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PL MMA 29* McDonald vs Mencken PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedy BB (ranked 2383 p4p, 93 weight class) and Lucus Grabowski (ranked 5672 p4p, 169 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tedy BB!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucus Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BB moves into the clinch.
Grabowski is trying to maintain a safe position but BB gets an underhook and turns Grabowski into the cage.
BB manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
BB bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grabowski's guard.
Grabowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grabowski holds on and takes a little breather.
BB has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Grabowski to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! BB is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Grabowski pulls down on the head and he's put BB to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lucus Grabowski!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between J Gay G (ranked 2196 p4p, 123 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 2365 p4p, 130 weight class). Gay G kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Down. J Gay G had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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143 lbs
29 - 27 - 1 |
Good wrestling
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, J Gay G!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay G has Huchkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Huchkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Huchkov is trying to break the clinch but Gay G is controlling him.
Huchkov wants to break free but Gay G has control.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gay G keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huchkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gay G counters with a straight right hand.
Huchkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gay G.
Huchkov throws a big shot that misses.
Huchkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gay G's head.
Huchkov tries a low kick but Gay G avoids it.
It looked like Gay G wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gay G rushes Huchkov and presses him up against the cage.
Huchkov wants to break free but Gay G has control.
Huchkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay G throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gay G escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gay G tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huchkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huchkov connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gay G throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov wants to break free but Gay G has control.
Huchkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gay G blocks a jab.
Huchkov misses the body punch
and Gay G cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huchkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Gay G.
Gay G displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huchkov throws out the jab.
Gay G uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huchkov.
Huchkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Huchkov throws a low kick, looking for Gay G's leg but Gay G calmly moves out of range.
Gay G ducks under a wild hook from Huchkov.
Huchkov throws the left hand but Gay G avoids the punch easily.
Huchkov misses the shot to the body.
Huchkov throws a looping overhand right but Gay G ducks down to avoid it.
Gay G moves into the clinch.
Gay G has Huchkov pressed against the cage, preventing Huchkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Huchkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gay G has him pressed against the cage.
Huchkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gay G manages to break the clinch.
Huchkov lands a nice shot that snaps Gay G's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gay G.
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!
Gay G takes one to the side of the head.
Gay G has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gay G there as he acknowledges the shot.
Huchkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huchkov throws an off balance right hand
and Gay G counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gay G bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Huchkov is predictable there
and Gay G cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Huchkov finds it's way through Gay G's defenses.
Huchkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Huchkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gay G throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huchkov motions for Gay G to come forward. Huchkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Huchkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gay G tries to clinch up but Huchkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Huchkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gay G darts in and clinches Huchkov up against the cage.
Huchkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Huchkov blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G misses with a knee to the head.
Gay G pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huchkov, as that shot connected.
Gay G slips under a jab from Huchkov.
Gay G appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gay G throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huchkov.
Huchkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huchkov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Matel Huchkov has been cut.
Huchkov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gay G.
Huchkov misses with a head kick.
Huchkov thuds his right hand into Gay G's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huchkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Huchkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Huchkov throws an off balance right hand
and Gay G connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gay G fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matel Huchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huchkov throws a series of punches but Gay G moves out of range.
Gay G instigates a clinch.
Huchkov blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.
A frustrated look appears on Huchkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huchkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Huchkov.
Huchkov has had enough of the clinch but Gay G keeps him there for the moment.
Huchkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gay G breaks the clinch.
Huchkov misses with a hook
and Gay G counters with a nice double leg into side control. Huchkov won't be happy with that.
Gay G looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Huchkov is avoiding damage well.
Huchkov prevents Gay G from improving position.
Huchkov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huchkov is not content to let Gay G control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matel Huchkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matel Huchkov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gay G tries to clinch but Huchkov is having none of it.
Huchkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Gay G counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Huchkov cracks Gay G with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gay G moves out of range as Huchkov strikes.
Gay G uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Huchkov misses with a straight right.
Huchkov swings for the body but Gay G moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gay G.
Gay G moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gay G uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huchkov.
Gay G showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huchkov.
An inside leg kick lands from Huchkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay G moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay G takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Huchkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gay G is rocked!
