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Bedlam 8: Herring vs Meerten PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renat Bulykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Willian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renat Bulykin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renat Bulykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Willian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willian shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bulykin is trying to defend but Willian finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bulykin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willian tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bulykin controls his leg.
Willian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bulykin defending well though.
Bulykin is trying to get back to full guard.
Bulykin is positioning himself well to prevent Willian advancing to mount.
Willian prevents Bulykin from improving his position.
Willian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bulykin defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Willian throws a series of strikes that have Bulykin backpedaling.
Willian digs a good body shot into Bulykin's ribs.
Willian swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willian lands a jab-cross combination.
Henry Willian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulykin missing with a left hand there. Willian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Willian misses.
Bulykin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Willian misses with a series of wild punches.
Bulykin ducks right into an uppercut from Willian.
Bulykin looks to score with a jab to the body but Willian is just out of range.
A punch combination from Willian misses.
Bulykin takes a swing at Willian's ribcage but misses.
Willian scores with a one two! Bulykin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willian.
Willian throws a series of punches but Bulykin avoids them all with ease.
Willian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Willian lands a two punch combo.
Willian swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Willian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Willian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Willian swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bulykin is now in Willian's guard. A big mistake from Willian there, giving up the dominant position!
Willian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bulykin wanted to stand there but Willian had control of the position.
Willian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bulykin defends it easily.
Willian looks gassed!
Bulykin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bulykin wants to control from the top but Willian keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Willian scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Willian drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bulykin struggling a bit here.
Bulykin is looking for a sweep.
Willian throws a strike aimed at the side of Bulykin's head but Bulykin avoids it well.
Willian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Willian tries for a kimura but Bulykin is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulykin struggling a bit here.
Willian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Willian advances to full mount.
Willian lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bulykin hang on?
Willian raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Willian 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.
Willian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Willian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Willian displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Willian lands with a shot to the body.
Bulykin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Willian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bulykin somewhat.
Willian shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bulykin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Willian's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Willian's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willian manages to escape to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Willian!
Willian's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Willian duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Willian closes the distance and clinches.
Willian breaks from the clinch.
Willian misses with a head kick.
Willian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Willian has managed to clinch.
Willian breaks from the clinch.
Willian gets a takedown into half guard.
Willian is looking to advance position but Bulykin won't allow it.
Bulykin wants to control but Willian is keeping busy.
Willian moves into full mount! Bulykin won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bulykin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Willian is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Willian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Henry Willian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Jefferson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jefferson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jefferson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hobbs, up you get!
Hobbs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jefferson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Jefferson with that takedown attempt.
Jefferson instigates a clinch.
Jefferson breaks from the clinch.
Hobbs gets caught flat footed, as Jefferson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hobbs doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hobbs wants to sweep but no luck.
Jefferson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hobbs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jefferson trying to control but Hobbs is working from the bottom.
Hobbs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jefferson on the ground.
Hobbs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jefferson slips nicely into half guard.
Jefferson prevents Hobbs from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hobbs tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jefferson wants to pass to mount but Hobbs is defending the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jefferson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hobbs as he avoids it easily.
Jefferson looks gassed!
Hobbs drives through and clinches with Jefferson against the cage.
Hobbs manages to break the clinch.
Hobbs tries to clinch
and Jefferson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hobbs wants to get back to full guard.
Hobbs missing with punches from the bottom.
Hobbs misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jefferson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hobbs's head.
Hobbs misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jefferson blocks the strikes from Hobbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hobbs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jefferson.
Hobbs moves into full guard.
Hobbs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hobbs tries to clinch but Jefferson moves away
and Jefferson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hobbs is keeping the position for now.
Jefferson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jefferson stopping the sweep attempt from Hobbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hobbs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hobbs tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hobbs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jefferson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hobbs's head.
Jefferson throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hobbs tries to clinch but Jefferson is having none of it.
Calvin Hobbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hobbs clinches but Jefferson breaks the clinch
and Jefferson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hobbs's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jefferson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jefferson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jefferson trying to control but Hobbs is working from the bottom.
Hobbs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jefferson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hobbs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
Hobbs is striking off his back. Jefferson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Jefferson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hobbs clinches but Jefferson breaks the clinch
and Jefferson moves into the clinch.
Jefferson fails to pull guard.
Calvin Hobbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Jefferson.
