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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Buxton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buxton defends it nicely.
Wallace throws a hook but Buxton avoids it easily.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wallace throws a body punch but Buxton moves out of range.
Buxton closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
Buxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Wallace - just one landing.
Buxton tries to clinch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace jabs at Buxton's body.
Buxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace sizes up Buxton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buxton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Buxton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buxton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buxton loses concentration momentarily and Wallace pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Buxton crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Wallace finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Wallace!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Kagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd MayweatherJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinji Kagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd MayweatherJr!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MayweatherJr lands with a right hand.
Kagawa shoots in looking for a takedown. MayweatherJr tries to sprawl out of it but Kagawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MayweatherJr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kagawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kagawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Kagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kagawa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kagawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
MayweatherJr is trying to stand.
MayweatherJr scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kagawa manages to mount him!
Kagawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as MayweatherJr is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MayweatherJr's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kagawa looking to control and managing it successfully.
MayweatherJr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kagawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
MayweatherJr is trying to stand up.
MayweatherJr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kagawa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kagawa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
MayweatherJr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if MayweatherJr can do anything to dispel that myth.
MayweatherJr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kagawa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kagawa landing shots from mount.
Kagawa lands a nice shot to the head.
MayweatherJr is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kagawa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MayweatherJr blocking the ground and pound.
Kagawa won't let MayweatherJr get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
MayweatherJr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
MayweatherJr looks gassed!
Kagawa trying to control but MayweatherJr is having none of it.
MayweatherJr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kagawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kagawa working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kagawa lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Kagawa 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.
MayweatherJr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kagawa.
MayweatherJr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kagawa has a takedown stuffed.
Kagawa looks for a takedown but MayweatherJr sprawls well.
Kagawa misses with a hook. MayweatherJr ducked under it nicely.
MayweatherJr scores with a jab to the body.
Kagawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MayweatherJr to score with a decent uppercut.
Kagawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from MayweatherJr.
MayweatherJr throws a lazy right hand but Kagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kagawa moves out of range as MayweatherJr strikes.
MayweatherJr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kagawa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from MayweatherJr.
MayweatherJr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MayweatherJr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Kagawa or perhaps it was just good defense by MayweatherJr which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Kagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - MayweatherJr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kagawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MayweatherJr throws out the jab.
Kagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MayweatherJr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MayweatherJr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MayweatherJr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kagawa gets a takedown into half guard.
MayweatherJr wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kagawa seems to be looking for submissions.
Kagawa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
MayweatherJr tries to kick Kagawa off but Kagawa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MayweatherJr defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
MayweatherJr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kagawa.
Kagawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MayweatherJr tries to avoid it but Kagawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MayweatherJr to the ground. MayweatherJr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
MayweatherJr 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.
Kagawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but MayweatherJr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kagawa somewhat.
Shinji Kagawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MayweatherJr misses with a series of wild punches.
MayweatherJr lands a nice shot to the body.
MayweatherJr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
MayweatherJr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kagawa misses with a double jab.
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.
MayweatherJr leaves Kagawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kagawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MayweatherJr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kagawa counters with a straight right hand.
MayweatherJr lands with an overhand left.
Floyd MayweatherJr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MayweatherJr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kagawa.
Kagawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by MayweatherJr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MayweatherJr.
MayweatherJr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kagawa slips a jab and a cross from MayweatherJr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd MayweatherJr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kagawa scores with a takedown into MayweatherJr's guard.
MayweatherJr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kagawa manages to pass to side control.
MayweatherJr wants to get back to his feet.
Kagawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MayweatherJr is looking to escape.
MayweatherJr is not content to let Kagawa control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MayweatherJr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MayweatherJr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kagawa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches MayweatherJr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
MayweatherJr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kagawa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kagawa controlling the position from side mount.
MayweatherJr is trying to buck Kagawa off.
Kagawa 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa is working MayweatherJr over with some ground and pound from side control.
MayweatherJr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kagawa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
MayweatherJr wants to get back to his feet but Kagawa is dominant here and he's now got MayweatherJr's back!
Kagawa struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kagawa trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure MayweatherJr doesn't escape.
Kagawa punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting MayweatherJr!
MayweatherJr looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
MayweatherJr covering up well under a series of strikes from Kagawa.
Kagawa has MayweatherJr flattened out and is raining down punches.
