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GAMMA#728 Sonnen v Grigorian PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Lopetus (ranked 683 p4p, 74 weight class) and Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 968 p4p, 115 weight class). Khakhold has chosen Penis song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keijo Lopetus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopetus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khakhold.
Lopetus walks into a stiff left hand from Khakhold.
Khakhold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopetus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khakhold looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopetus is just out of range.
Lopetus moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Lopetus does it's job there.
Lopetus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khakhold.
Khakhold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopetus.
Khakhold has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lopetus looks to throw the jab but Khakhold is out of range.
Khakhold tries a quick counter leg kick but Lopetus is wise to it.
Khakhold connects with a solid leg kick.
Khakhold looks to throw the jab but Lopetus is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold clinches with his opponent.
Khakhold prevents a body shot from Lopetus.
Khakhold prevents a body shot from Lopetus.
Lopetus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khakhold breaks the clinch.
A big right from Lopetus misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus loads up on a big right hand but Khakhold slips the punch.
Lopetus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopetus. Khakhold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khakhold slips a straight right by Lopetus.
Lopetus lands a jab.
Khakhold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopetus is out of range and Khakhold settles back down.
Lopetus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopetus throws a jab but it's blocked by Khakhold.
Lopetus misses with an uppercut. Khakhold saw that one coming.
Khakhold with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Khakhold.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khakhold.
Khakhold moves away from the strike by Lopetus.
Lopetus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khakhold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khakhold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khakhold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopetus misses with a right hand
and Khakhold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lopetus enables Khakhold to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lopetus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lopetus has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Khakhold off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Keijo Lopetus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khakhold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopetus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Khakhold passes Lopetus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khakhold is looking to take a break and control but Lopetus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khakhold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khakhold is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lopetus reverses the position - he's now on top in Khakhold's guard.
Khakhold is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopetus is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold looking for a guillotine here but Lopetus defends easily.
Khakhold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khakhold working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lopetus has passed into half guard!
Khakhold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lopetus pulls his head out easily.
Khakhold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lopetus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lopetus's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold is landing with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khakhold goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Lopetus escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Khakhold wants to control but Lopetus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khakhold has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lopetus escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lopetus!
Khakhold is looking to reverse the position.
Khakhold is trying to control Lopetus's posture but Lopetus avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dixie Pablo Khakhold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lopetus misses with a lunging right hand
and Khakhold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Khakhold misses its intended target.
Lopetus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khakhold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopetus is looking to counter punch.
Khakhold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopetus.
Khakhold lands a nice looking body shot.
Khakhold thumps Lopetus with a low kick.
Lopetus with a nice cross.
Khakhold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopetus is looking to counter punch.
Khakhold misses with a body kick.
Lopetus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Lopetus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khakhold! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopetus moves forwards but Khakhold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopetus missing with a left hand there. Khakhold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopetus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khakhold counters with a nice body kick.
Khakhold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopetus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Lopetus misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lopetus misses.
Lopetus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khakhold thumps Lopetus with a low kick.
Khakhold throws out a leg kick but Lopetus moves out of range and Khakhold only half commits.
A slow jab from Lopetus misses its intended target.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khakhold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopetus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Lopetus misses.
Khakhold loads up on a big right hand but Lopetus slips the punch.
Khakhold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopetus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopetus misses with a looping right.
Khakhold misses with a body kick.
Khakhold ducks under a wild hook from Lopetus.
Khakhold thows a leg kick but Lopetus checks it
and Lopetus counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopetus throws a hook but Khakhold blocks it.
Lopetus throws a hook to the side of Khakhold's head but Khakhold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus moves forwards but Khakhold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopetus misses with a left hand
and Khakhold counters with a nice body shot.
Khakhold tries for a takedown but Lopetus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khakhold throws an off balance right hand
and Lopetus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopetus misses with a looping right.
Khakhold throws a shot from downtown. Lopetus moves away and avoids it.
Lopetus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopetus misses with an uppercut.
Khakhold throws a body shot but no joy.
Khakhold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopetus.
Khakhold slips under a jab from Lopetus.
Lopetus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khakhold counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Lopetus misses.
Khakhold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopetus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Lopetus misses.
Lopetus scores with a punch to the head.
Khakhold ducks under a wild hook from Lopetus.
A shot to the liver by Lopetus. Beautiful body shot.
Khakhold moves into range and clinches up with Lopetus.
Khakhold throws a head punch that misses.
Khakhold goes for a takedown attempt but Lopetus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khakhold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopetus.
Khakhold misses with a double jab.
Khakhold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopetus.
Lopetus avoids the head kick by Khakhold.
Lopetus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khakhold was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopetus.
Khakhold misses with an uppercut
and Lopetus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus sizes up Khakhold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khakhold avoids the body shot from Lopetus.
Khakhold cracks Lopetus with an open hand slap.
Khakhold misses with an uppercut. Lopetus saw that one coming.
Khakhold tries to bum rush Lopetus with a series of wild strikes but Lopetus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopetus throws a poor cross that misses
and Khakhold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopetus throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Khakhold to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopetus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khakhold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lopetus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Khakhold manages to move to mount!
Khakhold landing shots from mount.
Khakhold scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lopetus?
Khakhold breaks from Lopetus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lopetus misses with a straight left.
Khakhold moves away from the strike by Lopetus.
Lopetus throws a shot from downtown. Khakhold moves away and avoids it.
Lopetus throws a shot from downtown. Khakhold moves away and avoids it.
Lopetus misses with a straight right.
Khakhold slips a straight right by Lopetus.
Lopetus misses with a hook.
Khakhold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khakhold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopetus.
Lopetus ducks under a wild hook from Khakhold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold blocks a jab.
Lopetus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khakhold looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lopetus!
Lopetus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khakhold.
