablo.
Mendes tries to land a front kick but Pablo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mendes connects with a right hand. Pablo shakes it off.
Mendes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendes throws a shot from downtown. Pablo moves away and avoids it.
Petey Pablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo keeps the fight on the outside.
Pablo misses the shot to the body.
Mendes has managed to clinch.
Petey Pablo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mendes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pablo can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Pablo fails to land.
Pablo just leaning against Mendes, taking a breather.
Pablo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pablo letting Mendes take a breather here.
Pablo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pablo wants to stall.
Mendes has Pablo pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pablo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pablo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pablo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendes looks to land a left hand but Pablo moved out of range nicely.
Pablo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pablo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendes catches Pablo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pablo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Mendes coming out on top.
Mendes lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pablo scores with a jab to the body.
Pablo misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pablo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo lands a jab to Mendes's midsection.
Mendes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pablo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendes misses the jab.
Pablo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pablo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chad Mendes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pablo misses with a straight left.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Pablo.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pablo misses with a straight right.
Mendes connects with a jab.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mendes connects with a jab.
Mendes punishes Pablo's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Mendes!
Chad Mendes very nearly forgot to thank Namunamu Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Petey Pablo spoke after the fight, saying 'I love this shit! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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44
165 lbs
28 - 33 - 2 |
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164 lbs
22 - 15 - 4 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Vegata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vegata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White throws a front kick aimed at Vegata's knee but Vegata avoids it well.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Vegata counters with a nice uppercut.
Vegata tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vegata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that White 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.
White misses with a leg kick.
Vegata checks the leg kick.
Antonio Vegata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vegata momentarily.
It looks like Antonio Vegata has been cut.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Vegata.
White throws a low kick, looking for Vegata's leg but Vegata calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to slow Vegata down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vegata. That did some damage!
White instigates a clinch.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Vegata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from White.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Vegata using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vegata trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vegata into the cage.
Vegata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Vegata looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Vegata backwards.
Vegata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White lands a nice uppercut.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vegata backwards.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vegata tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from White.
Vegata is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Vegata to work.
Vegata just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Vegata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Vegata looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Vegata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
Vegata is rocked!
White throws a big uppercut that drops Vegata! More strikes from White and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vegata lies dazed against the cage as White celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy White!
After winning the bout, Freddy White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercado has chosen Pagsubok as his entrance music. Danjie Mercado has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sub Norris's chin.
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154 lbs
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147 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
31 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sub Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danjie Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris misses with a hook.
Mercado fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Norris sprawls well initially but Mercado persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Norris controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mercado throwing shots but Norris is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Norris'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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Norris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Norris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mercado is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado scoring with punches to the head and body.
Norris pulls Mercado in to control the position.
Mercado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norris's guard.
Norris trying to control from the bottom.
Norris desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mercado prevents Norris from improving his position.
Mercado landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Norris tries to roll over but Mercado keeps him under control.
Mercado is thwarting Norris's attempts to control the position.
Norris is looking for a sweep. Mercado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norris preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is refusing to be controlled, as Mercado sits in half guard.
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Norris has hold of Mercado's hands but Mercado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Norris wants to control but Mercado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Norris wants to get back to full guard.
Norris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Norris keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado is pressing down on Norris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Norris is holding on for now.
Norris trying to control here.
Norris gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado scoring with punches to the head and body.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Norris holds on and takes a little breather.
Mercado trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercado being controlled here momentarily.
Mercado wants to pass the guard but Norris is keeping the position.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mercado passes Norris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Norris is trying to control but Mercado passes into side control!
Norris is trying to control Mercado's posture but Mercado avoids it.
Mercado controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Norris to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Norris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mercado scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Norris to see if he's OK.
Mercado tries to score with some ground and pound. Norris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mercado works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mercado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Norris struggling a bit here.
Mercado lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Norris down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercado tries to advance to mount but Norris denies him.
Norris holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danjie Mercado dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercado momentarily.
Norris cracks Mercado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Norris scores with a punch to the head.
Sub Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Norris. That snapped Mercado's head back.
Mercado is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Norris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mercado was covering up waiting for the punch and Norris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mercado working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Norris chips away with some ground and pound.
Norris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Norris wants to pass the guard but Mercado is keeping the position.
Mercado wants to sweep here but Norris controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throws a big right hand that misses.
