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BB 5 - Bjornsson vs Big Daddy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Somelainen (ranked 3704 p4p, 4044 weight class) and Oscar Blaydes (ranked 440 p4p, 467 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sauli Somelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Blaydes!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaydes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Somelainen.
Blaydes scores with the left hand. Somelainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Somelainen defending well as Blaydes loads up on a big left hand.
Blaydes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Somelainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sauli Somelainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Somelainen looks to land a left hand but Blaydes moved out of range nicely.
Somelainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blaydes.
Blaydes scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaydes misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Blaydes.
Somelainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Somelainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Somelainen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somelainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaydes's head.
Blaydes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Blaydes gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes pulls Somelainen in to control the position.
Our spies down at at Ironside Fitness inform us that Blaydes has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Somelainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaydes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Somelainen throwing strikes but missing.
Blaydes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blaydes wants to sweep but no luck.
Somelainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Somelainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blaydes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Somelainen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Somelainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Blaydes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes has his hands on Somelainen's head, controlling the position.
Blaydes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaydes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Somelainen's coaches at FF Forever have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaydes wants to work for an arm triangle but Somelainen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Somelainen is looking for a sweep. Blaydes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Somelainen actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Blaydes.
Somelainen is staying active underneath Blaydes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blaydes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Somelainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Somelainen tries to roll over but Blaydes keeps him under control.
Blaydes tries to pass to full mount but Somelainen defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Somelainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blaydes.
Somelainen is looking to get back to full guard here but Blaydes has managed to pass to side control instead.
Blaydes grinds an elbow into Somelainen's temple.
Somelainen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Somelainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Somelainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blaydes wants to pass the guard but Somelainen is keeping the position.
Blaydes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Somelainen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen landing with the ground and pound.
Blaydes trying to control the position here.
Somelainen preventing the sweep.
Somelainen with a nice head shot there.
Somelainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaydes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Somelainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Somelainen stopping the sweep attempt from Blaydes.
Somelainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Somelainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Somelainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sauli Somelainen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Blaydes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Somelainen scores with a decent looking hook.
Somelainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaydes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Somelainen scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Somelainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaydes doesn't seem phased though.
Blaydes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Somelainen.
Blaydes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Somelainen as he checks the leg kick.
Blaydes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Somelainen misses with a two punch combination.
Somelainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blaydes.
Somelainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaydes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somelainen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blaydes passes into side control.
Blaydes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Somelainen to see if he's OK.
Blaydes scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes scoring with punches from side control.
Somelainen is looking to reverse the position.
Oscar Blaydes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Somelainen is working hard here to advance position.
Somelainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Somelainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blaydes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blaydes wants to pass the guard but Somelainen is keeping the position.
Blaydes works over Somelainen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Somelainen keeps moving.
Somelainen working a defensive guard here.
Somelainen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Somelainen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Blaydes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Somelainen trying to control but Blaydes is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blaydes is on top in guard.
Blaydes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Somelainen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen wants to sweep here but Blaydes controlling him for the moment.
Blaydes trying to control the position from guard on top but Somelainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Somelainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaydes drops back looking for a leg! Somelainen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Somelainen manages to kick Blaydes off! Blaydes jumps back into Somelainen's guard.
Somelainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blaydes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blaydes with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Somelainen wants to sweep here but Blaydes controlling him for the moment.
Blaydes drops back looking for a leg! Somelainen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Somelainen manages to kick Blaydes off! Blaydes jumps back into Somelainen's guard.
Blaydes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blaydes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaydes throws a big elbow that misses.
Blaydes landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaydes stopping the sweep attempt from Somelainen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Somelainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blaydes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Somelainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaydes takes one on the button.
Blaydes swings for the body but Somelainen moves out of range.
Somelainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Somelainen throws a low kick, looking for Blaydes's leg but Blaydes calmly moves out of range.
Somelainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaydes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Somelainen is looking for a counter combo.
Somelainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Somelainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blaydes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blaydes moves out of range of the strikes.
Somelainen works Blaydes's body with a nice hook.
Somelainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaydes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Somelainen.
Somelainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Somelainen gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Somelainen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaydes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somelainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaydes defending well though.
Blaydes is trying to get back to full guard.
Somelainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaydes tries to get to full guard but Somelainen has control of the leg.
Blaydes keeping control of the position.
Blaydes is looking to control Somelainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blaydes avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Somelainen connects with a nice short shot to Blaydes's temple.