Khakhold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Khakhold seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lopetus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khakhold scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Khakhold seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Khakhold is looking to take a break and control but Lopetus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khakhold sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lopetus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lopetus dodges the ground and pound from Khakhold.
Keijo Lopetus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Khakhold is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lopetus tries to get to full guard but Khakhold has control of the leg.
Khakhold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khakhold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khakhold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lopetus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khakhold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khakhold wants to pass to mount but Lopetus is defending the position.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold is taking a breather. Lopetus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Khakhold is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Khakhold 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lopetus throws a jab but it's blocked by Khakhold.
Khakhold ducks under a wild hook from Lopetus.
Khakhold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopetus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopetus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khakhold counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Khakhold lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khakhold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khakhold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopetus's waist but Lopetus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khakhold off to one side.
Khakhold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopetus in his tracks.
Lopetus swings for the body but Khakhold moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dixie Pablo Khakhold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khakhold 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
Dixie Pablo Khakhold 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 863 p4p, 97 weight class) and Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 981 p4p, 115 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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156 lbs
28 - 23 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyraanicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lamb throws an overhand right that lands on Tyraanicao's shoulder, as Tyraanicao tries to avoid the shot.
Tyraanicao lands a leg kick that knocks Lamb off balance momentarily.
Lamb clinches up with Tyraanicao and pushes him back against the cage.
Lamb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyraanicao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyraanicao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Tyraanicao avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.
Tyraanicao is looking to control Lamb's arms but Lamb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyraanicao has his back to the cage.
Tyraanicao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lamb 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.
Tyraanicao is trying to stall.
Lamb misses with a punch to the body.
Tyraanicao breaks the clinch.
A big right from Lamb misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao throws a push kick but Lamb slaps the foot to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao misses with the head strike.
Tyraanicao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tyraanicao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb is looking for a takedown.
Tyraanicao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lamb tries a body shot but Tyraanicao blocks it.
Lamb takes a shot to the head.
Lamb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyraanicao backwards.
Tyraanicao can't find room to land a body shot as Lamb controls the action.
Lamb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyraanicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyraanicao jabs at Lamb's body.
Lamb slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Lamb misses the target.
Tyraanicao moves out of range as Lamb strikes.
Tyraanicao digs a good hook to Lamb's body.
Tyraanicao throws a body punch but Lamb moves out of range.
Bostar Tyraanicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyraanicao defends it nicely.
Tyraanicao has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lamb is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tyraanicao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamb at a distance.
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!
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyraanicao was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
As Lamb backs off Tyraanicao throws a huge counter combo but Lamb manages to avoid it all.
Lamb lands with a cross.
Lamb throws a big shot that misses.
Tyraanicao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamb fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyraanicao lands with a good body shot.
Lamb tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Tyraanicao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lamb misses with a left hand
and Tyraanicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyraanicao has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lamb.
Lamb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lamb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyraanicao backwards.
A hook to the body from Lamb.
Lamb swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyraanicao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyraanicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyraanicao thows a leg kick but Lamb checks it
and Lamb counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
Tyraanicao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tyraanicao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamb throws out the jab.
Lamb throws out a loose jab but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyraanicao connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Lamb misses.
Lamb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyraanicao slips under a jab from Lamb.
Tyraanicao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tyraanicao throws a hook but Lamb avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Lamb.
Tyraanicao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bostar Tyraanicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyraanicao misses with a low kick as Lamb jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyraanicao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyraanicao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamb to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamb loads up on a big right hand but Tyraanicao slips the punch.
Tyraanicao lands with a cross.
Tyraanicao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyraanicao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lambs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lamb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lamb rushes Tyraanicao and presses him up against the cage.
Tyraanicao lands a right hand.
Lamb misses with a punch to the body.
Tyraanicao'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.
Tyraanicao breaks the clinch.
Tyraanicao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb misses with a hook. Tyraanicao ducked under it nicely.
Tyraanicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bostar Tyraanicao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lamb shoots in for a double leg but Tyraanicao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyraanicao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Lamb misses.
Lamb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyraanicao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Tyraanicao avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.
Lamb jumps guard.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Tyraanicao from controlling successfully.
Lamb is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyraanicao defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyraanicao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tyraanicao trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb working for a triangle but Tyraanicao defends it easily.
Tyraanicao tries to free his leg and advance position but Lamb is retaining full guard.
Tyraanicao drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lamb manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tyraanicao has Lamb in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lamb is working Tyraanicao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyraanicao keeping full guard, as Lamb tries to pass.
Tyraanicao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyraanicao has his hands on Lamb's head, controlling the position.
Tyraanicao working for a triangle but Lamb defends it easily.
Tyraanicao looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyraanicao's head.
Tyraanicao has control of Lamb's left arm, preventing Lamb from doing any damage.
Tyraanicao has his foot on Lamb's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lamb works his way back into a safe position though.
Lamb throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyraanicao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lamb defends well.
Lamb keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyraanicao's head.
Tyraanicao keeping moving, preventing Lamb from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyraanicao holds on and takes a little breather.
Tyraanicao throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lamb uses it to pass to side control.
Lamb taking a break here but Tyraanicao is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tyraanicao is staying active underneath Lamb, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyraanicao is looking to improve his position.
Lamb seems to be working for a kimura but Tyraanicao defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lamb dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lamb swings widly with a right hand
and Lamb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyraanicao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyraanicao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamb doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyraanicao circles away.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. Tyraanicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb slips under a jab.
Tyraanicao with a hook.
Tyraanicao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamb throws a hook but Tyraanicao blocks it.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but Tyraanicao is out of range.
Lamb misses with a takedown
and Tyraanicao moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb lands with a straight right. Tyraanicao didn't see that one coming.
