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FFC 15: The New Beginning PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Glasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clyde Glasper had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clyde Glasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masaru Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glasper looks to land a combination but Hattori avoids it well.
Glasper digs a good hook to Hattori's body.
Glasper throws out a loose jab but Hattori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hattori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glasper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hattori on the side of the head.
Glasper takes a swing at Hattori's ribcage but misses.
Glasper thuds a left hand into Hattori's body.
Glasper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Glasper.
Hattori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Glasper finds it's way round the side to connect with Hattori's head.
A cross from Glasper lands.
Glasper cracks Hattori with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Masaru Hattori has been cut.
Glasper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hattori doesn't seem bothered though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Glasper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glasper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Glasper lands with a good body shot.
Hattori looks gassed!
Glasper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glasper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hattori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glasper tests Hattori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hattori takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hattori is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glasper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Glasper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hattori's hands.
Hattori is still on wobbly legs! Can Glasper finish him?
Clyde Glasper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glasper lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Hattori is looking to close the distance but Glasper sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Hattori crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Hattori is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Clyde Glasper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turbo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turbo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to bum rush Marks with a series of wild strikes but Marks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Jones misses.
Marks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones with a jab.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Marks saw that one coming.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Marks is out of range.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones sizes up Marks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Marks off the cage and back into rage.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Marks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Marks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Marks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Marks.
Marks throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marks. Marks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Marks moved out of range.
Marks looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Marks blocks it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Marks's head.
Marks tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones catches Marks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Marks misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Jones misses.
Marks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marks there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Jones misses.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Marks throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Marks.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Marks.
Marks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Marks settles back down.
Jones tests Marks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Marks's head.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Marks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones misses with a straight right.
A jab from Jones misses.
Marks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Marks moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marks takes one on the button.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turbo Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Marks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Marks drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones lunges at Marks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marks's hand.
Marks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Marks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Marks saw that one coming.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Marks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Marks takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Marks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Jones lands.
Marks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marks avoids a kick to the body.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Marks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Jones.
Marks tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Marks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Marks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Jones.
Jones throws the left hand but Marks avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Marks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turbo Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marks moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Marks moves away and avoids it.
Marks walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Marks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Marks moves away and avoids it.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marks.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Marks slips a straight right by Jones.
Marks walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to bum rush Marks with a series of wild strikes but Marks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Marks backs away looking to recover.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Marks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Marks is out of range.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Marks's shoulder, as Marks tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a hook but Marks avoids it easily.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Marks moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease.
Marks defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Marks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marks.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Marks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones lands with a straight right. Marks didn't see that one coming.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Marks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Marks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Marks moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Marks should have avoided that one.
Marks slips under a jab from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marks slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws the left hand but Marks avoids the punch easily.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Marks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Marks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Marks off the cage and back into rage.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Marks's head back.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones clobbers Marks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks blocks a jab.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marks circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marks momentarily.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marks.
Jones lunges at Marks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marks's hand.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Marks moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Marks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marks on the side of the head.
Marks moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones misses with a hook.
Marks throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Marks only half commits.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marks throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Marks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Marks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Marks settles back down.
Jones throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Marks is out of range.
Marks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marks throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Marks only half commits.
Marks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Hugh Marks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marks blocks a jab.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Marks's head back.
Jones lands with a straight right. Marks didn't see that one coming.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Marks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Marks slips the punch.
Marks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marks slips a jab from Jones.
Marks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turbo Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turbo Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Austyn Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrikari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Jari Harrikari is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austyn Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrikari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tanaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Tanaka blocks the low kick.
Harrikari slips a jab and a cross from Tanaka.
Tanaka looks to land a combination but Harrikari avoids it well.
Harrikari works Tanaka's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Tanaka misses its intended target.
Tanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrikari delivers a nice body kick.
Harrikari tests Tanaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrikari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harrikari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrikari misses with a two punch combination.
Harrikari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tanaka.
It looks like Austyn Tanaka has been cut.
Tanaka lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrikari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Tanaka misses.
Harrikari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrikari.
Tanaka rushes Harrikari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari breaks the clinch.
Tanaka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrikari counters with a leg kick.
Tanaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harrikari misses with a wild combination.
Tanaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrikari circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrikari.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Harrikari scores with a push kick.
Harrikari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrikari lands a front kick.
Harrikari cracks Tanaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harrikari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Harrikari misses.
Tanaka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrikari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harrikari moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrikari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrikari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanaka misses with a body shot
and Harrikari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Austyn Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrikari works over Tanaka's head and body with a nice combination.
