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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King GT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malmsteen's choice of entrance music: I am a viking. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King GT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngwie Malmsteen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen throws a series of punches but GT avoids them all with ease.
Malmsteen throws a one two combo.
Malmsteen's corner calls for a 1-2. Malmsteen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yngwie Malmsteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Malmsteen does no damage.
GT shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malmsteen as he avoids it easily.
Malmsteen catches GT with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
GT keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malmsteen tries a head kick but it misses.
Malmsteen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malmsteen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malmsteen digs a good body shot into GT's ribs.
Malmsteen misses with a body kick.
GT throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Malmsteen was covering up waiting for the punch and GT finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Malmsteen has control of GT's left arm, preventing GT from doing any damage.
GT is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Malmsteen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from GT.
Malmsteen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Malmsteen does no damage.
GT tries to clinch but Malmsteen moves out of range.
GT takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
GT looks for a takedown but Malmsteen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King GT. That's going to take a lot out of him.
GT throws a leg kick
and Malmsteen counters with a crisp one two that drops GT! Malmsteen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves GT to his feet! GT is in big trouble!
GT is rocked!
GT is breathing heavily.
Malmsteen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malmsteen lands with a big left! GT is wobbled badly! Malmsteen comes in with a flurry of punches and drops GT to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yngwie Malmsteen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havoc comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - We right here. Kenny Havoc has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Havoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Havoc. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida shoots in and bounces Havoc off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Havoc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Almeida is controlling him.
Almeida sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Havoc's guard.
Havoc is looking to escape.
Almeida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Havoc is in trouble now - Almeida has advanced to mount!
Almeida sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Almeida working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Almeida is working for a guillotine from mount but Havoc frees his head quite easily.
Havoc is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Almeida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Havoc is looking to escape.
Havoc wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Havoc has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Havoc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Almeida on the ground.
Almeida struggling to keep hold of the position.
Almeida has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Havoc wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida connects with a big shot to the side of Havoc's head.
Well, with Almeida on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Havoc is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Havoc avoids the strikes from Almeida.
Havoc has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Havoc is trying to defend against the choke here but Almeida has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Almeida Tightens the hold and Havoc taps out furiously! Almeida displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mario Almeida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reibs Dibs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reibs Dibs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mahmoud Denjat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reibs Dibs!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dibs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denjat can pounce on him.
Denjat throws a head kick but Dibs moves out of range.
Denjat throws a sloppy head kick and Dibs moves out of range easily.
Dibs stuffs the takedown attempt from Denjat. Denjat gets slowly back to his feet.
Denjat lands with a good body shot.
Denjat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denjat misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Denjat with that takedown attempt.
Denjat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dibs defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmoud Denjat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dibs dips to his left and cracks Denjat with an uppercut!
Denjat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Denjat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Denjat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dibs but Dibs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dibs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from Dibs lands.
Denjat tries a head kick but it misses.
Denjat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dibs defends it nicely.
Dibs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denjat.
Dibs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Denjat throws a chopping leg kick but Dibs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dibs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denjat's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denjat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dibs as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Dibs lands.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
Dibs avoids the head kick by Denjat.
Denjat throws a leg kick but Dibs checks it.
Mahmoud Denjat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denjat looks for the body kick but Dibs saw that one coming.
Denjat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dibs's sensitive parts.
Dibs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Denjat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dibs as he avoids it easily.
Denjat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dibs blocks a head kick by Denjat.
Denjat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dibs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibs misses with a hook.
Denjat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dibs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denjat tries a head kick but it misses.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
Denjat misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Dibs finds it's target.
Denjat shoots for a takedown but Dibs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dibs scores with a jab to the head.
Dibs lands a nice looking body shot.
Dibs's corner calls for a 1-2. Dibs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Denjat is breathing heavily.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dibs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denjat's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denjat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Denjat. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dibs throws a shot from downtown. Denjat moves away and avoids it.
Denjat shoots for a double leg takedown but Dibs sprawls well. He's pushed Denjat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Denjat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Dibs as he checks the leg kick.