Blaydes trying to control but Somelainen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blaydes tries to roll over but Somelainen keeps him under control.
Somelainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Somelainen wants to take a breather but Blaydes is having none of it.
Blaydes gets full guard.
Blaydes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Somelainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Blaydes won't allow Somelainen to sweep him here.
Somelainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blaydes defends it easily.
Somelainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Somelainen, not yet.
Blaydes is working Somelainen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Somelainen is trying to control the position but Blaydes postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Somelainen keeps moving.
Somelainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blaydes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blaydes working the body and head with strikes.
Somelainen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Somelainen is trying to improve his position.
Somelainen can't do much from the bottom here.
Somelainen tries to bench press Blaydes off him but Blaydes keeps the position.
Blaydes scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blaydes connects with a decent elbow.
Somelainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blaydes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Somelainen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Somelainen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Somelainen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blaydes connects with a decent elbow.
Somelainen is not content to let Blaydes control the position.
Somelainen sneaks back into half guard.
Blaydes prevents Somelainen from improving his position.
Blaydes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sauli Somelainen.
I think Somelainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sauli Somelainen!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Oscar Blaydes!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Holmes (ranked 23131 p4p, 2626 weight class) and Dexter Warren (ranked 664 p4p, 330 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Warren!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Holmes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warren throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Warren.
A head kick misses from Warren.
Holmes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Warren blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Holmes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Holmes.
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!
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Warren avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Warren is looking for the big counter here.
Warren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holmes misses with an uppercut
and Warren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warren lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Warren blocks a head kick by Holmes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warren.
Warren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Warren instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Warren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Warren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Warren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick by Holmes misses
enabling Warren to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jack Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Warren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Warren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holmes.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Warren moved away.
Warren throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Warren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Holmes misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warren slips a straight right by Holmes.
Warren is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warren.
Holmes swings widly with a right hand
and Warren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warren clinches.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Warren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab from Holmes.
It looks like Holmes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Warren clinches.
Warren breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Warren misses.
Warren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Warren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Warren is just out of range.
Holmes works over Warren's head and body with a nice combination.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Warren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Holmes blocks the leg kick.
Holmes thuds his shin into the meat of Warren's side.
Warren moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warren.
Warren misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Holmes connects with a right hand. Warren shakes it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holmes.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Warren raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holmes.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Warren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Warren avoids them all with ease.
Warren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holmes backs up against the cage.
Warren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmes misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warren tries to move into range but Holmes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Warren defending well as Holmes loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holmes, as that shot connected.
Warren checks the leg kick.
Warren throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a jab. Warren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
Warren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Warren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warren cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes swinging wildly here.
Warren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warren 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.
Holmes thinks about countering with a head kick.
Warren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes circles away quickly and effectively.
Warren has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Warren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Warren.
Warren misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Holmes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Warren slips a jab and a cross from Holmes.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Warren moves out of range easily.
Jab by Holmes.
Warren takes one to the chin there.
Holmes moves out of range as Warren throws a body kick.
Warren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warren manages to avoid it.
Warren misses with a head kick.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Warren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holmes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Warren raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Warren lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holmes checks a leg kick nicely.
Jack Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Warren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Warren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warren connects with a nice looking jab.
Warren drives through and clinches with Holmes against the cage.
Warren breaks from the clinch.
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmes throws a body punch but Warren moves out of range.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Warren throws a big counter head kick but Holmes avoids it with no problem.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Warren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warren was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Warren slips a jab from Holmes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Warren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warren.
Warren shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holmes eats them both and turns towards Warren to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Holmes.
Warren lands with a slapping head kick.
Warren throws a body kick that misses.
Holmes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Warren slips the punch.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Warren moves out of range.
Warren is trying to counter with his kicks.
Warren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warren misses with a series of wild punches.
Warren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Warren's ribs.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Warren is just out of range.
Warren lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Warren checks a low kick from Holmes.
Warren looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Warren throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Holmes duly obliges.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warren was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes lands a jab to Warren's midsection.
Warren misses with a head kick.
Holmes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Sloppy strikes from Warren. Those never looked like landing.
Warren throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Warren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warren misses with a head kick.
Warren is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warren on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Holmes finds it's way through Warren's defenses.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Warren's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warren appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Warren clinches up with Holmes and pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Warren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Warren delivers a nice body kick.
