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USFC 153 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lin Shui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ciz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lin Shui has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lin Shui seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
11 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lin Shui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Ciz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shui tries to land a body kick
and Ciz counters with a shoot takedown. Shui fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Shui manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ciz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ciz backwards.
Ciz wants a takedown.
Shui manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shui. Ciz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ciz rushes Shui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ciz dodges an elbow strike from Shui.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciz motions for Shui to come forward. Ciz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ciz throws out a leg kick but Shui moves out of range and Ciz only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui connects with a body shot that sends Ciz's belly button to the back.
Shui gets the takedown into side control.
Ciz dodges the ground and pound from Shui.
Ciz sneaks back into half guard.
Ciz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Shui is trying to control. Ciz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shui slows the pace down in half guard.
Ciz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shui tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ciz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ciz has his hands clasped together around Shui's back. He's all about the action.
Ciz has hold of Shui's hands but Shui slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shui is trying to control the action in half guard but Ciz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shui looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ciz wants to control but Shui is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shui is looking for a kimura but Ciz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shui to get the leverage.
Ciz is looking to control Shui's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ciz avoid being mounted?
Ciz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ciz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shui has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ciz trying to hold on to Shui's head to control him but Shui postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shui wants to work for an arm triangle but Ciz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Shui working the head and body with strikes.
Shui works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Ciz's face as Shui controls the position.
Shui throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ciz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ciz is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shui seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shui is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ciz is positioning himself well to prevent Shui advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lin Shui dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ciz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shui is fending him off so far but Ciz persists. Nope, Shui circles away and we're back to standing.
Ciz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shui is looking to improve his position.
Lin Shui overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shui is trying to maintain the position but Ciz is very close to passing his half guard.
Ciz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shui keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ciz wants to take a breather but Shui is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui tries to roll over but Ciz keeps him under control.
Shui taking some punishment here, with Ciz in his half guard.
Ciz trying to control from Shui's half guard. Shui has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ciz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shui is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shui had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ciz defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciz pushes down on Shui's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ciz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shui defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Ciz.
Ciz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shui doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ciz.
Ciz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shui keeps working.
Shui wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shui gets back to full guard.
Shui looking for a sweep. Not yet Shui, not yet.
Ciz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ciz advances to half guard.
Shui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ciz can do to turn this around?
Ciz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shui makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shui.
Ciz advances to half guard.
Shui is trying to control but can't.
Shui works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shui can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ciz controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ciz trying to control but Shui is working from the bottom.
Ciz throwing strikes but missing.
Shui has momentary wrist control but Ciz slips an elbow through the middle.
Shui bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ciz's guard.
Ciz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shui manages to get himself to full guard.
Shui had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ciz defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ciz wants to control from the top but Shui keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ciz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Shui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shui fails with a takedown attempt.
Shui shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ciz but Ciz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Shui.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shui takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ciz stuffs the takedown.
Ciz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lin Shui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciz has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui blocks the body kick.
It looked like Shui wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shui looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ciz throws a front kick aimed at Shui's knee but Shui avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Ciz.
Ciz swings for the body but Shui moves out of range.
Shui swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shui throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ciz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ciz wants to control from the top but Shui keeps moving.
Shui working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ciz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ciz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shui wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciz looking to sit in guard and control but Shui gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ciz working a defensive guard here.
Ciz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shui distracts Ciz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shui is looking to work some ground and pound but Ciz has wrist control.
Shui looking to sit in guard and control but Ciz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shui looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shui is pulling down on Ciz's head. It's preventing any offense from Ciz, at least for the moment.
Ciz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ciz wants to control from the top but Shui keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ciz working his ground and pound in the gym.
Ciz lands a couple of digs.
Shui bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ciz's guard.
Shui is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shui is looking to work some ground and pound but Ciz has wrist control.
Ciz trying to keep a closed guard but Shui is proving a slippery customer.
Shui is fighting to break Ciz's control of his arms but Ciz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ciz wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ciz trying to control the position.
Ciz wants to sweep here but Shui controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Ciz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ciz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Ciz!
After winning the bout, George Ciz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Lin Shui was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. Everyone knows my opponent here has a very bad habit of testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, so I'm confident this fight will soon be ruled a 'No-Contest.''.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick has chosen Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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30
219 lbs
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fabian Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood scores with a decent looking hook.
Fredrick throws a head kick but Hollywood moves out of range.
Fredrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hollywood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hollywood.
Hollywood controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hollywood trying to control but Fredrick is working from the bottom.
Fredrick looking to control.
Hollywood looking to sit in guard and control but Fredrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fredrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hollywood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollywood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hollywood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood is trying to control the position but Fredrick postures up.
Fredrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hollywood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fredrick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredrick gets to his feet - Hollywood follows without any prompting.
Fredrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hollywood thuds a left hand into Fredrick's body.
Fredrick throws a right and a left that Hollywood avoids nicely.
Hollywood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fredrick throws a head kick but Hollywood moves out of range.
