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ENIGMA 55 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Jackson (ranked 1270 p4p, 1457 weight class) and Stuart Burrows (ranked 66 p4p, 72 weight class). Burrows is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Baba O'Riley. Stuart Burrows is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stuart Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burrows.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Burrows as he connects with a hook.
Burrows scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burrows comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burrows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at The Proving Grounds that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burrows walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Burrows as he connects with a hook.
Burrows cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burrows with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
No luck for Burrows with that takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a hook but Burrows avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Burrows releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burrows just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burrows moves out of range of the strikes.
Burrows decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Burrows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Burrows is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burrows to get the leverage.
Burrows looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Burrows sits in half guard.
Burrows seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Burrows.
Burrows has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jackson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Burrows controlling from the full mount.
Burrows looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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.
Burrows takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Well, with Burrows on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jackson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jackson prevents Burrows from getting a body triangle.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but Burrows has full control of the position and if anything, Jackson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Burrows is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jackson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jackson for a finish.
Burrows controlling from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Burrows 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.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Burrows is out of range.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burrows appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burrows tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burrows somewhat.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Burrows counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Burrows has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burrows looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Burrows tries to advance to mount but Jackson instead regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Burrows.
Burrows trying to control from Jackson's half guard. Jackson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Burrows passes into half guard.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Burrows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burrows prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Burrows keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Burrows is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burrows to get the leverage.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burrows on the ground.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Burrows looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Burrows is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burrows with a jab.
Burrows displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Burrows ducks down to avoid it.
Burrows wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Burrows is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burrows's corner calls for a 1-2. Burrows obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good shot there by Burrows.
Burrows fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Burrows manages to avoid it.
Will Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Burrows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burrows lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Burrows ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burrows.
A little jabbing left from Burrows on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from Burrows.
Jackson cracks Burrows with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Burrows moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Burrows listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burrows.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burrows counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson is staying active underneath Burrows, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stuart Burrows will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Burrows moved out of range.
Jackson lands a jab.
Will Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Burrows on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson lands with a hook. Burrows tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Burrows.
Burrows with a hook.
Burrows lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Burrows counters with a left to the body.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Burrows counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrows slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Burrows's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Burrows tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Burrows off but Burrows dives into side control.
Burrows trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Burrows tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burrows has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Burrows tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jackson's legs.
Will Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is not content to let Burrows control the position.
Jackson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Burrows is working for a guillotine from mount but Jackson frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows has control of Jackson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jackson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Burrows is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jackson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jackson!
Burrows wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows working a defensive guard but Jackson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Burrows tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burrows sneaks back into half guard.
Stuart Burrows has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burrows manages to get to full guard.
Burrows has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Stuart Burrows is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burrows pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Burrows comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burrows 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Burrows!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasha Abashidze (ranked 1207 p4p, 1215 weight class) and Death Knell (ranked 155 p4p, 157 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lasha Abashidze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Death Knell!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abashidze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lasha Abashidze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abashidze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knell scrambles back to his feet.
Abashidze shoots in and gets a takedown into Knell's guard.
Abashidze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abashidze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knell pulls Abashidze in close to prevent any damage.
Abashidze wants to control from the top but Knell keeps moving.
Abashidze scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abashidze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abashidze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abashidze is looking to work some ground and pound but Knell has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abashidze throws a big right hand that misses.
Abashidze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abashidze 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.
Abashidze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abashidze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abashidze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abashidze is looking to work some ground and pound but Knell has wrist control.
Abashidze postures up in Knell's guard and throws a big left but Knell blocks it.
Abashidze throws a big elbow that misses.
Abashidze postures up and lands a big shot to Knell's brow.
Knell trying to control the position.
Abashidze with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze lands a couple of digs.
Abashidze throwing strikes but missing.
Abashidze throwing strikes from guard but Knell blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abashidze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abashidze throwing strikes from guard but Knell blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abashidze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abashidze landing with the ground and pound.
Knell keeping moving, preventing Abashidze from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze throws a big right hand that misses.
Abashidze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abashidze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Abashidze throws an elbow that misses. Knell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abashidze's guard. Nice move by Knell!
Knell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Knell wants to stand and escape but instead Abashidze has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Knell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abashidze is looking to work some ground and pound but Knell has wrist control.
Abashidze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knell's guard.
Knell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abashidze scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abashidze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abashidze is looking to take a break and control but Knell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abashidze working over Knell with some ground and pound. Knell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abashidze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abashidze wants to control but Knell is keeping him busy.