Warren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body. Warren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Warren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Holmes backs off Warren throws a huge counter combo but Holmes manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Warren throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Warren.
Holmes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Holmes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Warren.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Warren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warren is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Warren takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Warren throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Holmes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Warren throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Warren dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Holmes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Warren will feel that in the morning.
Warren scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warren can do to turn this around?
Warren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head kick that Warren semi-blocks.
Warren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warren throws out a counter right but Holmes avoids it with no problem.
Holmes connects with an inside leg kick.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Warren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warren looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Warren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick but Warren moves out of range.
Warren cracks Holmes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Warren throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Holmes.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warren.
Warren throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws a big counter combination but Warren scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Holmes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Warren.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dexter Warren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Warren does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Warren.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Warren closes the distance and pushes Holmes back into the cage.
Warren breaks from the clinch.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Holmes throws a one two combo.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Warren.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Warren does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
Warren moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Warren slips a jab from Holmes.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warren on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Warren avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Warren stuns Holmes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Warren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
Warren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Holmes with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Warren lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Warren moves into the clinch.
Warren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Holmes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holmes.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Warren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warren clinches.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holmes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Warren - the referee stops the clock and Holmes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Warren. Holmes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warren throws a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
Holmes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Warren back to the cage. Holmes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holmes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jack Holmes!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jack Holmes!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jack Holmes!
Jack Holmes wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 2655 p4p, 2589 weight class) and Freddy Barnes (ranked 343 p4p, 340 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes's coach down at Mentor Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tryastsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tryastsyn shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
We've been hearing reports that Tryastsyn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tryastsyn.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tryastsyn throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Tryastsyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tryastsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Tryastsyn moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Tryastsyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tryastsyn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tryastsyn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Barnes.
Tryastsyn misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugeniy Tryastsyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes throws a body punch but Tryastsyn moves out of range.
Tryastsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tryastsyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn misses with a straight left.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Tryastsyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tryastsyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Tryastsyn's shoulder, as Tryastsyn tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tryastsyn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tryastsyn working the head with strikes.
Tryastsyn lands a nice forearm strike.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Tryastsyn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Tryastsyn landing a few strikes.
Tryastsyn scoring with punches and elbows.
Tryastsyn is working Barnes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tryastsyn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tryastsyn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barnes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tryastsyn lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Tryastsyn working the ground and pound.
Barnes taking a bit of punishment here - Tryastsyn scoring with strikes.
Tryastsyn is working Barnes over with some ground and pound from side control.
 Barnes is rocked!
Tryastsyn working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Tryastsyn finish him?
Tryastsyn scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Barnes is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Tryastsyn can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
During a confident post fight interview, Eugeniy Tryastsyn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 3840 p4p, 1890 weight class) and Vino Selvatico (ranked 490 p4p, 277 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vino Selvatico!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selvatico misses with a hook. Ariitaia ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Ariitaia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ariitaia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ariitaia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Selvatico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ariitaia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Selvatico was well out of range. Poor timing from Ariitaia.
Selvatico connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ariitaia's hands.
Ariitaia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selvatico.
Selvatico lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ariitaia's sensitive parts.
Selvatico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ariitaia was well out of range. Poor timing from Selvatico.
Selvatico throws a front kick that sends Ariitaia stumbling back into the cage.
Ariitaia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selvatico manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Selvatico releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Selvatico throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ariitaia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ariitaia lands with an uppercut that bounces Selvatico off the cage and back into range.
Ariitaia throws an off balance right hand
and Selvatico counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gordon Ariitaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ariitaia. Selvatico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selvatico lands a left and a right that send Ariitaia crashing to the mat, dazed. Selvatico thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Ariitaia is rocked!
Ariitaia glances at the clock... BAM! Selvatico nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Ariitaia crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Ariitaia is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vino Selvatico!
A very excited looking Vino Selvatico made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 2866 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Gator Boudreaux (ranked 375 p4p, 391 weight class). Ubaldo Cortez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gator Boudreaux!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Boudreaux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
letting Boudreaux counter with a right hand.
Boudreaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Boudreaux misses.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Boudreaux misses its intended target.
Boudreaux thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a nice body shot.
Boudreaux avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a jab to the body
and Boudreaux counters with a straight right hand.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux scores with a body shot.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boudreaux is out of range.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudreaux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cortez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cortez slips a jab from Boudreaux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux misses with a looping left.