Tyraanicao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lambs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lamb lands with a hook. Tyraanicao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lamb.
Lamb misses with the ground and pound.
Lamb trying to control the position but Tyraanicao is working away.
You can see the frustration on Tyraanicao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyraanicao is looking for a sweep.
Lamb lands a few punches from side control.
Tyraanicao seems a little lost for a moment, as Lamb dominates the positioning.
Darren Lamb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyraanicao struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao tries to buck Lamb off but Lamb is having none of it.
Tyraanicao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lamb off and has taken his back!
Lamb is really stuck here.
Tyraanicao is looking for a choke. Lamb gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Lamb manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyraanicao has momentary wrist control but Lamb slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyraanicao working a defensive guard but Lamb manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lamb working the body and head with strikes.
Lamb landing a few strikes.
Tyraanicao gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lamb slips a nice elbow through Tyraanicao's hands, connecting with Tyraanicao's forehead.
Lamb is looking to take a break and control but Tyraanicao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyraanicao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lamb passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao can't do much from the bottom here.
Lamb cracks Tyraanicao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tyraanicao is looking to reverse the position.
Lamb is trying to ground and pound but Tyraanicao uses the momentary lack of control by Lamb to regain half guard.
Tyraanicao wants to get back to full guard.
Lamb is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyraanicao sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyraanicao is trying is best to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Lamb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lamb 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Lamb!
Darren Lamb very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Bostar Tyraanicao stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit, I need to fuck a goat.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fujiwara Tsuyoshi (ranked 558 p4p, 66 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 514 p4p, 62 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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148 lbs
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World class MT
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuyoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castrello circles away quickly and effectively.
Castrello moves into the clinch.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries a knee to the head but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuyoshi takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsuyoshis head.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand.
Tsuyoshi avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuyoshi working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuyoshi.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuyoshi dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castrello is defending well for now.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi misses with some punches.
Tsuyoshi blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
A hook to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsuyoshi landing knees to the body.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike.
Tsuyoshi connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Tsuyoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
A short left from Castrello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Tsuyoshi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuyoshi.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Tsuyoshi, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tsuyoshi obliges.
Tsuyoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Castrello is blocking nicely.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsuyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsuyoshi's brow.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi - that landed with a thud.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castrello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tsuyoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsuyoshi is defending well for now.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but Tsuyoshi blocks with his arms.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Tsuyoshi shrugs off.
Tsuyoshi avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
A short left from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tsuyoshi obliges.
Castrello avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuyoshi takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuyoshi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi blocking some punches.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Tsuyoshi tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsuyoshi crunches a lovely knee into Castrello's ribcage.
Tsuyoshi misses with some punches.
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 Fujiwara Tsuyoshi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Castrello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Tsuyoshi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Castrello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Tsuyoshi clinches with his opponent.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
Castrello cracks Tsuyoshi with a nice body shot.
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsuyoshi.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
Castrello blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tsuyoshi fails to land.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuyoshi avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuyoshi blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuyoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi lands a shot to the body.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Tsuyoshi, against the cage.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Still in the clinch, Tsuyoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuyoshi scores with a hook to the body.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands with a right to the head.
Tsuyoshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tsuyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuyoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castrello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Tsuyoshi 's eye.
Tsuyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsuyoshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsuyoshi.
Castrello with a knee to the head.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castrello is trying to maintain a safe position but Tsuyoshi gets an underhook and turns Castrello into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
A short right from Tsuyoshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuyoshi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuyoshi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuyoshi tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Tsuyoshi back against the cage.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tsuyoshi's defenses.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsuyoshi avoids it.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tsuyoshi or not.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi connects with a knee to the head.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tsuyoshi has Castrello up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tsuyoshi fails to land.
Tsuyoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuyoshi.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Tsuyoshi's head.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow just above Castrello 's eye.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Tsuyoshi, against the cage.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Tsuyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi misses with a body punch.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Castrello managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuyoshi scores with a hook to the body.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsuyoshi misses with the head strike.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsuyoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsuyoshi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Tsuyoshi prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Tsuyoshi on the inside.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Tsuyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Castrello is blocking nicely.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuyoshi blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuyoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castrello can do to turn this around?
Tsuyoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castrellos head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Tsuyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuyoshi dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Tsuyoshi back against the cage.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castrello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsuyoshi's brow.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsuyoshi is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello is rocked!
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Castrello is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsuyoshi finish him?
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsuyoshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
During a confident post fight interview, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomu Gomu (ranked 820 p4p, 32 weight class) and Nick Force (ranked 842 p4p, 41 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Force!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gomu cracks Force with a good jab.
Force takes one to the side of the head.
Force moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Force looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Force.
Gomu swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Force ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomu throws a head kick but Force moves out of range.
Gomu blocks a low kick nicely.
It appears Gomu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Force stuns Gomu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Force closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Force.
Force working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gomu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force lands with a right to the head.
Force misses with a body punch.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
Force dodges an elbow strike from Gomu.
Force lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
Force lands a shot to the body.
Gomu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Gomu.
Nice body punch from Force.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Force.
Force lands a shoulder strike.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomu.
Force digs a right hand into Gomu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomu's gas tank.
Force lands with a right to the head.
Force has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gomu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Force can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Force creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Force scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Force scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomu.
A short right from Force.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Force takes a shot to the head.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force is working Gomu over against the cage.
Force lands a nice shot to the body.
Force working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Force lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomu backwards.
Gomu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomu backwards.
Gomu is rocked!
Force creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gomu with a big uppercut! Gomu tries to clinch up but Force pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gomu to the mat! Gomu covers up and Force unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Force!
Nick Force 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 206 p4p, 36 weight class) and Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 407 p4p, 58 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fredrik Rienfeldt enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rienfeldt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Rienfeldt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laine throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rienfeldt counter with a right hand.