Dibs scores with the left hand. Denjat knows he should have avoided that one.
Denjat tries for a takedown but Dibs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Denjat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denjat checks a leg kick.
Dibs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Denjat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Denjat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dibs scores with a decent looking hook.
Dibs throws a jab but it's blocked by Denjat.
Denjat ducks under a wild hook from Dibs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reibs Dibs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Denjat 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.
Denjat dives in and grabs Dibs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dibs pushes down on Denjat's head and hops out.
Reibs Dibs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dibs avoids the head kick by Denjat.
Dibs scores with the left hand. Denjat knows he should have avoided that one.
Denjat throws a leg kick but Dibs moved away.
Dibs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dibs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dibs checks a leg kick.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Dibs.
Dibs blocks a leg kick.
Denjat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denjat is looking to chop away at Dibs's legs.
Denjat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dibs blocks a head kick by Denjat.
Denjat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibs moves out of range of the leg kick from Denjat.
Dibs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denjat is looking to land body kicks.
Dibs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Denjat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dibs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denjat doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Denjat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Dibs. No joy for Denjat on that attempt.
Dibs slaps away a takedown attempt from Denjat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmoud Denjat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Denjat.
Jab by Dibs.
Dibs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Denjat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat tries a head kick but it misses.
Denjat throws a head kick but Dibs moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Dibs as he connects with a hook.
Denjat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dibs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reibs Dibs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dibs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dibs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Denjat throws a looping overhand right but Dibs ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Dibs.
A jab from Dibs does it's job there.
Dibs lands a jab.
Denjat is rocked!
Dibs lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Denjat falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dibs dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reibs Dibs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nate iglesia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nate iglesia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, nate iglesia!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
iglesia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
iglesia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like nate iglesia has been cut.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to iglesia's temple.
Anderson working iglesia over with strikes.
Anderson works his way into side control.
Anderson landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Anderson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Anderson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Anderson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Anderson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Anderson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
iglesia is rocked!
iglesia loses concentration momentarily and Anderson pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! iglesia crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Anderson finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angelo Anderson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooks Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes to the cage accompanied by I've Been Down. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooks Staal!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Staal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carl Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal misses with a double jab
and Ramos counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramos scores with a shot to the body.
Staal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Ramos stuns Staal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Staal needs to keep his hands up - Ramos had a free shot at his head there.
Ramos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Staal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Staal looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Staal counters with a two punch combo.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staal manages to avoid it.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Staal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Staal moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Staal misses with a combination
and Ramos counters with a crisp one two that drops Staal! Ramos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Staal to his feet! Staal is in big trouble!
Staal is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Staal out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Carl Ramos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Dean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jussi Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kantola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean moves out of range of the body kick from Kantola.
Kantola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kantola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
Dean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kantola escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dean 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.
Dean pushing down on Kantola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dean uses his free foot to push down on Kantola's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kantola.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Kantola but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dean connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dean content just to control the position here.
Kantola is bucking up trying to escape but Dean cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dean looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dean landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kantola is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kantola in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kantola to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Dean!
Herbert Dean retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between marcus davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen orion as his entrance music. marcus davis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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194 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, marcus davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but davis avoids it really well and circles away.
davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
davis moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
marcus davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
davis jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
davis scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
davis throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for davis.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and davis counters with a straight right hand.
davis throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
davis cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and davis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
davis throwing strikes but missing.
davis passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
davis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
davis uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
davis with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gracie looks gassed!
davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
davis controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
davis working Gracie over with strikes here.
davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
davis looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, davis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie is rocked!
davis landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can davis finish him?
davis 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.
davis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
davis cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
davis scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
davis lands an elbow.
davis landing a few strikes.
davis wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
davis lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to remain calm as davis controls from the top position.
Gracie tries to bench press davis off him but davis keeps the position.
davis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
davis grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
davis scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - davis scoring with strikes.
