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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quintet Tarantino (ranked 6443 p4p, 469 weight class) and Frank Till (ranked 6515 p4p, 471 weight class). Frank Till will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quintet Tarantino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Till!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino scores with a shot to the body.
Tarantino misses with a body punch
and Till counters with an outside leg kick.
Tarantino feints and as Till raises his hands in defense, Tarantino changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tarantino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tarantino looking to pass the guard.
Tarantino might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tarantino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino drops back looking for a leg! Till is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Till manages to kick Tarantino off! Tarantino jumps back into Till's guard.
Tarantino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Till is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till looks winded!
Tarantino trying to control but Till is working from the bottom.
Tarantino pushing down on Till's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tarantino is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tarantino tries to pass the half guard into mount. Till knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino controlling the action here.
Tarantino is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Till has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tarantino is working for a kimura but Till is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarantino is trying to work for a kimura but Till is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarantino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Till doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tarantino.
Till has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Tarantino is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Till really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarantino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tarantino in particular looking to stall.
Tarantino is looking to stall here but Till recovers full guard.
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.
Tarantino passes Till's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tarantino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've been hearing good reports from Tarantino's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tarantino is trying to control the action in half guard but Till is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarantino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tarantino seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Till does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintet Tarantino dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Tarantino blocks the low kick.
Tarantino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tarantino scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Tarantino.
Tarantino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Till as he jumps to the side.
Till only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tarantino shoots in looking for a takedown but Till manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tarantino's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tarantino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino stands and throws Till's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Till is breathing heavily.
Tarantino taking a breather here.
Tarantino in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Till is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quintet Tarantino!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barnum Mann (ranked 5096 p4p, 165 weight class) and Jasper Collins (ranked 4259 p4p, 150 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barnum Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasper Collins!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann clinches up against the cage.
Collins takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jasper Collins has been cut.
A short left from Mann.
A shot in the inside from Mann.
Collins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mann lands with a light punch inside.
Mann gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Collins.
Mann lands a nice uppercut.
Collins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mann is working Collins over against the cage.
Collins looks winded!
Mann works on Collins's body with a couple of short punches.
Mann cracks Collins with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Jasper Collins's cut even more.
Mann lands an elbow inside that Collins shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mann.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann lands a vicious elbow to the side of Collins's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Mann tries to finish him with strikes but Collins still seems able to defend himself so Mann steps back and lets Collins get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Collins is rocked!
The cut above Jasper Collins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mann drops Collins with a huge uppercut! Collins drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mann is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barnum Mann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kona (ranked 4014 p4p, 378 weight class) and Randel Buckingham (ranked 4234 p4p, 392 weight class). Kai Kona is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randel Buckingham!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckingham tries to move into range but Kona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Buckingham closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kona's guard.
Buckingham landing some decent shots from guard.
Buckingham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Buckingham lands a couple of digs.
Buckingham throws an elbow that misses. Kona uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buckingham's guard. Nice move by Kona!
Buckingham is trying to control the position but Kona postures up.
Kona trying to control but Buckingham is working from the bottom.
Buckingham looking to control.
Buckingham wants to sweep but no luck.
Kona stands and throws Buckingham's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buckingham can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Kona stalls from top position.
Buckingham manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kona wants to get back to his feet.
Buckingham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kona blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buckingham.
Kona regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Buckingham.
Buckingham throws a big right hand that misses.
Buckingham distracts Kona with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham slips nicely into half guard.
Buckingham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buckingham with the ground and pound but Kona uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Buckingham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buckingham landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buckingham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buckingham trying to move into half guard but instead Kona has managed to sweep!
Buckingham wants to sweep here but Kona controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kona passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buckingham manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Buckingham wants to improve his position but instead Kona has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kona is stalling here. Buckingham is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kona seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Buckingham has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Buckingham 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.
Buckingham throws a strike aimed at the side of Kona's head but Kona avoids it well.
Buckingham lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham scores with punches from side control.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($800/week) inform me that Buckingham has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kona manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Buckingham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Buckingham is trying to control. Kona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Buckingham is just content to waste time from the top position. Kona takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Buckingham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kona's head.
Buckingham chips away with some ground and pound.