Harrikari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch lands to the side of Tanaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka walks into a left hand.
Harrikari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrikari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrikari looks to land a combination. Tanaka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tanaka is rocked!
Tanaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrikari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrikari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harrikari throws a one two combo.
Austyn Tanaka's cut is getting worse.
Harrikari thumps Tanaka with a low kick.
Tanaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrikari counters with a three punch combo that has Tanaka backing up. Tanaka nods at Harrikari to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrikari scoring well with a low kick there.
Tanaka seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrikari.
Tanaka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrikari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanaka's sensitive parts.
Harrikari lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harrikari.
Good shot there by Harrikari.
Tanaka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrikari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrikari scores with a three punch combo!
Tanaka throws a combination that misses
and Harrikari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrikari scores with a nice strike.
Tanaka ducks right into an uppercut from Harrikari.
Tanaka misses with a double jab
and Harrikari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harrikari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harrikari cracks Tanaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harrikari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice shot lands for Harrikari.
Harrikari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harrikari.
Tanaka throws a big shot that misses.
Harrikari lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the body
and Harrikari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanaka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harrikari's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Harrikari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tanaka.
Tanaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrikari can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrikari. That's going to slow Tanaka down.
Harrikari is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tanaka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harrikari lands a nice hook to Tanaka's body. Tanaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harrikari connects with a high kick.
Austyn Tanaka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harrikari - that will leave a mark!
Tanaka misses the body punch
and Tanaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrikari throws a nice head kick!
Harrikari is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tanaka takes one to the side of the head.
Tanaka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harrikari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harrikari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harrikari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tanaka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tanaka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harrikari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Tanaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrikari scores with a nice head shot.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanaka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrikari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harrikari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harrikari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austyn Tanaka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harrikari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tanaka.
Tanaka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harrikari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Harrikari is having none of it.
Harrikari lands a jab-cross combination.
Tanaka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrikari lands a head kick!
Tanaka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harrikari slips under a jab.
Harrikari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrikari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tanaka swings for the body but Harrikari moves out of range.
Tanaka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Tanaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanaka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harrikari throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Harrikari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Harrikari.
Jeez, Austyn Tanaka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Harrikari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrikari lands an overhand right.
Harrikari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harrikari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrikari counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrikari tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
Harrikari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harrikari connects with a looping right hand.
Harrikari cracks Tanaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Harrikari is avoiding it.
Harrikari lands a right hook to the body.
Tanaka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrikari scores with a body shot.
Tanaka throws a jab when Harrikari was well out of range.
Tanaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrikari counters with a nice body kick.
Tanaka throws a looping overhand right but Harrikari ducks down to avoid it.
Harrikari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Austyn Tanaka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jari Harrikari!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halfway Crook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George StClaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crook's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shook Ones pt II. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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164 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfway Crook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George StClaire!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Crook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
StClaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crook.
StClaire slips a jab from Crook.
No luck for StClaire with that takedown attempt.
No luck for StClaire with that takedown attempt.
StClaire shoots in but Crook avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halfway Crook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StClaire.
StClaire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
StClaire shoots for a takedown but Crook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crook takes a swing at StClaire's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Crook. That snapped StClaire's head back.
A jab lands there for Crook.
StClaire is rocked!
StClaire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crook sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
StClaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Crook finish him?
Crook lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. StClaire is looking to close the distance but Crook sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! StClaire crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope StClaire is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Halfway Crook!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Feelgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Doors - People are strange kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
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263 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vernon Feelgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry Ward!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feelgood looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Ward misses with a double jab.
Ward looks to throw the jab but Feelgood is out of range.
Feelgood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Feelgood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ward scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Feelgood doesn't seem bothered though.
Feelgood is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kerry Ward!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Johnson cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
It looks like Paul Johnson has been cut.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jackson. Johnson shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paul Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson jabs at Johnson's body.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Donk. Jackson catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Paul Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jeez, Paul Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson scores with a push kick.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Troy Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack O Lantern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis O Shea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Lantern comes to the cage accompanied by Love the Way You Lie. Elvis O Shea has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack O Lantern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis O Shea!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Shea swats away the attempt to clinch by O Lantern.
Excellent takedown into side control there by O Lantern.
O Lantern working away.
O Shea is looking for a sweep.
O Lantern misses with the ground and pound.
O Shea is trying to control O Lantern's posture but O Lantern avoids it.
O Lantern working the body and head with strikes.
O Lantern wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Shea keeps working.
O Shea can't do much from the bottom here.
O Lantern trying to control the position but O Shea is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shea is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Lantern's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
O Lantern knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Shea on the ground.