Jefferson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hobbs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobbs closes the distance looking to clinch
so Jefferson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobbs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jefferson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hobbs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Jefferson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hobbs clinches but Jefferson breaks the clinch
so Jefferson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hobbs throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hobbs throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hobbs will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jefferson stands up out of Hobbs's guard for a moment - Hobbs manages to land a nice upkick.
Hobbs throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jefferson lands a couple of digs.
Hobbs wants to sweep here but Jefferson controlling him for the moment.
Jefferson lands a couple of elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hobbs closes the distance but Jefferson moves to the side
and Jefferson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hobbs prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hobbs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hobbs working hard to break the clinch.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs tries to circle away but Jefferson has him pinned against the cage.
Jefferson is working for takedown but Hobbs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hobbs working hard to break the clinch.
Hobbs gets underhooks to prevent Jefferson's takedown attempt.
Calvin Hobbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Jefferson.
Hobbs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hobbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jefferson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jefferson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hobbs is trying to break free.
Hobbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefferson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hobbs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hobbs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jefferson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hobbs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Calvin Hobbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Jefferson with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson has Hobbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Hobbs breaks from the clinch.
Hobbs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jefferson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hobbs's guard now.
Hobbs lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Jefferson works over Hobbs with some ground and pound from guard.
Jefferson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hobbs lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Jefferson landing some decent shots from guard.
Hobbs tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs strikes from his own guard.
Jefferson content to stall in guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jefferson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jefferson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hobbs missing with punches from the bottom.
Jefferson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hobbs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jefferson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jefferson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hobbs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hobbs gets back to full guard.
Jefferson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hobbs looking for a sweep. Not yet Hobbs, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hobbs is looking to sweep but instead, Jefferson has passed into half guard.
Jefferson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jefferson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hobbs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hobbs flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hobbs flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hobbs tries to clinch
and Jefferson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hobbs is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jefferson shoots in and drives through. Hobbs sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jefferson drives through and clinches with Hobbs against the cage.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Jefferson is controlling him.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jefferson pulls guard successfully.
Jefferson trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Jefferson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hobbs closes the distance but Jefferson moves to the side
and Jefferson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jefferson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hobbs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hobbs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jefferson can't get the takedown.
Hobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobbs wants to clinch
and Jefferson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jefferson pushing down on Hobbs's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jefferson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hobbs landing small, sideways elbows.
Jefferson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jefferson slips a nice elbow through Hobbs's hands, connecting with Hobbs's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jefferson blocks the strikes from Hobbs.
Jefferson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jefferson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hobbs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs tries to roll over but Jefferson keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hobbs moves in looking to clinch but Jefferson pushes him off.
Hobbs wants to clinch.
Hobbs instigates a clinch.
Hobbs prevents Jefferson from breaking the clinch.
Jefferson prevents Hobbs from breaking the clinch.
Jefferson has Hobbs pressed against the cage, preventing Hobbs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jefferson is working for takedown but Hobbs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Calvin Hobbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Jefferson.
Jefferson decides to pull guard.
Jefferson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hobbs.
Hobbs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jefferson is on top in guard.
Jefferson passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs tries to roll over but Jefferson keeps him under control.
Hobbs flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jefferson is working for a kimura but Hobbs is defending it quite comfortably.
Jefferson blocks the strikes from Hobbs.
Hobbs tries to roll over but Jefferson keeps him under control.
Hobbs flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jefferson prevents Hobbs from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hobbs wants to clinch up but Jefferson keeps it at a distance.
Hobbs forces Jefferson back against the cage and clinches.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jefferson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hobbs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hobbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Jefferson has double underhooks.
Jefferson goes for a takedown attempt but Hobbs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jefferson shoots in for a takedown but Hobbs shows good takedown defense.
Hobbs is looking to clinch.
Hobbs looks to clinch
and Jefferson counters by moving into the clinch.
Hobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jefferson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hobbs swivels and escapes.
Jefferson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jefferson moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jefferson can't get the takedown.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Jefferson has him pressed against the cage.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch but Jefferson keeps him there for the moment.
Hobbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Jefferson has double underhooks.
Hobbs gets underhooks to prevent Jefferson's takedown attempt.
Hobbs is trying to force a seperation but Jefferson has the dominant position.
Jefferson wants a takedown but no success here.
Hobbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Jefferson has double underhooks.
Hobbs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hobbs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jefferson.
Jefferson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hobbs's efforts to push away.
Hobbs manages to break the clinch.