Fredrick swings widly with a right hand
and Fredrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredrick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fredrick wants it to stay on the feet.
A left lands for Hollywood.
A jab lands there for Hollywood.
Fredrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fredrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollywood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredrick moves away.
Fredrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollywood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fabian Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hollywood to the ground. Fredrick is now in Hollywood's guard.
Hollywood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fredrick trying to control but Hollywood is working from the bottom.
Hollywood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fredrick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fredrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Hollywood is retaining full guard.
Hollywood controls Fredrick momentarily but Fredrick frees himself.
Fredrick forces his way into half guard.
Fredrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Hollywood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fredrick is working away from the top position though.
Fredrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hollywood is looking to improve his position.
Fredrick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollywood wants to improve his position but Fredrick is controlling well.
Fredrick is looking to take a break and control but Hollywood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hollywood works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Fredrick 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.
Hollywood punishes Fredrick's body with a nice straight punch.
Fredrick throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollywood.
Fredrick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fredrick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fredrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredrick is looking for the big counter here.
Hollywood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fredrick at a distance.
Ronald Fredrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredrick misses the shot to the body.
Fredrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hollywood half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fredrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredrick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hollywood.
Fredrick drives through with a takedown into Hollywood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollywood keeping full guard, as Fredrick tries to pass.
Hollywood isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fredrick stacks Hollywood on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fredrick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fredrick connects with a decent elbow.
Hollywood manages to get back to half guard.
Hollywood is trying to control but can't.
Hollywood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hollywood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fredrick pulls his head out easily.
Hollywood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fredrick.
Hollywood wants to improve his position but Fredrick is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hollywood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fredrick not doing much here.
Fredrick trying to control from half guard but Hollywood is working away.
Ronald Fredrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fredrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fredrick working over Hollywood with some ground and pound. Hollywood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Fredrick is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood wants to improve his position but Fredrick is controlling well.
Hollywood wants to control but Fredrick is keeping busy.
Fredrick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fredrick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses the shot to the body.
Fredrick wants to clinch up but Hollywood keeps it at a distance.
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses.
Fredrick throws a sloppy head kick and Hollywood moves out of range easily.
Hollywood gets tackled into the cage by Fredrick. Fredrick maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fredrick walks away with a smile on his face. Hollywood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Hollywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollywood.
Fredrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollywood is looking to wear down Fredrick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hollywood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fredrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fredrick throws a body punch but Hollywood moves out of range.
Hollywood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fredrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollywood throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Fredrick. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hollywood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollywood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hollywood connects with the punch.
Fredrick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fredrick is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Fredrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hollywood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fredrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fredrick missing with a left hand there. Hollywood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a lazy right hand but Fredrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollywood circles away.
Hollywood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fredrick tries to move into range but Hollywood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fredrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollywood tries to work over Fredrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fredrick lands an elbow inside that Hollywood shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollywood.
Fredrick wants the takedown. Hollywood is fighting it off but Fredrick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hollywood's guard against the cage.
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!
Hollywood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fredrick defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hollywood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hollywood wants to control the position but Fredrick says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hollywood trying to control but Fredrick postures up.
Fredrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hollywood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fredrick decides to stand up.
Fredrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollywood connects with a crisp jab.
Fabian Hollywood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick moves into the clinch.
Come on Hollywood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fredrick gets control of Hollywood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fredrick will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hollywood postures up and lands a big shot to Fredrick's brow.
Fredrick is trying to control the position but Hollywood postures up.
Fredrick trying to control the position here.
Hollywood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fredrick is keeping the position for now.
Ronald Fredrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Fredrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hollywood trying to pass the guard but Fredrick defending well.
Fredrick wants to control but Hollywood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hollywood is stalling here. Fredrick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hollywood seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fredrick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hollywood is holding Fredrick down, trying to stall.
Hollywood is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fredrick is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Fredrick has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hollywood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hollywood throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fredrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hollywood is looking to improve his position but Fredrick isn't that keen on the idea.
Fredrick looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Fredrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fredrick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Fredrick!
A very excited looking Ronald Fredrick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee Jay had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat throws a head kick that misses.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milat manages to avoid it.
Jay throws a sloppy head kick and Milat moves out of range easily.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Milat is just out of range.
Jay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bonsai Club MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Milat clobbers Jay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jay lands a nice hook to Milat's body. Milat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jay has managed to clinch.
Milat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Milat.
Milat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Milat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jay's defenses.
It looks like Bee Jay has been cut.
Milat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Milat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Milat gets underhooks to prevent Jay's takedown attempt.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Milat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Milat tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Jay blocks an elbow strike from Milat.
Jay has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Milat clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jay is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Milat knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Milat for a finish.
Milat looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jay trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Milat's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Milat is trying to stand back up.
Jay is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Milat has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Milat wants to escape the position.
Jay has good solid back control here.
Jay is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Milat has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Milat looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Milat rolls, trying to escape but Jay keeps control of the position.
Jay tries to keep control of the position but Milat is staying busy.
Jay looking for the choke but no joy.