MayweatherJr holding both Kagawa 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kagawa throwing sloppy strikes.
That's four 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.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kagawa.
Kagawa lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Kagawa throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kagawa wants to control but MayweatherJr is keeping busy.
MayweatherJr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
MayweatherJr prevents Kagawa from getting a body triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MayweatherJr trying to get back to his feet but Kagawa is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Kagawa clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from MayweatherJr misses.
Kagawa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
MayweatherJr dodges the ground and pound from Kagawa.
Kagawa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
MayweatherJr is pushing Kagawa's head away, looking to escape. Kagawa manages to hold on to the position though.
Kagawa misses with the ground and pound.
MayweatherJr trying to remain calm as Kagawa controls from the top position.
Kagawa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kagawa wants to control but MayweatherJr is keeping him busy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kagawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kagawa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MayweatherJr backs up against the cage.
A combination from MayweatherJr does no damage.
Kagawa fails to land the takedown.
MayweatherJr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and MayweatherJr duly obliges.
Kagawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kagawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kagawa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Kagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kagawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MayweatherJr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kagawa.
Floyd MayweatherJr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kagawa shoots in for a takedown but MayweatherJr shows good takedown defense.
Kagawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kagawa shoots in but MayweatherJr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
MayweatherJr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kagawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MayweatherJr as he jumps to the side.
MayweatherJr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kagawa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kagawa.
MayweatherJr is looking to stand up but Kagawa isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa content to stall in guard here.
Kagawa throws a big right hand that misses.
MayweatherJr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kagawa is controlling him.
That's four 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.
MayweatherJr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kagawa trying to control but MayweatherJr is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kagawa is defended easily by MayweatherJr.
Some wild striking there from MayweatherJr.
MayweatherJr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MayweatherJr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Kagawa had his way with Floyd MayweatherJr in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kagawa has a takedown stuffed.
Kagawa shoots in looking for a takedown. MayweatherJr tries to sprawl out of it but Kagawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MayweatherJr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice cross by MayweatherJr.
A combination from MayweatherJr does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from MayweatherJr.
A nice combination there by MayweatherJr.
Kagawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MayweatherJr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagawa slips under a jab.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
MayweatherJr throws a nice looking combination but Kagawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MayweatherJr avoids a punch combination nicely.
MayweatherJr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa gets a takedown into half guard.
Kagawa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
MayweatherJr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns MayweatherJr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Kagawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shinji Kagawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kagawa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kagawa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
MayweatherJr is trying to stand.
Kagawa looking to finish with strikes here!
Kagawa lands a big shot there that rocks MayweatherJr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kagawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kagawa controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force MayweatherJr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so MayweatherJr shrugs it off.
MayweatherJr is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kagawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
MayweatherJr wants to try and get back to his feet.
Floyd MayweatherJr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Kagawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kagawa controlling the position easily from mount.
MayweatherJr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Shinji Kagawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kagawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kagawa blocks MayweatherJr's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Kagawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kagawa 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Kagawa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Lizzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasil Wasilew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Lizzard looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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132 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Lizzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasil Wasilew!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasilew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lizzard misses with a double jab
and Wasilew counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wasilew's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wasilew duly obliges.
Lizzard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wasilew.
Wasilew uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lizzard has time to react.
Lizzard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lizzard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wasilew defends it nicely.
Wasilew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lizzard is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wasilew.
Wasilew cracks a nice hook into Lizzard's ribs.
Wasilew keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wasilew darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasilew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lizzard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizzard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lizzard is rocked!
Wasilew lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wasilew.
Oh Lizzard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wasilew connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Lizzard tumbling to the canvas! Wasilew pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Lizzard was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wasil Wasilew!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perfect MMA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston has chosen Zul Gurub Voodoo Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perfect MMA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston looks to land a combination. MMA sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Perfect MMA has been cut.
Kingston looks to land a right hand but MMA moved out of range.
MMA falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kingston counters with a series of strikes. MMA will be more careful next time no doubt.
MMA looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
MMA seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kingston does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
MMA thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingston's head.
MMA missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kingston actively working from the bottom here.
MMA trying to mount his opponent but Kingston defends it.
MMA seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kingston does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
MMA needs to keep his hands up - Kingston had a free shot at his head there.
Kevin Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MMA misses with a wild combination.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
MMA shoots and misses
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MMA is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kingston.