Hobbs closes the distance but Jefferson moves to the side
and Jefferson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hobbs won't be happy with that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Jefferson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jefferson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jonny Jefferson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jonny Jefferson!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Jonny Jefferson!
Jonny Jefferson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between billy westcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Henri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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157 lbs
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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
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, billy westcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Henri!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
westcott fails in his attempt to clinch.
westcott misses with a body kick.
westcott tries to clinch but Henri is having none of it.
Henri circles away from the clinch attempt.
westcott misses with a double jab.
Henri lands a head kick!
westcott throws a good cross that connects.
Henri closes the distance and clinches up with westcott, looking for a takedown. Henri pushes westcott against the cage but westcott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
westcott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henri.
westcott tries to bum rush Henri with a series of wild strikes but Henri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
westcott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henri closes the distance and clinches up with westcott, looking for a takedown. Henri pushes westcott against the cage but westcott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
westcott scores with a hook to the body. Henri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henri throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henri swats away the attempt to clinch by westcott.
westcott throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
westcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henri was well out of range. Poor timing from westcott.
westcott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henri counters with a single leg into guard. westcott didn't expect that.
Henri trying to control but westcott is working from the bottom.
westcott trying to keep a closed guard but Henri is proving a slippery customer.
westcott wants to stand and escape but Henri is having none of it.
westcott will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Henri trying to control but westcott is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henri pushes down on westcott's leg and manages to get into half guard.
westcott is looking to get back to is feet but Henri passes into side control.
westcott tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Henri presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Henri blocks westcott's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
westcott wants to try and get back to his feet.
westcott is breathing heavily.
westcott is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
westcott wants to control but Henri is having none of it.
westcott is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Henri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
westcott really wants to buck Henri off and get back to his feet.
Henri landing strikes, looking to finish!
westcott is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henri with shots to the head and body - westcott looks very uncomfortable down there.
westcott throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Henri wants to control the pace but westcott is squirming around nicely.
westcott tries to buck Henri off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
westcott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Henri will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
westcott thows a leg kick but Henri checks it
and Henri counters with a flying knee. Nice.
billy westcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
westcott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henri counters with a head kick. That will keep westcott thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
westcott misses the shot to the body.
westcott closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
westcott won't allow Henri to pass to mount.
westcott pushes Henri off and gets back to his feet.
westcott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henri counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
westcott is trying to stand up here but Henri is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
westcott punching from the bottom.
westcott tries to get to full guard but Henri has control of the leg.
westcott wants to control but Henri passes into side.
Henri in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Henri trying to control the action but westcott is working from the bottom.
Henri blocks the strikes from westcott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. westcott defends it nicely.
westcott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henri counters with a flying knee. Nice.
westcott clinches but Henri breaks the clinch
and Henri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
westcott pushes Henri off but Henri dives into side control.
westcott is being controlled here.
westcott wants to get back to his feet.
Paul Henri has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henri wants to lay and pray for a moment but westcott keeps working.
Henri sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but westcott is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
westcott tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
westcott trying to get back to his feet but Henri is in full control for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Henri controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Will Henri go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
westcott is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
westcott tries to escape the position.
westcott trying to get back to his feet but Henri is in full control for now.
Henri scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. westcott is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Henri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
westcott wants to clinch
and Henri counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
westcott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henri is controlling him.
Henri wants to control from the top but westcott keeps moving.
westcott is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Henri dives into side control.
Henri working away.
Henri wants to control but westcott is keeping him busy.
westcott is pushing Henri's head away, looking to escape. Henri manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
westcott wants to get back to his feet but Henri is dominant here and he's now got westcott's back!
westcott wants to get back to his feet.
westcott tries to escape but Henri has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Henri misses with an elbow to the head.
Henri slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
westcott trying to get back to his feet but Henri is in full control for now.
Henri keeps control of the position easily here as westcott tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
westcott has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Henri struggling to keep hold of the position.
Henri scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Henri's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
westcott has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
westcott is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
westcott misses with a double jab
and Henri counters with a big head kick but westcott shrugs it off.
westcott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henri counters with a single leg into guard. westcott didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henri passes westcott's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but westcott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
westcott won't allow Henri to pass to mount.
Henri is trying to control. westcott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henri is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
billy westcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
westcott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
westcott is in trouble now - Henri has advanced to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Henri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Paul Henri!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Paul Henri!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Paul Henri!
Paul Henri wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Cloud is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez blocks a head kick by Cloud.
Cloud tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Cloud tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cloud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cloud throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cloud throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Cloud misses with a wild combination.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Cloud.