It looks like Musta Laine has been cut.
Rienfeldt avoids a kick to the body.
Laine delivers a nice body kick.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rienfeldt misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Rienfeldt misses
and Laine counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rienfeldt!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine tries to score with some ground and pound. Rienfeldt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rienfeldt parries the strikes from Laine easily there. Laine is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rienfeldt to escape.
Laine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rienfeldt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Laine 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.
Laine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rienfeldt's head.
Rienfeldt wants to get back to full guard.
Rienfeldt told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rienfeldt is trying to maintain the position but Laine is very close to passing his half guard.
Laine throwing shots but Rienfeldt is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine wants to take a breather but Rienfeldt is having none of it.
Laine misses with a head shot. Rienfeldt uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rienfeldt trying to control the position.
Rienfeldt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Laine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rienfeldt's head.
Laine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rienfeldt trying to control the position.
Rienfeldt controlling the position.
Rienfeldt is continuing to stall.
Laine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Rienfeldt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Rienfeldt is retaining full guard.
Rienfeldt is trying to keep Laine in close.
Laine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laine throws a big right hand that misses.
Laine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laine trying to control but Rienfeldt is working from the bottom.
Rienfeldt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laine throws an elbow that misses. Rienfeldt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Laine's guard. Nice move by Rienfeldt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine is looking for a triangle but Rienfeldt pushes his legs off easily.
Rienfeldt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rienfeldt is pushing down on Laine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Laine is fighting to maintain full guard but Rienfeldt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Laine manages to get to full guard.
Rienfeldt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rienfeldt wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
Laine working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laine looking for a guillotine here but Rienfeldt defends easily.
Laine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rienfeldt defends well.
Rienfeldt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rienfeldt stays in close to Laine's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rienfeldt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Laine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musta Laine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rienfeldt works the jab nicely.
Rienfeldt misses with an uppercut.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rienfeldt thumps Laine with a low kick.
Rienfeldt scores with a hook to the body. Laine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rienfeldt. Rienfeldt obviously looking to wear him down.
Rienfeldt misses with a low kick.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Laine's front leg.
Laine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rienfeldt did well to prevent Laine getting side control.
Musta Laine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rienfeldt wants to control but Laine is keeping busy.
Rienfeldt desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine winds up and cracks Rienfeldt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Laine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rienfeldt tries to roll over but Laine keeps him under control.
Rienfeldt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laine is working away from the top position though.
Rienfeldt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rienfeldt can do to turn this around?
Rienfeldt is trying to keep Laine in close.
Laine postures up in Rienfeldt's guard and throws a big left but Rienfeldt blocks it.
Laine landing some decent shots from guard.
Rienfeldt trying to control the position.
Laine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine postures up.
Laine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laine landing some decent shots from guard.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laine trying to control but Rienfeldt is working from the bottom.
Rienfeldt looking for a sweep. Not yet Rienfeldt, not yet.
Laine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rienfeldt has momentary wrist control but Laine slips an elbow through the middle.
Laine is looking to work some ground and pound but Rienfeldt has wrist control.
Laine lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rienfeldt is pulling down on Laine's head. It's preventing any offense from Laine, at least for the moment.
Laine wants to control from the top but Rienfeldt keeps moving.
Rienfeldt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Laine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rienfeldt keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.
Rienfeldt working a defensive guard here.
Rienfeldt managing to control the position.
Rienfeldt wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four 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.
Laine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rienfeldt keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.
Rienfeldt is adopting a defensive guard.
Rienfeldt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Laine keeping full guard, as Rienfeldt tries to pass.
Laine is looking for a triangle but Rienfeldt pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laine working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Laine dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Laine lands a head kick. Rienfeldt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Rienfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
Rienfeldt misses with a kick to the body.
Laine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rienfeldt misses with a low kick.
Laine feinted with a counter takedown.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Rienfeldt slips the punch.
Rienfeldt throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt misses with a low kick.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rienfeldt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Rienfeldt.
Laine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rienfeldt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rienfeldt throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Laine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine looks for the body kick but Rienfeldt saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Laine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laine.
Rienfeldt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rienfeldt at a distance.
Laine fails with a takedown attempt.
Laine checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rienfeldt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rienfeldt! But no joy.
Rienfeldt works over Laine's head and body with a nice combination.
Rienfeldt thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Laine's front leg.
Fredrik Rienfeldt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredrik Rienfeldt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rienfeldt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rienfeldt in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rienfeldt misses with a low kick.
Rienfeldt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rienfeldt closes the distance and clinches.
Rienfeldt scores with a hook to the body.
Rienfeldt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rienfeldt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Laine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rienfeldt doesn't seem phased though.
Rienfeldt looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine pushes Rienfeldt away with a front kick.
Rienfeldt misses with a kick to the body.
Laine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rienfeldt.
Laine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rienfeldt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands a nice shot to the body.
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laine lands with an overhand left.
Rienfeldt misses with an uppercut.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rienfeldt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rienfeldt takes a step back to recover.
Laine feints and then cracks Rienfeldt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rienfeldt down.
Rienfeldt lands with a good body shot.
Rienfeldt misses with a looping right.
Rienfeldt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rienfeldt misses with a straight left.
Rienfeldt wants to slow Laine down by chopping away at his legs.
Laine half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rienfeldt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rienfeldt throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Laine drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rienfeldt sprawls and moves away.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt ducks right into an uppercut from Laine.
Laine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fredrik Rienfeldt.
I think Laine 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Laine!
A very excited looking Musta Laine rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 406 p4p, 19 weight class) and Kalle Karlsson (ranked 765 p4p, 38 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Karlsson's choice of entrance music: Carolus Rex - Sabaton. Gunnar Steigelmann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalle Karlsson's chin.
