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Skrap Fights 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clive Grissom (ranked 5949 p4p, 469 weight class) and Jeroen Franken (ranked 3240 p4p, 375 weight class). Clive Grissom has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Grissom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeroen Franken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franken checks a leg kick.
Grissom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grissom swats away the attempt to clinch by Franken.
Grissom misses with a hook.
Franken wants to clinch but Grissom slips to the side
and Franken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grissom tries to keep at a distance but Franken has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grissom misses with the head strike.
Franken swings wildly with an uppercut but Grissom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken is looking to control Grissom's arms but Grissom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franken has his back to the ropes.
Franken prevents a body shot from Grissom.
Franken breaks the clinch.
Grissom rushes Franken and presses him up against the ropes.
Grissom lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Franken keeps him there for the moment.
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken tries to clinch up.
Franken clinches.
Grissom can't break the clinch.
Franken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken has Grissom pressed against the ropes, preventing Grissom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grissom can't break the clinch.
Grissom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franken tries to clinch but Grissom moves out of range.
Franken clinches up with Grissom and pushes him back against the ropes.
Grissom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franken wants to clinch.
As Franken looks to move away, Grissom throws a big counter combo but Franken just gets out of the way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grissom throws a looping overhand right but Franken ducks down to avoid it.
Franken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grissom feints and then cracks Franken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franken down.
Grissom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franken.
Franken takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franken closes the distance and pushes Grissom back into the ropes.
Grissom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grissom throws a shot from downtown. Franken moves away and avoids it.
Franken has closed the distance and engaged Grissom in a clinch.
Grissom blocks an uppercut.
Franken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grissom's efforts to push away.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grissom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grissom just misses with a punch to the body.
Franken closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Grissom blocking some punches.
Franken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grissom breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Grissom finds it's way through Franken's defenses.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grissom throwing a counter right hand but Franken manages to avoid it.
Franken tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Grissom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grissom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grissom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grissom connects with a jab.
Franken tries to clinch there but Grissom circles away.
Good leg kick by Grissom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franken doesn't manage to clinch there - Grissom circles away.
Franken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grissom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grissom swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grissom scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Franken.
Grissom misses with a straight right.
Grissom throws a series of punches but Franken moves out of range.
Franken moves in looking to clinch but Grissom pushes him off.
Grissom misses the jab.
Grissom misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Grissom misses its intended target.
Franken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grissom.
Grissom throws a hook but Franken avoids it easily.
Grissom misses with a looping left.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Franken checks a low kick from Grissom.
Franken moves into the clinch.
Grissom wants to stall.
Grissom tries to circle away but Franken has him pinned against the ropes.
Grissom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grissom misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Franken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Grissom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grissom misses with a straight right.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grissom throws a big counter combination but Franken scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grissom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grissom misses with a straight right.
Franken has Grissom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Franken swings wildly with an uppercut but Grissom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
Grissom swings wildly with an uppercut but Franken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken working aggressively here.
Grissom tries to circle away but Franken has him pinned against the ropes.
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grissom.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Franken keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Franken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Grissom dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slow jab from Grissom misses its intended target.
Grissom cracks Franken with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grissom.
Franken is looking to clinch.
Franken tries to clinch but Grissom moves out of range.
Grissom has Franken up against the ropes in a clinch.
Franken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clive Grissom is winning the standup battle so far.
Grissom throws a looping overhand right but Franken ducks down to avoid it.
Franken moves in looking to clinch but Grissom pushes him off.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken closes the distance but Grissom moves to the side
and Grissom counters with a nice uppercut.
Grissom throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grissom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franken.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grissom moves into the clinch.
Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grissom looks to land a body kick but Franken moved away.
Franken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grissom scores with a nice strike.
Grissom tries a low kick but Franken avoids it.
Franken scores with a decent looking hook.
Franken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franken wants to clinch up but Grissom keeps it at a distance.
Grissom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franken can do to turn this around?
Franken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grissom.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franken defending well as Grissom loads up on a big left hand.