Kona avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buckingham wants to control from the top but Kona keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randel Buckingham dominated that round.
That's time! Kona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Buckingham fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kona sprawls well initially but Buckingham persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kona is looking to escape.
Buckingham thows a huge punch but Kona dodges it nicely.
Randel Buckingham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kona is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buckingham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buckingham throws a strike but Kona avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Buckingham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kona utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buckingham lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckingham is working Kona over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buckingham sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kona keeping moving, preventing Buckingham from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckingham looking to pass the guard.
Buckingham throwing strikes but missing.
Buckingham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kona keeping moving, preventing Buckingham from controlling successfully.
Buckingham is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Buckingham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kona works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kona stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kona wants it to stay on the feet.
Kona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kai Kona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kona catches Buckingham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kona lands with a nice body punch.
Buckingham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kona lands a nice looking body shot.
Buckingham tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Kona does no damage.
Kona lands a glancing blow to the side of Buckingham's head.
Buckingham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Buckingham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kona is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buckingham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kona darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kona paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kona scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buckingham doesn't seem bothered though.
Kona lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buckingham at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona jabs Buckingham right on the nose. Buckingham blinks but takes it well.
Kona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckingham.
Kona lands a nice hook to Buckingham's body. Buckingham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kona. That's going to slow Buckingham down.
Buckingham closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kona to the mat! Kona manages to get full guard.
Buckingham looking to sit in guard and control but Kona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kona engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buckingham 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.
Buckingham looking to control but Kona passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham wants to control but Kona is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Buckingham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kona is looking to stand up but Buckingham won't let him.
Buckingham is trying to keep Kona in close.
Kona tries to stand but Buckingham is controlling from the bottom.
Buckingham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kona dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A lazy left from Kona finds it's target.
Buckingham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buckingham's head.
Buckingham manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kona on his heels. He'll look to pass Kona's guard now, I'm sure.
Kona has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Buckingham has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Buckingham blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kona lands a hook that snaps the head of Buckingham backwards.
Kona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buckingham can do to turn this around?
Buckingham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kona pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kona pushes Buckingham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kona is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short left from Kona.
Buckingham wants a takedown but no success here.
Kona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buckingham backwards.
A short uppercut from Kona.
Kona breaks from the clinch.
Kona stuns Buckingham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buckingham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckingham shoots in looking for a takedown but Kona manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buckingham's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kai Kona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randel Buckingham.
Buckingham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kona defends it nicely.
Buckingham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buckingham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kona as he avoids it easily.
Kona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buckingham in his tracks.
Buckingham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buckingham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kai Kona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kona.
Kona throws a good cross that connects.
Kona lands a left and a right that send Buckingham crashing to the mat, dazed. Kona thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Buckingham is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kona connects with an inside leg kick.
Buckingham is still on wobbly legs! Can Kona finish him?
Buckingham is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Kona Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Buckingham is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kai Kona!
After winning the bout, Kai Kona 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Jackson (ranked 3636 p4p, 198 weight class) and Pauly Just Training (ranked 6387 p4p, 276 weight class). Pauly Just Training 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demarcus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pauly Just Training!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Just Training falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Just Training throws a body kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Just Training shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Just Training gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Just Training changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Just Training manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Just Training momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Just Training against the cage.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Just Training pushes his legs off easily.
Just Training trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Just Training avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jackson looking for a triangle here. Just Training is fighting it but it looks tight! Jackson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Just Training is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Demarcus Jackson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rhodes (ranked 3435 p4p, 308 weight class) and Dale Holloway (ranked 2848 p4p, 265 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dale Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holloway's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rhodes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holloway is not content to let Rhodes control the position.
Rhodes is thwarting Holloway's attempts to control the position.
Holloway actively working from the bottom here.
Rhodes is trying to control the action in half guard but Holloway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holloway actively working from the bottom here.
Rhodes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rhodes working Holloway over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holloway does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holloway tries to roll over but Rhodes keeps him under control.
Holloway is still trying to improve position.
Holloway throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Holloway moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Holloway kicks Rhodes off and gets to his feet.
Holloway blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhodes misses the target.