Huchkov throws a monster overhand right that drops Gay G! Huchkov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matel Huchkov!
Matel Huchkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Black (ranked 2373 p4p, 243 weight class) and Lopeared Galute (ranked 2482 p4p, 251 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Manu Chao - Mr. Bobby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
33 - 22 - 1 |
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280 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lopeared Galute!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galute throws a one two combo.
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Galute swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black instigates a clinch.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galute or not.
Galute leaning his opponent against the cage.
Black is trying to maintain a safe position but Galute gets an underhook and turns Black into the cage.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Galute avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Galute cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Galute struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Galute manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Galute creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Galute stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Galute pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Black to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black just leaning against Galute, taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Galute - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Galute.
Galute lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Galute lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galute lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Galute misses with a body punch.
Galute is stalling here.
Galute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Galute misses with a punch to the body.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Galute avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Galute working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galute prevents a body shot from Black.
Galute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galute lands an uppercut.
Galute lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Galute.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black is trying to stall.
Galute stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black slows down the pace here.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Galute is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galute lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Galute gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galute stalling in the clinch.
Galute lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Galute creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Galute lands a shot to the body.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galute is working Black over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Galute.
Galute lands a left hand.
Galute lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Galute on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galute lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black is rocked!
Galute pushes Black against the cage. Galute is working some dirty boxing. Galute pushes off with a quick right hook! Black goes down! Black tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Galute moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lopeared Galute!
Lopeared Galute decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Number (ranked 1640 p4p, 222 weight class) and Michael Salazar (ranked 1265 p4p, 175 weight class). Number comes to the cage accompanied by This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Number gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salazar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salazar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Number blocks an uppercut.
Number lands a body punch.
Number tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Number has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salazar swings wildly with an uppercut but Number uses good head movement to avoid it.
Number has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
I was talking to Number's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Number.
Number tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Number tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Salazar.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Number.
Salazar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Number lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Number pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Number moves to clinch but Salazar breaks away
and Salazar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Number's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Number clinches up against the cage.
Number lands with a short shot to the head.
Number doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar blocking some punches.
Number prevents a body shot from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Number blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Number lands with a short shot to the head.
Number lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salazar looking to throw knees to the head but Number is blocking nicely.
Number breaks from the clinch.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salazar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Number tries to clinch
and Number takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Number paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Number moves into the clinch.
Number works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Number can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
Number stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salazar looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar prevents a body shot from Number.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Number.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Number.
A shot in the inside from Number.
Salazar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Number tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salazar prevents a body shot from Number.
Number breaks from the clinch.
Number clinches.
Salazar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Number.
A left hand lands to the body for Number.
Salazar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Number lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Salazar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Number.
Number struggles to land a body shot inside as Salazar controls his hands.
Salazar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Number lands a nice uppercut.
Number lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Number lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Number scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Number lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Number works on Salazar's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Number.
Still in the clinch, Number scores with a nice short uppercut.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.
Number lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Number throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Number lands a body punch.
Number works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Number breaks from the clinch.
Number has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salazar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Number stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Number.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar blocks a body shot from Number.
Salazar wants to get back to striking at distance but Number won't allow it.
Salazar blocks a body shot from Number.
Number blocking some punches.
Number pushes Salazar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Number pushes Salazar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Number.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Number.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salazar.
Number cracks Salazar with a nice body shot.
Number lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salazar or not.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Number pushes Salazar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Number.
Number lands a right hand.
Number lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Number lands a shoulder strike.
Number lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Number as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Number lands a nice shot to the body.
Number throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salazars head.
Number works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Number lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Number pushes Salazar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Number dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Number moves into the clinch.
Salazar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Number softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salazar takes a shot to the head.
Number lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Number.
Number manages to break the clinch.
Number pushes Salazar up against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Number is leaning against Salazar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Number scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Number misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Number works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Number scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Number escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salazar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Number drives through and clinches with Salazar against the cage.
Number gets through Salazar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salazar misses with some punches.
A short right from Number.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Number doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Number.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Number.
Number lands with a left to the head.
Number is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salazar can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Number.
Number lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salazar.
Number working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Number lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Number - that landed with a thud.