Grissom looks to land a right hand but Franken moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grissom. Franken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franken takes the fight into the clinch.
Franken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grissom is keeping busy.
Grissom manages to break the clinch.
Franken closes the distance and clinches.
Grissom blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franken is pushing Grissom up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grissom tries to keep at a distance but Franken has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grissom manages to break the clinch.
Grissom misses with a hook
and Franken counters with a left to the body.
Franken slips a jab from Grissom.
Franken wants to clinch up but Grissom keeps it at a distance.
Grissom throws a right and a left that Franken avoids nicely.
Franken lunges at Grissom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grissom's hand.
Nice body punch from Grissom.
Franken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franken.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grissom is trying to break the clinch but Franken has him pressed against the ropes.
Franken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grissom lands a jab.
Grissom pushes Franken up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Grissom tries to work over Franken's front leg with a kick but Franken checks it.
Franken feints a counter leg kick.
Franken tries to clinch there but Grissom circles away.
Franken throws an overhand right that lands on Grissom's shoulder, as Grissom tries to avoid the shot.
Franken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grissom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Franken gets a clinch.
A short left from Grissom.
Grissom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franken on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Grissom misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franken blocks a jab.
Franken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franken tries to clinch up.
Franken moves into the clinch.
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grissom throws out the jab.
Franken slips a jab from Grissom.
It seemed like Franken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Franken tries to clinch but Grissom is having none of it.
Grissom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grissom dips to his left and cracks Franken with an uppercut!
Grissom throws a body shot but no joy.
Grissom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franken.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franken tries to clinch up but Grissom circles away and keeps his distance.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franken tries to clinch up but Grissom circles away and keeps his distance.
Franken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Grissom dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Franken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grissom tries to bum rush Franken with a series of wild strikes but Franken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franken has managed to clinch.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
Grissom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franken prevents Grissom from breaking the clinch.
Franken misses with the head strike.
Grissom tries to break free but Franken pushes him back against the ropes.
Franken pushes Grissom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grissom scores with a shot to the side of Franken's head.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeroen Franken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grissoms head.
Grissom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grissom as Franken tries to tie him up.
Grissom can't break the clinch.
Grissom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franken pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Grissom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken misses with a punch to the body.
Grissom tries to circle away but Franken has him pinned against the ropes.
Franken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grissom backwards.
Franken trying to stall but Grissom improves his position.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grissom.
Franken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grissom has a couple of punches blocked by Franken.
Grissom manages to break the clinch.
Grissom pushes Franken up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grissom wants to break free but Franken has control.
Grissom is looking to break free of the clinch but Franken has double underhooks.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grissom.
Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franken tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Franken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grissom throws a jab but it's blocked by Franken.
Franken pushes Grissom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Franken working aggressively here.
Grissom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Franken keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Franken working aggressively here.
Jeroen Franken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grissom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grissom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grissom throws a body shot but no joy.
Franken missing with a left hand there. Grissom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grissom clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grissom.
It looks like Jeroen Franken has been cut.
Grissom gets through Franken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grissom.
Franken misses with some punches.
Franken misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grissom.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
Grissom breaks from the clinch.
Franken closes the distance and clinches.
Franken working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Franken in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
Franken prevents Grissom from breaking the clinch.
Grissom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grissom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom is looking for a counter combo.
Franken is looking to clinch but Grissom is avoiding it.
Franken checks a low kick from Grissom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grissom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clive Grissom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franken wants to break free but Grissom has control.
Franken is looking to break free of the clinch but Grissom has double underhooks.
Franken can't find room to land a body shot as Grissom controls the action.
Franken working aggressively here.
Franken tries to throw a body punch but Grissom avoids it by throwing Franken back against the ropes.
Franken breaks the clinch.
Franken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grissom manages to avoid it.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch but Grissom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franken tries to clinch up.
Franken connects with the punch.
Franken moves out of range of the strikes.
Grissom connects with a solid leg kick.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeroen Franken.