Knell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abashidze is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Abashidze dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abashidze.
Abashidze lands a decent elbow from side control.
Abashidze trying to control the action but Knell is working from the bottom.
Abashidze tries to score with some ground and pound. Knell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Abashidze passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Knell!
Knell felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Abashidze looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Abashidze there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Abashidze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Abashidze looking to control but Knell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abashidze lands a big elbow.
Abashidze connects with a bit shot that sees Knell covering up! More strikes from Abashidze and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Abashidze is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasha Abashidze!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 782 p4p, 1276 weight class) and Dwalin Broadaxe (ranked 87 p4p, 146 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The key to victory for Arturo Ellacuria has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwalin Broadaxe!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria thuds a left hand into Broadaxe's body.
Broadaxe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ellacuria sprawls well initially but Broadaxe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Broadaxe is trying to control the action in half guard but Ellacuria is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Broadaxe winds up and cracks Ellacuria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Broadaxe moves into full mount! Ellacuria won't be happy about that!
Ellacuria wants to control but Broadaxe is having none of it.
Broadaxe controlling the pace for now.
Broadaxe lands a couple of good shots and Ellacuria has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ellacuria staying busy and making it hard for Broadaxe to control.
Ellacuria's coaches at Deathsquad 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadaxe is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ellacuria has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broadaxe missing with strikes.
Broadaxe misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broadaxe scores with punches from the back.
Broadaxe struggling to land strikes to the head as Ellacuria covers up.
Broadaxe punches the canvas rather than the man.
Broadaxe softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Broadaxe tries to keep control of the position but Ellacuria is staying busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria avoids the strikes from Broadaxe.
Ellacuria is trying to remain composed but Broadaxe is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Broadaxe's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Broadaxe softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Broadaxe misses with a punch to the head.
Ellacuria fending off the submission attempt from Broadaxe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good control from Broadaxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe trying to control momentarily.
Ellacuria defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Broadaxe's arms.
Broadaxe misses with punches from the back.
Broadaxe misses with punches from the back.
Broadaxe is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ellacuria is defending well though. Broadaxe let's go of the attempt for now.
Ellacuria trying to control the hands but Broadaxe won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe tries to get the hooks in deep but Ellacuria pushed the leg off.
Broadaxe has good solid back control here.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Broadaxe looking to break Ellacuria's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ellacuria remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Broadaxe will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Broadaxe cracks Ellacuria with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ellacuria from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwalin Broadaxe 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.
Ellacuria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellacuria gets caught flat footed, as Broadaxe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ellacuria keeping moving, preventing Broadaxe from controlling successfully.
Broadaxe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Broadaxe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Broadaxe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Broadaxe looking to sit in guard and control but Ellacuria gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadaxe 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.
Broadaxe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ellacuria passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Broadaxe is looking for a sweep. Ellacuria is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Broadaxe wants to control but Ellacuria is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ellacuria prevents Broadaxe from improving his position.
Broadaxe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ellacuria will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Broadaxe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've been informed that Broadaxe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Broadaxe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ellacuria doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ellacuria manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Broadaxe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ellacuria doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ellacuria manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria is looking to advance position but Broadaxe has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Broadaxe dominating with strikes here.
Broadaxe swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ellacuria is now in Broadaxe's guard. A big mistake from Broadaxe there, giving up the dominant position!
Ellacuria is fighting to break Broadaxe's control of his arms but Broadaxe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Broadaxe has his foot on Ellacuria's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ellacuria works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria got a little sloppy there for a moment and Broadaxe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ellacuria has managed to get both his arms back between Broadaxe's legs - danger averted.
Broadaxe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Broadaxe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ellacuria trying to move into half guard but instead Broadaxe has managed to sweep!
Ellacuria is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Broadaxe postures up in Ellacuria's guard and throws a big left but Ellacuria blocks it.
Ellacuria avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwalin Broadaxe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Broadaxe tries to clinch up.
Broadaxe tries to clinch up
and Ellacuria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Broadaxe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadaxe ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria tries to sprawl but Broadaxe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Broadaxe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadaxe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Broadaxe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ellacuria trying to control here.
Broadaxe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ellacuria does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Broadaxe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Broadaxe trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Broadaxe works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria is working to get back to half guard.
Ellacuria wants to control but Broadaxe is having none of it.
