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Sucker Punch Pro Series 229 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joose Simpson (ranked 5718 p4p, 4275 weight class) and Brayden Abner (ranked 567 p4p, 516 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Amsterdam, Joose Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner tries for a takedown but Simpson circles away easily
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Brayden Abner has been cut.
Simpson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Simpson wants it to stay on the feet.
Simpson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Simpson missing with a left hand there. Abner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abner pushes Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Simpson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joose Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brayden Abner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson cracks Abner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Abner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Simpson finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abner is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Abner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Abner's shoulder, as Abner tries to avoid the shot.
Abner lands a really nice looking cross but Simpson seems unphased.
Abner moves to clinch but Simpson breaks away
and Simpson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Abner! Simpson lets Abner back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Abner is rocked!
Abner shoots and misses
and Simpson counters with a big left hand that crumples Abner! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joose Simpson!
After the fight, Joose Simpson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaudell Beckham Jr (ranked 1939 p4p, 2663 weight class) and Geo Versu (ranked 280 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaudell Beckham Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geo Versu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Versu throws a chopping leg kick but Beckham Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've been informed that Versu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Versu throws a low kick but Beckham Jr avoids it.
Versu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beckham Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beckham Jr backing away here, and Versu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Beckham Jr throws a right and a left that Versu avoids nicely.
Beckham Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Versu manages to avoid it.
Versu looks to land a right hand but Beckham Jr moved out of range.
A low kick from Versu is predictable there
and Beckham Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Versu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beckham Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Versu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Versu swings for the body but Beckham Jr moves out of range.
A jab from Versu misses.
Versu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Versu throws a body punch but Beckham Jr moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Beckham Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Versu.
Nice takedown defense from Versu. No joy for Beckham Jr on that attempt.
Versu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beckham Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Versu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beckham Jr.
Versu with the inside leg kick.
Versu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Versu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beckham Jr is out of range.
Beckham Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beckham Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beckham Jr tries for a kimura but Versu is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Versu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckham Jr has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Versu is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Beckham Jr yanks on the arm and Versu is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Beckham Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Beaudell Beckham Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 1737 p4p, 1471 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 235 p4p, 206 weight class). Mills has chosen Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z as his entrance music. Benedicte Swanson 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 29 - 31 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills looks to land a body kick but Swanson moved away.
Swanson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Swanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mills checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mills lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Mills cracks a nice hook into Swanson's ribs.
Mills slips under a jab from Swanson.
An inside leg kick from Mills misses.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
Mills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson is looking to counter punch.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Mills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills lands the left hand.
Mills throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
Mills misses with a body shot.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Swanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Mills both land. Nice combination.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mills keeps Swanson at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Swanson.
Mills has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Swanson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mills misses with a hook
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
Edward Mills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson throws a shot from downtown. Mills moves away and avoids it.
Mills is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Mills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson throwing a counter right hand but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills misses the body punch
and Swanson counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mills throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.
Swanson misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Mills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mills staying out of range there.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mills.
Mills throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mills misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a solid body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mills as Swanson shoots in.
Swanson wants to slow Mills down by chopping away at his legs.
Mills is looking for the big counter here.
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mills is out of range.
Donk. Mills catches Swanson right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Swanson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mills tries to bum rush Swanson with a series of wild strikes but Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mills lands a two punch combo.
Mills misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Mills.
Mills will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Mills.
Swanson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mills connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edward Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Swanson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson with a jab.
The fighters circling - Mills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mills throws a wild body kick that Swanson sees coming a mile off.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mills misses with a combination
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Swanson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson knocks Mills to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Mills is rocked!
Swanson tries to move to mount but Mills blocks the move with his legs.
Mills is still in real trouble! Can Swanson finish him?
Swanson working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee asks Swanson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Swanson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mills is trying to get back to half guard.
Swanson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mills!
Swanson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Mills will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Mills's cut.
That's time! Swanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mills misses with a straight left.
Mills throws a combination that misses
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Mills bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Swanson comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Mills falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Mills was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benedicte Swanson!
During a confident post fight interview, Benedicte Swanson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Chestner (ranked 1631 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 236 p4p, 286 weight class). Chestner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Bruiser. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Chestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misak Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Chestner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grigorian.
Chestner gets caught napping as Grigorian dives in and scores a takedown. Chestner manages to retain guard.
Chestner isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Grigorian stacks Chestner on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Grigorian!
Chestner is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chestner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chestner trying to control but Grigorian postures up.
Chestner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian trying to control from Chestner's half guard. Chestner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Grigorian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chestner has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Grigorian should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Chestner has tightened it up now! Grigorian should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brad Chestner!