I think Grissom 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Clive Grissom!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Clive Grissom!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Clive Grissom!
Clive Grissom wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Clive Grissom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hadjiril Matba (ranked 4307 p4p, 343 weight class) and Dirty WhiteBoy (ranked 2236 p4p, 217 weight class). Matba comes to the ring accompanied by B.Y.O.B .. Dirty WhiteBoy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hadjiril Matba's chin.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadjiril Matba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirty WhiteBoy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matba slips under a jab from WhiteBoy.
Matba slips under a jab from WhiteBoy.
Nice uppercut there from WhiteBoy.
Matba throws a hook but WhiteBoy blocks it.
A clash of legs there as WhiteBoy blocks the low kick.
Matba throws a head kick but WhiteBoy moves out of range.
WhiteBoy defending well as Matba loads up on a big left hand.
WhiteBoy scores with the left hand. Matba knows he should have avoided that one.
Matba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and WhiteBoy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
WhiteBoy working aggressively here.
Matba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WhiteBoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
WhiteBoy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matba.
WhiteBoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
WhiteBoy lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WhiteBoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, WhiteBoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
WhiteBoy throws a head punch that misses.
Matba misses with a punch on the inside.
Matba scores with a shot to the side of WhiteBoy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from WhiteBoy.
Matba struggles to land a body shot inside as WhiteBoy controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matba lands a hook that snaps the head of WhiteBoy backwards.
Matba has a couple of punches blocked by WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy blocking some punches.
WhiteBoy lands an uppercut.
Matba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matba misses with a punch on the inside.
Matba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matba takes a shot to the head.
WhiteBoy lands with a right to the head.
WhiteBoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by WhiteBoy.
A short left from WhiteBoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
WhiteBoy throws a head punch that misses.
Matba misses with some punches.
A short right from WhiteBoy on the inside.
WhiteBoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
WhiteBoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matba.
A head punch on the inside from Matba fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Matba fails to land.
WhiteBoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
WhiteBoy throws a head punch that misses.
WhiteBoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
WhiteBoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matba backwards.
WhiteBoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
WhiteBoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
WhiteBoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matba backwards.
WhiteBoy lands with a light punch inside.
WhiteBoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Matba.
Matba is trying to maintain a safe position but WhiteBoy gets an underhook and turns Matba into the ropes.
WhiteBoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Matba struggles to land a body shot inside as WhiteBoy controls his hands.
WhiteBoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
WhiteBoy misses with the head strike.
WhiteBoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matba throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for WhiteBoy.
Matba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WhiteBoy misses with the head strike.
Matba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matba lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
WhiteBoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
WhiteBoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
WhiteBoy working aggressively here.
WhiteBoy lands with a left to the head.
Matba has a couple of punches blocked by WhiteBoy.
Matba blocks an uppercut.
WhiteBoy has a couple of punches blocked by Matba.
Matba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
WhiteBoy misses with a punch on the inside.
WhiteBoy misses with a punch on the inside.
WhiteBoy misses with some punches.
WhiteBoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Matba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WhiteBoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
WhiteBoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
WhiteBoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matba blocks an uppercut.
WhiteBoy misses with the head strike.
Matba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matba misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhiteBoy working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by WhiteBoy.
Matba misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Matba on the inside.
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!
Matba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Matba as the two fighters clinch.
WhiteBoy looks winded!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matba lands with a left to the head.
Matba is working WhiteBoy over against the ropes.
WhiteBoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
WhiteBoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Matba uses good head movement to avoid it.
WhiteBoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WhiteBoy working aggressively here.
Matba has a couple of punches blocked by WhiteBoy.
Matba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
WhiteBoy throws a head punch that misses.
WhiteBoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Matba.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WhiteBoy throws a head punch that misses.
WhiteBoy misses with the head strike.
WhiteBoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
WhiteBoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Matba.
Matba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
WhiteBoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty WhiteBoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
WhiteBoy scores with a jab to the head.
WhiteBoy loads up on a big right hand but Matba slips the punch.