Broadaxe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ellacuria is in a horrible position here. Broadaxe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ellacuria tries to hold on but Broadaxe pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria is in a horrible position here. Broadaxe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Broadaxe wants to control the action but instead Ellacuria gets a body lock and reverses into Broadaxe's guard! Nice work!
Ellacuria trying to control but Broadaxe is working from the bottom.
Broadaxe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ellacuria passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Broadaxe tries to get to full guard but Ellacuria has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwalin Broadaxe really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Broadaxe rushes Ellacuria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Broadaxe is looking for a takedown.
Ellacuria gets through Broadaxe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadaxe.
Ellacuria scores with a shot to the side of Broadaxe's head.
Broadaxe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ellacuria is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Broadaxe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arturo Ellacuria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwalin Broadaxe.
Broadaxe wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellacuria throws a head punch that misses.
Broadaxe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellacuria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ellacuria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ellacuria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadaxe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ellacuria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Broadaxe tries to pull guard but Ellacuria won't allow it.
Ellacuria gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Broadaxe.
Broadaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Broadaxe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadaxe.
Broadaxe has Ellacuria pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ellacuria.
Broadaxe tries for a takedown but Ellacuria manages to get underhooks.
Ellacuria digs a right hand into Broadaxe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Broadaxe's gas tank.
Broadaxe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria lands a left hand.
Broadaxe wants to take the fight to the mat but Ellacuria manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ellacuria.
 Broadaxe is rocked!
Ellacuria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Broadaxe is still on wobbly legs! Can Ellacuria finish him?
Ellacuria misses with the head strike.
Ellacuria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellacuria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ellacuria misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadaxe.
Broadaxe seems to have recovered his senses.
Broadaxe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ellacuria walks away with a smile on his face. Broadaxe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Broadaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.
Broadaxe rushes Ellacuria and presses him up against the cage.
Broadaxe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ellacuria pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Ellacuria gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Ellacuria!
Arturo Ellacuria retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Holton Jr (ranked 628 p4p, 1439 weight class) and Attilio De Fiore (ranked 94 p4p, 217 weight class). Holton Jr's entrance music is D12 - Purple Hills. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShaun Holton Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Attilio De Fiore!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holton Jr takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
De Fiore lands a lovely overhand right.
Holton Jr cracks De Fiore with a good jab.
 It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
Holton Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Fiore clobbers Holton Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holton Jr lands with a nice body punch.
De Fiore scores with a sloppy right hand. Holton Jr should have avoided that one.
Holton Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holton Jr looks to land a combination but De Fiore avoids it well.
Holton Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fiore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Fiore scores with a one two! Holton Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holton Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Holton Jr misses.
Holton Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Holton Jr takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
Holton Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Holton Jr swings widly with a right hand
and De Fiore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holton Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from De Fiore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a looping overhand right but Holton Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Holton Jr misses its intended target.
Holton Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
Holton Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fiore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fiore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holton Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holton Jr digs a good hook to De Fiore's body.
De Fiore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Fiore misses with the combination.
Holton Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Holton Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holton Jr defending well as De Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Holton Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Fiore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holton Jr tries to clinch up.
Holton Jr swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore takes one on the button.
Holton Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - De Fiore circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore throws a jab when Holton Jr was well out of range.
Holton Jr ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
De Fiore has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De Fiore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holton Jr's head.
Holton Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holton Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and De Fiore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Fiore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holton Jr. Holton Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fiore staying out of range there.
De Fiore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore'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.
Holton Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holton Jr.
Holton Jr misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holton Jr.
It looked like Holton Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fiore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Fiore throws a hook to the side of Holton Jr's head but Holton Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holton Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a hook but Holton Jr avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Holton Jr misses the target.
De Fiore connects with a right hand. Holton Jr shakes it off.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Fiore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Fiore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Fiore throws a jab when Holton Jr was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Holton Jr misses its target.
Holton Jr throws a shot to the body.
De Fiore drops his hands momentarily and Holton Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Fiore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holton Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holton Jr is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holton Jr connects with the punch.
Holton Jr scores with a nice strike.
That has opened up Attilio De Fiore's cut even more.
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!
A jab from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore cracks Holton Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holton Jr throws the left hand but De Fiore avoids the punch easily.
A jab from De Fiore does it's job there.
De Fiore looks to throw the jab but Holton Jr is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr lands a big uppercut and De Fiore crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but De Fiore looks OK. Holton Jr waves De Fiore back to his feet!
De Fiore is rocked!
A jab from De Fiore misses.
Holton Jr throws a big counter combination but De Fiore scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Fiore misses with a hook
and Holton Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Holton Jr throws a hook but De Fiore blocks it.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from De Fiore misses.