MMA with a poor takedown
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MMA is breathing heavily.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingston lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MMA with a poor takedown
and Kingston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perfect MMA's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perfect MMA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MMA takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MMA is rocked!
MMA circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Kingston. MMA falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Kingston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Kingston!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Simba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince Simba will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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245 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prince Simba!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simba.
Garcia tries to bum rush Simba with a series of wild strikes but Simba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Simba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Simba.
Simba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Simba shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Simba circles away.
Simba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simba closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simba can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia prevents Simba from breaking the clinch.
Simba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Simba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Simba goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simba works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Simba scores with a three punch combo!
Good standup being displayed there by Simba as he connects with a hook.
Simba lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simba closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Simba pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simba!
Simba throws a one two combo.
Simba has managed to clinch.
Simba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simba feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Simba goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simba!
Garcia is rocked!
Simba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Simba feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Garcia crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Prince Simba!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis has chosen Master Of Puppets as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Reis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang lands with a nice body punch.
Kang lands with a cross.
Kang misses with a straight left.
Reis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reis tries to clinch there but Kang circles away.
Kang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Kang misses its intended target.
Kang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kang misses the target.
Reis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reis is looking to clinch.
Kang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reis at a distance.
Reis scores with a shot to the body.
Kang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reis's head.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Kang misses its intended target.
Kang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reis.
Reis ducks right into an uppercut from Kang.
Reis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reis's head.
Kang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reis.
Kang swinging wildly here.
Kang scores with a sloppy right hand. Reis should have avoided that one.
Reis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Kang.
Reis throws out a loose jab but Kang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kang lands with a cross.
Kang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reis throws a series of punches but Kang avoids them all with ease.
Kang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reis throws a series of strikes that have Kang backpedaling.
Kang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kang connects with a nice looking jab.
Kang misses with a hook.
Kang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kang lands with an overhand left.
A right-left combo lands from Kang.
Jab by Kang.
Kang blocks a head kick by Reis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
Reis misses with a double jab.
Kang misses with a straight left.
Reis swinging wildly here.
A jab from Kang misses.
A big left from Kang misses.
Kang blocks a leg kick.
Reis misses with a body shot.
A jab from Kang does it's job there.
Kang throws out a loose jab but Reis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reis misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Kang catches Reis right on the button with a cross.
Kang throws a hook to the side of Reis's head but Reis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kang digs a good body shot into Reis's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reis has Kang up against the cage in a clinch.
Kang wants to break free but Reis has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kang working hard to break the clinch.
Reis is trying to break the clinch but Kang is controlling him.
Reis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reis is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Kang.
Kang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reis wants to stall.
Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kang cracks Reis with an open hand slap.
Reis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kang.
Reis is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Reis.
Nice body punch from Kang.
Kang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Kang.
Reis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kang circles away.
Kang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reis misses with the combination.
Kang cracks Reis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reis moves away from the strike by Kang.
Reis moves in looking to clinch but Kang pushes him off.
Kang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reis tries to move into range but Kang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kang scores with a nice head shot.
Reis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis throws a series of punches but Kang avoids them all with ease.
Kang lands an overhand right.
Kang misses with a straight left.
Reis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kang looks to throw the jab but Reis is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reis throws a right hand that Kang ducks under and follows up with a left that Kang also avoids with ease.
Kang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reis misses with a two punch combination.
Reis misses the jab.
Rodrigo Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paulo Kang is winning the standup battle so far.
Reis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kang circles away.
Reis slips a jab from Kang.
Reis dodges the punch combination from Kang.
Reis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis taking a breather.
Kang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reis's efforts to push away.
Kang wants to get back to striking at distance but Reis won't allow it.
Reis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kang swinging wildly here.
Kang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reis wants to clinch up but Kang keeps it at a distance.
Kang digs a good hook to Reis's body.
A big left from Kang misses.
Kang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kang cracks Reis with a good jab.
Kang throws an overhand right that lands on Reis's shoulder, as Reis tries to avoid the shot.
Reis slips a jab from Kang.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kang.
Kang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reis's hands.
Kang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kang scores with a sloppy right hand. Reis should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reis swinging wildly here.
Kang walks into a jab.
Reis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Kang blocks the low kick.
Reis wants to clinch.
Reis tries to clinch up.
Kang scores with a nice head shot.