Good exchange - WhiteBoy coming out on top.
WhiteBoy misses with a looping right.
WhiteBoy throws the left hand but Matba avoids the punch easily.
WhiteBoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
WhiteBoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but WhiteBoy manages to avoid it.
WhiteBoy blocks a low kick nicely.
Matba throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Matba misses its intended target.
WhiteBoy throws out a loose jab but Matba uses good head movement to avoid it.
WhiteBoy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matba throws a hook but WhiteBoy avoids it easily.
WhiteBoy throws out a powerful jab.
WhiteBoy scores with the left hand. Matba knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but WhiteBoy checks it well.
WhiteBoy wants to counter the offense by Matba and move into the clinch position.
Matba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but WhiteBoy manages to avoid it.
Matba sets himself, and WhiteBoy steps forward looking for the clinch! Matba avoids it this time.
WhiteBoy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matba looks to throw the jab but WhiteBoy is out of range.
WhiteBoy scores with a jab. Matba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
WhiteBoy throws a body punch but Matba moves out of range.
WhiteBoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matba was well out of range. Poor timing from WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
WhiteBoy misses with a looping right.
Matba throws a quick counter head kick but WhiteBoy was just out of range.
WhiteBoy takes a kick to the side of the head.
WhiteBoy throws a body punch but Matba moves out of range.
Matba throwing a counter right hand but WhiteBoy manages to avoid it.
WhiteBoy misses with an uppercut.
WhiteBoy looks to land a left hand but Matba moved out of range nicely.
WhiteBoy ducks under a wild hook from Matba.
Matba scores with the left hand. WhiteBoy knows he should have avoided that one.
Matba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from WhiteBoy.
Matba thows a left - swing and a miss!
WhiteBoy looks to land a right hand but Matba moved out of range.
WhiteBoy misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matba lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy lands the left hand.
Matba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matba slips under a jab from WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Matba misses with a head kick.
Matba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. WhiteBoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
WhiteBoy wants to counter the offense by Matba and move into the clinch position.
WhiteBoy fails to land with a series of punches.
WhiteBoy is breathing heavily.
Matba throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Matba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matba looks to land a body kick but WhiteBoy moved away.
Matba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Matba.
WhiteBoy is rocked!
Matba throws a powerful right kick. WhiteBoy tried to block low but the kick was high! WhiteBoy was taken right off of his feet! Matba jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hadjiril Matba!
After winning the bout, Hadjiril Matba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Ivanov (ranked 2670 p4p, 321 weight class) and Matola Machava (ranked 2284 p4p, 272 weight class). Machava has chosen Mozambique National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matola Machava has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matola Machava!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov clinches up against the ropes.
Machava doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivanov gets control of Machava's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ivanov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ivanov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Machava is posturing up here but Ivanov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Machava tries to roll out but it's too tight and Machava has to tap! Slick submission there by Ivanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrey Ivanov!
Andrey Ivanov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Guillen (ranked 2833 p4p, 310 weight class) and Latrobe Arundel (ranked 2100 p4p, 250 weight class). Arundel has chosen Shook Ones as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos Guillen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guillen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guillen.
Guillen lands with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Guillen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guillen.
Arundel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guillen misses with a jab to the body
and Arundel scores with a counter punch that sends Guillen to the canvas! Arundel smells blood - he's punishing Guillen with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Guillen has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latrobe Arundel!
During a confident post fight interview, Latrobe Arundel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhymin Slayin (ranked 1356 p4p, 177 weight class) and Riley Knox (ranked 1726 p4p, 227 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Knox!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
Knox lands a jab.
Slayin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox 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.
Slayin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Slayin duly obliges.
Knox staying out of range there.
Slayin staying out of range there.
Slayin lands a big uppercut and Knox crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knox looks OK. Slayin waves Knox back to his feet!
Knox is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayin fakes the body blow, causing Knox to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Knox goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rhymin Slayin!