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280 lbs
52 - 29 - 0 |
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30
295 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steigelmann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karlsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Steigelmann catches Karlsson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Karlsson to the canvas!
Karlsson is rocked!
It looks like Kalle Karlsson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Karlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Steigelmann finish him?
Steigelmann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crack! Steigelmann connects with the perfect overhand right and Karlsson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Steigelmann!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunnar Steigelmann!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Steigelmann thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Kalle Karlsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeph Frazier (ranked 191 p4p, 30 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 160 p4p, 27 weight class). Frazier comes to the cage accompanied by "Apparently" by J. Cole. This should be fireworks!
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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
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeph Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frazier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD:Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Frazier misses with a right hand
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frazier. Frazier obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the body from Frazier misses
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Zeph Frazier has been cut.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier 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.
Ruth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frazier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frazier throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Frazier thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth tries to bum rush Frazier with a series of wild strikes but Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeph Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruth slips under a jab from Frazier.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Frazier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Frazier jabs Ruth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frazier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Frazier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier connects with a nice looking jab.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frazier scores with a hook.
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!
Frazier takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
Ruth moves forwards but Frazier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frazier.
Ruth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zeph Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frazier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Frazier.
Ruth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frazier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruth scrambles back to his feet.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Ruth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier throws a jab when Ruth was well out of range.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frazier throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
Ruth staying out of range there.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frazier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Frazier blocks a jab.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Ruth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frazier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frazier throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeph Frazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruth staying out of range there.
Frazier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Ruth tries to bum rush Frazier with a series of wild strikes but Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth moves away from the strike by Frazier.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ruth might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Frazier has got the better of the exchanges.
Frazier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frazier throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Frazier saw that one coming.
Frazier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Frazier moves away and avoids it.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruth has time to react.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frazier, right into the meat.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frazier tries a low kick but Ruth avoids it.
Ruth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frazier to score with a decent uppercut.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
Frazier scores with a nice body kick.
Ruth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frazier.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth 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.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Frazier.
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Frazier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frazier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frazier misses the body punch
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Frazier. Ruth shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruth slips under a jab from Frazier.
Ruth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frazier.
Frazier throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Ruth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruth lands a nice shot that snaps Frazier's head back.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Frazier.
Ruth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Frazier has time to react.
Ruth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Frazier lands.
A head kick from Frazier lands but Ruth takes it in his stride.
Ruth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frazier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frazier.
Frazier misses the jab.
Frazier misses with a hook.
Ruth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Frazier lands with a good body shot.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frazier connects with a single shot there.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth with the counter takedown but Frazier avoids it easily.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Frazier moved out of range nicely.
Ruth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Zeph Frazier's cut is getting worse.
Ruth misses with a hook
and Frazier counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeph Frazier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Ruth misses with a two punch combination.
Ruth slips a straight right by Frazier.
A big right from Frazier misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Frazier feints a jab promting Ruth to slip. Frazier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frazier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier lands a head kick. Ruth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Frazier thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth drops his hands momentarily and Frazier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Frazier.
Frazier scores with a leg kick.
Ruth misses with a few strikes there.
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frazier lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ruth lands a body shot.
Ruth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frazier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Ruth ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Frazier misses the body punch
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth moves away from the strike by Frazier.
Frazier digs a good body shot into Ruth's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth moves out of range of the leg kick from Frazier.
Ruth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Frazier misses.
Ruth throws out a counter right but Frazier avoids it with no problem.
Ruth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Nice straight punches there by Frazier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frazier.
Ruth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Frazier.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Ruth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruth in his tracks.
Frazier throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Frazier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frazier misses with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws a hook but Frazier blocks it.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frazier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frazier punishes Ruth's body with a nice straight punch.
Frazier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth slips under a jab from Frazier.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws the left hand but Frazier avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Frazier misses the target.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Ruth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Frazier. That snapped Ruth's head back.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruth checks a leg kick.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruth moves out of range as Frazier strikes.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruth misses the jab.
Frazier is looking to counter punch.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ed Ruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Ruth scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeph Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frazier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeph Frazier!
After the fight, Zeph Frazier was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 50 p4p, 9 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 179 p4p, 24 weight class). Sayonara has chosen Edge Of The Blade 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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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
24 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keenan cracks the inside of Sayonara's front leg.
Sayonara misses with a few strikes there.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Sayonara moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
Sayonara checks a low kick from Keenan.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Keenan counters with a quick kick to the body but Sayonara blocks it.
Sayonara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan looks to land a body kick but Sayonara moved away.
Sayonara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
Sayonara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan.
Sayonara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sayonara's sensitive parts.
A jab from Keenan misses.
Sayonara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A low kick from Keenan is predictable there
and Sayonara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of Sayonara's head but Sayonara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sayonara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keenan tries to avoid it but Sayonara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keenan to the ground. Keenan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Keenan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good exchange - Keenan coming out on top.
Sayonara takes one on the button.
Sayonara throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sayonara slips a straight right by Keenan.
Keenan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keenan swings for the body but Sayonara moves out of range.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Sayonara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sayonara's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sayonara scores with a shot to the body.
Keenan tries to bum rush Sayonara with a series of wild strikes but Sayonara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keenan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayonara. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Keenan misses the target.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Sayonara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sayonara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Gareth Keenan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Sayonara counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sayonara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sayonara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keenan defending well though.
Keenan tries to get to full guard but Sayonara has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sayonara with the ground and pound but Keenan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sayonara drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Keenan dives on top into guard.
Sayonara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sayonara isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Keenan stacks Sayonara 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 Keenan!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sayonara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Keenan passes Sayonara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sayonara is pressing down on Keenan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sayonara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keenan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayonara. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.