Good shot there by Holton Jr.
The cut above Attilio De Fiore's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holton Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Fiore.
Holton Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Fiore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Holton Jr misses.
De Fiore misses with a hook. Holton Jr ducked under it nicely.
As De Fiore tries to get set, Holton Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but De Fiore manages to avoid the attempt.
Holton Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Holton Jr misses.
A punch combination from De Fiore misses.
Holton Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Fiore.
De Fiore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Holton Jr.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
and Holton Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holton Jr thuds his right hand into De Fiore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaun Holton Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holton Jr misses with a hook
and De Fiore counters with a one-two to the body.
Holton Jr throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holton Jr.
Holton Jr connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holton Jr throws a right hand that misses
and De Fiore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Fiore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Fiore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holton Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore gets tackled into the cage by Holton Jr. Holton Jr maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fiore.
Holton Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holton Jr closes the distance but De Fiore moves to the side
and Holton Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Holton Jr.
It seemed like De Fiore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holton Jr. De Fiore does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holton Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holton Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Attilio De Fiore's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Attilio De Fiore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). DeShaun Holton Jr!
DeShaun Holton Jr retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, DeShaun Holton Jr 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Dragic (ranked 1105 p4p, 1341 weight class) and Kill Switch (ranked 143 p4p, 174 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kill Switch!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dragic checks a leg kick.
As Switch looks to move away, Dragic throws a big counter combo but Switch just gets out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Dragic blocks the low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Dragic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Switch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Switch misses the shot to the body.
Switch moves into range and clinches up with Dragic.
Switch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragic.
Switch controlling the action here for a moment.
Dragic is trying to trip Switch. He has hold of a leg but Switch is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dragic persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Switch kicks Dragic off and gets to his feet.
A jab from Switch misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Switch throws out a loose jab but Dragic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragic throwing a counter right hand but Switch manages to avoid it.
Dragic blocks a leg kick.
Switch instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Switch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Switch lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Goran Dragic has been cut.
Dragic is breathing heavily.
Switch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Switch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Switch looking to throw knees to the head but Dragic is blocking nicely.
Dragic has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Switch regains guard immediately.
Dragic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Switch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Switch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Switch!
Switch lands some shots froms side control.
Switch in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dragic looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Switch turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kill Switch!
In his post fight interview, Kill Switch gave a big smile as he said 'Broken necks, splattered patellas, severed arteries: These are the things from which dreams are made of.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cillian Murphy (ranked 765 p4p, 726 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 109 p4p, 106 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murphy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Undead. Rai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Break Stuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cillian Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks for a takedown but Rai sprawls well.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Rai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rai leaves Murphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Rai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cillian Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Rai leaves Murphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rai lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Rai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rai scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rai defends well and Murphy ends up having to push Rai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rai can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Rai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rai stops a takedown attempt from Murphy.
Rai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rai stuffs the takedown.
Rai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
 Murphy is rocked!
Rai misses the shot to the body.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rai misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Cillian Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai lands a jab to the head.
Rai misses with a double jab.
Rai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rai connects with the punch.
Murphy has his takedown stuffed
and Rai counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy shoots in and drives through. Rai sprawls well.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rai scores with a nice right hand.
Rai throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rai cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rai lands a nice shot to the body.
Rai lands a left and a right that send Murphy crashing to the mat, dazed. Rai thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rai slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Rai. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rai is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Rai circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy looks for a takedown but Rai sprawls well.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Rai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rai continues to drive forward.
Still in the clinch, Rai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rai drops Murphy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Murphy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rai rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Rai shows good takedown defense.
Rai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murphy or perhaps it was just good defense by Rai, which made it look bad.
Rai punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Rai.
Rai dances in with a quick combination. Murphy is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Rai snaps Murphy's head back. Murphy stumbles backwards against the cage. Rai steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Murphy's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Murphy just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Agansing Rai!
Agansing Rai is the new welterweight champion!
Agansing Rai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BIshop Bonesteel (ranked 837 p4p, 445 weight class) and Johnny Billabong (ranked 121 p4p, 64 weight class). Billabong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waltzing Matilda. On his way into the cage it seems that BIshop Bonesteel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily BIshop Bonesteel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, BIshop Bonesteel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billabong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bonesteel misses with a body kick.
Billabong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bonesteel throws a body kick that misses.
Billabong slips under a jab from Bonesteel.
It seemed like Billabong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Billabong lands a right hook to the body.
Billabong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bonesteel throws a hook but Billabong avoids it easily.