Tony Cloud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cloud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez drops Cloud with a beautiful combination! Cloud stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Martinez is looking for the KO!
Cloud is rocked!
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Cloud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez cracks Cloud with a hook to the temple - Cloud is on wobbly legs here! Martinez swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cloud falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Martinez wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergio Martinez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Oaken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dan the tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oaken comes into the arena with Guerilla Radio blaring out of the sound system. the tank comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ready to fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Oaken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, dan the tank!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the tank shoots in and bounces Oaken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
the tank thows a big elbow that misses.
the tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Oaken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
the tank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oaken is keeping the position for now.
the tank missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oaken had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. the tank defends it easily.
the tank is in close to Oaken's body, working some short punches and elbows.
the tank working some strikes from top position.
the tank loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oaken controlling the position.
Oaken throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
the tank with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as the tank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oaken thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as the tank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
the tank wants to control from the top but Oaken keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the tank postures up and lands a big shot to Oaken's brow.
the tank is sitting in close to Oaken's body. Oaken has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! the tank is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, the tank is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Oaken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danny Oaken!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Sawyer pushes him off.
Sawyer misses with the combination.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Sawyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sawyer manages to avoid it.
Sawyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson has closed the distance and engaged Sawyer in a clinch.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Sawyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sawyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawyer moves into the clinch.
Sawyer tries to circle away but Ferguson has him pinned against the cage.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sawyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson working Sawyer over with knees to the body.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tom Sawyer has been cut.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
Sawyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sawyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sawyer is defending well for now.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Sawyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Turd Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Sawyer pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sawyer.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Sawyer.
A combination from Sawyer does no damage.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sawyer moves into the clinch.
Ferguson keeps control of Sawyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sawyer managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Sawyer is trying to force a seperation but Ferguson has the dominant position.
Ferguson has Sawyer pressed against the cage, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sawyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sawyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson keeps control of Sawyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sawyer avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Sawyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sawyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Sawyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson misses with a body punch
and Sawyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferguson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sawyer rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferguson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferguson's guard.
Sawyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sawyer won't allow Ferguson to sweep him here.
Ferguson is looking to sweep but instead, Sawyer has passed into half guard.
Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferguson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sawyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sawyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferguson wants to clinch
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sawyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Sawyer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the body from Ferguson misses
and Sawyer counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Sawyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sawyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sawyer counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Ferguson darts in trying to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Sawyer to acknowledge the strikes.
Sawyer moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Sawyer moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson tries to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferguson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to slow Sawyer down with leg kicks.
Ferguson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sawyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferguson rushes Sawyer and presses him up against the cage.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Sawyer is blocking nicely.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sawyer avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sawyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turd Ferguson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Sawyer can't break the clinch.
Sawyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sawyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferguson has double underhooks.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Sawyer's ribcage.
Ferguson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Sawyer blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sawyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Sawyer is blocking nicely.
Ferguson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Ferguson has Sawyer pressed against the cage, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sawyer avoids the damage to the body.
Sawyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferguson pinned against the cage. Ferguson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sawyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Sawyer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sawyer duly obliges.
Sawyer connects with a single shot there.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sawyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Sawyer circles away.
Ferguson throws a front kick aimed at Sawyer's knee but Sawyer avoids it well.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Sawyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Sawyer is avoiding it.
Sawyer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sawyer wants to take a breather but Ferguson is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sawyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sawyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sawyer throwing shots but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Sawyer is keen to just control but Ferguson is a slippery customer.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ferguson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sawyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sawyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sawyer chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer works over Ferguson with some ground and pound from guard.
Sawyer won't allow Ferguson to sweep him here.
Sawyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferguson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferguson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sawyer defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawyer working some strikes from top position.
Ferguson wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferguson rushes Sawyer and presses him up against the cage.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sawyer avoids the damage to the body.
Sawyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sawyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Sawyer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Sawyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sawyer.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sawyer is defending well for now.
Ferguson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sawyer avoids the damage to the body.
Sawyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sawyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Ferguson darts in trying to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ferguson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Sawyer misses.
Ferguson tries to clinch up
and Sawyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sawyer throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Sawyer.
Ferguson looks to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ferguson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sawyer slips a nice elbow through Ferguson's hands, connecting with Ferguson's forehead.
Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sawyer wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep. Sawyer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sawyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sawyer blocks the body kick.
Sawyer stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferguson darts in and clinches Sawyer up against the cage.
Sawyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Sawyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
Sawyer gets a clinch.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sawyer avoids it.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sawyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Sawyer keeps it at a distance.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a body punch
and Sawyer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferguson won't be happy with that.
Sawyer scores with punches from side control.
Ferguson regains half guard.
Tom Sawyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sawyer trying to control the action but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sawyer.
Sawyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferguson's head.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sawyer postures up in Ferguson's guard and throws a big left but Ferguson blocks it.
Sawyer trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson wants to sweep here but Sawyer controlling him for the moment.
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sawyer controls the pace.
Sawyer postures up in Ferguson's guard and throws a big left but Ferguson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sawyer is one step ahead there.
Sawyer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferguson's knee momentarily.
Sawyer stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferguson tries to clinch up
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferguson rushes Sawyer and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Sawyer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sawyer 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Turd Ferguson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Tom Sawyer!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brian Lesnar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlo Labayen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labayen misses with a head kick.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Labayen avoids it well.
Lesnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar scores with a sloppy right hand. Labayen should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a nice looking body shot.
Labayen tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Labayen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Labayen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnar jabs Labayen right on the nose. Labayen blinks but takes it well.
Lesnar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Labayen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Labayen fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lesnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lesnar scores with a hook to the body. Labayen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lesnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lesnar blocks a head kick by Labayen.
Labayen moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Labayen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Lesnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lesnar lands with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lesnar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Labayen has time to react.
Lesnar scores with a jab to the body.
Labayen looks gassed!
Lesnar digs a good body shot into Labayen's ribs.
Lesnar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lesnar, as that shot connected.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar throws a head kick that half lands.
Lesnar scores with a sloppy right hand. Labayen should have avoided that one.
Lesnar lands with a cross.
Lesnar connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Lesnar. No joy for Labayen on that attempt.
Lesnar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lesnar scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Lesnar does it's job there.
Lesnar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lesnar cracks Labayen with a good jab.
Lesnar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Labayen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Labayen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lesnar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Labayen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lesnar lands a nice looking body shot.
Labayen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brian Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar lands a two punch combo.
Lesnar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Labayen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lesnar clobbers Labayen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lesnar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Labayen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lesnar jabs at Labayen's body.
Lesnar lands with a straight right. Labayen didn't see that one coming.
Labayen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice cross by Lesnar.
Lesnar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lesnar lands a nice shot that snaps Labayen's head back.
Labayen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lesnar lands with a nice combination. Labayen backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to slow Labayen down with leg kicks.
Lesnar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lesnar throws a combination. Labayen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Labayen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lesnar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Labayen drops his hands momentarily and Lesnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lesnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Labayen on the side of the head.
Lesnar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lesnar digs a good hook to Labayen's body.
Lesnar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lesnar connects with a single shot there.
Lesnar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lesnar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Labayen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lesnar lands a right hook to the body.
Lesnar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lesnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Lesnar.
Lesnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lesnar works the jab nicely.
Lesnar lands a two punch combo.
Lesnar lands with a nice combination. Labayen backs away looking to recover.
Lesnar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Lesnar.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesnar!
Lesnar cracks Labayen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lesnar lands a nice looking body shot.
Lesnar lands with a slapping head kick.
Lesnar sizes up Labayen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking hook.
Lesnar lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lesnar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lesnar, as that shot connected.
Labayen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lesnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Lesnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lesnar's corner calls for a 1-2. Lesnar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Lesnar.
Lesnar thuds his right hand into Labayen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Labayen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lesnar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lesnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Labayen. That did some damage!
Labayen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesnar.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lesnar scores with a nice right hand.
Brian Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Labayen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lesnar.
Lesnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Labayen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lesnar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Labayen in his tracks.
Labayen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Labayen is breathing heavily.
Lesnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lesnar.
Brian Lesnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lesnar lands with a right hand.
Lesnar scores with a one two! Labayen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Labayen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lesnar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lesnar pushes Labayen away with a front kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Lesnar as he connects with a hook.
Lesnar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lesnar cracks Labayen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lesnar tests Labayen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Labayen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lesnar tests Labayen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lesnar scores with a sloppy right hand. Labayen should have avoided that one.
Lesnar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar's corner calls for a 1-2. Lesnar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lesnar scores with a jab. Labayen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lesnar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brian Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Labayen. Labayen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lesnar lands with a right hand.
Lesnar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Labayen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lesnar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesnar.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Labayen can do to turn this around?