Milat just looking to survive in the bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milat is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milat preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jay.
Milat is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bee Jay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bee Jay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jay throws a solid leg kick but Milat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jay.
Jay shoots and misses
and Milat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Milat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Milat lands a lovely overhand right.
Jay takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Milat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Milat misses with a knee to the head.
Milat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jay gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Milat has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jay has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat stops a takedown attempt from Jay.
A shot in the inside from Milat.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milat taking a breather.
Milat has Jay pressed against the cage.
Jay gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Milat regains guard.
Milat manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Milat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milat rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Milat as the two fighters clinch.
Milat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Milat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Milat lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to score a body lock takedown but Milat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milat is defending well.
Jay blocks a body shot from Milat.
Milat slowing the pace effectively.
Jay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jay lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Milat has one foot on Jay's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Milat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jay closes the distance and clinches.
Milat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay prevents a body shot from Milat.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Milat.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Jay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Milat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Ivan Milat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jay blocks an uppercut.
Jay wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Milat.
Milat pushes off an throws an elbow but Jay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Milat misses with a knee strike.
Jay avoiding damage as Milat throws knees to the body.
Milat pushes off an throws an elbow but Jay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat trying to control the position but instead, Jay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milat into the cage.
Milat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jay's face.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Jay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Milat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jay throws a low kick, looking for Milat's leg but Milat calmly moves out of range.
Jay does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Milat is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good standup being displayed there by Milat as he connects with a hook.
Milat throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Milat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay darts in looking for a takedown but Milat gets double underhooks and turns Jay into the cage.
Jay wants to clinch up but Milat keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bee Jay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Milat darts in and clinches Jay up against the cage.
Jay avoiding damage as Milat throws knees to the body.
Jay avoiding damage as Milat throws knees to the body.
Jay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milat is defending well.
Milat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Milat.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Milat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jay wants to stall.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Milat back against the cage.
Jay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jay can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Milat tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jay blocks an elbow strike from Milat.
Milat lands a hook that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Jay dodges an elbow strike from Milat.
Milat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Milat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jay is working for takedown but Milat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milat misses with some punches.
Milat is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jay is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Milat to the mat. Milat regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Milat scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Jay trying to control the position but instead, Milat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jay into the cage.
Jay tries to score a body lock takedown but Milat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Milat swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Milat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Milat throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
Milat lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Milat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Milat 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Milat!
A victorious Ivan Milat thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Fadzaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
144 lbs
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155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Fadzaev!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fadzaev misses with a body shot
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Fadzaev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Day counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Fadzaev misses the target.
Day misses with a shot to the body
and Fadzaev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Day thinking.
Day shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fadzaev but Fadzaev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fadzaev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fadzaev throws a big shot that misses.
Day misses with a looping right.
Fadzaev connects with a high kick.
Fadzaev misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadzaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Day.
Day moves out of range as Fadzaev strikes.
Fadzaev scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Day misses.
Fadzaev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadzaev staying out of range there.
Day blocks a head kick by Fadzaev.
Day lands with a shot to the body.
Day drops his hands momentarily and Fadzaev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day throws a looping overhand right but Fadzaev ducks down to avoid it.
Day looks to throw the jab but Fadzaev is out of range.
Fadzaev lunges at Day with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Day's hand.
Day misses with a hook
and Fadzaev counters with a left and a right that stings Day.
Day is rocked!
Fadzaev avoids the body shot from Day.
Oh Day is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Day thuds a left hand into Fadzaev's body.
Day scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Day seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Fadzaev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fadzaev lands in his opponent's guard.
Fadzaev pushes down on Day's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day actively working from the bottom here.
Day actively working from the bottom here.
Fadzaev working Day over with strikes.
Fadzaev working Day over with strikes.
Day actively working from the bottom here.
Fadzaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fadzaev prevents Day from improving his position.
Fadzaev lands a big elbow - Day is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fadzaev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Fadzaev!
Alan Fadzaev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yas Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reginald Brooks has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yas Uru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Uru.
Uru tried to counter with a leg kick but Brooks avoided it.
Brooks misses with a body punch
and Uru counters with a solid body kick.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Uru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks throws the left hand but Uru avoids the punch easily.
And Uru counters with a quick kick to the body but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Uru throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brooks avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks scores with a sloppy right hand. Uru should have avoided that one.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Uru slips the punch.
Uru half committed to a counter leg kick.
Uru scores with a head kick.
Uru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uru manages to avoid it.
Uru throws a big counter combination but Brooks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good leg kick by Uru there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uru slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
An attempted straight right counter from Uru misses the target.
Brooks misses the body punch
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It appears Uru was looking to counter with a kick there.
Uru on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brooks throws a leg kick
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Uru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uru throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uru manages to avoid it.
Uru staying out of range there.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uru throws a big counter combination but Brooks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Uru throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Uru.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brooks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reginald Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Uru back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Uru wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Uru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uru blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uru tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Uru.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uru's defenses.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Uru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uru is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Uru controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uru is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Uru appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brooks lands a nice hook to Uru's body. Uru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brooks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uru on the side of the head.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Uru throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brooks avoids it.