Billabong lands with a straight right. Bonesteel didn't see that one coming.
Billabong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonesteel moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Billabong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Bonesteel misses.
Bonesteel connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong misses with a looping left.
Billabong moves out of range of the body kick.
Billabong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bonesteel defends it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Bonesteel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bonesteel is looking to clinch but Billabong is avoiding it.
Bonesteel connects with a leg kick.
Bonesteel ducks under a wild hook from Billabong.
Bonesteel is looking to land body kicks.
Billabong closes the distance and clinches.
Bonesteel tries to break the clinch but Billabong is controlling the position.
Bonesteel throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bonesteel.
Billabong scores with a shot to the side of Bonesteel's head.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Billabong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Billabong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Billabong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonesteel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billabong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Billabong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Billabong tries to score a body lock takedown but Bonesteel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bonesteel has a couple of punches blocked by Billabong.
Billabong blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel lands an uppercut.
Bonesteel working aggressively here.
Bonesteel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Billabong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonesteel lands a nice uppercut.
Bonesteel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonesteel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Billabong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonesteels head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel blocks an uppercut.
Billabong controlling the action here for a moment.
Bonesteel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Bonesteel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Billabong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonesteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonesteel tries to work over Billabong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Billabong takes a shot to the head.
Bonesteel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Billabong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonesteel throws a punch but it's blocked by Billabong.
Billabong blocks an uppercut.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Bonesteel lands a hook that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
Billabong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Billabong tries to throw a body punch but Bonesteel avoids it by throwing Billabong back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bonesteel fails to land.
Billabong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Billabong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billabong prevents a body shot from Bonesteel.
Billabong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Billabong works on Bonesteel's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonesteel prevents a body shot from Billabong.
Billabong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Billabong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Billabong blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bonesteel fails to land.
Bonesteel lands a right hand.
Bonesteel has a couple of punches blocked by Billabong.
Billabong is working for takedown but Bonesteel is calmly controlling the position for now.
BIshop Bonesteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Billabong.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Billabong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonesteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonesteel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Billabong.
Bonesteel misses with the head strike.
Bonesteel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIshop Bonesteel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonesteel misses with a looping left.
Billabong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Billabong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonesteel misses with a kick to the body.
Billabong feints the counter takedown.
Bonesteel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Billabong's head.
BIshop Bonesteel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonesteel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Billabong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Billabong shoots in for a takedown but Bonesteel shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Bonesteel finds it's way through Billabong's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billabong. Bonesteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bonesteel misses.
Bonesteel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Billabong can do to turn this around?
Bonesteel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Billabong drops his hands momentarily and Bonesteel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Billabong avoids the head kick by Bonesteel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Billabong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bonesteel defends it well.
The fighters circling - Billabong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billabong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bonesteel's guard.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonesteel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonesteel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Billabong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bonesteel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel looking to control.
Billabong throws a big elbow that misses.
Bonesteel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bonesteel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Billabong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bonesteel won't be happy with that.
Billabong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonesteel keeps working.
Bonesteel can't do much from the bottom here.
Bonesteel tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong tries for a kimura but Bonesteel is defending well.
Bonesteel wants to control but Billabong postures up.
Bonesteel is being controlled here.
Bonesteel is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Bonesteel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Bonesteel's face as Billabong controls the position.
Bonesteel is trying to improve his position.
Billabong moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bonesteel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Billabong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonesteel tries to clinch up.
Billabong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonesteel throws a low kick, looking for Billabong's leg but Billabong calmly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Billabong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Billabong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bonesteel wants to improve his position but Billabong is controlling well.
Billabong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Billabong controlling the pace.
Bonesteel wants to control but Billabong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnny Billabong has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billabong trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel wants to control but Billabong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bonesteel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Billabong pulls his head out easily.
Billabong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bonesteel wants to get back to full guard.
Bonesteel is trying is best to control the position here.
Bonesteel is refusing to be controlled, as Billabong sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bonesteel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonesteel feints a jab promting Billabong to slip. Bonesteel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Billabong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
BIshop Bonesteel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonesteel throws the left hand but Billabong avoids the punch easily.
Bonesteel tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonesteel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Billabong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel moves out of range as Billabong strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonesteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Billabong.
Bonesteel throws a head kick but Billabong moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Bonesteel.
BIshop Bonesteel is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonesteel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonesteel scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Billabong.
Bonesteel wants to clinch up but Billabong keeps it at a distance.
Billabong with the counter takedown but Bonesteel avoids it easily.
Bonesteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billabong.
Billabong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonesteel throws out the jab.
Billabong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonesteel throws a hook but Billabong avoids it easily.
Billabong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billabong throws a shot to the body.
Billabong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonesteel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonesteel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Billabong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bonesteel.
Billabong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bonesteel misses with a head kick.
Billabong moves out of range as Bonesteel throws a body kick.
Bonesteel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Billabong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It appears Bonesteel was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bonesteel lands with a hook. Billabong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIshop Bonesteel clearly takes that round.
That's time! Bonesteel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Billabong moves out of range as Bonesteel strikes.
Bonesteel throws a wild body kick that Billabong sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonesteel misses the target.
Bonesteel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonesteel throws a leg kick but Billabong checks it.
Bonesteel lands a glancing blow to the side of Billabong's head.
Bonesteel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonesteel throws an overhand right that lands on Billabong's shoulder, as Billabong tries to avoid the shot.
Billabong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonesteel with a body shot.
Bonesteel tries to clinch there but Billabong circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonesteel tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonesteel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonesteel throws a low kick but Billabong avoids it.
Billabong slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonesteel throws out the jab.
Bonesteel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billabong.
Bonesteel misses with a low kick as Billabong jumps back.
Bonesteel throws a combination that misses
and Billabong counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonesteel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Billabong lands with a nice body punch.
Billabong has Bonesteel up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonesteel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonesteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonesteel tries to work over Billabong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonesteel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bonesteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonesteel misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel misses with a punch to the body.
Billabong blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Billabong.
Bonesteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonesteel breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonesteel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Billabong looks to throw the jab but Bonesteel is out of range.
Bonesteel doesn't manage to clinch there - Billabong circles away.
Billabong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonesteel manages to avoid it.
Billabong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonesteel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonesteel is looking to land body kicks.
Billabong needs to keep his hands up - Bonesteel had a free shot at his head there.
Billabong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Billabong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong avoids a kick to the body.
Billabong punishes Bonesteel's body with a nice straight punch.
Billabong connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonesteel looks to land a right hand but Billabong moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Billabong! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Billabong.
Bonesteel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonesteel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Billabong dodges the punch combination from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel misses with the body kick
and Billabong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonesteel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonesteel throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel tries to land a front kick but Billabong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Billabong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Billabong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonesteel tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billabong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Billabong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Billabong stuns Bonesteel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonesteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Billabong.
Bonesteel takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonesteel swings wildly with an uppercut but Billabong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Billabong.
Bonesteel gets underhooks to prevent Billabong's takedown attempt.
Bonesteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that BIshop Bonesteel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Billabong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bonesteel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bonesteel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Billabong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bonesteel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong wants to pass the guard but Bonesteel is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Billabong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonesteel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonesteel misses with a kick to the body
and Billabong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bonesteel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bonesteel looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonesteel, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong distracts Bonesteel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Billabong looking to sit in guard and control but Bonesteel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnny Billabong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billabong controlling the position.
Billabong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bonesteel controls the pace.
Bonesteel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bonesteel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Billabong is keeping the position for now.
Bonesteel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bonesteel off and has taken his back!
Bonesteel tries to break free.
Billabong not allowing Bonesteel to control his hands.
Bonesteel tries to break free.
Billabong is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bonesteel up.
Billabong controls the position.
Billabong avoiding Bonesteel 's attempts to control his hands.
BIshop Bonesteel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong keeps control of the position as Bonesteel tries to break free.
Billabong trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bonesteel doesn't escape.
Billabong avoiding Bonesteel 's attempts to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billabong doesn't have the hooks in and Bonesteel manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Billabong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonesteel 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BIshop Bonesteel!
BIshop Bonesteel retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking BIshop Bonesteel 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adilson Rodrigues (ranked 430 p4p, 808 weight class) and Roman Emelianenko (ranked 59 p4p, 102 weight class). Emelianenko has chosen Mala Dama - Kabat as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roman Emelianenko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adilson Rodrigues!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodrigues thuds his right hand into Emelianenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Rodrigues slips the punch.
Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigues.
Emelianenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodrigues in the body.
Emelianenko wants to slow Rodrigues down by chopping away at his legs.
Rodrigues throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rodrigues with a body shot.
Emelianenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodrigues has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
Rodrigues slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodrigues tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodrigues misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
Come on Emelianenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Rodrigues fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rodrigues - that landed with a thud.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
Rodrigues goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
A swing and a miss from Rodrigues.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodrigues looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigues wants to clinch.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodrigues misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Rodrigues is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Rodrigues counters by moving into the clinch.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Emelianenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodrigues blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodrigues.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the body.