After the fight, Brad Chestner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 707 p4p, 1161 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 109 p4p, 154 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Theorist might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MoonDeity - WAKE UP!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez misses with a body kick.
Theorist throws a looping overhand right but Dominguez ducks down to avoid it.
Dominguez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice jab there from Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a hook. Theorist ducked under it nicely.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Theorist throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Theorist has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy in the buildup to the fight.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Dominguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Theorist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Theorist checks a low kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Theorist pushes him off.
Dominguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Theorist throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Theorist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Theorist.
Dominguez misses with a body punch
and Dominguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dominguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dominguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Theorist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist rushes Dominguez and presses him up against the cage.
Dominguez lands a left hand.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Theorist avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Theorist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Theorist can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Theorist on the inside.
Theorist tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Theorist back against the cage.
Theorist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Theorist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Theorist lands a right hand.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Theorist lands an uppercut.
Theorist lands a left hand.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Theorist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theorist's elbow.
Dominguez lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Theorist.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Theorist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a body shot.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Theorist.
Theorist swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Theorist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Theorist.
Theorist managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Theorist lands a left hand.
Dominguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Theorist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Theorist lands a left hand.
Theorist throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Theorist.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Theorist avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Dominguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Theorist working aggressively here.
Theorist lands with a right to the head.
Theorist misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Theorist.
Theorist tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Theorist back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Theorist.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Theorist.
Theorist misses with a punch on the inside.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Theorist in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Theorist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Theorist can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Theorist.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
Theorist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Theorist blocks it with crossed arms.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez scores a nice knee to the body.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Theorist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Theorist avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Theorist avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Theorist.
Theorist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dominguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theorist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Theorist.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Theorist.
Theorist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Theorist misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Theorist.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Theorist is blocking nicely.
Theorist digs a right hand underneath Dominguez's ribcage. Dominguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theorist lands a body shot in the clinch.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Theorist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Theorist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Theorist tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dominguez cracks Theorist with an open hand slap.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Theorist counters with a stiff right hand.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Theorist blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Theorist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Theorist catches Dominguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Theorist paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Theorist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dominguez can do to turn this around?
Theorist moves out of range of the body kick.
Theorist throws a big shot that misses.
Dominguez defending well as Theorist loads up on a big left hand.
Theorist is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dominguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Theorist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Theorist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dominguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Theorist clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theorist lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
Dominguez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Theorist is defending well for now.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Theorist is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dominguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Theorist's brow.
Theorist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Theorist's defenses.
Theorist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Theorist throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Theorist dodges an elbow strike from Dominguez.
A short left from Theorist.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Theorist lands with a light punch inside.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Dominguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Conspiracy Theorist has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Theorist.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Theorist is defending well for now.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside that Theorist shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Theorist struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Theorist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist lands with a right to the head.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Theorist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a nice uppercut.
Theorist lands a body punch.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Theorist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dominguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Theorist lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Theorist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Theorist lands a body shot.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theorist blocking some punches.
Theorist digs a right hand underneath Dominguez's ribcage. Dominguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dominguez is breathing heavily.
Theorist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Theorist.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Theorist.
Dominguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Theorist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominguez is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist pushes Dominguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Theorist finish him?
A hook to the body from Theorist.
A short uppercut from Theorist.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Theorist.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Theorist lands with a short shot to the head.
Theorist lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dominguez to his knees! Theorist keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conspiracy Theorist!
Conspiracy Theorist thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shen Po (ranked 962 p4p, 995 weight class) and Vernon Creed (ranked 133 p4p, 139 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Po might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ei-tetsu Hayashi & 木下伸市. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Creed!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed scores with the left hand. Po knows he should have avoided that one.
Creed with a nice calf kick.
Po cracks a nice hook into Creed's ribs.
Creed drops his hands momentarily and Po takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Po misses with a left hand
and Creed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Creed slips under a jab from Po.
Po scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
Shen Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of Po 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed moves out of range as Po strikes.
A little jabbing left from Creed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Po takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Po throwing a counter right hand but Creed manages to avoid it.
Po throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Po takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Creed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Creed prevents a body shot from Po.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Po.
Creed throws a head punch that misses.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Po.
Po turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Po manages to end up in side control.
Creed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Po is controlling him well.
Po tries for a kimura but Creed is defending well.
Po has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Creed throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Creed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Po throws a right hand that misses
and Creed counters with a three punch combo that has Po backing up. Po nods at Creed to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Creed throws a front kick aimed at Po's knee but Po avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Po swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Po misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
Creed swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Po is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Po throws a body shot but no joy.
Po scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Creed is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is looking to take a break and control but Creed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Creed wants to get back to his feet.