Reis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Reis.
Kang throws the left hand but Reis avoids the punch easily.
Reis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kang throws out the jab.
Reis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kang to score with a decent uppercut.
Reis blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kang.
Reis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Reis.
Kang lands a slapping body shot.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kang.
Reis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kang scores with a one two! Reis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Reis slips a jab from Kang.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Kang.
Kang lands a jab.
Reis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kang lands with an uppercut that bounces Reis off the cage and back into rage.
Reis throws a sloppy head kick and Kang moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Kang counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Kang.
Reis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reis misses with a wild combination.
Reis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kang slips a jab from Reis.
Good shot there by Kang.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Kang.
Kang throws a one two combo.
It looks like Rodrigo Reis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang cracks a nice hook into Reis's ribs.
Reis swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kang!
Kang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kang is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kang throws a one two combo.
Reis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Reis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kang!
Reis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kang jabs Reis right on the nose. Reis blinks but takes it well.
Reis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kang's hands.
Kang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reis tries to clinch but Kang moves out of range.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reis connects with a solid leg kick.
Kang missing with a left hand there. Reis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Kang finds it's way through Reis's defenses.
Kang throws a hook but Reis blocks it.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reis.
Reis tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
Reis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kang looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reis.
Reis tries to clinch up
and Kang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kang manages to avoid it.
Kang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reis can do to turn this around?
Reis tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Kang.
Kang misses with a hook. Reis ducked under it nicely.
Reis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reis tries to clinch but Kang is having none of it.
Kang with a nice cross.
Reis misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Kang.
Kang connects with a crisp jab.
Reis throws a head kick but Kang moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kang misses with a looping right.
Kang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kang!
Reis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Kang.
Kang thuds his right hand into Reis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reis tries to clinch
and Kang counters with a left to the body.
A nice combination there by Kang.
Kang throws an overhand right that lands on Reis's shoulder, as Reis tries to avoid the shot.
Reis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reis thinking.
Kang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reis has time to react.
Reis throws a right hand that Kang ducks under and follows up with a left that Kang also avoids with ease.
Reis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kang thuds his right hand into Reis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reis looks to clinch
and Kang counters with a stiff right hand.
Kang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Kang.
Reis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Kang.
Kang ducks under a wild hook from Reis.
Kang lands with a good body shot.
Reis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kang cracks Reis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Kang.
Decent striking displayed by Kang there.
Kang scores with a jab to the head.
Reis swinging wildly here.
Kang clobbers Reis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kang scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reis slips a straight right by Kang.
Reis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kang.
Kang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reis moves forwards but Kang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kang!
Kang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reis momentarily.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reis misses with a wild combination.
Kang scores with a sloppy right hand. Reis should have avoided that one.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodrigo Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang looks to land a combination. Reis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Kang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Kang both land. Nice combination.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reis. Reis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Kang!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Madukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring the Noise. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Madukes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madukes shoots in looking for a takedown. Handly tries to sprawl out of it but Madukes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Handly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Handly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Handly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Madukes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Madukes managing to control the position.
Handly won't allow Madukes to sweep him here.
Handly is looking to work some ground and pound but Madukes has wrist control.
Handly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Madukes's head.
Madukes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Handly trying to control the position from guard on top but Madukes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Madukes holds on and takes a little breather.
Handly throwing strikes from guard but Madukes blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madukes is keeping the position for now.
Madukes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Madukes tries to get out of the position.
Madukes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Handly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Handly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madukes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madukes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Handly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Handly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madukes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madukes wants to get back to his feet but Handly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Handly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Madukes can't keep his opponent in guard - Handly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Handly wants to pass to mount but Madukes is defending the position.
Handly trying to control the action but Madukes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Handly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madukes's head.
Handly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Handly trying to control from Madukes's half guard. Madukes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly trying to control but Madukes is working from the bottom.
Handly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Handly looks to throw the jab but Madukes is out of range.
Handly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madukes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Madukes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Madukes trying to control but Handly is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handly wants to stand up but Madukes is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madukes throwing strikes but missing.
Madukes throws a strike but Handly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Madukes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Madukes has momentary wrist control but Handly slips an elbow through the middle.
Handly thows a big elbow that misses.
Madukes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Handly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madukes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Handly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Madukes somewhat.
Handly moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly dominated that round.
That's time! Madukes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Handly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Handly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Madukes misses its intended target.