Boudreaux looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Cortez is looking to wear down Boudreaux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Boudreaux sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Boudreaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just 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!
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boudreaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws a shot to the body.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Boudreaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez lands a head shot.
Boudreaux swings widly with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a nice leg kick.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez misses with a body punch
and Boudreaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez dips to his left and cracks Boudreaux with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
Cortez moves out of range as Boudreaux strikes.
Cortez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez lands a nice hook to Boudreaux's body. Boudreaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boudreaux throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Cortez throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Boudreaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudreaux walks into a left hand.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Boudreaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Boudreaux. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Boudreaux moved away.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Boudreaux.
Cortez slips a straight right by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Boudreaux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Boudreaux punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez moves out of range as Boudreaux strikes.
Cortez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boudreaux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boudreaux misses with a straight right.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux blocks the body kick.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boudreaux!
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boudreaux in his tracks.
Boudreaux fails to land with a series of punches.
Boudreaux throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Boudreaux off balance momentarily.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Boudreaux moved away.
Cortez thows a leg kick but Boudreaux checks it
and Boudreaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Boudreaux.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body
and Boudreaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreaux throws out the jab.
Cortez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boudreaux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boudreaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body
and Boudreaux counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Boudreaux lands with a shot to the body.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Boudreaux ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Boudreaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gator Boudreaux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Boudreaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Boudreaux swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boudreaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.
Boudreaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a hook. Boudreaux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gator Boudreaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudreaux throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boudreaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez sizes up Boudreaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boudreaux loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Boudreaux punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Cortez staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux misses the jab.
Boudreaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux.
A lazy left from Cortez finds it's target.
Boudreaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Boudreaux scores with a nice strike.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez lands with a cross.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Cortez.
Boudreaux moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez is looking to clinch but Boudreaux is avoiding it.
Boudreaux doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Boudreaux misses
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Boudreaux slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boudreaux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez throws a lazy body kick
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortez. Boudreaux shrugs it off though.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boudreaux! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boudreaux lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Boudreaux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gator Boudreaux.
Well Boudreaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Gator Boudreaux!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Gator Boudreaux!
Gator Boudreaux wins by majority decision!
Gator Boudreaux very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Okongwu (ranked 2377 p4p, 3737 weight class) and Murilo Figueiredo (ranked 311 p4p, 453 weight class). Okongwu comes to the cage accompanied by Know Better - Headie One. Isaiah Okongwu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Okongwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Figueiredo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okongwu defending well as Figueiredo loads up on a big left hand.
Figueiredo throws a jab but it's blocked by Okongwu.
An attempted straight right counter from Okongwu misses the target.
Figueiredo throws a poor cross that misses
and Figueiredo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Figueiredo slips a jab from Okongwu.
Figueiredo throws a poor cross that misses
and Okongwu counters with a good low kick that Figueiredo was not able to check.
Okongwu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Figueiredo throws out the jab.
Figueiredo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Figueiredo looks to move away, Okongwu throws a big counter combo but Figueiredo just gets out of the way.
Figueiredo scores with a punch to the head.
Figueiredo throws a right hand that misses
and Okongwu counters with a low kick, right behind Figueiredo 's knee.
Figueiredo misses with a jab to the body
and Okongwu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Figueiredo! Okongwu lets Figueiredo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Figueiredo is rocked!
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!
Figueiredo throws a lazy uppercut
and Okongwu counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Figueiredo out cold! What a finish! Okongwu is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Isaiah Okongwu!
Isaiah Okongwu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gholam Estili (ranked 1641 p4p, 2234 weight class) and Shouta Nakamura (ranked 176 p4p, 229 weight class). Estili comes to the cage accompanied by Ready For War (Instrumental). Shouta Nakamura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gholam Estili's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gholam Estili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shouta Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura closes the distance but Estili moves to the side
so Estili counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nakamura told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Estili throws a big right hand that misses.
Estili postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Estili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Estili is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estili chips away with some ground and pound.
Estili postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Estili is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakamura has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nakamura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Estili is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nakamura being controlled here, momentarily.
Estili postures up and lands a big shot to Nakamura's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estili missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Estili with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Estili postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Estili keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nakamura's head.
Estili working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Estili with a flurry of punches that miss.