Number makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Number.
Nice body punch from Number - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Number.
Number misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Number.
A body shot lands from Number.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Number lands an uppercut.
Number lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Number tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Number gets through Salazar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Number makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Number breaks from the clinch.
Jack Number is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Number gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Number.
Number tries a body shot but Salazar blocks it.
Number lands a body punch.
Number lands with a left to the head.
Number working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Number lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Still in the clinch, Number scores with a nice short uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Salazar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Salazar is looking to break free of the clinch but Number has double underhooks.
Jack Number has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Number goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Number.
Number lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Number softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Number.
Number breaks the clinch.
Number tries to clinch but Salazar moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Number clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Number.
A short body shot lands from Number as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Number.
Nice body punch from Number - that landed with a thud.
Salazar blocks a body shot from Number.
Number escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salazar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Number looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Number looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Number tries to clinch but Salazar moves out of range.
Number tries to clinch up.
Salazar looks to throw the jab but Number is out of range.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch but Number swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Number wants to clinch.
Salazar throws out a counter right but Number avoids it with no problem.
Salazar dodges the punch combination from Number.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Number tries to clinch there but Salazar circles away.
Number throws a series of punches but Salazar moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Number throws a combination that misses
and Salazar counters with a good low kick that Number was not able to check.
Number is looking to clinch but Salazar is avoiding it.
Salazar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salazar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Number fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Number looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Number closes the distance and clinches.
Salazar misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Number dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salazar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Number does no damage.
Number fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salazar unleashes a big counter combination but Number bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Salazar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salazar forces Number back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Number.
A right hook to the body lands for Number.
Number working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Number tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Number's elbow.
Number tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salazar's elbow.
Number swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Number can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Number.
A short right from Number on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Number.
Salazar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Number lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Number.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Number digs a right hand into Salazar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salazar's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Number working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Number.
Number lands with a short shot to the head.
Number tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Number scores with a shot to the side of Salazar's head.
Number lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salazar or not.
Number pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Number swinging wildly here.
Number tries to clinch but Salazar moves out of range.
Salazar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Number throws a series of punches but Salazar moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Number scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salazar takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Number lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Number lands an uppercut.
Number throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salazar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Number lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Nice body punch from Number.
A shot in the inside from Number.
Number digs a right hand into Salazar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salazar's gas tank.
Number tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Number lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Number tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salazar blocks a body shot from Number.
Salazar looking to slow down the pace here.
Salazar blocks a body shot from Number.
Number misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Number.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Number lands a body shot in the clinch.
Number lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Number lands with a short shot to the head.
Number works on Salazar's body with a couple of short punches.
Number works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Number pushes Salazar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Number on the inside.
Number lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salazar.
Number breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Number.
Number tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salazar's elbow.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Number's elbow.
Number goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Number lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Number can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Number has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
Salazar has a couple of punches blocked by Number.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.
Number tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salazar's elbow.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Salazar fails to land.
Number working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Number.
A short body shot lands from Number as the two fighters clinch.
Number lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Michael Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Number lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Number.
Number lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salazar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Number lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Number's elbow.
Salazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Number showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Number 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Number!
Michael Salazar was interviewed post fight and said 'The belt belongs to me, it will be reclaimed. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 1970 p4p, 256 weight class) and Sam McCullen (ranked 1337 p4p, 187 weight class). McCullen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Foggy Dew kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Osama Akharraz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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206 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz lands with a good body shot.
McCullen is looking to slow Akharraz down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from McCullen.
McCullen blocks the elbow strike.
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz has McCullen up against the cage in a clinch.
McCullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCullen tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by McCullen misses
and Akharraz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCullen throws a lazy head kick
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
McCullen scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz closes the distance and pushes McCullen back into the cage.
Akharraz lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
McCullen works on Akharraz's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Akharraz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCullen.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz pushes McCullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCullen lands a body shot.
McCullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Akharraz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCullen throws a head punch that misses.
McCullen throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen works on Akharraz's body with a couple of short punches.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
McCullen letting Akharraz take a breather here.
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from McCullen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCullen working aggressively here.
McCullen throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
A nice left hand lands by McCullen.