Sayonara is trying to counter with his kicks.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayonara.
Keenan cracks Sayonara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keenan slips under a jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara slips under a jab from Keenan.
Sayonara follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Keenan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keenan lands a nice hook to Sayonara's body. Sayonara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keenan throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Good shot there by Sayonara.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keenan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Keenan connects with a solid leg kick.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayonara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keenan rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayonara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Sayonara moved away.
Keenan lands a leg kick that knocks Sayonara off balance momentarily.
Sayonara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sayonara.
Sayonara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab by Keenan.
Sayonara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gareth Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sayonara's calf.
Keenan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keenan scores with a nice body kick.
Sayonara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Keenan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body. Sayonara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Sayonara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sayonara works Keenan's body with a nice hook.
Sayonara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Sayonara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Sayonara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Sayonara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Sayonara cracks Keenan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sayonara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sayonara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayonara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keenan throwing a counter right hand but Sayonara manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
Keenan throws a hook but Sayonara blocks it.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Sayonara swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan needs to keep his hands up - Sayonara had a free shot at his head there.
Keenan slips under a jab from Sayonara.
Keenan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sayonara works Keenan's body with a nice hook.
Sayonara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keenan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Keenan throws a hook but Sayonara blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a straight right.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sayonara can do to turn this around?
Sayonara scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
Sayonara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Keenan throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Keenan lands a leg kick that knocks Sayonara off balance momentarily.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Sayonara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Keenan jabs Sayonara right on the nose. Sayonara blinks but takes it well.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayonara.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Keenan misses with a body shot
and Sayonara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Keenan.
Sayonara throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayonara.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayonara moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Keenan lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sayonara checks a leg kick.
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Sayonara.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sayonara! But no joy.
Gareth Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Sayonara.
Keenan lands with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keenan 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 Sayonara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sayonara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keenan throws a jab when Sayonara was well out of range.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayonara.
Keenan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sayonara swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sayonara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Keenan misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayonara misses.
Sayonara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Sayonara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Keenan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayonara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keenan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Keenan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Sayonara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keenan works the jab nicely.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayonara lands with a good body shot.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick from Sayonara.
Sayonara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keenan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Keenan misses
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sayonara throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sayonara! But no joy.
Sayonara lands with a good body shot.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Sayonara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keenan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sayonara digs a good body shot into Keenan's ribs.
Sayonara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Sayonara's shoulder, as Sayonara tries to avoid the shot.
Sayonara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sayonara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keenan thinking.
Sayonara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Decent striking displayed by Keenan there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sayonara momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara jabs at Keenan's body.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayonara with the counter takedown but Keenan avoids it easily.
Sayonara moves out of range of the body kick.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayonara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sayonara throws a poor cross that misses
and Keenan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sayonara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sayonara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keenan as he avoids it easily.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keenan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keenan looks to land a body kick but Sayonara moved away.
Sayonara lands a jab to Keenan's midsection.
Keenan throws a jab when Sayonara was well out of range.
Keenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
Sayonara looks to land a combination but Keenan avoids it well.
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sayonara let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan lands a lovely overhand right.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Sayonara lands with a cross.
Sayonara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sayonara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sayonara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Keenan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayonara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keenan connects with a leg kick. Sayonara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Sayonara defending well as Keenan loads up on a big left hand.
Sayonara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keenan walks into a stiff left hand from Sayonara.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Sayonara moves out of range easily.
Keenan throws a leg kick which misses Sayonara's front leg but catches the back leg as Sayonara tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan takes a swing at Sayonara's ribcage but misses.
Keenan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sayonara's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Sayonara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sayonara missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan misses with a looping left.
Keenan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jiri Sayonara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Keenan.
Sayonara jabs Keenan right on the nose. Keenan blinks but takes it well.
Sayonara fails with the takedown.
Gareth Keenan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiri Sayonara.
Keenan throws a leg kick which misses Sayonara's front leg but catches the back leg as Sayonara tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gareth Keenan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keenan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Can this be over now?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghazi Okah (ranked 15 p4p, 3 weight class) and Donsone DeNeville (ranked 90 p4p, 17 weight class). Okah comes into the arena with Rock Stone blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone DeNeville!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNeville looks to throw the jab but Okah is out of range.
DeNeville misses with a body shot.
Okah is looking to counter with a body kick.
DeNeville feints and then cracks Okah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okah down.
DeNeville has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Okah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeNeville throws a leg kick
letting Okah counter with a right hand.
DeNeville misses with a right hand
and Okah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DeNeville misses with a low kick.
Okah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeNeville.
Okah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
DeNeville lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Okah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeNeville.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Okah tenderised DeNeville's leg. DeNeville is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
DeNeville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Okah finds it's way through DeNeville's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeNeville lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNeville takes a swing at Okah's ribcage but misses.
Okah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeNeville counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Okah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeNeville.
DeNeville lands a nice hook to Okah's body. Okah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeNeville lands a nice hook to Okah's body. Okah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from DeNeville misses
and Okah counters with a left to the body.
Okah scores with a spinning back kick!
DeNeville misses with a low kick.
DeNeville throws a head kick that misses
and Okah counters with a stiff right hand.
DeNeville takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DeNeville 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.
DeNeville lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okah wants to slow DeNeville down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Okah to counter with a crisp jab.
DeNeville dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okah. That did some damage!
Donsone DeNeville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeNeville misses with a lunging right hand
and Okah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okah throws a right hand that misses
and DeNeville counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Okah. Beautiful body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Okah!
DeNeville looks winded!
A head kick misses from DeNeville.
A slapping body kick lands there for DeNeville.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DeNeville, as that shot connected.
Okah digs a good body shot into DeNeville's ribs.