A jab from Brooks does it's job there.
Brooks throws a head kick but Uru moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks punishes Uru's body with a nice straight punch.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooks misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Uru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Uru.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Uru.
Brooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to land a body kick
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Uru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Uru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uru.
Brooks avoids a kick to the body.
Brooks connects with a looping right hand.
Brooks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uru counters with a solid body kick.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Brooks misses.
It looked like Uru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brooks misses with a hook
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Uru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uru misses with an uppercut.
Brooks throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks misses with a body shot
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Uru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
Uru fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brooks just manages to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Brooks misses
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks lands with a right hand.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uru's sensitive parts.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Uru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brooks looks for the body kick but Uru saw that one coming.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Brooks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks connects with a leg kick. Uru looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Brooks throws an off balance right hand
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Uru.
Uru is looking for a counter combo.
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Uru makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brooks really felt that one!
No joy there for Uru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Brooks.
Uru explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
and Uru counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brooks's knee momentarily.
Uru moves out of range as Brooks throws a body kick.
Uru tried to counter with a leg kick but Brooks avoided it.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uru lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yas Uru will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brooks connects with a high kick.
Uru walks into a stiff left hand from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a kick to the body
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks misses with a leg kick
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
Uru throws a wild body kick that Brooks sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Brooks misses
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Uru blocks a head kick by Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uru ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Uru sizes up Brooks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brooks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Uru's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lunges at Uru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Uru's hand.
Nice cross by Uru.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uru crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brooks - the referee stops the clock and Uru gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brooks. Uru manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Uru avoids them all with ease.
Brooks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brooks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uru blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Reginald Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uru.
Uru is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brooks misses with a lunging right hand
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks misses with a body shot
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks throws a poor cross that misses
and Uru makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brooks really felt that one!
Decent striking displayed by Brooks there.
Brooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Uru misses the target.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uru is looking to counter punch.
Brooks throws a poor cross that misses
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uru avoids the body shot from Brooks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uru crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brooks - the referee stops the clock and Uru gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brooks. Uru manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a lovely overhand right.
Brooks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brooks throws a body punch but Uru moves out of range.
Uru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid body kick from Uru.
Brooks looks to clinch
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uru.
Uru tried to counter with a leg kick but Brooks avoided it.
Brooks scores with a jab. Uru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Uru checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brooks scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uru counters with a thumping low kick.
Uru slips under a jab.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uru.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Uru throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks tries to clinch but Uru moves away
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Uru makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brooks really felt that one!
Uru jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks tries to counter with a clinch but Uru shakes him off and moves away.
Good leg kick by Brooks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brooks throws a head kick but Uru moves out of range.
Brooks tries to clinch up
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reginald Brooks.
Well Brooks 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Brooks!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crose McCringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crose McCringe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sunny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crose McCringe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCringe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Day is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCringe passes the guard and advances to mount!
Day on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Day tries to get out of the position.
Day is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McCringe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McCringe has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Day is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Crose McCringe!
Crose McCringe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Longworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Doom as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Longworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Longworth blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Longworth works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
Longworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Longworth misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Longworth cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Longworth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Longworth takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Longworth. That did some damage!
Alvarez feints and then cracks Longworth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Longworth down.
Longworth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Longworth moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longworth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvarez forces Longworth back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longworth is trying to drag Alvarez to the mat but Alvarez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alvarez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Longworth is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Alvarez to the mat. Alvarez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Longworth controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Longworth trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Alvarez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Longworth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Longworth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Longworth slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to control Longworth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Longworth is controlling well.
Longworth working the head and body with strikes.
Longworth thows a huge punch but Alvarez dodges it nicely.
Longworth is thwarting Alvarez's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez pushes Longworth off looking to stand but Longworth dives back in and keeps control.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez is trying to stand up here but Longworth is controlling him well.
Longworth trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Longworth seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Longworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Longworth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Alvarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alvarez keeping control of the position.
Longworth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Longworth eventually gives up the hold.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Longworth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alvarez wants to control but Longworth is keeping busy.
Alvarez is trying to stand.
Alvarez controlling the position well.
Alvarez is continuing to stall.
Alvarez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Longworth from controlling successfully.
Longworth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez trying to control the position here.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Longworth from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Longworth misses.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
A little feinted left hand from Longworth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinnie Longworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Longworth saw that one coming.
Longworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Longworth. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Longworth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Longworth there.
Alvarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Longworth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alvarez defends it well.
Longworth thows a huge punch but Alvarez dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to stand back up but Longworth is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longworth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Longworth passes to side control.
Alvarez dodges the ground and pound from Longworth.
Longworth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alvarez is trying to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Alvarez taking a bit of punishment here - Longworth scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Longworth crashes against the mat.
Alvarez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Longworth asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez struggling a bit here.
Longworth advances to mount.