O Shea is staying active underneath O Lantern, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Shea blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Lantern.
O Lantern stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Lantern missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Lantern content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
O Lantern trying to control from half guard but O Shea is working away.
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.
O Lantern not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Lantern looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by O Lantern.
O Lantern tries to stand but O Shea is controlling his head.
O Lantern in side control, throwing shots but O Shea defends.
O Shea regains half guard.
O Lantern is thwarting O Shea's attempts to control the position.
O Shea is staying active underneath O Lantern, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Shea defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Lantern wants to take a breather but O Shea is having none of it.
O Lantern is breathing heavily.
O Shea looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Shea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Lantern counters with a nice double leg into guard.
O Lantern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Shea is keeping the position for now.
O Lantern landing with the ground and pound.
O Lantern wants to pass the guard but O Shea is keeping the position.
O Lantern throws and elbow that misses. O Shea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Lantern's guard. Nice move by O Shea!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shea is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
O Shea wants to control from the top but O Lantern keeps moving.
O Shea stands up from O Lantern's guard - O Shea perhaps looking for a knockout.
O Lantern scores a takedown into full mount!
O Lantern throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for O Shea because O Lantern loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack O Lantern dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Lantern throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Shea's waist but O Shea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Lantern off to one side.
O Lantern drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Shea working a defensive guard here.
O Lantern lands a couple of elbows.
O Lantern passes easily into side control. Nice work.
O Lantern tries to move into full mount but can't pass O Shea's legs.
O Shea manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Lantern looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Shea trying to control from half guard but O Lantern is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shea might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control O Lantern kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
O Shea is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Shea is controlling the pace.
O Shea seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. O Lantern is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Elvis O Shea!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pall Sigmarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigmarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast, Rammstein. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
271 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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22
273 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Pall Sigmarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Sigmarsson.
Robinson throws a hook but Sigmarsson avoids it easily.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Sigmarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Robinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sigmarsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robinson looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Sigmarsson.
Robinson tries to keep at a distance but Sigmarsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sigmarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sigmarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sigmarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sigmarsson has Robinson pressed against the cage.
Robinson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sigmarsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sigmarsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
Sigmarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sigmarsson stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigmarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
Sigmarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigmarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sigmarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sigmarsson lands a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sigmarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sigmarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigmarsson misses with a knee strike.
Robinson has Sigmarsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sigmarsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Robinson.
Sigmarsson lands a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Sigmarsson misses with a knee strike.
Sigmarsson tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Sigmarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson slowing the pace effectively.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Sigmarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Sigmarsson prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Sigmarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Sigmarsson keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Sigmarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sigmarsson tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Sigmarsson tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sigmarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson wants to break free but Sigmarsson has control.
Sigmarsson keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sigmarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sigmarsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sigmarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sigmarsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sigmarsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sigmarsson missing with knees to the body.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sigmarsson.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson decides to pull guard.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Sigmarsson controlling him for the moment.
Robinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sigmarsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Robinson dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sigmarsson keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigmarsson is looking for a triangle but Robinson pushes his legs off easily.
Robinson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sigmarsson's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson working the head and body with strikes.
Sigmarsson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown by Robinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sigmarsson which made him look bad.
Sigmarsson drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Robinson tries to circle away but Sigmarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Sigmarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sigmarsson lands a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Sigmarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sigmarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson is working Sigmarsson over against the cage.
Robinson goes for a takedown attempt but Sigmarsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Sigmarsson finds it's target.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigmarsson throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sigmarsson throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson jabs at Sigmarsson's body.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sigmarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sigmarsson stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sigmarsson moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson fails with the takedown.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Robinson.
Robinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robinson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sigmarsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sigmarsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robinson swings for the body but Sigmarsson moves out of range.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sigmarsson manages to avoid it.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson is looking to chop away at Sigmarsson's legs.
Robinson tries to move into range but Sigmarsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sigmarsson digs a good body shot into Robinson's ribs.
Sigmarsson forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
Sigmarsson tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Sigmarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson has Robinson pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigmarsson misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sigmarsson lands a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Sigmarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Sigmarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Sigmarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson digs a right hand underneath Sigmarsson's ribcage. Sigmarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigmarsson's elbow.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Sigmarsson avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Sigmarsson being controlled against the cage.
That's four 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.
Sigmarsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Robinson is working for takedown but Sigmarsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sigmarsson is pressed up against the cage. Robinson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sigmarsson down to the mat. Sigmarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sigmarsson stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sigmarsson missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sigmarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Sigmarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Sigmarsson.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sigmarsson looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson jabs at Sigmarsson's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson tries to land a front kick but Sigmarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sigmarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
A shot to de liver by Sigmarsson. Beautiful body shot.