Norris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Danjie Mercado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mercado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norris postures up in Mercado's guard and throws a big left but Mercado blocks it.
Norris slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Norris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mercado's head.
Mercado gets back to full guard.
Norris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Norris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Norris pushing down on Mercado's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Norris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris trying to mount his opponent but Mercado defends it.
Norris 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.
Mercado trying to hold on to Norris's head to control him but Norris postures up.
Mercado wants to get back to full guard.
Norris has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mercado tries to reverse the position but Norris maintains control.
Mercado regains half guard.
Mercado tries to get to full guard but Norris has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado is looking to control Norris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mercado avoid being mounted?
Norris looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mercado is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norris is taking a breather. Mercado says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Norris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Norris with a nice cross.
Norris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norris wants it to stay on the feet.
Norris shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mercado eats them both and turns towards Norris to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Danjie Mercado has been cut.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
Mercado scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Norris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Norris.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norris is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercado trying to keep a closed guard but Norris is proving a slippery customer.
Norris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Norris trying to control but Mercado is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mercado looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
Mercado being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Norris seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mercado for as long as he can get away with.
Mercado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mercado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mercado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Norris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mercado lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mercado landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mercado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Norris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mercado is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mercado seems to be looking for submissions.
Mercado prevents Norris from improving his position.
Norris desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mercado trying to control the action but Norris is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
Mercado is looking for a kimura but Norris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mercado to get the leverage.
Mercado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norris defending well though.
Mercado is trying to work for a kimura but Norris is defending well.
Mercado prevents Norris from improving his position.
Mercado seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Norris has recovered full guard.
Norris wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sub Norris.
I think Norris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Norris!
Danjie Mercado was interviewed post fight and said 'Well, what can I say man. He's the better man today. I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wooden Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pencil might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Full Retard. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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34
193 lbs
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30
194 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wooden Pencil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil staying out of range there.
Pencil feinted with a counter takedown.
Simpson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pencil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pencil staying out of range there.
Pencil has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Good the Bad and The Ugly in the buildup to the fight.
Simpson jabs at Pencil's body.
Simpson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pencil feinted with a counter takedown.
Pencil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pencil slips under a jab from Simpson.
Pencil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Simpson sprawls and moves away.
Simpson 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.
Pencil slips a jab from Simpson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pencil slips a jab from Simpson.
Pencil throwing a counter right hand but Simpson manages to avoid it.
Simpson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pencil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pencil was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
Pencil half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Simpson. Those never looked like landing.
Pencil attempts a counter takedown but Simpson avoids it well and moves away.
Pencil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simpson misses with a double jab.
Pencil attempts a counter takedown but Simpson avoids it well and moves away.
Simpson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Simpson misses with a body shot.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pencil slips under a jab.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Simpson is quick to defend against it.
Simpson slips under a jab from Pencil.
Simpson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pencils head.
Pencil breaks the clinch.
Pencil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simpson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pencil swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpson.
Sloppy strikes from Simpson. Those never looked like landing.
Pencil attempts a counter takedown but Simpson avoids it well and moves away.
Simpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pencil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simpson clinches up with Pencil and pushes him back against the cage.
Pencil breaks from the clinch.
Pencil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil 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.
Simpson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pencil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simpson. That did some damage!
A jab from Pencil finds it's way through Simpson's defenses.
Simpson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pencil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pencil appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pencil moves out of range of the body kick from Simpson.
Pencil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Simpson sprawls and moves away.
Simpson tries to clinch but Pencil is having none of it.
Pencil appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Simpson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ben Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pencil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pencil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice combination there by Pencil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a nice shot that snaps Pencil's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Simpson scores with a four punch combination!
Simpson cracks a nice hook into Pencil's ribs.
Pencil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpson.
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pencil was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
Pencil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body punch from Simpson.
Simpson looks for the body kick but Pencil saw that one coming.
Simpson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simpson throws a one two combo.
Simpson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pencil counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pencil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Simpson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pencil.
Pencil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Simpson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Simpson connects with a single shot there.
Simpson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pencil.
Ben Simpson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simpson throws a body kick that misses.
Pencil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Simpson sprawls and moves away.
Jab, jab by Simpson - just one landing.
Simpson forces Pencil back against the cage and clinches.