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
McCullen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akharraz tries to clinch but McCullen is having none of it.
McCullen misses with a body kick.
Akharraz misses with a head kick.
As Akharraz backs off McCullen throws a huge counter combo but Akharraz manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and McCullen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCullen keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from McCullen misses.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by McCullen.
Good shot there by Akharraz.
Akharraz darts in and clinches McCullen up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Akharraz catches McCullen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Akharraz misses with a leg kick
and McCullen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akharraz.
Akharraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCullen circles away quickly and effectively.
Akharraz gets a clinch.
McCullen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
McCullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akharraz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
Akharraz taking a breather.
A short left from Akharraz.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz is trying to force a seperation but McCullen has the dominant position.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
Akharraz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
That's time! Akharraz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCullen is looking for the big counter here.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from McCullen.
Akharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Akharraz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Akharraz clinches up with McCullen and pushes him back against the cage.
McCullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as McCullen controls his hands.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from McCullen fails to land.
McCullen lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
McCullen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akharrazs head.
McCullen blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
McCullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCullen lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen misses with a punch on the inside.
McCullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCullen pushes Akharraz against the cage. McCullen is working some dirty boxing. McCullen pushes off with a quick right hook! Akharraz goes down! Akharraz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McCullen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam McCullen!
A victorious Sam McCullen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Carnera (ranked 1508 p4p, 192 weight class) and Nick Sins (ranked 1483 p4p, 187 weight class). Carnera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Religion - Infected. 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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27
201 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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34
201 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Carnera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnera looks to land a left hand but Sins moved out of range nicely.
Carnera blocks a jab.
Carnera misses with a kick to the body.
Sins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carnera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sins tries a head kick but it misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carnera misses with a body kick.
Sins throws a head kick but Carnera moves out of range.
Carnera throws a series of punches but Sins moves out of range.
Carnera misses with a hook to the body
and Sins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carnera is able to avoid easily.
Carnera avoids the head kick by Sins.
Sins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carnera.
Sins moves away from the strike by Carnera.
Nice defenses there by Carnera.
Carnera misses with a body shot.
Sins jabs Carnera right on the nose. Carnera blinks but takes it well.
Sins avoids the body shot from Carnera.
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!
Carnera tries to land a front kick but Sins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carnera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carnera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sins moves forwards but Carnera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carnera darts in and clinches Sins up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carnera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sins misses with the head strike.
Carnera has a couple of punches blocked by Sins.
I was talking to Carnera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sins.
Carnera lands a left hand.
Sins working aggressively here.
Carnera lands with a light punch inside.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Carnera throws a punch but it's blocked by Sins.
Carnera pushes Sins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carnera lands with a light punch inside.
Sins is stalling here.
Carnera lands with a left to the head.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carnera swings wildly with an uppercut but Sins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Carnera.
Sins tries to work over Carnera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carnera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carnera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carnera blocks an uppercut.
Carnera blocks an uppercut.
Sins misses with a punch to the body.
Sins misses with a punch to the body.
Carnera lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
Sins trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Sins scores with a shot to the side of Carnera's head.
Sins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carnera blocks an uppercut.
Sins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sins struggles to land a body shot inside as Carnera controls his hands.
Carnera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
Sins blocking some punches.
Sins misses with some punches.
Sins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carnera backwards.
Carnera lands a hook that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carnera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
Carnera misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Carnera.
Sins lands an elbow inside that Carnera shrugs off.
It looks like Mauro Carnera has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carnera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carnera.
Carnera lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera manages to break the clinch.
Carnera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sins circles away quickly and effectively.
Sins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carnera's hands.
Carnera throws a right hand that Sins ducks under and follows up with a left that Sins also avoids with ease.
Sins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sins misses with an uppercut. Carnera saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carnera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sins scoring well with a low kick there.
Sins scores with a nice right hand.
Sins throws a chopping leg kick but Carnera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carnera lands a big head kick that sends Sins tumbling to the mat! Carnera takes a step backwards and waves Sins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sins is rocked!
Carnera avoids the head kick by Sins.
Sins is still on wobbly legs! Can Carnera finish him?
Carnera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sins avoids the body shot from Carnera.