Rhodes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Holloway had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rhodes defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Holloway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rhodes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holloway's head.
Holloway has his foot on Rhodes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rhodes works his way back into a safe position though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rhodes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holloway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhodes cracks Holloway with a solid left hand.
Rhodes with a nice head shot there.
Holloway keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.
Rhodes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rhodes works over Holloway with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rhodes is aware though and is defending well.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Holloway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holloway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhodes postures up.
Holloway keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.
Rhodes won't allow Holloway to get back to his feet.
Holloway has his foot on Rhodes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rhodes works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holloway looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rhodes is one step ahead there.
Holloway is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holloway looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes wants to control from the top but Holloway keeps moving.
Holloway is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holloway looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rhodes passes into side control.
Holloway is not content to let Rhodes control the position.
Holloway struggling a bit here.
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 Alexander Rhodes 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.
Rhodes throws a looping overhand right but Holloway ducks down to avoid it.
Holloway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holloway closes the distance and clinches up with Rhodes, looking for a takedown. Holloway pushes Rhodes against the cage but Rhodes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holloway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holloway ducks under a wild hook from Rhodes.
Rhodes misses with a body shot.
Rhodes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Holloway is trying to defend but Rhodes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rhodes is keen to just control but Holloway is a slippery customer.
Rhodes lands strikes from half guard.
Rhodes trying to pass the guard but Holloway defending well.
Holloway looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rhodes prevents Holloway from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes trying to control from half guard but Holloway is working away.
Holloway punching from the bottom.
Holloway has hold of Rhodes's hands but Rhodes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Holloway actively working from the bottom here.
Holloway looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rhodes pushes past his half guard into mount!
Holloway tries to hold on but Rhodes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway is breathing heavily.
Holloway sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rhodes is keen to just control but Holloway is a slippery customer.
Rhodes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alexander Rhodes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rhodes is trying to control. Holloway wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rhodes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rhodes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holloway can do to turn this around?
Rhodes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rhodes is looking to take a break and control but Holloway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhodes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rhodes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holloway knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holloway is trying to control but can't.
Rhodes lands strikes from half guard.
Holloway is in trouble now - Rhodes has advanced to mount!
Holloway tries to reverse the position but Rhodes maintains control.
Rhodes wants to control the pace but Holloway is squirming around nicely.
Rhodes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes looking to control but Holloway is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rhodes is landing with some decent strikes but Holloway is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rhodes breaks from Holloway's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Holloway is rocked!
Holloway is in a horrible position here. Rhodes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Holloway is still in real trouble! Can Rhodes finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holloway tries to hold on but Rhodes postures up.
Rhodes with shots to the head and body - Holloway looks very uncomfortable down there.
Holloway is working to get back to half guard.
Rhodes trying to control but Holloway is having none of it.
Holloway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rhodes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rhodes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holloway seems to have recovered his senses.
Holloway tries for a takedown but Rhodes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rhodes throws an overhand right that lands on Holloway's shoulder, as Holloway tries to avoid the shot.
Holloway gets caught flat footed, as Rhodes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rhodes wants to control from the top but Holloway keeps moving.
Rhodes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holloway bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rhodes's guard.
Holloway has gone for a leg lock! Rhodes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Holloway's guard.
Holloway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Holloway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes pushes down on Holloway's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes is trying to control. Holloway wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holloway is trying to stand up here but Rhodes is controlling him well.
Rhodes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Rhodes.
Holloway looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Rhodes there.
Rhodes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Holloway wants to control but Rhodes is having none of it.
Rhodes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holloway can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rhodes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holloway tries to get to full guard but Rhodes has control of the leg.
Rhodes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holloway does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rhodes is looking to advance position but Holloway won't allow it.
Rhodes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holloway is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rhodes pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway actively working from the bottom here.
Rhodes lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhodes lands a nice short elbow.
Rhodes tries to pass to full mount but Holloway defends it.
Rhodes working Holloway over with strikes.
Rhodes is looking to take a break and control but Holloway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhodes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rhodes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holloway tries to get to full guard but Rhodes has control of the leg.
Dale Holloway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes passes into side control, despite Holloway's attempt to control the position.