Rodrigues walks into a jab.
Emelianenko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rodrigues sprawling to the canvas! Rodrigues rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Emelianenko finish him?!
It looks like Adilson Rodrigues has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Rodrigues ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigues tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodrigues.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a right that hurts Rodrigues. Rodrigues looks to clinch but Emelianenko throws a short knee that drops Rodrigues. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Roman Emelianenko!
Roman Emelianenko is the new heavyweight champion!
Roman Emelianenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 372 p4p, 781 weight class) and Johnny Albatross (ranked 26 p4p, 43 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan misses with a hook. Albatross ducked under it nicely.
Albatross throws a front kick aimed at Cowan's knee but Cowan avoids it well.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan thuds his right hand into Albatross's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albatross scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cowan tries to clinch but Albatross is having none of it.
Cowan tries to close the distance and clinch but Albatross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cowan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cowan moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Albatross.
A short right from Albatross on the inside.
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan being controlled against the cage.
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albatross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowan has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Albatross on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albatross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Cowan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albatross breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Cowan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cowan.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan keeps control of Albatross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Albatross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Albatross misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan keeps control of Albatross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Albatross.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Albatross's head.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Albatross has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cowan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Albatross can turn it around.
Albatross tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
Albatross lands with a light punch inside.
Cowan is leaning against Albatross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Albatross.
Albatross blocks a body shot from Cowan.
A hook to the body from Cowan.
A short right from Cowan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Albatross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Cowan is pushing Albatross up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Albatross lands a shot to the body.
Albatross working aggressively here.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Albatross.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Cowan gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.
Albatross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albatross tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Albatross back against the cage.
Albatross trying to control the position but instead, Cowan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Albatross into the cage.
Albatross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Albatross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Albatross prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Albatross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Albatross blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Albatross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Albatross jabs Cowan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cowan lands with a good body shot.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Albatross can do to turn this around?
Albatross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Albatross manages to circle out of the way.
Cowan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Albatross's hands.
Albatross keeps the fight on the outside.
Cowan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cowan backing away here, and Albatross unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Albatross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albatross misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cowan sprawling to the canvas! Cowan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Albatross finish him?!
Cowan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albatross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Cowan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albatross throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan tries to clinch there but Albatross circles away.
Albatross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cowan seems to have got his legs back now.
Albatross throws a poor cross that misses
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Albatross! But no joy.
Cowan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albatross throws a leg kick that misses.
Albatross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cowan throws a hook but Albatross blocks it.
Cowan jabs at Albatross's body.
Albatross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Albatross scores with the left hand. Cowan knows he should have avoided that one.
Cowan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albatross lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cowan blocks the body kick.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cowan sizes up Albatross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Albatross connects with the punch.
Albatross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albatross fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cowan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Albatross throws a body shot but no joy.
Cowan connects with a jab.
Cowan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cowan scores with a one two! Albatross had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cowan tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan tries to clinch there but Albatross circles away.
Albatross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Albatross! But no joy.
Albatross throws a series of punches but Cowan avoids them all with ease.
Cowan avoids the head kick by Albatross.
Cowan lands a head shot.
Albatross throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Albatross throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan is looking to counter punch.
Cowan cracks a nice hook into Albatross's ribs.
Cowan moves into the clinch.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Albatross.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albatross scores with a shot to the side of Cowan's head.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Albatross blocks an uppercut.
Albatross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan lands with a light punch inside.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.
Albatross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Albatross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan prevents Albatross from breaking the clinch.
Mickey Cowan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
Albatross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Albatross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cowan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albatross has time to react.
Albatross throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Johnny Albatross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cowan lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cowan, as that shot connected.
Cowan lands an overhand right.
Cowan tries to clinch up.
Cowan avoids the body shot from Albatross.
Albatross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albatross scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Albatross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Cowan misses with a right hand
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Albatross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross digs a good body shot into Cowan's ribs.
Albatross thuds his right hand into Cowan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albatross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Albatross.
Cowan scores with a hook to the body. Albatross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Albatross throws a jab when Cowan was well out of range.
Albatross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Albatross moved out of range nicely.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Albatross misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Albatross throws a jab but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
Albatross on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Albatross.
Cowan has managed to clinch.
Albatross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cowan is keeping busy.
Albatross takes a shot to the head.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albatross breaks the clinch.