Simpson tries to break free but Pencil pushes him back against the cage.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Pencil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pencil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Simpson - just one landing.
Pencil ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Simpson is quick to defend against it.
Simpson throws a leg kick which misses Pencil's front leg but catches the back leg as Pencil tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Simpson is quick to defend against it.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Pencil's shoulder, as Pencil tries to avoid the shot.
Simpson tries to clinch but Pencil moves out of range.
Pencil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Simpson is rocked!
Pencil 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.
Pencil throws a low kick but Simpson avoids it.
Simpson scores with a hook to the body. Pencil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Simpson connects with an inside leg kick.
Simpson cracks Pencil with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pencil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Simpson sprawls and moves away.
Pencil moves out of range of the leg kick from Simpson.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Simpson is quick to defend against it.
Simpson missing with a left hand there. Pencil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pencil feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pencil counters with a huge left! Simpson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pencil isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Simpson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pencil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wooden Pencil!
Wooden Pencil is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Wooden Pencil waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Savolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Savolainen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savolainen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Norris Jr!
Savolainen controls the position from side control.
Norris Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Savolainen keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Savolainen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Savolainen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Savolainen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Samran Muay Thai. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Norris Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Savolainen scoring with strikes.
Norris Jr is looking for a sweep.
Norris Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savolainen on the ground.
Savolainen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savolainen is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Norris Jr is trying to escape and Savolainen transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Norris Jr is forced to tap! Nice work there by Savolainen! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaakko Savolainen!
Jaakko Savolainen is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Jaakko Savolainen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Chuck Norris Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shells - Get your roll on. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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159 lbs
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28
155 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler scores with a spinning back kick!
Chandler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chandler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dekkers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Chandler lands.
Good leg kick by Chandler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Chandler
and Dekkers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chandler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chandler scoring well with a low kick there.
Dekkers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chandler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Chandler.
Chandler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dekkers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chandler's knee momentarily.
Dekkers moves out of range of the body kick from Chandler.
Chandler throws a looping overhand right but Dekkers ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.
Chandler throws a leg kick but Dekkers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crunch! Chandler slams his shin into Dekkers's torso.
Dekkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers cracks Chandler with an open hand slap.
Dekkers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chandler throws a low kick but Dekkers moves out of range easily.
Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chandler.
Chandler misses with the body kick
and Dekkers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chandler works on Dekkers's body with a couple of short punches.
Chandler lands a nice uppercut.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Dekkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Chandler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dekkers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chandler's brow.
Chandler lands a nice shot to the body.
Chandler tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chandler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
Chandler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Chandler working aggressively here.
Chandler tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Chandler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Chandler blocks it.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Chandler blocks it.
Chandler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dekkers stalling.
Chandler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chandler.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but Chandler is blocking nicely.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Dekkers lands a body shot.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chandler as the two fighters clinch.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Chandler blocks with his arms.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Chandler won't want to take too many of those.
Chandler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Chandler's ribcage.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chandler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Chandler avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Chandler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chandler is breathing heavily.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chandler slips under a jab.
Chandler blocks the body kick.
Chandler misses with an uppercut.
Chandler moves out of range of the body kick.
Chandler lands with a cross.
Dekkers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chandler, right into the meat.
Chandler is looking to slow Dekkers down with leg kicks.
Dekkers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chandler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dekkers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Chandler catches Dekkers right on the button with a cross.
Dekkers lands a right hook to the body.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chandler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dekkers just manages to avoid it.
Chandler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dekkers counters by clinching up.
Dekkers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Marcus Chandler has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chandler tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Chandler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Dekkers.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Bas Dekkers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chandler blocks the elbow strike.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chandler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Chandler blocks with his arms.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Dekkers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekkers lands a right hand.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands an uppercut.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers gets through Chandler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dekkers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chandler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Chandler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dekkers blocks an uppercut.
Chandler managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Chandler managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chandler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Nice elbow from Dekkers.
Chandler managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Chandler avoids the damage to the body.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chandler is rocked!
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Chandler.
Oh Chandler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dekkers.
Chandler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chandler is defending well for now.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chandler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Chandler takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers working the clinch nicely. Chandler is working for position but Dekkers cracks him with a big knee to the head! Chandler crumples up against the cage and Dekkers lands two more shots before the ref can save Chandler! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bas Dekkers!
Bas Dekkers is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Bas Dekkers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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