Sins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carnera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sins seems to have recovered his senses.
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carnera lands a nice looking body shot.
Carnera is looking to slow Sins down with leg kicks.
Sins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sins lands a high kick!
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 Mauro Carnera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carnera tries to close the distance and clinch but Sins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carnera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carnera slips under a jab.
Sins misses with a leg kick.
Carnera scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carnera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carnera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carnera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sins is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Sins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carnera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sins has time to react.
Carnera misses with a low kick.
Sins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carnera.
Sins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carnera momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sins throws a right hand that Carnera ducks under and follows up with a left that Carnera also avoids with ease.
Carnera appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sins thuds his right hand into Carnera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carnera doesn't manage to clinch there - Sins circles away.
Sins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carnera lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carnera - the referee stops the clock and Sins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carnera. Sins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Sins misses.
Sins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carnera. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera is looking to clinch.
Carnera moves away from the strike by Sins.
Sins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carnera to score with a decent uppercut.
Carnera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sins moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Carnera misses.
Sins avoids the body shot from Carnera.
Carnera throws a sloppy head kick and Sins moves out of range easily.
A big right from Sins misses.
Good shot there by Sins.
Sins missing with a left hand there. Carnera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sins scores with a jab.
Sins with a jab.
Carnera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carnera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sins.
Sins misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carnera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sins throws out the jab.
Sins misses with a wild body shot.
Sins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Carnera counters with a quick kick to the body but Sins blocks it.
Carnera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carnera.
Sins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carnera.
Carnera misses with a body shot.
Carnera lands with a nice body punch.
Sins throws a shot from downtown. Carnera moves away and avoids it.
A solid body kick from Carnera.
Sins connects with a body shot that sends Carnera's belly button to the back.
Carnera moves away from the strike by Sins.
Sins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carnera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carnera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sins at a distance.
Carnera is looking to wear down Sins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sins is breathing heavily.
Carnera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sins blocks a head kick by Carnera.
Sins throws a big shot that misses.
Carnera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sins swings for the body but Carnera moves out of range.
Carnera slips under a jab.
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Carnera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sins's sensitive parts.
Sins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carnera.
Mauro Carnera is winning the standup battle so far.
Sins blocks the body kick.
Carnera thows a body kick. Sins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carnera misses with a two punch combination.
Sins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carnera misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Sins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carnera misses with a body kick.
Jab by Sins.
Carnera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carnera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sins scores with a leg kick.
Sins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carnera.
Sins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carnera.
Sins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carnera.
Sins keeps the fight on the outside.
Carnera throws a looping overhand right but Sins ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Sins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carnera misses with the body kick
and Sins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sins throws a hook to the side of Carnera's head but Carnera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carnera's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carnera.
Sins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carnera.
Carnera slips under a jab from Sins.
Carnera forces Sins back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Sins.
Sins avoids the elbow strike from Carnera, against the cage.
Carnera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sins throws a hook but Carnera avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Sins.
Sins throws a series of punches but Carnera moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Sins.
Carnera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Sins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carnera.
Carnera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Carnera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Sins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera'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. And we move into the final round!
Sins misses with a head kick.
Carnera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sins has time to react.
Carnera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carnera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carnera slips a straight right by Sins.
Carnera throws a body shot but no joy.
Sins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab from Sins misses.
Carnera swings for the body but Sins moves out of range.
Carnera throws a head kick that misses.
Sins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carnera. Carnera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sins blocks a head kick by Carnera.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sins! But no joy.
Sins lands the left hand.
Carnera is looking to slow Sins down with leg kicks.
Sins lands with a hook. Carnera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Sins throws a lazy right hand but Carnera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Carnera tries to clinch but Sins is having none of it.
Carnera moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
Carnera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carnera backwards.
Sins pushes Carnera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sins lands a body punch.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carnera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sins is looking to control Carnera's arms but Carnera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sins has his back to the cage.
Sins misses with some punches.
Carnera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sins lands a hook that snaps the head of Carnera backwards.
Sins avoids a wild elbow strike from Carnera.
Nick Sins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carnera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carnera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sins throws an elbow that misses.
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carnera's elbow.
Carnera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Carnera fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carnera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sins lands an uppercut.