Madukes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Handly's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madukes is looking to work some ground and pound but Handly has wrist control.
Madukes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madukes prevents Handly from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Madukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Madukes trying to control but Handly is working from the bottom.
Madukes stops Handly from standing up.
Madukes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madukes wants to control from the top but Handly keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Handly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Madukes is looking to improve his position.
Madukes wants to control but Handly is keeping busy.
Handly is keen to just control but Madukes is a slippery customer.
Madukes keeping hold of Handly's head, controlling as best he can.
Handly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madukes is trying to stand.
Madukes is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Handly instigates a clinch.
Handly goes for a takedown attempt but Madukes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Madukes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Madukes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Madukes trying to control but Handly is working from the bottom.
Handly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Madukes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Handly's guard.
Madukes wants to control from the top but Handly keeps moving.
Madukes stops Handly from standing up.
Madukes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Madukes is controlling him.
Madukes wants to pass the guard but Handly is keeping the position.
Madukes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Madukes throws a right hand that Handly ducks under and follows up with a left that Handly also avoids with ease.
Handly looks to land a combination. Madukes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Handly tries to clinch but Madukes is having none of it.
Handly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Madukes's waist but Madukes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Handly off to one side.
Handly is breathing heavily.
Handly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Handly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Madukes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Madukes misses with a few strikes there.
Handly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madukes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Handly's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madukes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madukes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Handly dives on top into guard.
Handly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Madukes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Handly fails to land with a series of punches.
Handly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madukes.
Handly shoots in and bounces Madukes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Handly stopping the sweep attempt from Madukes.
Handly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madukes is keeping the position for now.
Madukes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Handly wants to pass the guard but Madukes is keeping the position.
Madukes managing to control the position.
Brian Madukes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Madukes pushes Handly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly fails with the takedown
and Madukes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Handly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Handly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Madukes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madukes dodges the punch combination from Handly.
Charles Handly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madukes fails with the takedown
and Handly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Handly.
Handly tries to free his leg and advance position but Madukes is retaining full guard.
Madukes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madukes controls Handly momentarily but Handly frees himself.
Handly scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madukes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Handly's guard.
Handly kicks Madukes off and gets to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Handly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madukes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Handly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Handly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Madukes drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madukes connects with a couple of short punches.
Handly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Handly wants to stand up but Madukes is controlling him.
Handly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Madukes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Handly misses with a combination
and Madukes counters with a takedown into side control.
Madukes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Handly wants to get back to his feet.
Madukes scores with punches from side control.
Handly wants to get back to his feet but Madukes is dominant here and he's now got Handly's back!
Madukes controls the action.
Madukes misses with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madukes connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Handly to escape the position.
Handly is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Madukes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Madukes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handly bucks Madukes off and manages to get back to his feet!
Madukes misses with a takedown
and Handly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Madukes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Madukes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madukes throws a big right hand that misses.
Madukes wants to pass the guard but Handly is keeping the position.
Madukes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Madukes clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Madukes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Handly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Handly postures up in Madukes's guard and throws a big left but Madukes blocks it.
Handly won't allow Madukes to get back to his feet.
Handly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Madukes is adopting a defensive guard.
Handly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Madukes's head.
Handly thows a big elbow that misses.
Madukes trying to keep a closed guard but Handly is proving a slippery customer.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Madukes misses with an uppercut. Handly saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madukes. Handly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Handly wants to free his trapped foot but Madukes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Handly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madukes defending well though.
Handly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madukes's head.
Handly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Handly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Madukes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Madukes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Madukes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Handly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Handly lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck for Handly with that takedown attempt.
Madukes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Handly throws the left hand but Madukes avoids the punch easily.
Madukes throws a series of punches but Handly moves out of range.
Handly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madukes moves away.
Handly moves in looking to clinch but Madukes pushes him off.
Handly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madukes connects with the punch.
Madukes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes pulls Handly in close to his closed guard and prevents Handly from doing any damage or advancing position.
Madukes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Madukes wants to sweep but no luck.
Handly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Handly wants to control from the top but Madukes keeps moving.
Madukes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Handly is in close to Madukes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Handly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Madukes can't keep his opponent in guard - Handly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Handly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Madukes sees it coming and defends easily.
Madukes is doing well to control the position and prevent Handly from advancing to side control.
Handly wants to control but Madukes is keeping him busy.