Lesnar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Lesnar.
Lesnar lands with a nice combination. Labayen backs away looking to recover.
A shot to de liver by Lesnar. Beautiful body shot.
Lesnar scores with a one two! Labayen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lesnar lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Lesnar there.
Labayen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lesnar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danga de danga de dang - Lesnar scores with a four punch combination!
Lesnar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesnar with a hook.
Lesnar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lesnar scores with a one two! Labayen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lesnar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lesnar.
Lesnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Labayen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Lesnar.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lesnar.
Lesnar cracks Labayen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lesnar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Labayen at a distance.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lesnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lesnar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Labayen.
Lesnar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lesnar tests Labayen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Lesnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Labayen on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a front kick that sends Labayen stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesnar!
Labayen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lesnar cracks a nice hook into Labayen's ribs.
Lesnar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Labayen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lesnar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Labayen in his tracks.
Labayen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lesnar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lesnar.
Lesnar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Labayen in his tracks.
Lesnar lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar lands a nice shot that snaps Labayen's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lesnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Lesnar dominated that second round.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lesnar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lesnar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for Lesnar.
A jab from Lesnar finds it's way through Labayen's defenses.
Lesnar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Labayen's head backwards.
Labayen tries to move into range but Lesnar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar lands a nice looking body shot.
Lesnar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Labayen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lesnar tests Labayen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Labayen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Labayen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lesnar lands a jab-cross combination.
Labayen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lesnar scores with a spinning back kick!
Lesnar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a lovely overhand right.
Lesnar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Labayen's head.
Lesnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Labayen's head.
Labayen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lesnar lands a head shot.
Lesnar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lesnar scores with a push kick.
Lesnar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesnar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Labayen.
Nice shot lands for Lesnar.
A jab from Lesnar finds it's way through Labayen's defenses.
Lesnar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar cracks Labayen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lesnar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Labayen's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lesnar.
Lesnar scores with a three punch combo!
Lesnar throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a jab to the nose.
Lesnar lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Labayen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lesnar scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Lesnar.
Labayen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Lesnar coming out on top.
Lesnar lands with a shot to the body.
Lesnar lands a two punch combo.
Lesnar lands a body shot.
Lesnar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Labayen takes one to the side of the head.
Lesnar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lesnar lands with an overhand left.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar throws a combination. Labayen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lesnar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Labayen backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Labayen is rocked!
Lesnar lands a head shot.
Labayen is still on wobbly legs! Can Lesnar finish him?
Lesnar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lesnar duly obliges.
Lesnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Labayen has time to react.
Labayen seems to have recovered his senses.
Labayen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Lesnar.
Labayen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lesnar lands a body shot.
Lesnar connects with a right hand. Labayen shakes it off.
Labayen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lesnar lands a jab to the nose.
Lesnar lands a really nice looking cross but Labayen seems unphased.
Lesnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lesnar delivers a nice body kick.
Labayen misses with a head kick.
Lesnar lands a right hook to the body.
Lesnar lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Labayen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lesnar lands a jab to Labayen's midsection.
Lesnar lands a high kick!
Lesnar lands a head shot.
Lesnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lesnar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesnar.
Lesnar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lesnar connects with a nice looking jab.
Lesnar works Labayen's body with a nice hook.
Lesnar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Labayen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Labayen takes one on the button.
Lesnar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Labayen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lesnar lunges at Labayen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Labayen's hand.
Lesnar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carlo Labayen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Labayen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lesnar 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Brian Lesnar!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Brian Lesnar!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Brian Lesnar!
Brian Lesnar wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between pied face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willians Trautman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, pied face!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willians Trautman!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
face gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Trautman drops back looking for a leg! face is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and face manages to kick Trautman off! Trautman jumps back into face's guard.
face keeping moving, preventing Trautman from controlling successfully.
Trautman looking to sit in guard and control but face gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trautman looking for subs off his back but face has passed one foot through into half guard.
Trautman trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman actively working from the bottom here.
Trautman is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute face jumps into side control!
Trautman is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but face is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Trautman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trautman regains half guard.
face decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Trautman needs to keep his hands up - face had a free shot at his head there.
face misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
face throws a body kick that misses.
face throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trautman is defended easily by face.
pied face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trautman shoots in and drives through. face sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
face thows a left - swing and a miss!
face stuffs the takedown attempt from Trautman. Trautman gets slowly back to his feet.
pied face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willians Trautman.
face misses with an uppercut. Trautman saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trautman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. face tries to avoid it but Trautman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag face to the ground. face escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
face lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trautman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches face napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pied face dominated that round.