The crowd cheers as DeNeville lands an impressive looking overhand right. Okah doesn't seem phased though.
Ghazi Okah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but DeNeville slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeNeville. Okah does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeNeville looks to throw the jab but Okah is out of range.
Okah tried to counter with a leg kick but DeNeville avoided it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for DeNeville.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeNeville. Okah does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeNeville throws an overhand right that lands on Okah's shoulder, as Okah tries to avoid the shot.
Okah jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Okah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okah thinks about countering with a body kick.
DeNeville throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Okah connects with a jab.
DeNeville takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeNeville.
Okah misses with a looping right.
DeNeville misses with a takedown
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
DeNeville is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Okah rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okah throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okah. That's going to slow DeNeville down.
A lazy left from Okah finds it's target.
DeNeville throws a leg kick but Okah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
DeNeville throws a right hand that misses
and Okah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeNeville.
DeNeville swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okah checks a leg kick.
Okah lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeNeville doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Okah counters with a nice body shot.
Ghazi Okah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donsone DeNeville.
Okah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Ghazi Okah will probably get the nod.
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.
A slow jab from Okah misses its intended target.
DeNeville misses with a body punch
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
DeNeville connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okah. Okah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Okah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeNeville on the side of the head.
Ghazi Okah is winning the standup battle so far.
DeNeville throws a predictable looking body shot
and Okah counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from DeNeville misses.
Okah throws a big counter combination but DeNeville scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
DeNeville swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeNeville.
Okah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeNeville catches Okah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
DeNeville is breathing heavily.
DeNeville throws a leg kick
and Okah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Okah jabs DeNeville right on the nose. DeNeville blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Okah. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah lands with a nice body kick.
DeNeville has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Okah finds it's way round the side to connect with DeNeville's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but DeNeville might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Okah has got the better of the exchanges.
DeNeville ducks right into an uppercut from Okah.
DeNeville missing with a left hand there. Okah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Okah.
Okah thuds his right hand into DeNeville's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Okah jabs at DeNeville's body.
Okah lands a front kick.
Okah scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeNeville in his tracks.
DeNeville is rocked!
DeNeville misses with a hook
and Okah counters with a crisp right hand that drops DeNeville! Okah lets DeNeville back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
DeNeville is still on wobbly legs! Can Okah finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okah connects with a body shot that sends DeNeville's belly button to the back.
Okah sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through DeNeville's defenses. It connects perfectly with DeNeville's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghazi Okah!
Ghazi Okah retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Ghazi Okah 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dao Sonnen (ranked 33 p4p, 6 weight class) and Razmig Grigorian (ranked 17 p4p, 3 weight class). Sonnen's entrance music is The Devil's Doorbell. A fine choice. Grigorian has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmig Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grigorian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grigorian now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grigorian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grigorian misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Cloud Warriors-youth in the buildup to the fight.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Grigorian ducks down to avoid it.
Grigorian misses with a jab to the body
and Sonnen counters with a thumping low kick.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
Grigorian lands a jab to Sonnen's midsection.
Grigorian moves out of range of the body kick from Sonnen.
Grigorian throws out a counter right but Sonnen avoids it with no problem.
Grigorian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grigorian swings widly with a right hand
and Sonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigorian throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it.
Sonnen swings widly with a right hand
and Grigorian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonnen misses the target.
Grigorian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick
and Grigorian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sonnen's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sonnen cracks the inside of Grigorian's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sonnen.
Grigorian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonnen.
Sonnen darts in looking for a takedown but Grigorian gets double underhooks and turns Sonnen into the cage.
Sonnen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Sonnen misses.
Grigorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonnen lands a nice looking body kick.
Sonnen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sonnen throws a body kick that misses
enabling Grigorian to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Grigorian ducks down to avoid it.
Sonnen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grigorian.
Grigorian lands a leg kick that knocks Sonnen off balance momentarily.
Sonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grigorian takes one on the button.
Sonnen throws a chopping leg kick but Grigorian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen looks to throw the jab but Grigorian is out of range.
Sonnen throws a lazy right hand but Grigorian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grigorian throws out a counter right but Sonnen avoids it with no problem.
Sonnen lands a slapping body shot.
Sonnen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Sonnen misses.
Grigorian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonnen in his tracks.
Grigorian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sonnen counters with a left to the body.
Grigorian catches Sonnen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grigorian tests Sonnen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonnen misses the target.
Grigorian cracks Sonnen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grigorian misses with a leg kick
and Sonnen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sonnen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grigorian keeping full guard, as Sonnen tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian is controlling Sonnen's posture.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grigorian is keeping the position for now.
Sonnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonnen trying to control but Grigorian is working from the bottom.
Sonnen is stalling in the full guard.
Sonnen trying to control but Grigorian is working from the bottom.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Grigorian is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sonnen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grigorian throws a wild body kick that Sonnen sees coming a mile off.
Sonnen shoots in and gets a takedown into Grigorian's guard.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grigorian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sonnen controls the pace.
Sonnen scoring with some ground and pound.
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 Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen'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.
Sonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grigorian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sonnen's hands.
Sonnen throws a right hand that misses
and Grigorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonnen gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen is trying to control the action in half guard but Grigorian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grigorian tries to kick Sonnen off but Sonnen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grigorian won't allow Sonnen to pass to mount.
Grigorian wants to get back to his feet.
Grigorian is defending against the submission attempts here by Sonnen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen thows a huge punch but Grigorian dodges it nicely.
Sonnen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sonnen is trying to work for a kimura but Grigorian is defending well.
Grigorian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sonnen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Grigorian to regain full guard.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing.
Grigorian keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Grigorian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sonnen is one step ahead there.
Grigorian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sonnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grigorian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grigorian keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Grigorian wants to stand up but Sonnen is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sonnen scores with a nice strike.