Estili has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Estili distracts Nakamura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Estili is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Estili postures up and lands a big shot to Nakamura's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Estili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Estili content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Estili's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estili.
Estili postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Estili working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura controls Estili momentarily but Estili frees himself.
Estili content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nakamura looks winded!
Estili with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Estili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Estili is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Estili missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Estili in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Estili scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estili is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estili loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakamura has momentary wrist control but Estili slips an elbow through the middle.
Estili throws a big right hand that misses.
Estili showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Estili loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Estili throwing strikes from guard but Nakamura blocks nicely.
Estili in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estili.
Estili is working Nakamura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estili stands up over Nakamura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Estili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura has momentary wrist control but Estili slips an elbow through the middle.
Estili cracks Nakamura with a solid left hand.
Estili lands a couple of digs.
Estili throwing strikes from guard but Nakamura blocks nicely.
Nakamura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Estili lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Estili working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Estili in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Estili lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estili throws a big elbow that misses.
Estili not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gholam Estili dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Estili with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Estili seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Estili looking to score a takedown here. Nakamura is defending well but Estili drives through and ends up in Nakamura's guard.
Estili throwing strikes but missing.
Estili throws a big elbow that misses.
Estili makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Estili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakamura can do to turn this around?
Estili content to stall in guard here.
Estili throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estili throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Estili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Estili working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estili controlling from the top position.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Estili working some strikes from top position.
Estili is in close to Nakamura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Estili throws a big right hand that misses.
Gholam Estili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estili missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Estili postures up and lands a big shot to Nakamura's brow.
Estili content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nakamura is rocked!
Estili is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nakamura is still in real trouble! Can Estili finish him?
Estili loads up on a big left hand. Nakamura felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Estili looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Nakamura can't hide his disappointment, as Estili celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gholam Estili!
A victorious Gholam Estili 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cruz (ranked 663 p4p, 1642 weight class) and Renoa Gracie (ranked 72 p4p, 177 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by I Go to Rio. Pablo Cruz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie 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.
Cruz swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
Cruz digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Cruz shakes him off and moves away.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cruz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Cruz.
Cruz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Cruz throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Cruz didn't expect that.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cruz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Cruz in his guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Cruz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Gracie avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Pablo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cruz.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Cruz pushes him away.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Cruz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gracie wants to hit a sweep here but Cruz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cruz slips under a jab from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Pablo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renoa Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie has Cruz pushed against the cage.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pablo Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Gracie is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruz as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cruz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Cruz from standing up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cruz won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruz defends it well.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cruz.
Gracie wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie pushes down on Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Renoa Gracie just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Cruz didn't expect that.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Cruz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Cruz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cruz is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Cruz stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Cruz and move into the clinch position.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Cruz pushes him away.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Pablo Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruz defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Cruz had his way with Renoa Gracie in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cruz kicks Gracie off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cruz's guard.
Renoa Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cruz is holding on for now.
Renoa Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie misses with some ground and pound and Cruz recovers position to half guard.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cruz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renoa Gracie!
Renoa Gracie is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Renoa Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juki Allu (ranked 1480 p4p, 705 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 192 p4p, 102 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juki Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Allu works King's body with a nice hook.
King ducks under a wild hook from Allu.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allu.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allu misses with a body shot.
Allu scores with a decent looking hook.
Allu avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Allu
and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
Allu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Allu misses with the head strike.
Allu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu scores with a nice hook to the head.
King has Allu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Allu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Allu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allu.
Allu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allu misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Allu misses with some punches.
King is looking for a takedown.
Juki Allu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy King.
Allu misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King prevents a body shot from Allu.
Allu throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Allu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Allu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Allu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Allu misses with the combination.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Allu misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Allu stuffs the takedown.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allu.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Allu.
Allu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Allu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allu sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King loads up on a big right hand but Allu slips the punch.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from King.
Allu throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
Allu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've been told by Allu's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allu with the inside leg kick.
King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allu.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allu cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Allu did well to prevent King getting side control.
Allu has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Allu looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Allu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Allu looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Allu moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juki Allu 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.
Allu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allu was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King blocks a jab.
King lands a jab to the head.
Allu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Allu stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allu.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Juki Allu is winning the standup battle so far.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allu can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu scores with a jab to the head.
Allu takes one to the chin there.
Allu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu tries a head kick but it misses.