Rhodes works to advance to full mount. Holloway defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Alexander Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rhodes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holloway is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Rhodes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rhodes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Rhodes!
Dale Holloway spoke after the fight, saying 'sometimes your the pawn and sometimes your the king, tonight I was the pawn.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dro Qanar (ranked 2336 p4p, 280 weight class) and Joe Davis (ranked 2237 p4p, 268 weight class). Qanar comes to the cage accompanied by Fight to Forget. 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 Joe Davis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 New York, Dro Qanar!
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, Joe Davis!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qanar throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Dro Qanar has been cut.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Qanar ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Qanar misses.
Davis jabs Qanar right on the nose. Qanar blinks but takes it well.
Qanar clinches up against the cage.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Qanar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Qanar misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Qanar.
Qanar lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qanar jumps guard but Davis stands there with Qanar around his waist. Qanar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Qanar misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qanar misses with the head strike.
Qanar working aggressively here.
Davis prevents a body shot from Qanar.
Qanar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qanar backwards.
Qanar scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Qanar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qanar swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qanar throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
A head punch on the inside from Qanar fails to land.
Qanar pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Qanar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis 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.
Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Qanar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Qanar's legs - danger averted.
Davis is sitting in close to Qanar's body. Qanar has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Davis is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Davis is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Qanar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dro Qanar!
During a confident post fight interview, Dro Qanar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik El Shabazz (ranked 1003 p4p, 132 weight class) and Jason Carter (ranked 1249 p4p, 159 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malik El Shabazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Carter!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz lands a jab to the nose.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter staying out of range there.
El Shabazz misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. El Shabazz really felt that one!
Malik El Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Shabazz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Shabazz lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
El Shabazz misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Malik El Shabazz has been cut.
A jab from Carter misses.
El Shabazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
A big left from El Shabazz misses.
Carter connects with an inside leg kick.
El Shabazz misses with a looping left.
El Shabazz throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A leg kick checked by El Shabazz.
Carter slips under a jab.
El Shabazz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
El Shabazz ducks right into an uppercut from Carter.
El Shabazz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter feints a counter leg kick.
A cross from Carter lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by El Shabazz!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Shabazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from El Shabazz misses
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
El Shabazz throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
El Shabazz swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Shabazz misses with a low kick.
Carter jabs El Shabazz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from El Shabazz. Carter shrugs it off though.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter throws a series of punches but El Shabazz moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
Carter avoids the head kick by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz motions for Carter to come forward. El Shabazz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a leg kick
and El Shabazz counters with an inside leg kick.
El Shabazz misses with a looping left.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as El Shabazz blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Carter misses.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Shabazz moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from El Shabazz misses its target.
El Shabazz avoids the body shot from Carter.
El Shabazz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carter checks a low kick from El Shabazz.
Carter is looking for the big counter here.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but El Shabazz is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands a nice looking body kick.
El Shabazz lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Shabazz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and El Shabazz settles back down.
A nice side step and Carter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
El Shabazz sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! El Shabazz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carter - the referee stops the clock and El Shabazz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carter. El Shabazz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a leg kick
and El Shabazz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Shabazz is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
El Shabazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Shabazz moves away.
El Shabazz tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
Carter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malik El Shabazz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from El Shabazz misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. El Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Shabazz tried to counter with a leg kick but Carter avoided it.
El Shabazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
El Shabazz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Carter misses.
El Shabazz slips under a jab.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and El Shabazz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws out a leg kick but El Shabazz moves out of range and Carter only half commits.
El Shabazz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Shabazz throws a head kick that Carter semi-blocks.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to land a front kick but El Shabazz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Shabazz tries a head kick but it misses.
El Shabazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter digs a good body shot into El Shabazz's ribs.
Carter misses with a body shot.
El Shabazz stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Carter misses.
El Shabazz moves away from the strike by Carter.
Carter lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
El Shabazz throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from El Shabazz misses the target.
El Shabazz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Shabazz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
El Shabazz lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
El Shabazz misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Jason Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from El Shabazz.
Carter tries a low kick but El Shabazz avoids it.
El Shabazz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
El Shabazz keeps Carter at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Carter misses.
A big left from Carter misses.