Gracie is trying to escape the position but davis is controlling the position.
davis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
davis scores with punches from side control.
davis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - davis scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on davis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
davis cracks Gracie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
davis working away.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but davis connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marcus davis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
davis lands with an overhand left.
davis lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
davis is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and davis counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
davis lands with a good body shot.
davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
davis wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
davis is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
davis connects with a couple of short punches.
davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
davis connects with a couple of short punches.
davis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
davis stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
davis trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
davis is stalling in the full guard.
davis wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
davis cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
davis cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
davis is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
davis landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
davis trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
davis chips away with some ground and pound.
davis is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
davis with a nice head shot there.
davis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with davis in his half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from davis there.
davis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from davis.
davis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
davis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
davis content just to control the position here.
Gracie taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marcus davis dominated that second round.
That's time! davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before davis can pounce on him.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by davis. davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie tries to land a body kick
and davis counters with a left to the body.
davis scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. davis showed some decent athleticism there.
davis lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
davis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gracie to regain full guard.
davis trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
marcus davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
davis throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
davis pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
davis trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from davis.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with davis in particular looking to stall.
davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
davis trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
davis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of marcus davis.
Gracie tries for a takedown but davis circles away easily
and davis counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
davis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
davis working the ground and pound but Gracie is defending the strikes.
davis throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well.
davis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gracie is avoiding damage well.
Gracie defending against the ground and pound.
davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
davis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
davis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and davis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
davis trying to control but Gracie postures up.
davis is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
davis trying to control here.
davis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie won't allow davis to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marcus davis clearly takes that round.
That's time! davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie 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 davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but davis shows good takedown defense.
davis keeps the fight on the outside.
davis is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
davis jabs at Gracie's body.
Royce Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
davis lands a body shot.
davis looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
davis scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by davis.
davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
davis connects with a body shot.
A cross from davis lands.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for davis. That snapped Gracie's head back.
davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by davis.
davis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
davis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
davis working some strikes from top position.
davis lands a couple of digs.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
davis with a nice head shot there.
davis with a nice head shot there.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
davis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
davis landing with the ground and pound.
davis with a nice head shot there.
davis throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
davis throws a big right hand that misses.
davis distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
davis landing with the ground and pound.
davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but davis slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
davis throwing strikes but missing.
davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, davis has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. davis is aware though and is defending well.
davis chips away with some ground and pound.
davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
davis chips away with some ground and pound.
davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. davis is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marcus davis had his way with Royce Gracie in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
davis scores with a jab.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
davis scores with a leg kick.
Gracie tries to clinch but davis moves out of range.
davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
davis lands a front kick.
davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
davis digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for davis.
davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters circling a little - davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
davis is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
davis connects with a high kick.
davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
davis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
davis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time davis.
davis lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
marcus davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
davis content to control rather than advance.
davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
davis controlling the action here.
davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nice strikes from davis there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
davis works his way into full mount!
davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie wants to hold on but davis pushes him away.
davis controlling from mount.
davis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
davis controlling the pace for now.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but davis maintains control.
davis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
davis lands with some strikes.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but davis has a good base and remains in mount.
davis working Gracie over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
marcus davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well davis 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:42
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:43
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marcus davis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imma Tester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk Dillard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
150 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Dillard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imma Tester!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tester misses with a double jab.
Tester misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Tester.
Tester throws a series of punches but Dillard moves out of range.
Tester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dillard blocks a head kick by Tester.
Tester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tester wants to slow Dillard down by chopping away at his legs.
Tester throws a sloppy head kick and Dillard moves out of range easily.
Dillard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tester.
Dillard avoids the head kick by Tester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tester keeping full guard, as Dillard tries to pass.
Tester is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dillard is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillard drops back looking for a leg! Tester is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tester manages to kick Dillard off! Dillard jumps back into Tester's guard.
Dillard wants to pass the guard but Tester is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dillard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dillard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dillard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dillard drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dillard as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Tester screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dillard! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kirk Dillard!
Kirk Dillard retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by one day like this. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Higgins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Higgins lands with a punch from half guard.
Higgins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Leary defending well though.
Higgins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Leary's head.