Grigorian throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Grigorian's shoulder, as Grigorian tries to avoid the shot.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
Grigorian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grigorian moves away from the strike by Sonnen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonnen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grigorian is able to avoid easily.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen tries to clinch up but Grigorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigorian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grigorian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Grigorian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grigorian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grigorian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a body shot.
Grigorian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sonnen connects with a single shot there.
Grigorian misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grigorian just manages to avoid it.
Sonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grigorian.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Grigorian ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Grigorian misses.
Sonnen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grigorian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian looks for the body kick but Sonnen saw that one coming.
Sonnen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grigorian throws a leg kick but Sonnen checks it.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigorian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grigorian dodges the punch combination from Sonnen.
Grigorian blocks the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Sonnen blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dao Sonnen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
That's time! Sonnen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Grigorian ducks down to avoid it.
Sonnen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grigorian thuds a left hand into Sonnen's body.
Grigorian looks to land a right hand but Sonnen moved out of range.
Sonnen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grigorian misses with a wild combination.
Sonnen throws out a loose jab but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonnen connects with a crisp jab.
Grigorian tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grigorian scores with a jab. Sonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen blocks a leg kick.
Grigorian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sonnen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigorian.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sonnen, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigorian. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian avoids the body shot from Sonnen.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Grigorian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonnen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grigorian really felt that one!
Grigorian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sonnen ducks right into an uppercut from Grigorian.
Razmig Grigorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sonnen throws a push kick but Grigorian slaps the foot to one side.
Grigorian slips under a jab from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a low kick but Grigorian moves out of range easily.
Grigorian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigorian throws out a leg kick but Sonnen moves out of range and Grigorian only half commits.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigorian misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a shot to the body.
Grigorian throws an off balance right hand
and Sonnen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen throws an elbow that misses. Grigorian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sonnen's guard. Nice move by Grigorian!
Grigorian wanted to stand there but Sonnen had control of the position.
Sonnen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grigorian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grigorian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sonnen 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.
Sonnen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Grigorian stands up from Sonnen's guard - Grigorian perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sonnen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grigorian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen missing with a left hand there. Grigorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonnen walks into a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws out a powerful jab.
Sonnen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonnen takes one to the chin there.
Grigorian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grigorian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sonnen with a body shot.
Grigorian lands a nice hook to Sonnen's body. Sonnen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sonnen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grigorian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigorian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonnen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian tries to land a leg kick but Sonnen saw it coming and moves away.
Nice cross by Grigorian.
Sonnen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grigorian's guard.
Sonnen controlling from the top position.
Grigorian keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Grigorian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sonnen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grigorian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grigorian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sonnen is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Razmig Grigorian just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sonnen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonnen dives in and scores a takedown into Grigorian's guard.
Sonnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dao Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Grigorian is retaining full guard.
Sonnen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing.
Sonnen preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian looking to control.
Grigorian 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.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Grigorian keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grigorian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonnen throws out the jab.
Sonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grigorian throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grigorian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grigorian walks into a stiff left hand from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Grigorian misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grigorian.
Sonnen throws a low kick, looking for Grigorian's leg but Grigorian calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian misses with a hook.
Grigorian lands with a hook. Sonnen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sonnen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grigorian counters with a body kick.
Sonnen moves out of range as Grigorian strikes.
Sonnen throws a jab when Grigorian was well out of range.
Sonnen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grigorian.
A punch lands to the side of Grigorian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen blocks a low kick nicely.
Grigorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonnen scores with a nice body kick.
Grigorian throws a leg kick that misses.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigorian throws out a counter right but Sonnen avoids it with no problem.
Sonnen defending well as Grigorian loads up on a big left hand.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt - Grigorian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sonnen throws a shot to the body.
Sonnen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Sonnen misses its intended target.
Grigorian misses with an attempted mid kick.
A cross from Sonnen lands.
Grigorian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grigorian scores with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Grigorian blocks the low kick.
Grigorian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sonnen checks the leg kick.
Grigorian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigorian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands with a good body shot.
Grigorian throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grigorian defending well as Sonnen loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Grigorian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sonnen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grigorian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grigorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grigorian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonnen.
Sonnen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grigorian.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown. Grigorian tries to sprawl out of it but Sonnen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grigorian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A lazy left from Grigorian finds it's target.
Sonnen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sonnen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the body
and Grigorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonnen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonnen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigorian moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian blocks the body kick.
Sonnen throws a big shot that misses.
Grigorian works the jab nicely.
Grigorian scores with a nice strike.
Grigorian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sonnen to score with a decent uppercut.
Grigorian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sonnen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian moves away from the strike by Sonnen.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigorian throws out a counter right but Sonnen avoids it with no problem.
Sonnen misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigorian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grigorian defending well as Sonnen loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sonnen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sonnen throwing shots but Grigorian is blocking nicely.
Sonnen stops Grigorian from getting back to his feet.
Grigorian wants to get back to full guard.
Sonnen stops Grigorian from getting back to his feet.
Grigorian tries to roll over but Sonnen keeps him under control.
Sonnen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sonnen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sonnen is working hard here to advance position.
Razmig Grigorian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grigorian defending well though.
Sonnen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sonnen punching from mount but Grigorian doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sonnen controlling the position easily from mount.
Sonnen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Grigorian has worked his arm free - good work by Grigorian!
You can see the frustration on Grigorian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen controls the position.
Grigorian is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Grigorian parries the strikes from Sonnen easily there. Sonnen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grigorian to escape.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Grigorian is working from the bottom.
Sonnen scores with punches from side control.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Grigorian is working from the bottom.
Sonnen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dao Sonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sonnen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dao Sonnen!
Dao Sonnen retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Dao Sonnen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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