That's time! face's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from face misses.
face thows a left - swing and a miss!
face fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trautman on the side of the head.
Trautman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trautman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman shoots for a takedown but face saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
pied face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willians Trautman.
Trautman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Trautman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and face dives on top into guard.
face preventing the sweep.
Trautman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Trautman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. face defends it easily.
Trautman looking for a sweep. Not yet Trautman, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trautman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. face doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. face manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
face trying to control the position from guard on top but Trautman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
face has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trautman wants to sweep here but face controlling him for the moment.
face stands up from Trautman's guard - face perhaps looking for a knockout.
Trautman scores with a takedown into face's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
face keeping moving, preventing Trautman from controlling successfully.
Trautman stands up and waves to face to follow him.
face looks to land a left hand but Trautman moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Willians Trautman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trautman tries to score a power double leg takedown but face sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trautman somewhat.
Trautman tries to close the distance and clinch but face swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from face. No joy for Trautman on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
face throws a hook but Trautman avoids it easily.
Trautman shoots in and drives through. face sprawls well.
pied face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willians Trautman.
face throws a hook to the side of Trautman's head but Trautman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
face stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
face feints and then cracks Trautman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trautman down.
Trautman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from face.
face throws a lazy right hand but Trautman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
face is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trautman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trautman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
face cracks Trautman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trautman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
face is controlling Trautman's trapped leg to prevent Trautman from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trautman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
face makes his way to full guard. A much better position for face.
Trautman trying to control the position from guard on top but face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trautman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
face has Trautman pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trautman drops back, looking for a kneebar! face looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. face looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from face!
Trautman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pied face clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Trautman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trautman slips a jab and a cross from face.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
face throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trautman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Trautman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trautman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but face is surviving well by controlling Trautman's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman thowing shots but they're missing.
Trautman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. face can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Trautman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force face to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so face shrugs it off.
Trautman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
face wants to hold on but Trautman pushes him away.
Trautman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
face is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trautman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, face has worked his arm free - good work by face!
Trautman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
face is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trautman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
face wants to get back to his feet.
Trautman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Trautman is working to tighten is grip on face's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. face has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Trautman is really squeezing tight and eventually face passes out! Trautman breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Willians Trautman!
Willians Trautman is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Carter tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carter defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgan avoids it really well and circles away.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Morgan.
It looks like Carl Carter has been cut.
Morgan tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Carter ducks into an uppercut from Morgan and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Morgan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Herring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bovver Meerten (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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Herring!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bovver Meerten!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meerten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Herring as he jumps to the side.
Meerten closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Herring did well to prevent Meerten getting side control.
Meerten 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.
Meerten trying to control the action but Herring is working from the bottom.
Meerten is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring is trying to stand.
Meerten seems to be looking for submissions.
Meerten wants to control but Herring is keeping him busy.
Meerten is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Herring defends it well.
Meerten gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Meerten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herring throws a nice looking combination but Meerten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frank Herring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herring throws a head kick but Meerten moves out of range.
Herring throws a nice looking combination but Meerten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herring misses with a series of wild punches.
Herring fails to land with a series of punches.
Meerten moves away from the strike by Herring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meerten.
Meerten fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Herring avoids it really well and circles away.
Frank Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bovver Meerten.
Herring lunges at Meerten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meerten's hand.
It looks like Bovver Meerten has been cut.
Herring swinging wildly here.
Herring throws a right hand that Meerten ducks under and follows up with a left that Meerten also avoids with ease.
Meerten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Herring lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meerten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Herring pinned against the cage. Herring gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meerten fails to land the takedown.
Meerten looks gassed!
Meerten slips a jab and a cross from Herring.
Meerten blocks a head kick by Herring.
Meerten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Herring's head.
Meerten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Herring tries to bum rush Meerten with a series of wild strikes but Meerten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Herring misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Herring dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bovver Meerten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Herring throws a right hand that Meerten ducks under and follows up with a left that Meerten also avoids with ease.
Meerten lands a high kick!
Herring throws a lazy head kick
and Meerten counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Herring's guard now.
Meerten advances to half guard.
Meerten is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Herring has managed to free his arm - good work.
Meerten is trying to control the action in half guard but Herring is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meerten is working for a submission of some sort.
Meerten is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Herring still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Herring has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Meerten is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring stands up and beckons Meerten to his feet.