Carnera prevents a body shot from Sins.
Sins has a couple of punches blocked by Carnera.
Carnera has a couple of punches blocked by Sins.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carnera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carnera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carnera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sins blocks a head kick by Carnera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sins misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Sins.
Sins swats away the attempt to clinch by Carnera.
Sins throws a hook but Carnera blocks it.
A jab from Sins finds it's way through Carnera's defenses.
Sins misses with an uppercut.
Sins throws a sloppy head kick and Carnera moves out of range easily.
Carnera scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheers as Carnera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sins doesn't seem phased though.
Carnera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carnera lands a jab.
A big right from Sins misses.
Carnera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sins misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carnera. Carnera obviously looking to wear him down.
Sins feints and then cracks Carnera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carnera down.
Jab by Carnera.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Carnera throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Sins is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mauro Carnera!
Our winner, Mauro Carnera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Johnson (ranked 1143 p4p, 160 weight class) and Rick Ambe (ranked 1712 p4p, 221 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Relentless - Slayer. Ambe has chosen MASTER P - REPO as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, CJ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson has Ambe up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ambe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ambe misses with some punches.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Ambe with an uppercut!
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Ambe shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Ambe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Ambe circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ambe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ambe misses with a straight left.
Ambe throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Ambe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is working Ambe over against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambe.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ambe or not.
Ambe takes a shot to the head.
Ambe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Ambe is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Ambe tries to tie him up.
Ambe is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ambe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ambe backwards.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ambe with a big uppercut! Ambe tries to clinch up but Johnson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ambe to the mat! Ambe covers up and Johnson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). CJ Johnson!
CJ Johnson very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Rick Ambe had this to say: 'retirement here i come '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus McDonald (ranked 222 p4p, 34 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 870 p4p, 118 weight class). McDonald 's entrance music is Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. A fine choice. Cletus McDonald could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Hill's chin.
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McDonald is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, McDonald circles away and we're back to standing.
McDonald jabs at Hill's body.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill digs a good hook to McDonald 's body.
Hill needs to keep his hands up - McDonald had a free shot at his head there.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
Hill throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hill just manages to avoid it.
A head kick by McDonald misses
and Hill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McDonald 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill throws a big elbow that misses.
Hill won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
McDonald is working hard here to advance position.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hill is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.
Hill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McDonald pulls his head out easily.
We've been hearing that McDonald has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McDonald working the head and body with strikes.
Hill is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.
McDonald working the head and body with strikes.
McDonald is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McDonald looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McDonald prevents Hill from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McDonald 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald preventing the sweep.
Hill has momentary wrist control but McDonald slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hill has momentary wrist control but McDonald slips an elbow through the middle.
Hill looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDonald is one step ahead there.
McDonald lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald trying to move into half guard but instead Hill has managed to sweep!
McDonald trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hill is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonald has wrist control.
Hill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hill wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald cracks Hill with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald distracts Hill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
Hill looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDonald is one step ahead there.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDonald is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McDonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill controls McDonald momentarily but McDonald frees himself.
McDonald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hill is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDonald slips under a jab from Hill.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hill throws out a powerful jab.
McDonald looks to land a body kick but Hill moved away.
McDonald drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McDonald cracks Hill with a big right hand but Hill just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hill manages to work his way to half guard, despite McDonald 's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McDonald scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hill is still in real trouble! Can McDonald finish him?
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald working Hill over with strikes.
McDonald lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hill! More strikes land and this one is all over! McDonald jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cletus McDonald !
Cletus McDonald retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Cletus McDonald thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Scott Hill was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Nova (ranked 363 p4p, 54 weight class) and Ronnie White (ranked 273 p4p, 37 weight class). White has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Nova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie White!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nova has time to react.
Nova misses with a low kick.
White lunges at Nova with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nova's hand.
Nova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Nova is just out of range.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White wants to clinch up but Nova keeps it at a distance.
Nova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Nova with a jab.
White gets a clinch.
Nova lands an uppercut.
Nova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Nova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nova.
Nova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Nova manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nova breaks from the clinch.
White misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Nova does a little dance to reset his feet.
White connects with a body shot that sends Nova's belly button to the back.