Handly thows a huge punch but Madukes dodges it nicely.
Handly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Madukes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Handly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Handly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madukes misses with a combination
and Handly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madukes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handly.
Handly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Handly drives through and clinches with Madukes against the cage.
Handly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Madukes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Handly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madukes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Handly wants to get back to his feet but Madukes drags him back down.
Handly defending against the ground and pound.
Madukes in side control, throwing shots but Handly defends.
Madukes trying to control the position but Handly is working away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Madukes working the ground and pound but Handly is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madukes cracks Handly with a big elbow.
Madukes wants to control but Handly is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Madukes crashes against the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handly. Madukes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madukes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Madukes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Handly throwing strikes from guard but Madukes blocks nicely.
Madukes keeping moving, preventing Handly from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Madukes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Handly off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Handly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madukes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madukes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Handly's half guard.
Handly is trying to stand.
Handly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Madukes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Handly counters with a series of strikes. Madukes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Handly!
Madukes avoids the body shot from Handly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Madukes wants to control from the top but Handly keeps moving.
Madukes 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.
Madukes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Handly's head.
Madukes stops Handly from standing up.
Madukes stands up over Handly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Madukes thows a big elbow that misses.
Handly wants to get back to his feet but Madukes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Madukes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Handly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Madukes scores with a sloppy right hand. Handly should have avoided that one.
Madukes dodges the punch combination from Handly.
Madukes swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Madukes.
Handly looks to land a combination but Madukes avoids it well.
Handly misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Madukes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Madukes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madukes dodges the punch combination from Handly.
Handly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Handly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Madukes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madukes 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Madukes!
Brian Madukes retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharin Todongs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Edith singin Those were the days..... Sharin Todongs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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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 Las Vegas, Archie Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sharin Todongs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todongs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bunker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bunker cracks Todongs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bunker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Todongs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Todongs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Todongs dodges the punch combination from Bunker.
Todongs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Todongs moves out of range easily.
Bunker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunker scores with a jab. Todongs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bunker lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Sharin Todongs has been cut.
Bunker throws a right and a left that Todongs avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunker.
Bunker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Todongs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bunker throws a push kick but Todongs slaps the foot to one side.
Bunker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Todongs looks gassed!
Bunker closes the distance and pushes Todongs back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bunker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Todongs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bunker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Todongs prevents the takedown attempt.
Bunker breaks from the clinch.
Bunker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todongs.
Todongs tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunker clinches.
Bunker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Todongs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Bunker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Todongs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bunker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bunker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunker works over Todongs's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Todongs, pushing him back against the cage.
Bunker lands with a right to the head.
Todongs misses with some punches.
Todongs is working for takedown but Bunker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bunker goes for a takedown attempt but Todongs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bunker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bunker scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bunker, as that shot connected.
Todongs tries to clinch
and Bunker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunker swinging wildly here.
Bunker lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunker lands a high kick!
Bunker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bunker.
Todongs is rocked!
Bunker connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Todongs! He's out on his feet! Bunker rushes in and drops Todongs with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Archie Bunker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Dunn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tin Lau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lau looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Dunn pushes past his half guard into mount!
Dunn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lau working to try and regain half guard.
Lau is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lau is in a horrible position here. Dunn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dunn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dunn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dunn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lau is in a horrible position here. Dunn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lau is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn controlling the pace for now.
Lau is working to get back to half guard.
Lau is working hard here to advance position.
Lau is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dunn lands a big elbow.
Dunn controlling the position easily from mount.
Lau really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dunn controlling from the full mount.
Lau is in a horrible position here. Dunn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dunn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lau's face.
Lau is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dunn tries to control but Lau wriggling away.
Lau taking shots to the head.
Lau working to try and regain half guard.
Lau is in a horrible position here. Dunn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dunn scoring with strikes but Lau is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dunn lands a big shot there that rocks Lau but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lau is trying desperately to improve position.
Lau sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn trying to mount his opponent but Lau defends it.
Lau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lau manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dunn manages to get himself to full guard.
Lau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lau trying to control but Dunn is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn controls Lau momentarily but Lau frees himself.
Dunn pulls Lau in close to his closed guard and prevents Lau from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lau trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lau stopping the sweep attempt from Dunn.
Lau slips nicely into half guard.
Lau is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lau really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dunn trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn 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.
A slow jab from Lau misses its intended target.