Longworth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Longworth lands a heavy elbow.
Longworth breaks from Alvarez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alvarez really wants to buck Longworth off and get back to his feet.
Longworth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vinnie Longworth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Longworth lands a big shot there that rocks Alvarez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Alvarez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Longworth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape.
Alvarez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Longworth tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth avoids the attempt from Alvarez to control.
Longworth breaks from Alvarez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alvarez wants to hold on but Longworth pushes him away.
Longworth with the ground and pound from mount.
Alvarez is working to get back to half guard.
Alvarez wants to hold on but Longworth pushes him away.
Alvarez tries to buck Longworth off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Longworth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alvarez is trying to stand.
Longworth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Longworth with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longworth cracks Alvarez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Longworth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alvarez is rocked!
It looks like Michael Alvarez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longworth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alvarez's face.
Alvarez is still in real trouble! Can Longworth finish him?
Alvarez tries to hold on but Longworth postures up.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Longworth dominating with strikes here.
Alvarez working to try and regain half guard.
Longworth lands a big shot there that rocks Alvarez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alvarez is desperately trying to improve his position but Longworth has a good base and remains in mount.
Longworth avoids the attempt from Alvarez to control.
Longworth working for a submission but Alvarez is keeping him at bay.
Alvarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez'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!
Longworth misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Longworth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez checks the leg kick.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Longworth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Longworth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Longworth seems unphased.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Longworth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Longworth wants to slow Alvarez down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvarez thumps Longworth with a low kick.
Longworth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Longworth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alvarez is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longworth throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Longworth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Michael Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vinnie Longworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvarez. Longworth shrugs it off though.
Alvarez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Longworth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Longworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Alvarez scores with a nice body kick.
Longworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Longworth takes a step back to recover.
Alvarez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Longworth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Longworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Longworth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longworth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez thumps Longworth with a low kick.
Longworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Longworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Longworth moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Longworth misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Alvarez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alvarez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Longworth is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Longworth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Longworth tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Longworth fails to land.
Longworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longworth takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to stall but Longworth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvarez.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Longworth tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Longworth back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Longworth takes a shot to the head.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Longworth needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
Longworth misses with a looping right.
Alvarez wants to counter the offense by Longworth and move into the clinch position.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Longworth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Longworth.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Longworth's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longworth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Longworth moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Longworth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Longworth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Longworth.
Longworth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alvarez moves out of range as Longworth strikes.
Alvarez throws a front kick that sends Longworth stumbling back into the cage.
Longworth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alvarez sizes up Longworth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Longworth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've been told by Longworth's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a front kick.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Longworth moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Longworth throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Longworth scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Longworth sees coming a mile off.
Longworth misses with an uppercut.
Michael Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinnie Longworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Longworth throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Longworth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Longworth!
Our winner, Vinnie Longworth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Michael Alvarez spoke after the fight, saying 'I admit defeat. He did a good job.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe has chosen Deep Ocean - Island drumming as his entrance music. Ricky Monroe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinaglabanan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinaglabanan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pinaglabanan taking a breather here.
Monroe is looking to regain half guard here but Pinaglabanan keeps moving and retains side control.
Monroe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Pinaglabanan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pinaglabanan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pinaglabanan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pinaglabanan scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe tries to buck Pinaglabanan off but Pinaglabanan is having none of it.
Pinaglabanan scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinaglabanan trying to control the action but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Monroe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pinaglabanan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan taking a breather here.
Monroe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Monroe throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Pinaglabanan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Monroe some visible discomfort.
Monroe regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pinaglabanan's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet.
Monroe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Monroe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monroe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinaglabanan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monroe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pinaglabanan has managed to get both his arms back between Monroe's legs - danger averted.
Monroe is looking for a triangle but Pinaglabanan pushes his legs off easily.
Pinaglabanan cracks Monroe with a solid left hand.
Pinaglabanan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monroe is on top in guard.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Monroe is proving a slippery customer.
Monroe lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pinaglabanan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Monroe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pinaglabanan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe being controlled here momentarily.
Monroe is looking to work some ground and pound but Pinaglabanan has wrist control.
Pinaglabanan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Monroe is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pinaglabanan pulls Monroe in close to his closed guard and prevents Monroe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pinaglabanan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monroe is one step ahead there.
Monroe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Monroe cracks Pinaglabanan with a solid left hand.
Pinaglabanan is trying to keep Monroe in close.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Monroe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control Monroe's posture but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control Monroe's posture but Monroe avoids it.
Pinaglabanan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pinaglabanan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pinaglabanan is trying to get back to half guard.
Monroe working the ground and pound but Pinaglabanan is defending the strikes.
Pinaglabanan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Monroe working the ground and pound from side control.
Pinaglabanan tries to buck Monroe off but Monroe is having none of it.
Monroe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pinaglabanan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Monroe.
Pinaglabanan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Monroe's best efforts.
Pinaglabanan wants to control but Monroe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Monroe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinaglabanan defending well though.
Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monroe is looking to take a break and control but Pinaglabanan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ricky Monroe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pinaglabanan is positioning himself well to prevent Monroe advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pinaglabanan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monroe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinaglabanan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monroe throwing strikes from guard but Pinaglabanan blocks nicely.
Pinaglabanan is pulling down on Monroe's head. It's preventing any offense from Monroe, at least for the moment.
Monroe cracks Pinaglabanan with a solid left hand.
Monroe preventing the sweep.
Pinaglabanan controlling the position.
Monroe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinaglabanan pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pinaglabanan is really struggling to control Monroe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monroe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Monroe lands in his opponent's guard.
Monroe being controlled here momentarily.
Monroe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pinaglabanan's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinaglabanan pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monroe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Monroe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pinaglabanan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinaglabanan pinned against the cage. Pinaglabanan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pinaglabanan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pinaglabanan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monroe is fending him off so far but Pinaglabanan persists. Nope, Monroe circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinaglabanan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Monroe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinaglabanan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Monroe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Monroe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monroe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Monroe manages to get to full guard.
Pinaglabanan chips away with some ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan stands up over Monroe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Monroe is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pinaglabanan has his hands clasped together but Monroe extends and breaks Pinaglabanan's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Monroe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Monroe!
A relieved looking Ricky Monroe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shovel Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by X Gon' Give It To Ya. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Josh Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shovel Knight!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a double jab.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller misses with the combination.
Miller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knight.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Knight forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Miller.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big right from Miller misses.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knight has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight stalling in the clinch.
Miller tries for a takedown but Knight manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller misses with some punches.
Knight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knight leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller wants to take the fight to the mat but Knight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller tightens his grip and picks Knight up, before dumping him to the ground. Knight manages to land in guard.
Knight pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Knight has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Miller sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knight seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight throws a fast counter high kick but Miller manages to duck under it in time.
Miller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Knight improves position.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shovel Knight dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Knight.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Miller wants a takedown.
Knight pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight is struggling to control the position.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is looking to take this one to the mat.
A bit of stalling here from Knight.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Knight.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Knight lands a left hand.
Miller stalling the fight.
Knight pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Knight prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knight lands a shot to the body.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller working aggressively here.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Miller tries to tie him up.
Miller blocking some punches.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Miller goes for a takedown attempt but Knight pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight misses with the combination.
Shovel Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knight.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Miller misses its target.
Knight lands a front kick.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Miller slips under a jab from Knight.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Knight counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Knight takes one on the button.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Nice takedown defense from Knight. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Knight misses.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Knight cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miller moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Knight swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shovel Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knight.
Miller is rocked!
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Knight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miller passes into half guard.
Miller is trying to control. Knight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knight is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miller.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shovel Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight throws a series of strikes that have Miller backpedaling.
Knight scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knight.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Knight lands a left hand.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller prevents a body shot from Knight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Miller.
Miller looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Knight is working Miller over against the cage.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller is trying to stall.
Knight blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Shovel Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knight blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Knight stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shovel Knight really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to drag Knight to the mat but Knight just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller takes a shot to the head.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knight blocks the elbow strike.
Knight pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knight's defenses.
It looks like Shovel Knight has been cut.
A short right from Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight being controlled against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knight has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller blocking some punches.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knight works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miller up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a shot to the body.
Miller has clasped his hands together around Knight's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Miller in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Knight is trying to get back to half guard.
Miller tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shovel Knight dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shovel Knight's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Miller went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller is looking for a counter combo.
Miller wants to clinch.
Knight tries to counter with a clinch but Miller shakes him off and moves away.
Miller moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knight lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knight.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Knight can't fight it off and eventually Miller manages to take the fight to the floor. Knight looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knight is pulling down on Miller's head. It's preventing any offense from Miller, at least for the moment.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller looking to control but Knight passes into half guard.
Knight content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knight is working away from the top position though.
Miller wants to sweep but Knight has passed to side control!
Miller is trying to improve his position.
Shovel Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knight works to advance to full mount. Miller defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Miller wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Knight is looking to stand but Miller has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Miller is desperately trying to improve his position but Knight has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knight takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Miller is trying to break free.
Knight is riding his opponent, not letting Miller buck him off.
Knight is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight gets his hands free as Miller looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shovel Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shovel Knight!
Shovel Knight is the new bantamweight champion!
Shovel Knight seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Emelienko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Emelienko sizes up Qasi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Qasi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Emelienko tries to work over Qasi's front leg with a kick but Qasi checks it.
Qasi throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Qasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Qasi misses.
Emelienko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Qasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelienko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Qasi misses the jab.
Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qasi.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Qasi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelienko throws out the jab.
Qasi lands with a kick to the temple. Emelienko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Emelienko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Qasi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi slips a jab from Emelienko.
Qasi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelienko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Qasi throws a poor cross that misses
and Qasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick by Qasi misses
and Emelienko counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Qasi.
Qasi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Qasi throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko slips a jab from Qasi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelienko. That's going to slow Qasi down.
Emelienko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Club Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Qasi misses with a looping left.
Qasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Qasi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emelienko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelienko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelienko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Emelienko throws a hook to the side of Qasi's head but Qasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qasi 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.
Qasi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vladimir Emelienko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi checks a leg kick.
Qasi pushes Emelienko up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Qasi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a chopping leg kick but Qasi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelienko is just out of range.
Emelienko jabs Qasi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Qasi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelienko is out of range.
Emelienko throws a big shot that misses.
Qasi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Qasi misses with a hook to the body
and Emelienko counters with a nice leg kick.
Emelienko looks to score with a jab to the body but Qasi is just out of range.
Qasi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelienko can pounce on him.
Emelienko throws a shot from downtown. Qasi moves away and avoids it.
Emelienko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Qasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qasi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Qasi moves forwards but Emelienko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Qasi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emelienko swats away the attempt to clinch by Qasi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelienko misses with a looping left.
Emelienko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qasi.
Qasi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Qasi takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Qasi throws the left hand but Emelienko avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko throws a leg kick which misses Qasi's front leg but catches the back leg as Qasi tries to avoid it.
Emelienko misses with a low kick as Qasi jumps back.
Emelienko connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Qasi.
A swing and a miss from Emelienko.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qasi. That did some damage!
Emelienko slips under a jab.
As Qasi backs away, Emelienko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Emelienko jabs Qasi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelienko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Qasi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a straight right.
Emelienko lands with a right hand.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Qasi throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelienko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Qasis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelienko throws the left hand but Qasi avoids the punch easily.
Qasi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Qasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Qasi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Qasi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Qasi swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko throwing a counter right hand but Qasi manages to avoid it.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelienko misses the target.
Good work by Emelienko as he checks the leg kick.
Qasi slips a straight right by Emelienko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's time! Emelienko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelienko.
Qasi misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko counters with a good low kick that Qasi was not able to check.
Emelienko throws a low kick but Qasi avoids it.
Qasi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Emelienko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelienko.
Emelienko lands with a good body shot.
Vladimir Emelienko is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Qasi catches Emelienko right on the button with a cross.
Qasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Emelienko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Qasi just manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emelienko.
Qasi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Emelienko kicks off Qasi and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Qasi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Emelienko throws a right hand that Qasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Qasi also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Emelienko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Qasi doesn't seem phased though.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
A quick step to the side and Emelienko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Emelienko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Emelienko.
Qasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Qasi.
Emelienko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Qasi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelienko scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick from Emelienko lands but Qasi takes it in his stride.
Emelienko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qasi's sensitive parts.
Qasi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qasi manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Qasi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Qasi lands with a hook. Emelienko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Qasi misses the target.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Qasi walks into a stiff left hand from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a shot from downtown. Qasi moves away and avoids it.
Qasi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab, jab by Qasi - just one landing.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Qasi cracks the inside of Emelienko's front leg.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelienko was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Good shot there by Qasi.
Emelienko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emelienko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Qasi misses with a low kick.
Qasi checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelienko.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Qasi! But no joy.
Qasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelienko.
It looked like Emelienko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Emelienko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Qasi scores with a jab. Emelienko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Emelienko swings for the body but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
Qasi throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Emelienko.
Emelienko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Qasi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Qasi's corner calls for a 1-2. Qasi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emelienko feints and then cracks Qasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qasi down.
Qasi defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelienko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Qasi is out of range and Emelienko settles back down.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Emelienko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Qasi throws a lazy head kick
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Qasi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Qasi is predictable there
and Emelienko counters with an outside leg kick.
Emelienko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qasi's calf.
Emelienko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qasi.
Qasi misses with a takedown attempt - Emelienko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelienko throws a shot to the body.
Qasi works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Qasi.
Qasi misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Qasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelienko feints and then cracks Qasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qasi down.
Emelienko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Qasi coming out on top.
Emelienko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
Qasi throws a body kick that misses
and Qasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Qasi slips under a jab from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a leg kick.
Emelienko connects with a body shot.
Qasi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Qasi.
Qasi works Emelienko's body with a nice hook.
Emelienko cracks Qasi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Qasi blocks a head kick by Emelienko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Qasi throws out a counter right but Emelienko avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Emelienko.
Qasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelienko lands with a hook. Qasi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Qasi throws a leg kick but Emelienko moved away.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Qasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Qasi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Qasi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelienko, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelienko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Qasi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Qasi misses with some punches.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Qasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelienko is looking to score with low kicks.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelienko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Qasi just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Emelienko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
Nice body punch from Qasi.
Emelienko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelienko lands a leg kick that knocks Qasi off balance momentarily.
Qasi misses with a jab to the body
and Emelienko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Qasi sizes up Emelienko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Emelienko 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.
Emelienko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Qasi pushes Emelienko up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Qasi.
A right hand to the body from Qasi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Qasi prevents a body shot from Emelienko.
Qasi breaks from the clinch.
Emelienko defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelienko misses the target.
Good exchange - Emelienko coming out on top.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
A swing and a miss from Qasi.
Qasi scores with a three punch combo!