Albatross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Albatross misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross walks into a left hand.
Albatross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cowan digs a good hook to Albatross's body.
Cowan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Albatross's head backwards.
Albatross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albatross.
Cowan connects with a body shot that sends Albatross's belly button to the back.
Albatross walks into a jab.
Cowan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cowan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan instigates a clinch.
Albatross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albatross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Albatross has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albatross tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Albatross.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albatross misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Albatross.
Albatross tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Albatross back against the cage.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan clearly takes that round.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Albatross 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.
Cowan darts in and clinches Albatross up against the cage.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cowan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albatross lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Albatross lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Albatross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Albatross's efforts to push away.
Cowan tries a body shot but Albatross blocks it.
Albatross lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cowan keeps control of Albatross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Albatross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Albatross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albatross lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Albatross tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albatross tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Albatross back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Albatross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Albatross throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Albatross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Albatross ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
Albatross misses with a kick to the body
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Cowan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan throws a sloppy body shot
and Albatross counters with a nice uppercut.
Cowan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Albatross is predictable there
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Albatross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Albatross responds with a good body kick, but Cowan manages to step out the way in time.
Albatross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Albatross swinging wildly here.
Albatross throws a sloppy head kick and Cowan moves out of range easily.
Albatross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cowan to score with a decent uppercut.
Cowan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Albatross throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Cowan does it's job there.
Albatross looks to land a right hand but Cowan moved out of range.
Cowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Albatross bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Albatross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cowan momentarily.
Cowan lands with an uppercut that bounces Albatross off the cage and back into range.
Cowan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albatross misses with a hook. Cowan ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albatross breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Albatross lands.
Cowan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Albatross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by Cowan there.
Cowan instigates a clinch.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Albatross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cowan tries to clinch but Albatross moves away
and Albatross counters with a straight right hand.
Cowan is looking to clinch but Albatross is avoiding it.
Albatross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan had his way with Johnny Albatross in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Albatross misses with a series of wild punches.
Cowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cowan moves into range and clinches up with Albatross.
Albatross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan pushes Albatross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross misses with a body punch.
Albatross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albatross gets tackled into the cage by Cowan. Cowan maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Albatross.
A head punch on the inside from Albatross fails to land.
Albatross misses with a body punch.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cowans head.
Albatross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan lands with a light punch inside.
Albatross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Cowan.
Cowan lands a body shot.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan prevents Albatross from breaking the clinch.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albatross cracks Cowan with a nice body shot.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Albatross controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan is leaning against Albatross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Albatross tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Albatross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnny Albatross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Albatross.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Albatross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Albatross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albatross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cowan to score with a decent uppercut.
Albatross misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Cowan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albatross throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albatross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cowan throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cowan misses.
Albatross staying out of range there.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albatross.
A counter left hand to the body from Cowan misses its target.
Albatross misses with a double jab.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Albatross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cowan.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Albatross tries to keep at a distance but Cowan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Albatross pushes Cowan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Albatross digs a right hand underneath Cowan's ribcage. Cowan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albatross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Albatross tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albatross is trying to break free.
Albatross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cowan or not.
Cowan tries to work over Albatross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albatross.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Albatross.
Albatross lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
Albatross manages to break the clinch.
Albatross takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cowan gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Cowan tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Albatross is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Cowan buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Cowan!! Cowan is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Albatross throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Johnny Albatross 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 533 p4p, 517 weight class) and LaTroy Johnson (ranked 7 p4p, 19 weight class). Joestar comes to the cage accompanied by Coda - Bloody Stream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Johan Joestar has been cut.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Joestar.
Johnson darts in and clinches Joestar up against the cage.
Joestar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Joestar breaks from the clinch.
Joestar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joestar throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Joestar misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Joestar lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Joestar.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joestar misses with a straight right.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Joestar.
Joestar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Joestar.
Joestar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Joestar moved out of range nicely.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Joestar is just out of range.
Joestar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joestar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joestars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Joestar off balance momentarily.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Joestar is out of range.
Joestar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas! Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Joestar finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joestar lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joestar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joestar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joestar swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Joestar.
A big right from Joestar misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Joestar sees coming a mile off.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joestar momentarily.
Johnson throws a hook but Joestar avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Joestar's front leg but catches the back leg as Joestar tries to avoid it.
Joestar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Crack! A monster head kick from Joestar and Johnson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Joestar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johan Joestar!
Johan Joestar is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Johan Joestar thanked Warrior Fight Store for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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