White ducks under a wild hook from Nova.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nova moves into range and connects with a jab.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White moves out of range as Nova throws a body kick.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White tries to clinch but Nova is having none of it.
White lands a nice hook to Nova's body. Nova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Nova misses its intended target.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nova throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Nova connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
White slips a straight right by Nova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nova finds it's way through White's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Nova misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Nova misses the jab.
Nova misses with a left hand
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nova manages to avoid it.
White loads up on a big right hand but Nova slips the punch.
Nova went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White moves out of range as Nova strikes.
Nova misses with a looping right.
Nova throws a body shot but no joy.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nova but Nova pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Neo Nova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Nova with a nice cross.
Nova misses the jab.
White misses with a looping left.
Nova swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nova misses with a straight left.
White has closed the distance and engaged Nova in a clinch.
White tries a body shot but Nova blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Nova.
Nice body punch from Nova.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Nova looking to slow down the pace here.
Nova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nova.
Nova blocks an uppercut.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nova lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nova is trying to stall.
Nova lands a left hand.
Nova scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nova trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nova into the cage.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nova scores with a nice short uppercut.
White lands an elbow inside that Nova shrugs off.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nova lands an uppercut.
Nova looking to slow down the pace here.
White gets through Nova's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Nova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Nova scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nova avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Nova dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White cracks Nova with a good jab.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Nova misses the target.
Nova misses with a looping right.
Neo Nova is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Nova.
Nova misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White throws a leg kick which misses Nova's front leg but catches the back leg as Nova tries to avoid it.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Nova misses.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White moves away from the strike by Nova.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nova's sensitive parts.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
Neo Nova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to clinch but Nova moves out of range.
Nova throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nova was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Nova looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Nova staying out of range there.
White takes one to the side of the head.
White misses with a hook to the body
letting Nova counter with a right hand.
Nova throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nova.
White defending well as Nova loads up on a big left hand.
Nova misses with a looping right.
White throws a hook but Nova blocks it.
Nova swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nova misses with a looping right.
White darts in trying to clinch
letting Nova counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nova.
White moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nova.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nova lands a nice shot to the body.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White blocking some punches.
White blocks a body shot from Nova.
White working aggressively here.
Nova blocks an elbow strike.
Nova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nova blocks the elbow strike.
Nova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nova misses with a hook from the clinch.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nova misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nova lands a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Nova. No joy for White on that attempt.
Nova misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White stuns Nova with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nova 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nova misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nova lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocks an uppercut.
Nova lands an uppercut.
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!
White lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nova.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from White.
Nova takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Neo Nova has been cut.
A short left from Nova.
Nova pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Nova trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nova into the cage.
Nova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nova manages to break the clinch.
White tries to clinch but Nova moves away
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White is rocked!
Nova lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neo Nova!
Neo Nova retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 325 p4p, 47 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 386 p4p, 57 weight class). McDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mencken walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mencken misses the target.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mencken avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mencken manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Mencken has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McDonald misses with a hook
and Mencken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mencken defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Mencken finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mencken goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mencken connects with a single shot there.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mencken is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McDonald.
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Mencken.
Mencken swings widly with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mencken.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mencken makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McDonald really felt that one!
McDonald throws a body punch but Mencken moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
McDonald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McDonald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonald slips a jab from Mencken.
Mencken cracks McDonald with a big right hand and McDonald goes down!
It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mencken content to stall in guard here.
McDonald can't keep his opponent in guard - Mencken advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mencken is thwarting McDonald's attempts to control the position.
Mencken works his foot free and advances to mount.
McDonald is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken controlling from mount.
McDonald is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mencken controlling from the full mount.
McDonald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McDonald regains half guard.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Mencken has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mencken's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mencken's back!
Mencken looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McDonald misses with an elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mencken finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
McDonald dominating with strikes here.
McDonald scoring with strikes but Mencken is staying in there.
Mencken is desperately trying to improve his position but McDonald has a good base and remains in mount.
McDonald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for McDonald! Mencken is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jim Bob McDonald!
Jim Bob McDonald retains his heavyweight title!
Jim Bob McDonald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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