Meerten moves into the clinch successfully.
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.
Meerten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meerten shoots for a takedown but Herring saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Herring misses with a series of wild punches.
Herring misses with a double jab
and Meerten counters with a takedown into side control.
Meerten working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Meerten tries to advance to mount but Herring denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meerten wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Herring, who protects the arm well.
Herring is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meerten trying to control the action but Herring is working from the bottom.
Meerten tries to move into full mount but can't pass Herring's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meerten trying to control the position but Herring is working away.
Meerten goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Herring has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Meerten but great work by Herring.
Meerten tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Herring wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Herring throws a nice looking combination but Meerten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bovver Meerten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bovver Meerten's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Herring misses with a series of wild punches.
Herring throws a lazy head kick
and Meerten decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Herring's guard.
Meerten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herring swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meerten has gone for a leg lock! Herring slips out almost immediately though and dives into Meerten's guard.
Meerten is looking for a triangle here but Herring uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Meerten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring decides to stand up, so the ref orders Meerten to his feet.
Herring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meerten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meerten blocks a head kick by Herring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meerten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Herring pinned against the cage. Herring gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meerten scores a takedown into full mount!
Herring is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Meerten is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Herring will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meerten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meerten counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Herring!
Meerten moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Herring has worked his arm free - good work by Herring!
Meerten goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Herring has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Meerten but great work by Herring.
Meerten is trying to improve his position.
Herring stands up.
Frank Herring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Meerten with that takedown attempt.
Meerten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herring circles away.
Frank Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bovver Meerten.
Herring throws the left hand but Meerten avoids the punch easily.
Herring moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Herring.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Meerten. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Herring connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bovver Meerten just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bovver Meerten'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.
Herring scores with a punch to the head.
Meerten avoids the head kick by Herring.
Nice sprawl there from Herring as Meerten shoots in.
Herring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herring swinging wildly here.
Meerten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Herring misses with a combination
so Meerten counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meerten stops Herring from standing up.
Meerten looking to pass the guard.
Meerten is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meerten is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Herring is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Herring has escaped and now he's on top!
Meerten is working an open guard so Herring takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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.
Herring connects with a jab.
Herring throws a nice looking combination but Meerten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herring cracks Meerten with an open hand slap.
Meerten staying out of range there.
Herring throws a combination that misses
and Meerten counters with a takedown into side control.
Meerten is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Herring knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Meerten wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Herring, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring throws Meerten to one side and escapes!
Herring misses with a two punch combination.
Meerten darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Meerten is trying to work for a kimura but Herring is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meerten tries to stand but can't do so whilst Herring controls his leg.
Herring has one foot on Meerten's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herring misses with a few strikes there.
Herring misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bovver Meerten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bovver Meerten's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Herring throws a head kick that misses
and Meerten counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Meerten is trying to work for a kimura but Herring is defending well.
Meerten is stalling here. Herring is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Meerten seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Herring has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bovver Meerten has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meerten is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Herring stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Meerten is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Herring slaps away a takedown attempt from Meerten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Herring stuffs the takedown attempt from Meerten. Meerten gets slowly back to his feet.
Meerten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herring swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Herring misses with a double jab.
Herring tries to bum rush Meerten with a series of wild strikes but Meerten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Herring closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Herring throws the left hand but Meerten avoids the punch easily.
Frank Herring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herring lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frank Herring is winning the standup battle so far.
Herring slaps away a takedown attempt from Meerten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frank Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bovver Meerten.
Herring tries to bum rush Meerten with a series of wild strikes but Meerten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meerten staying out of range there.
Herring slips a straight right by Meerten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring lands a jab-cross combination.
Herring sends Meerten crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Herring is motioning to the referee to let Meerten up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Meerten is rocked!
Herring throws a combination that misses
and Meerten counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Meerten.
Meerten is still in real trouble! Can Herring finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meerten is looking to advance position but Herring has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Meerten seems to have recovered his senses.
Herring gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Herring scores with a sloppy right hand. Meerten should have avoided that one.
Meerten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herring.
Herring throws a right and a left that Meerten avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meerten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meerten fails with the takedown.
Herring is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Herring slaps away a takedown attempt from Meerten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Herring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Herring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meerten tries a head kick but it misses.
Herring fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herring stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Herring wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Herring showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meerten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Frank Herring!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Frank Herring!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Frank Herring!
Frank Herring wins by unanimous decision!
Frank Herring retains his heavyweight title!
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