El Shabazz misses with a looping right.
A jab from El Shabazz misses.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
El Shabazz misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Shabazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter staying out of range there.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but El Shabazz is out of range.
Carter lands an overhand right.
El Shabazz throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter cracks the inside of El Shabazz's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
El Shabazz misses the jab.
El Shabazz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
El Shabazz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Carter counters with a body kick.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like El Shabazz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malik El Shabazz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
El Shabazz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
El Shabazz is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
El Shabazz misses with a hook.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donk. El Shabazz catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
El Shabazz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter connects with an inside leg kick.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz moves out of range of the body kick.
El Shabazz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Shabazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling El Shabazz to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as El Shabazz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
El Shabazz misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
El Shabazz tried to score with a low kick but Carter checks it.
Carter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from El Shabazz with a body shot.
El Shabazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
El Shabazz tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter connects with a right hand. El Shabazz shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
El Shabazz misses with a kick to the body.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but El Shabazz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
El Shabazz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
El Shabazz with a jab.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but El Shabazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Shabazz throws a nice inside leg kick.
El Shabazz scores with a leg kick.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Shabazz moves away.
El Shabazz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter misses with a jab to the body
and El Shabazz counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but El Shabazz is just out of range.
Carter throws a leg kick but El Shabazz moved away.
El Shabazz throwing a counter right hand but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter cracks a nice hook into El Shabazz's ribs.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEl Shabazz.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from El Shabazz is predictable there
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
El Shabazz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Shabazz throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And El Shabazz counters with a quick kick to the body but Carter blocks it.
El Shabazz feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Carter throws a body punch but El Shabazz moves out of range.
As Carter backs away, El Shabazz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from El Shabazz misses its intended target.
Carter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carter missing with a left hand there. El Shabazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Shabazz needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jason Carter just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Malik El Shabazz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
El Shabazz slips a jab from Carter.
El Shabazz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carter blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Carter misses with a straight left.
El Shabazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and El Shabazz counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.
Carter misses with a hook. El Shabazz ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from El Shabazz. Carter shrugs it off though.
El Shabazz just misses with a punch to the body.
El Shabazz slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Shabazz.
Carter misses with a body shot.
El Shabazz tries a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Carter misses with a right hand
and El Shabazz counters with a leg kick.
El Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
El Shabazz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good leg kick by El Shabazz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Shabazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
El Shabazz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
El Shabazz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from El Shabazz.
Carter throws a hook but El Shabazz blocks it.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
El Shabazz throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Shabazz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter avoids the head kick by El Shabazz.
Carter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
El Shabazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carter flicks out a counter leg kick but El Shabazz steps away.
El Shabazz throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
El Shabazz throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Shabazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
El Shabazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter thuds his right hand into El Shabazz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses with a body kick.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Shabazz misses with a straight left.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
El Shabazz misses with a hook.
El Shabazz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
El Shabazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Shabazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Shabazz misses with a low kick as Carter jumps back.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Malik El Shabazz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malik El Shabazz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from El Shabazz misses the target.
El Shabazz throws a leg kick that misses.
El Shabazz throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Shabazz throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Carter throws a hook but El Shabazz blocks it.
El Shabazz misses the jab.
El Shabazz with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter moves away from the strike by El Shabazz.
Carter thumps El Shabazz with a low kick.
El Shabazz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from El Shabazz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
El Shabazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
El Shabazz misses with a few strikes there.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from El Shabazz does it's job there.
El Shabazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Shabazz tries a head kick but it misses.
El Shabazz throws a low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
El Shabazz throws a big shot that misses.
El Shabazz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Malik El Shabazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Shabazz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz tries a head kick but it misses.
El Shabazz lands with a nice combination. Carter backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Shabazz checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
El Shabazz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from El Shabazz misses the target.
El Shabazz misses with a hook.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter dips to his left and cracks El Shabazz with an uppercut!
Carter misses with a hook
and El Shabazz counters with an outside leg kick.
El Shabazz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
El Shabazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Shabazz scores with a leg kick.
El Shabazz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from El Shabazz.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Carter jabs El Shabazz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
El Shabazz misses with a straight left.