Higgins throws a strike but O Leary avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Higgins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
O Leary looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Higgins tries to free his leg and advance position but O Leary is retaining full guard.
O Leary seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Higgins connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higgins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Leary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Leary managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins trying to control the position from guard on top but O Leary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Higgins postures up in O Leary's guard and throws a big left but O Leary blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Higgins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Leary wants to sweep but no luck.
Higgins throws a big right hand that misses.
Higgins looking to sit in guard and control but O Leary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Leary trying to control but Higgins is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Higgins loads up on a big right hand but O Leary slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Higgins.
John Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Leary is fending him off so far but Higgins persists. Nope, O Leary circles away and we're back to standing.
O Leary lands a body shot.
O Leary feints and as Higgins raises his hands in defense, O Leary changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Higgins is breathing heavily.
Higgins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
O Leary gets back to full guard.
Higgins is looking to work some ground and pound but O Leary has wrist control.
Higgins thows a big elbow that misses.
O Leary keeping moving, preventing Higgins from controlling successfully.
O Leary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Higgins is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Higgins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Higgins stopping the sweep attempt from O Leary.
O Leary is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Higgins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Leary counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Higgins's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Higgins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Leary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higgins controls O Leary momentarily but O Leary frees himself.
O Leary trying to control but Higgins is working from the bottom.
O Leary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Higgins is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Higgins is trying to keep O Leary in close.
Higgins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Leary manages to get himself to full guard.
Higgins looking to pass the guard.
Higgins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Higgins stopping the sweep attempt from O Leary.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry O Leary will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Higgins works O Leary's body with a nice hook.
Higgins misses with a takedown
and O Leary moves into the clinch.
Higgins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins prevents the takedown attempt.
O Leary is pressed up against the cage. Higgins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Leary down to the mat. O Leary avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
O Leary connects with a body shot.
Higgins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Higgins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from O Leary.
O Leary throws a series of strikes that have Higgins backpedaling.
O Leary scores with a nice right hand.
O Leary closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
O Leary moves into full mount!
O Leary landing strikes, looking to finish!
O Leary is in the full mount, landing strikes.
O Leary unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Higgins is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! O Leary connects with a massive shot to the dome!
O Leary landing shots from mount.
O Leary prevents Higgins from getting the reversal.
O Leary landing strikes, looking to finish!
O Leary cracks Higgins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Leary dominating with strikes here.
O Leary is in the full mount, landing strikes.
O Leary with good strikes from the mount here!
O Leary working the ground and pound effectively.
O Leary scoring with strikes but Higgins is staying in there.
Higgins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Leary punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a heavy elbow.
O Leary is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Higgins can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
O Leary looking to control but Higgins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Higgins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
O Leary connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Higgins tries to hold on but O Leary pushes him away.
O Leary lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
O Leary fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Higgins is looking to get to half guard.
O Leary has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Higgins's face.
O Leary lands a big shot there that rocks Higgins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Higgins tries to hold on but O Leary pushes him away.
O Leary wants to control the pace but Higgins is squirming around nicely.
Higgins is looking to improve his position but O Leary isn't that keen on the idea.
O Leary controlling from the full mount.
Higgins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Leary punishing his opponent with strikes.
Larry O Leary has got the better of the ground game so far.
Higgins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Higgins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Higgins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Leary trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Leary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Leary landing strikes from the mount and Higgins is in trouble!
BOOM! O Leary connects with a massive shot to the dome!
O Leary landing shots from mount.
O Leary landing punches.
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!
O Leary working Higgins over with strikes here.
Higgins is in a horrible position here. O Leary smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Higgins tries to hold on but O Leary pushes him away.
O Leary lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary looking to control but Higgins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Higgins wants to control but O Leary is having none of it.
O Leary tries to control but Higgins wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry O Leary 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.
O Leary shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Higgins is trying to defend but O Leary finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Higgins gets back to full guard.
O Leary passes Higgins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
O Leary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Leary is thwarting Higgins's attempts to control the position.
O Leary looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Higgins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Higgins is pressing down on O Leary's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Leary trying to control the position from guard on top but Higgins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Leary stopping the sweep attempt from Higgins.