Qasi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelienko as he avoids it easily.
Emelienko is looking to chop away at Qasi's legs.
Qasi blocks a jab.
Emelienko throws a solid leg kick but Qasi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Emelienko.
Emelienko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Qasi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelienko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Qasi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelienko.
A lazy left from Emelienko finds it's target.
Qasi wants to clinch up but Emelienko keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to score with a low kick but Qasi moves his leg out of the way.
Emelienko throws a lazy right hand but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Qasi.
Qasi needs to keep his hands up - Emelienko had a free shot at his head there.
Qasi scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qasi misses with a combination
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Qasi misses with a looping left.
Qasi throws a lazy head kick
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Emelienko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qasi's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Emelienko coming out on top.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelienko scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qasi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Qasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelienko was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Emelienko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Qasi has time to react.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qasi. That did some damage!
Qasi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Emelienko pushes Qasi off and gets back to his feet.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelienko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelienko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Qasi is out of range and Emelienko settles back down.
Emelienko connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emelienko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Qasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Qasi lands a head shot.
Emelienko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Emelienko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelienko defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
Emelienko lands a jab to Qasi's midsection.
Qasi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Emelienko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelienko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Qasi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelienko 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 Qasi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Qasi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Qasi checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelienko is able to avoid easily.
Qasi misses with a looping right.
Emelienko throws a hook but Qasi avoids it easily.
Emelienko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko scoring well with a low kick there.
Emelienko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Qasi.
Emelienko moves away from the strike by Qasi.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelienko thumps Qasi with a low kick.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Qasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi's corner calls for a 1-2. Qasi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emelienko avoids the head kick by Qasi.
Emelienko checks the leg kick.
Emelienko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Qasi throws a leg kick but Emelienko checks it.
Qasi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Qasi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Qasi scores with a hook to the body. Emelienko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Qasi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Emelienko throws the left hand but Qasi avoids the punch easily.
Emelienko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelienko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Emelienko misses the jab.
Emelienko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelienko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Emelienko tests Qasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelienko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qasi.
Emelienko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Qasi misses the jab.
Emelienko takes one to the side of the head.
Qasi throws the kick towards the body but Emelienko avoids it.
Qasi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a hook.
Emelienko thumps Qasi with a low kick.
Qasi slips a straight right by Emelienko.
Qasi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelienko catches Qasi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Qasi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelienko momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Qasi. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Qasi misses with a body kick.
Qasi misses with a shot to the body
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Qasi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Qasi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emelienko lands a nice shot that snaps Qasi's head back.
Emelienko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
As Qasi backs away, Emelienko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelienko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Qasi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelienko 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.
Emelienko dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Emelienko is looking to score with low kicks.
Qasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelienko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko lands a jab to Qasi's midsection.
Emelienko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Qasi. Qasi obviously looking to wear him down.
Emelienko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
Emelienko misses with a straight right.
Emelienko defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
Qasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelienko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko had his way with Azar Qasi in that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qasi manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Qasi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Qasi tries to score with a low kick but Emelienko moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Emelienko, as that shot connected.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko throws a hook but Qasi blocks it.
Emelienko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Qasi misses with a double jab.
Emelienko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Qasi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Qasi swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi has closed the distance and engaged Emelienko in a clinch.
Qasi lands a body punch.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Qasi has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi prevents a body shot from Emelienko.
A head punch on the inside from Qasi fails to land.
Nice body punch from Emelienko.
Qasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Qasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Emelienko breaks the clinch.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Emelienko lands the left hand.
Emelienko misses with a series of wild punches.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
Emelienko feints and then cracks Qasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qasi down.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi lands a slapping body shot.
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azar Qasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Qasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelienko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Qasi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Emelienko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromQasi.
Emelienko scoring well with a low kick there.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Qasi lands with a right hand.
Emelienko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Qasi throws a solid leg kick but Emelienko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Qasi.
Emelienko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qasi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Qasi misses with a takedown attempt - Emelienko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Qasi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelienko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Emelienko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Qasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Qasi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qasi. That did some damage!
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Qasi misses with a few strikes there.
Qasi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Qasi throws a nice looking combination but Emelienko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Qasi lunges at Emelienko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelienko's hand.
Vladimir Emelienko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Emelienko misses its target.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Emelienko scoring well with a low kick there.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Qasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi throws a hook but Emelienko avoids it easily.
Emelienko swats away the attempt to clinch by Qasi.
Emelienko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Qasi throws the left hand but Emelienko avoids the punch easily.
Qasi misses with a shot to the body
and Emelienko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Qasi's knee momentarily.
Emelienko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qasi.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelienko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emelienko swings for the body but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Qasi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Qasi misses with an uppercut.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko tried to counter with a leg kick but Qasi avoided it.
Qasi checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Qasi feints and then cracks Emelienko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelienko down.
Qasi swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good shot there by Qasi.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Azar Qasi.
I think Emelienko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vladimir Emelienko!
Vladimir Emelienko retains his lightweight title!
Vladimir Emelienko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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