Carter counters with a body kick.
Carter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from El Shabazz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. El Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Shabazz takes one to the side of the head.
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 Malik El Shabazz.
Well Carter 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Carter!
Jason Carter is the new middleweight champion!
Jason Carter tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Can Crusher (ranked 2128 p4p, 130 weight class) and Bernie Sanders (ranked 814 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bernie Sanders enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Can Crusher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Sanders tries to get set, Crusher tries to push him back and clinch up but Sanders manages to avoid the attempt.
Sanders misses with a combination
and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crusher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanders throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sanders tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanders has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanders working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanders working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crusher struggling a bit here.
Crusher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crusher tries to get out of the position.
Sanders tries to score with some ground and pound. Crusher controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crusher has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sanders but great work by Crusher.
Sanders sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sanders looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanders wants to control but Crusher is keeping busy.
Sanders is looking for a sweep. Crusher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanders wants to get back to full guard but Crusher has mounted him!
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but Crusher has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanders is looking to get to half guard.
Sanders sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sanders looking for subs from the bottom but Crusher mounts him!
Crusher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanders bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Crusher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crusher controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Crusher has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crusher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanders showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crusher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Crusher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernie Sanders 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.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusher misses with a hook.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Crusher avoids it with no problem.
Crusher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crusher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bernie Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusher.
Sanders shoots in and drives through. Crusher sprawls well.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanders closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crusher quickly recovers to half guard.
Crusher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crusher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanders on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crusher holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanders chips away with some ground and pound.
Crusher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanders sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crusher's guard.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crusher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanders sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanders wants to take a breather but Crusher is having none of it.
Sanders is looking for a kimura here.
Crusher has hold of Sanders's hands but Sanders slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanders is keen to just control but Crusher is a slippery customer.
Sanders scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crusher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Crusher dodges it nicely.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Crusher dodges it nicely.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Crusher dodges it nicely.
Sanders looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crusher seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Can Crusher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Crusher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Crusher circles away easily
and Crusher counters by clinching up.
Can Crusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crusher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crusher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crusher lands a right hand.
Crusher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crusher.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders trying to stall but Crusher improves his position.
Crusher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanders tries a body shot but Crusher blocks it.
Crusher tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Crusher back against the cage.
Sanders trying to control the position but instead, Crusher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanders into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crusher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Crusher 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.
A close second round but Bernie Sanders will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanders misses with a hook.
Crusher misses with a looping right.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
Sanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No luck for Sanders with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Crusher. No joy for Sanders on that attempt.
Crusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crusher is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crusher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusher throws a big shot that misses.
Sanders rushes Crusher and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crusher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crusher backwards.
Crusher is leaning against Sanders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanders's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crusher is working Sanders over against the cage.
Crusher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crusher just leaning against Sanders, taking a breather.
Crusher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Can Crusher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crusher lands with a left to the head.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Crusher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Can Crusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Crusher avoids it well.
Sanders lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Crusher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to bum rush Crusher with a series of wild strikes but Crusher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Crusher was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crusher manages to avoid it.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Crusher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crusher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
And Sanders tries to counter it with a takedown but Crusher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanders tries to clinch but Crusher is having none of it.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Crusher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Crusher counters with a straight right hand.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Crusher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanders darts in trying to clinch
and Crusher counters with a straight right hand.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanders drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crusher defends it well.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Sanders shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crusher manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
Crusher has his hands on Sanders's head, controlling the position.
Crusher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crusher seems keen to control Sanders's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Can Crusher did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crusher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanders closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanders throws an elbow but Crusher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Crusher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanders wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanders has hold of Crusher's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Crusher tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sanders cranks the arm and Crusher screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Crusher, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bernie Sanders! Bernie Sanders retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 781 p4p, 95 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 1351 p4p, 162 weight class). Seran's entrance music is Sound of Silence - Disturbed. A fine choice. 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Olyn Seran has been cut.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Seran seems unphased.
Seran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Seran misses with a hook
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Seran misses.
Rodriguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Seran. Seran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Seran throws an off balance right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seran lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodriguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Seran moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seran throws an off balance right hand
and Rodriguez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A big right from Seran misses.