O Leary passes Higgins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary is trying to control the action in half guard but Higgins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Higgins trying to control but O Leary postures up.
Higgins tries to get to full guard but O Leary has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Higgins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
O Leary trying to control but Higgins is working from the bottom.
Higgins looking for a sweep. Not yet Higgins, not yet.
O Leary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Leary chips away with some ground and pound.
Higgins keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Leary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Higgins is keeping the position for now.
O Leary trying to control but Higgins is working from the bottom.
Higgins controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Leary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Higgins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Higgins with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Leary counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Higgins keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
O Leary controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
O Leary trying to control the position from guard on top but Higgins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Leary being controlled here momentarily.
O Leary tries to free his leg and advance position but Higgins is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
O Leary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Higgins is keeping the position for now.
O Leary trying to control but Higgins is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Higgins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
O Leary slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Higgins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Higgins postures up in O Leary's guard and throws a big left but O Leary blocks it.
Higgins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Higgins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but O Leary manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Higgins has O Leary in his guard.
O Leary trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Higgins wants to sweep but no luck.
Higgins keeping full guard, as O Leary tries to pass.
O Leary thows a big elbow that misses.
Higgins keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry O Leary really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Leary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Higgins fails with the takedown
and O Leary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Higgins misses with an uppercut. O Leary saw that one coming.
Higgins shoots and misses
and O Leary counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by O Leary.
Higgins trying to keep a closed guard but O Leary is proving a slippery customer.
O Leary trying to control but Higgins is working from the bottom.
Higgins keeping full guard, as O Leary tries to pass.
Higgins 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.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Leary throwing strikes from guard but Higgins blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
O Leary is trying desperately to improve position.
O Leary slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Higgins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Leary moves into full guard.
Higgins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins advances to half guard.
Higgins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
O Leary wants to improve his position but Higgins is controlling well.
O Leary keeping control of the position.
Higgins throwing shots but O Leary is blocking nicely.
Higgins wants to pass the guard but O Leary is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins trying to control the action but O Leary is working from the bottom.
Higgins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Leary moves into full guard.
O Leary working a defensive guard here.
Higgins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Leary swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Higgins looking to sit in guard and control but O Leary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Higgins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
O Leary bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Higgins wants to sweep here but O Leary controlling him for the moment.
O Leary postures up.
O Leary trying to control but Higgins is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry O Leary dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O Leary pushes Higgins up against the cage in a clinch.
Higgins misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Leary taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Leary lands a takedown into guard.
Higgins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
O Leary is looking to get to half guard.
O Leary wants to control but Higgins is having none of it.
O Leary is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Higgins looking to ground and pound but O Leary is blocking nicely.
Higgins moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, O Leary has worked his arm free - good work by O Leary!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins working away.
O Leary manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Higgins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Higgins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Higgins looks to land a strike but O Leary avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Leary wants to sweep here but Higgins controlling him for the moment.
Higgins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Leary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larry O Leary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Leary is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Higgins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Higgins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Leary is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Leary connects with a body shot.
Higgins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Leary tries to clinch there but Higgins circles away.
Higgins misses with a takedown attempt
and O Leary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Higgins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Leary drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Leary content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary looking to pass the guard.
Higgins keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
Higgins controls O Leary momentarily but O Leary frees himself.
Higgins looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Leary is one step ahead there.
O Leary tries to free his leg and advance position but Higgins is retaining full guard.
Higgins keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Higgins tries for a takedown but O Leary circles away easily
and O Leary counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Higgins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Higgins swings wildly with an uppercut but O Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higgins tries to work over O Leary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Leary as Higgins tries to tie him up.
Higgins working aggressively here.
Higgins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Leary is keeping busy.
Higgins swings wildly with an uppercut but O Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Leary gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Higgins.
John Higgins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Higgins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Higgins can't find room to land a body shot as O Leary controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry O Leary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Leary has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 44:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry O Leary!
Larry O Leary is the new heavyweight champion!
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