Allu throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allu throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Allu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Allu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Allu sets himself, and King steps forward looking for the clinch! Allu avoids it this time.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Allu forces King back against the cage and clinches.
King can't get the takedown.
Allu swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and King manages to end up in side control.
Allu is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allu can't do much from the bottom here.
Allu is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
King in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
King cracks Allu with a big right hand but Allu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
King misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Allu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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!
King misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allu wants to control but King postures up.
Allu defending against the ground and pound.
King throws an elbow but Allu slips to the side and avoids it well.
King tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
King trying to control the position but Allu is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allu throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Allu throws a leg kick
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Juki Allu has been cut.
Allu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King throws a wild body kick that Allu sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allu scores with a shot to the body.
Allu walks into a stiff left hand from King.
The fighters circling - Allu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Allu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and King is able to avoid easily.
Allu avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a series of punches but Allu moves out of range.
King checks a leg kick.
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!
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Allu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King throws a series of punches but Allu avoids them all with ease.
Allu lands a jab to the head.
Allu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juki Allu'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Allu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Allu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
King is stalling here. Allu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! King seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Allu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
King tries to escape but Allu is in control.
The referee asks Allu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Allu prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu trying to control the position but King is working away.
Allu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Allu takes a little break here. King wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Allu wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Allu wants to control for a moment but King uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Allu not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Allu misses with an uppercut.
Juki Allu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
King scores with the left hand. Allu knows he should have avoided that one.
Allu moves out of range of the strikes.
Allu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Allu moves out of range of the strikes.
Allu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Allu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King wants to counter the offense by Allu and move into the clinch position.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Allu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jimmy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juki Allu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Allu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Juki Allu!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Juki Allu!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Juki Allu!
Juki Allu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 49 p4p, 412 weight class) and Deon Big Daddy (ranked 10 p4p, 55 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bjornsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ultimate - Denzel Curry. Big Daddy has chosen Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator as his entrance music. 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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Big Daddy !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Big Daddy to the ground. Bjornsson is now in Big Daddy 's guard.
Bjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Big Daddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bjornsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bjornsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bjornsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Big Daddy 's head.
Bjornsson being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Big Daddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Big Daddy pulls Bjornsson in close to prevent any damage.
Big Daddy looking to control.
Big Daddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Big Daddy keeps moving.
Bjornsson stands and throws Big Daddy 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bjornsson throws an elbow but Big Daddy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bjornsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bjornsson misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bjornsson throws an elbow but Big Daddy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Big Daddy is not content to let Bjornsson control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjornsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bjornsson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Big Daddy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Big Daddy wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping busy.
Bjornsson throws a strike but Big Daddy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bjornsson trying to control but Big Daddy is working from the bottom.
Bjornsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Big Daddy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bjornsson throwing strikes from guard but Big Daddy blocks nicely.
Bjornsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Bjornsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Bjornsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Big Daddy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bjornsson throwing strikes from guard but Big Daddy blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is working Big Daddy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bjornsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bjornsson preventing the sweep.
Bjornsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bjornsson is pushing down on Big Daddy 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Big Daddy is fighting to maintain full guard but Bjornsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bjornsson is trying to work for a kimura but Big Daddy is defending well.
Bjornsson is pressing down on Big Daddy 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Big Daddy is holding on for now.
We've been hearing that Bjornsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Big Daddy tries to roll over but Bjornsson keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bjornsson slips under a jab.
Bjornsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Big Daddy sprawls and moves away.
Big Daddy misses with the body kick
and Bjornsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bjornsson throwing shots but Big Daddy is blocking nicely.
Big Daddy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Big Daddy tries to get to full guard but Bjornsson has control of the leg.
Bjornsson throwing shots but Big Daddy is blocking nicely.
Bjornsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Big Daddy 's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Big Daddy is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjornsson is trying to control. Big Daddy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Daddy wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping busy.
Big Daddy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Big Daddy pulls Bjornsson in close to prevent any damage.
Bjornsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bjornsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bjornsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bjornsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Big Daddy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy keeping moving, preventing Bjornsson from controlling successfully.
Big Daddy working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Big Daddy pulls Bjornsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Bjornsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bjornsson postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bjornsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Big Daddy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bjornsson thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson has a takedown stuffed.
Bjornsson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Big Daddy 's guard.
Big Daddy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eddie Bjornsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Big Daddy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjornsson.