Sigmarsson connects with the punch.
Sigmarsson clinches.
Robinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sigmarsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sigmarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson misses with a knee strike.
Sigmarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sigmarsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigmarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sigmarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robinson up against the cage.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigmarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sigmarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigmarsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robinson momentarily.
Sigmarsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigmarsson moves away.
Robinson misses with a hook to the body
and Sigmarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigmarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sigmarsson checks a leg kick.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sigmarsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sigmarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robinson up against the cage.
Sigmarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robinson letting Sigmarsson take a breather here.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson stalls.
Sigmarsson pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sigmarsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Robinson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sigmarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Robinson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sigmarsson lands with a left to the head.
Robinson wants a takedown.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson wants a takedown but no success here.
Sigmarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigmarsson lands a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigmarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Sigmarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sigmarsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sigmarsson is keeping busy.
Sigmarsson crunches a lovely knee into Robinson's ribcage.
Robinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sigmarsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigmarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
Sigmarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Sigmarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson looking to stall.
Sigmarsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sigmarsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robinson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson taking a breather.
Max Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Robinson digs a right hand underneath Sigmarsson's ribcage. Sigmarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robinson has hold of one of Sigmarsson's legs. Sigmarsson is fighting the takedown attempt but Robinson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigmarsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
Robinson is looking to improve his position but Sigmarsson isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Pall Sigmarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sigmarsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Pall Sigmarsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randjob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen Things just arent the same as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randjob Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Belfort connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Belfort.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Belfort shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Belfort is out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie motions for Belfort to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belfort looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Belfort misses the target.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Belfort wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Belfort lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitor Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belfort misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Belfort cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belfort scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belfort but Belfort pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Belfort scores with a hook.
Belfort moves out of range of the strikes.
Belfort throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Belfort cracks Gracie with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belfort throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Belfort scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie catches Belfort with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Belfort can't do much from the bottom here.
Belfort tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Belfort's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Belfort tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Belfort managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie trying to control the action but Belfort is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
That's four 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.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belfort.
Belfort scores with a nice strike.
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Belfort counter with a right hand.
Gracie takes a swing at Belfort's ribcage but misses.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belfort tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belfort is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort.
Belfort scores with a leg kick.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Belfort counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Gracie slips under a jab from Belfort.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
Gracie defending well as Belfort loads up on a big left hand.
Belfort throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort blocks a jab.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Belfort.
Belfort scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belfort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Belfort throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Belfort with a hook.
Belfort scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Belfort counters with a stiff right hand.
Belfort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
A telegraphed right hand from Belfort misses the target.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Belfort tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Belfort blocks a leg kick.
Vitor Belfort seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belfort lands the left hand.
Belfort lands with a good body shot.
Belfort clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belfort keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belfort dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belfort lands a head shot.
Belfort slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belfort.
Belfort digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Belfort lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belfort.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belfort.
Donk. Belfort catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Belfort.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belfort lands a head shot.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belfort lands with a shot to the body.
Belfort scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Belfort.
A big left from Belfort misses.
Belfort keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Belfort throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Belfort lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belfort cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Belfort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belfort lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Donk. Belfort catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belfort - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belfort. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Belfort fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belfort lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belfort can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belfort lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
Belfort dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort scores with a hook.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belfort stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belfort keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belfort looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belfort.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belfort looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie is rocked!
Belfort throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belfort swinging wildly here.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Belfort cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Belfort lands an overhand right.
Belfort feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Belfort is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Belfort feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
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!
Belfort connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belfort.
Belfort stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Belfort clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belfort to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belfort connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belfort. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Belfort misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Belfort connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belfort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belfort scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belfort connects with a single shot there.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belfort sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Belfort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Belfort lands with a slapping head kick.
Belfort connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belfort throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belfort drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Belfort is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheers as Belfort lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Belfort throws a monster overhand right that drops Gracie! Belfort follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfort!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Abensur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Abensur!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids the body shot from Abensur.
Abensur fails with the takedown.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abensur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abensur tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Abensur.
Abensur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abensur at a distance.
Abensur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abensur looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abensur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abensur throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Abensur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones works Abensur's body with a nice hook.
Abensur looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abensur walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones stuns Abensur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones tests Abensur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dennis Abensur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abensur walks into a left hand.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abensur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones digs a good hook to Abensur's body.