Rhymin Slayin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 823 p4p, 115 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 1882 p4p, 238 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dambullah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boom Boom. Harley King is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dambullah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dambullah lands with a thumping leg kick.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dambullah doesn't seem bothered though.
Dambullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Dambullah looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Dambullah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dambullah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King drives through and clinches with Dambullah against the ropes.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Dambullah.
Dambullah working aggressively here.
Dambullah can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dambullah is breathing heavily.
Dambullah misses with a hook from the clinch.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Dambullah controls the action.
King pushes Dambullah back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King breaks the clinch.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dambullah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Dambullah.
King throws a shot to the body.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King breaks the clinch.
Dambullah throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King drives through and clinches with Dambullah against the ropes.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dambullah backwards.
King breaks the clinch.
King misses with a hook.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Dambullah circles away.
King cracks Dambullah with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. King has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dambullah to stand back up!
It looks like Papa Moosh Dambullah has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King rushes Dambullah and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dambullah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah scores with a shoulder strike.
Dambullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dambullah working aggressively here.
Dambullah blocks an uppercut.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Dambullah controls the action.
A hook to the body from Dambullah.
I was talking to Dambullah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
King lands with a left to the head.
Dambullah misses with a punch on the inside.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dambullahs head.
King has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dambullah seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if King can turn it around.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dambullah misses with a punch on the inside.
Dambullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dambullah misses with a hook to the ribs.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Dambullah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King misses with a body shot.
King clinches up against the ropes.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah misses with a kick to the body
and King counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dambullah! King lets Dambullah back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dambullah is rocked!
King instigates a clinch.
Oh Dambullah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Dambullah controls his hands.
Dambullah seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot in the inside from King.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dambullah.
King misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King prevents a body shot from Dambullah.
Good body shot from King.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
King manages to break the clinch.
Dambullah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Dambullah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dambullah throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
Dambullah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dambullah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dambullah.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Dambullah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King looks to clinch
and Dambullah counters with an inside leg kick.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Dambullah is looking to counter punch.
Dambullah lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Jab from King.
BOOM! King lands a beautiful left hook that drops Dambullah. Dambullah tries to recover but King is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Dambullah lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harley King!
After the big win, Harley King made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Mullin (ranked 1178 p4p, 143 weight class) and Mister Happy (ranked 1273 p4p, 152 weight class). Happy has chosen Mudvayne - Happy? as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Mullin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister Happy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy throws a head kick but Mullin moves out of range.
Happy looks to land a right hand but Mullin moved out of range.
Mullin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Happy throws a sloppy head kick and Mullin moves out of range easily.
Happy clinches with his opponent.
Happy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mullin throws a punch but it's blocked by Happy.
Mullin breaks from the clinch.
Happy misses with a left hand
and Mullin counters with a one-two to the body.
Mullin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Happy takes one to the side of the head.
Happy swings widly with a right hand
and Mullin counters with a straight right hand.
Happy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Happy's jaw. Happy's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Mullin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Herbert Mullin!
A victorious Herbert Mullin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Mister Happy spoke after the fight, saying 'Yeah, whatever. Suck a cock bastids!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Nordon (ranked 623 p4p, 92 weight class) and Nig Nig (ranked 1005 p4p, 135 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nig Nig was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Nordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nig Nig!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nig.
Nordon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nordon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Nig.
Nordon blocks a jab.
Nig throws a low kick, looking for Nordon's leg but Nordon calmly moves out of range.
Nig throws a big shot that misses.
Nordon avoids the body shot from Nig.
Nig throws a body shot but no joy.
Nig moves away from the strike by Nordon.
Nordon throws a hook but Nig blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nig throws a body shot but no joy.
Nig misses with a two punch combination.
Nordon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nig falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nordon counters with a single leg into guard. Nig didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nordon won't allow Nig to sweep him here.
Nordon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nig is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nordon postures up in Nig's guard and throws a big left but Nig blocks it.
Nig 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.
Nig can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nordon controls the pace.
Nordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig keeping moving, preventing Nordon from controlling successfully.