Rodriguez connects with a leg kick. Seran looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seran lands a slapping body shot.
Seran punishes Rodriguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Seran.
Seran swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Seran crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rodriguez - the referee stops the clock and Seran gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rodriguez. Seran manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rodriguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a one two! Seran had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seran on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seran had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Seran throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez thuds his shin into the meat of Seran's side.
Seran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez tries to land a front kick but Seran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A quick step to the side and Seran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses
and Seran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seran throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seran misses with a right hand
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Seran.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seran throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a good, hard body kick but Seran shrugs it off.
Seran has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Seran has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seran looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Seran throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
Olyn Seran's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Seran has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rodriguez to stand back up!
Rodriguez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seran misses with a hook.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Seran finish him?
Seran on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rodriguez connects with a right hand. Seran shakes it off.
Seran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seran misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez unleashes a big counter combination but Seran bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Seran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seran there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick that knocks Seran off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the head.
Seran tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olyn Seran's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Seran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seran is rocked!
Seran on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Seran.
Ryan Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Seran avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
Rodriguez scores with a spinning back kick!
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Seran throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Seran back to the cage. Rodriguez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oh Seran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seran throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez scores with a counter punch that sends Seran to the canvas! Rodriguez smells blood - he's punishing Seran with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Seran has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rodriguez!
Ryan Rodriguez is the new lightweight champion!
Ryan Rodriguez 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Andrade (ranked 553 p4p, 79 weight class) and Luke Davidson (ranked 1405 p4p, 181 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Andrade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade slips a jab from Davidson.
Andrade throws a quick counter kick to the body but Davidson avoids it.
Andrade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrade staying out of range there.
Andrade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Davidson just manages to avoid it.
Davidson moves in looking to clinch but Andrade pushes him off.
Davidson works Andrade's body with a nice hook.
Davidson takes a swing at Andrade's ribcage but misses.
Davidson moves to clinch but Andrade breaks away
and Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Luke Davidson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrade throws out the jab.
Davidson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrade doesn't seem bothered though.
Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidson.
Davidson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Davidson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davidson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrade staying out of range there.
Andrade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davidson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Andrade to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Davidson's shoulder, as Davidson tries to avoid the shot.
Davidson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Andrade.
Luke Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade gets through Davidson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andrade misses with some punches.
Andrade tries a body shot but Davidson blocks it.
Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davidson misses with a body punch.
Davidson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Andrade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrade.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
It looks like Joao Andrade has been cut.
Davidson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade lands with a left to the head.
Davidson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrade prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson lands a left hand.
Davidson tries a body shot but Andrade blocks it.
Andrade tries to break free but Davidson pushes him back against the cage.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrade walks into a stiff left hand from Davidson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson clinches with his opponent.
Davidson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrade has a couple of punches blocked by Davidson.
Davidson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidson blocks a body shot from Andrade.
Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davidson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrade's elbow.
Andrade lands with a light punch inside.
Andrade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrade is leaning against Davidson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davidson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Andrade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davidson tries a body shot but Andrade blocks it.
Andrade lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrade.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davidson misses with a jab to the body
and Andrade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrade.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Andrade. Davidson shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a right hook to the body.
Andrade takes one to the side of the head.
Davidson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davidson avoids the body shot from Andrade.
Crunch! Andrade slams his shin into Davidson's torso.
Davidson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Andrade. That one must have hurt.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrade throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davidson thuds his right hand into Andrade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Joao Andrade will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andrade connects with a leg kick. Davidson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davidson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davidson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidson.
Davidson tries to counter with a clinch but Andrade shakes him off and moves away.
Davidson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrade doesn't seem bothered though.
Davidson misses with a lunging right hand
and Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Davidson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson scores with a nice head shot.
Davidson looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrade is just out of range.
Andrade throws a series of punches but Davidson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a straight right.
Andrade motions for Davidson to come forward. Andrade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Andrade misses with a body kick.
Davidson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davidson.
That has opened up Luke Davidson's cut even more.
Davidson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andrade throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davidson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andrade counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Davidson! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Andrade!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Andrade!
Joao Andrade retains his light heavyweight title!
Joao Andrade 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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