Jones works Abensur's body with a nice hook.
Jones cracks Abensur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Abensur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones digs a good body shot into Abensur's ribs.
Abensur looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones digs a good body shot into Abensur's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones is looking to wear down Abensur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abensur in his tracks.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Abensur off the cage and back into rage.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abensur lands a jab to the head.
Jones jabs Abensur right on the nose. Abensur blinks but takes it well.
Jones with a jab.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abensur has time to react.
Abensur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abensur takes one to the chin there.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abensur on the side of the head.
Abensur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones sizes up Abensur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abensur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones tests Abensur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones tests Abensur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Jones.
Pete Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones jabs Abensur right on the nose. Abensur blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stuns Abensur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abensur on the side of the head.
Abensur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abensur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones thuds a left hand into Abensur's body.
Jones jabs at Abensur's body.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
A shot to de liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Abensur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abensur on the side of the head.
Jones lands a jab to Abensur's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones thuds his right hand into Abensur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones cracks Abensur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abensur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Dennis Abensur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones lands a jab to Abensur's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pete Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones works over Abensur's head and body with a nice combination.
Abensur is breathing heavily.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones digs a good hook to Abensur's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones punishes Abensur's body with a nice straight punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Abensur might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jones has got the better of the exchanges.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Abensur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones slips a jab from Abensur.
Jones digs a good body shot into Abensur's ribs.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Abensur walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Abensur tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones thuds a left hand into Abensur's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abensur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Abensur's head.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abensur steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abensur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abensur drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abensur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Abensur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones scores with a jab. Abensur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abensur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Abensur off the cage and back into rage.
Abensur tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abensur is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abensur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Abensur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Abensur's head back.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abensur on the side of the head.
Jones stuns Abensur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Abensur's head back.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abensur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abensur closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abensur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abensur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Jones.
Abensur wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Abensur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Abensur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones jabs at Abensur's body.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abensur can do to turn this around?
Jones jabs at Abensur's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Abensur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Abensur walks into a jab.
Abensur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab to Abensur's midsection.
Jones jabs at Abensur's body.
Abensur ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones cracks Abensur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abensur. Abensur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Abensur's head back.
Abensur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a hook.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abensur.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abensur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Abensur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones tests Abensur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a good hook to Abensur's body.
Jones lands a nice hook to Abensur's body. Abensur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones works Abensur's body with a nice hook.
Abensur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abensur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abensur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abensur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abensur thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Abensur throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Abensur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abensur's head.
Abensur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Abensur thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abensur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones lands a nice hook to Abensur's body. Abensur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to de liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abensur.
Jones lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Abensur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Jones clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Abensur ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones lunges at Abensur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abensur's hand.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones thuds a left hand into Abensur's body.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abensur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abensur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abensur doesn't seem phased though.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abensur is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Abensur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abensur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abensur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Abensur's ribs.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones lands a jab to Abensur's midsection.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abensur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones with a hook.
Jones clobbers Abensur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abensur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones thuds his right hand into Abensur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abensur. Abensur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones cracks Abensur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones sizes up Abensur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones works Abensur's body with a nice hook.
Abensur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Abensur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Jones catches Abensur right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Abensur's defenses.
Jones tests Abensur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones thuds a left hand into Abensur's body.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abensur drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abensur tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abensur. That did some damage!
Abensur moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abensur checks a low kick from Jones.
Abensur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abensur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abensur at a distance.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Abensur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Abensur throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a body shot.
A cross from Jones lands.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
A punch lands to the side of Abensur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Jones had his way with Dennis Abensur in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones cracks Abensur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abensur throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Abensur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abensur throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abensur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Jones.
Abensur is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Jones catches Abensur right on the button with a cross.
Abensur walks into a jab.
Abensur is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones digs a good hook to Abensur's body.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abensur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Abensur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abensur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones with a hook.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abensur misses with a straight left.
A cross from Jones lands.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abensur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Abensur off the cage and back into rage.
A shot to de liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Abensur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones 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.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abensur has time to react.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones catches Abensur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones connects with a jab.
Dennis Abensur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Abensur ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abensur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones works Abensur's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Abensur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones stuns Abensur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones with a hook.
Abensur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Abensur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abensur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abensur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abensur takes one on the button.
Jones jabs Abensur right on the nose. Abensur blinks but takes it well.
Jones with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abensur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones cracks Abensur with a good jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:40
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:40
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Jones!
Pete Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
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