Nordon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nordon cracks Nig with a solid left hand.
Nig looking to control.
Nordon tries to free his leg and advance position but Nig is retaining full guard.
Nordon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nig has Nordon pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nordon slips a jab and a cross from Nig.
Nig Nig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nordon misses with a wild body shot.
Nig connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nordon momentarily.
Nig misses with a body punch
and Nordon counters with a right hand to the body.
Nig with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nig is just out of range.
Nordon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from Nig misses.
Nig avoids the body shot from Nordon.
Nig attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nig scores with a nice head shot.
Nig misses with a looping left.
Nordon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nig.
Nig walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nordon.
Nordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nig loads up on a big right hand but Nordon slips the punch.
Nordon looks to throw the jab but Nig is out of range.
Nig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nig misses with a right hand
and Nordon counters with a single leg into guard. Nig didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nordon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nordon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nig keeping moving, preventing Nordon from controlling successfully.
Nordon connects with a couple of short punches.
Nordon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nig lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nordon looking for a sweep. Not yet Nordon, not yet.
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 Eddie Nordon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nordon scores with a three punch combo!
Nig defending well as Nordon loads up on a big left hand.
Nig throws out a loose jab but Nordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nig connects with a solid leg kick.
Nig slips under a jab.
Nordon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nig scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nig throws out a loose jab but Nordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordon misses with an uppercut.
Nordon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nig throws a body punch but Nordon moves out of range.
Nig throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nig fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nordon cracks a nice hook into Nig's ribs.
Nig thuds his right hand into Nordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nordon throws a hook but Nig blocks it.
Nordon is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nordon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nig Nig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nig missing with a left hand there. Nordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nig.
Nordon slips under a jab.
Nig scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nig staying out of range there.
Nig misses with a wild body shot.
Nig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordon moves away.
Nig lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordon misses with a looping right.
Nordon throws out a powerful jab.
Nordon looks to land a left hand but Nig moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Nig releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nordon works Nig's body with a nice hook.
Nig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nordon.
Nordon scores with a nice right hand.
Nig takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Nordon misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nig! But no joy.
Nordon throws a jab when Nig was well out of range.
Nig takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Nordon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nordon slips a jab from Nig.
Nordon throws a sloppy body shot
and Nig counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nordon thinking.
Nig throws a leg kick but Nordon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nig moves in looking to clinch but Nordon pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig misses with an uppercut.
Nig slips under a jab.
Nordon misses with a hook to the body
and Nig counters with a straight right hand.
Nordon staying out of range there.
Nordon misses with a body shot.
Nig throws a big shot that misses.
Nig stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nig is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nig misses with a hook. Nordon ducked under it nicely.
Nig leaves Nordon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nig throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nordon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nig counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nig.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nig lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nordon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nig.
Nig thumps Nordon with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Nordon. That snapped Nig's head back.
Nordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nig throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Nordon.
Nig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordon manages to avoid it.
Nordon throws a hook but Nig avoids it easily.
Nordon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nig. Nig circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nig.
Nig defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nordon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Nordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nig lands a nice looking body shot.
Nig lands a glancing blow to the side of Nordon's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nig Nig will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Nig misses with an uppercut. Nordon saw that one coming.
Nordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordon swings for the body but Nig moves out of range.
Nordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nig is just out of range.
Nordon sets himself, and Nig steps forward looking for the clinch! Nordon avoids it this time.
Nordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Nig.
Nig moves out of range as Nordon strikes.
Nig thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nig takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Nig misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Nig lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nordon doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Nig.
Nordon lands a nice looking body shot.
Nordon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nig takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nordon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nig ducks under a wild hook from Nordon.
Nig fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nordon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Nig.
Nig leaves Nordon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordon attempts a counter takedown but Nig avoids it well and moves away.
Nig lands with a cross.
Nordon needs to keep his hands up - Nig had a free shot at his head there.
Nordon throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig swings for the body but Nordon moves out of range.