Dunn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lau looking for a guillotine here but Dunn defends easily.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
Dunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Lau has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
Dunn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lau has hold of Dunn's hands but Dunn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dunn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lau wants to get back to his feet.
Lau is looking for a sweep. Dunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Dunn.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dunn lands a nice short elbow.
Lau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dunn lands with a punch from half guard.
Dunn wants to take a breather but Lau is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lau is staying active underneath Dunn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mark Dunn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dunn there.
Dunn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lau is refusing to be controlled, as Dunn sits in half guard.
Lau is trying to get back to full guard.
Lau pushes Dunn off looking to stand but Dunn dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dunn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lau's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunn postures up and lands a big shot to Lau's brow.
Lau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dunn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lau 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.
Dunn postures up in Lau's guard and throws a big left but Lau blocks it.
Dunn lands a couple of elbows.
Dunn advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lau keeping full guard, as Dunn tries to pass.
Dunn with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lau is on top in guard.
Lau drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dunn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dunn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dunn!
Lau is trying to buck Dunn off.
Dunn working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dunn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dunn.
Lau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dunn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dunn working the head and body with strikes.
Dunn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dunn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lau tries to reverse the position but Dunn maintains control.
Dunn landing shots from mount.
Lau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lau is trying to escape the mount.
Lau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lau is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dunn breaks from Lau's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dunn cracks Lau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lau is looking to improve his position but Dunn isn't that keen on the idea.
Dunn landing strikes from the mount.
Dunn looking to finish Lau with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lau!
Dunn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dunn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lau can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lau is looking to get to half guard.
Lau wants to control but Dunn is having none of it.
Dunn working Lau over with strikes here.
Dunn lands a heavy elbow.
Dunn looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dunn throwing shots but Lau is blocking nicely.
Lau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lau is trying to stand up here but Dunn is controlling him well.
Lau is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Dunn jumps into side control!
Lau taking a bit of punishment here - Dunn scoring with strikes.
Dunn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lau is trying to escape the position but Dunn is controlling the position.
Dunn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lau tries to escape but Dunn is in control.
Dunn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dunn is looking to take a break and control but Lau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lau manages to get back to half guard.
Lau is staying active underneath Dunn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dunn lands with a punch from half guard.
Lau trying to control from the bottom.
Lau is looking to escape.
Dunn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lau!
Lau is looking to improve his position but Dunn isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn 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.
Dunn fails with the takedown.
Mark Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn lands a slapping body shot.
Dunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lau defends it nicely.
Dunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Lau.
Lau scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lau looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Lau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn slips under a jab.
Dunn throws a front kick aimed at Lau's knee but Lau avoids it well.
Dunn misses with a combination
and Lau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dunn doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lau looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dunn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lau tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dunn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lau is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dunn off and has taken his back!
Dunn tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dunn doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Dunn tries to hold on but Lau pushes him away.
Lau working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dunn is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to lock up and control but Lau gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lau looking to control but Dunn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lau jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dunn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dunn and Lau has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dunn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dunn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lau tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dunn's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lau is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dunn sees it coming and defends easily.
Lau is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lau.
Dunn tries to roll over but Lau keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dunn pushes Lau off looking to stand but Lau dives back in and keeps control.
Lau wants to free his trapped foot but Dunn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dunn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dunn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dunn wants to control but Lau is keeping him busy.
Lau is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mark Dunn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lau tries to clinch there but Dunn circles away.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lau but Lau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice defenses there by Lau.
Dunn misses with a double jab
letting Lau counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Dunn.
Dunn keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunn circles away.
Lau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dunn counters with a thumping low kick.
Lau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn moves away from the strike by Lau.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunn.
Dunn feints and as Lau raises his hands in defense, Dunn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lau has his foot on Dunn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dunn works his way back into a safe position though.
Dunn trying to control but Lau is working from the bottom.
Lau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau wants to hit a switch here but Dunn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lau there!
Dunn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lau is looking to escape.
Lau is desperately trying to improve his position but Dunn has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Dunn.
Lau working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dunn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lau is trying to escape the mount.
Dunn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dunn cracks Lau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lau is looking to get to half guard.
Dunn with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dunn is landing with some decent strikes but Lau is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lau regains half guard.
Lau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dunn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Lau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lau wants to get back to full guard.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dunn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dunn working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Dunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dunn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dunn! Mark Dunn retains his bantamweight title!
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