Big Daddy trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bjornsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Big Daddy can do to turn this around?
Bjornsson controlling from the top position.
Big Daddy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good exchange - Bjornsson coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bjornsson cracks Big Daddy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Bjornsson.
Big Daddy slips a jab from Bjornsson.
Big Daddy throws a counter combo.
Big Daddy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Big Daddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Big Daddy .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Daddy throws a hook but Bjornsson blocks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Big Daddy throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Bjornsson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Daddy works the jab nicely.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson shoots in but Big Daddy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Big Daddy ! But no joy.
Bjornsson moves out of range as Big Daddy strikes.
Big Daddy misses with a body punch
and Bjornsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Big Daddy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Big Daddy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bjornsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bjornsson has one foot on Big Daddy 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bjornsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Deon Big Daddy has been cut.
Bjornsson throws a big shot that misses.
Bjornsson throws a jab when Big Daddy was well out of range.
Bjornsson fails with the takedown
and Big Daddy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deon Big Daddy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Big Daddy throws an overhand right that lands on Bjornsson's shoulder, as Bjornsson tries to avoid the shot.
Big Daddy throws out a loose jab but Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big Daddy . Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Big Daddy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bjornsson shoots in and drives through. Big Daddy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjornsson defending well as Big Daddy loads up on a big left hand.
Big Daddy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Big Daddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
Big Daddy slips under a jab.
Big Daddy lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Bjornsson.
Big Daddy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bjornsson blocks it well.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Big Daddy as he avoids it easily.
Bjornsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Big Daddy scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Big Daddy scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deon Big Daddy really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bjornsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Big Daddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson dodges the punch combination from Big Daddy .
Bjornsson attempts a counter takedown but Big Daddy avoids it well and moves away.
Bjornsson defending well as Big Daddy loads up on a big left hand.
Bjornsson tries to counter with a takedown but Big Daddy is quick to defend against it.
Bjornsson blocks a head kick by Big Daddy .
Bjornsson misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Daddy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eddie Bjornsson's cut is getting worse.
Big Daddy misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Daddy scores with a sloppy right hand. Bjornsson should have avoided that one.
Bjornsson misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Big Daddy misses.
Bjornsson throws a right hand that misses
and Big Daddy counters with a head kick that drops Bjornsson to the mat! Bjornsson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bjornsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Big Daddy scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
Big Daddy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Big Daddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eddie Bjornsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Big Daddy sprawls well. Big Daddy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bjornsson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson stuns Big Daddy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Big Daddy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bjornsson has his takedown stuffed
and Big Daddy counters with a crisp one two that drops Bjornsson! Big Daddy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bjornsson to his feet! Bjornsson is in big trouble!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjornsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Big Daddy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Big Daddy sprawls well. He's pushed Bjornsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Big Daddy drops Bjornsson with a beautiful combination! Bjornsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Big Daddy is looking for the KO!
Bjornsson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big Daddy moves away from the strike by Bjornsson.
Big Daddy throws a sloppy head kick and Bjornsson moves out of range easily.
Big Daddy slips a jab from Bjornsson.
Deon Big Daddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Big Daddy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jeez, Eddie Bjornsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Big Daddy throws a head kick that misses.
Bjornsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Big Daddy sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deon Big Daddy dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Big Daddy misses with the body kick
and Bjornsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bjornsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bjornsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Big Daddy keeping hold of Bjornsson's head, controlling as best he can.
Big Daddy is defending against the submission attempts here by Bjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Daddy tries to roll over but Bjornsson keeps him under control.
Big Daddy is pressing down on Bjornsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bjornsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bjornsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bjornsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bjornsson has gone for a leg lock! Big Daddy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bjornsson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson working for submissions but it's allowed Big Daddy to get to half guard.
Bjornsson wants to stand back up but Big Daddy manages to pass into side control.
Big Daddy slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping him busy.
Bjornsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bjornsson tries to bench press Big Daddy off him but Big Daddy keeps the position.
Big Daddy controls the position.
Big Daddy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bjornsson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bjornsson prevents Big Daddy from improving position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut
and Big Daddy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Big Daddy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bjornsson somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjornsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Big Daddy 's half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Bjornsson.
I think Bjornsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Deon Big Daddy !
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Eddie Bjornsson!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Eddie Bjornsson!
Eddie Bjornsson wins by split decision!
Eddie Bjornsson retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Eddie Bjornsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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