Nig misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nordon throws an elbow but Nig slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nordon 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.
Who's going to make the next move?
Nordon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nordon throwing strikes but Nig manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nordon manages to get to full guard.
Nordon looking to control.
Nig looking to pass the guard.
Eddie Nordon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nordon 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nordon is looking for a triangle here but Nig uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nig wants to take a breather but Nordon manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nig.
Nig controlling from the top position.
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 Eddie Nordon.
I think Nordon 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Eddie Nordon!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Eddie Nordon!
Eddie Nordon wins by majority decision!
After winning the bout, Eddie Nordon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Oriola (ranked 393 p4p, 52 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 397 p4p, 53 weight class). Humors Lacplesis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Oriola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oriola with a poor takedown
and Lacplesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacplesis takes a swing at Oriola's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Oriola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oriola walks into a straight right hand from Lacplesis.
Oriola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oriola there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut
and Oriola counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oriola is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lacplesis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oriola staying calm.
Lacplesis is pushing Oriola's head away, looking to escape. Oriola manages to hold on to the position though.
Oriola fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Oriola tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oriola looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lacplesis is avoiding damage well.
We've been hearing that Oriola has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriola prevents Lacplesis from escaping the position.
Oriola thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lacplesis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lacplesis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oriola thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lacplesis wants to get back to his feet.
Oriola tries to advance to mount but Lacplesis denies him.
Oriola wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lacplesis, who protects the arm well.
Oriola tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriola tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oriola has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lacplesis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Oriola has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oriola is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lacplesis has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oriola trying to control the position but Lacplesis is working away.
Lacplesis is trying to get back to his feet.
Oriola wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lacplesis, who protects the arm well.
Lacplesis being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriola tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oriola has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lacplesis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oriola is controlling him well.
Oriola is staying tight to Lacplesis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lacplesis is not content to let Oriola control the position.
Lacplesis is pushing Oriola's head away, looking to escape. Oriola manages to hold on to the position though.
Lacplesis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oriola working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oriola is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lacplesis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lacplesis is trying to buck Oriola off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oriola. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oriola wants to control but Lacplesis is keeping him busy.
Lacplesis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Oriola has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lacplesis tries to buck Oriola off but Oriola takes his back!
Lacplesis has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Oriola.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lacplesis is trying to get back to his feet but Oriola has full control of the position and if anything, Lacplesis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Oriola is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lacplesis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Oriola gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Oriola dominated that round.
That's time! Oriola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice jab there from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oriola takes one on the button.
Lacplesis looks to land a left hand but Oriola moved out of range nicely.
Lacplesis throws an off balance right hand
and Oriola counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oriola.
Lacplesis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lacplesis keeping moving, preventing Oriola from controlling successfully.
Oriola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lacplesis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriola stops Lacplesis from standing up.
Oriola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oriola wants to control from the top but Lacplesis keeps moving.
Lacplesis keeping full guard, as Oriola tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oriola drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oriola jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lacplesis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oriola wants to pass the guard but Lacplesis is keeping the position.
Oriola trying to control but Lacplesis is working from the bottom.
Lacplesis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Oriola dives into side control.
Oriola 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.
Lacplesis is trying to get back to his feet.
Oriola is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lacplesis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lacplesis pushes Oriola away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oriola gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Oriola thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oriola trying to control the action but Lacplesis is working from the bottom.
Oriola is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lacplesis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lacplesis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oriola working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oriola passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lacplesis!
Oriola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oriola is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lacplesis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lacplesis shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Lacplesis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oriola working for a guillotine from mount but Lacplesis is in no mood to give up.
Lacplesis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oriola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lacplesis is looking to escape.
Lacplesis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oriola wants to control the pace but Lacplesis is squirming around nicely.
Oriola is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Oriola extends the arm and Lacplesis is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Oriola!
Diego Oriola is the new lightweight champion!
Diego Oriola decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Humors Lacplesis was interviewed post fight and said '#FREEHUMORS'.
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