Po has hold of Creed's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Creed seems comfortable defending it but Po has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Creed is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Creed is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Po couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shen Po!
After winning the bout, Shen Po thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 395 p4p, 502 weight class) and Sammy Beach (ranked 61 p4p, 78 weight class). Sammy Beach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beach has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Beach takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beach misses with a wild body shot.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mataitai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mataitai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Mataitai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beach doesn't manage to clinch there - Mataitai circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Mataitai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beach closes the distance but Mataitai moves to the side
enabling Mataitai to counter with a crisp jab.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Mataitai pushes him off.
Beach cracks Mataitai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Willy Mataitai has been cut.
Mataitai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mataitai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mataitai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Beach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tries to clinch but Mataitai moves out of range.
Mataitai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beach has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beach stalling in the clinch.
Beach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mataitai's elbow.
Mataitai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Mataitai controls his hands.
Mataitai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mataitai manages to break the clinch.
Beach wants to clinch up but Mataitai keeps it at a distance.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mataitai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mataitai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Beach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mataitai swings for the body but Beach moves out of range.
Beach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beach throws out a counter right but Mataitai avoids it with no problem.
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach pushes Mataitai up against the cage in a clinch.
Mataitai tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai lands an elbow inside that Beach shrugs off.
It looks like Sammy Beach has been cut.
Mataitai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mataitai lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Mataitai pushes Beach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mataitai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mataitai manages to break the clinch.
Mataitai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beach tries to clinch but Mataitai is having none of it.
Beach tries to clinch up.
Mataitai lands a glancing blow to the side of Beach's head.
Mataitai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beach wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to clinch
and Mataitai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mataitai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mataitai.
Mataitai dodges the punch combination from Beach.
Beach walks straight into a right hand from Mataitai - that's dropped him! Mataitai jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Beach from any more punishment! Beach complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Willy Mataitai!
Willy Mataitai made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranger Alderidge (ranked 43 p4p, 109 weight class) and Frankie Logan (ranked 9 p4p, 23 weight class). Alderidge comes to the cage accompanied by Portland, Oregon. Logan has chosen The Evil Scotsman as his entrance music. Frankie Logan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alderidge lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Logan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Logan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Logan scores with a hook.
Alderidge avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Alderidge misses its target.
Nice cross by Logan.
Logan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alderidge stuffs the takedown.
Alderidge blocks a head kick by Logan.
Logan lands a nice looking body kick.
Alderidge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Logan blocks a leg kick.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Logan.
Alderidge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Logan misses with a hook. Alderidge ducked under it nicely.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan moves out of range of the leg kick from Alderidge.
Logan scores with a spinning back kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alderidge lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Logan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Logan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Logan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick from Logan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Logan.
Alderidge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Logan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alderidge feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alderidge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Logan connects with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Logan.
Logan lands an overhand right.
Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alderidge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Logan's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Logan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alderidge seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
Logan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Logan misses with a hook.
It looked like Alderidge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alderidge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Logan lands with an uppercut that bounces Alderidge off the cage and back into range.
Ranger Alderidge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan shoots in for a takedown but Alderidge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alderidge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alderidge misses with a wild body shot.
Alderidge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Logan.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Alderidge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alderidge.
Alderidge tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Logan manages to circle out of the way.
Logan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alderidge had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Alderidge's shoulder, as Alderidge tries to avoid the shot.
Alderidge takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Logan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Alderidge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Logan works the jab nicely.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Alderidge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alderidge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alderidge.
Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Alderidge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Logan throws a leg kick but Alderidge moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Alderidge misses its target.
Alderidge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alderidge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alderidge looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Alderidge throws the kick towards the body but Logan avoids it.
Logan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alderidge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alderidge takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Logan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alderidge on his heels. He'll look to pass Alderidge's guard now, I'm sure.
Alderidge seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Logan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan 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.
Logan blocks the body kick.
Alderidge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frankie Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Logan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alderidge.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alderidge - that will leave a mark!
Alderidge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Logan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alderidge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Logan.
Alderidge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
A good leg kick by Logan.
Alderidge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alderidge appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Logan scores with a punch to the head.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alderidge slips a jab from Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan with a nice calf kick.
Decent striking displayed by Logan there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alderidge, as that shot connected.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alderidge's head.
Logan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alderidge is able to avoid easily.
Alderidge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alderidge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alderidge cracks Logan with a good jab.
Alderidge bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alderidge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge lands a nice hook to Logan's body. Logan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Logan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alderidge is fending him off so far but Logan persists. Nope, Alderidge circles away and we're back to standing.
Alderidge blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Alderidge is out of range.
Alderidge tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Logan manages to circle out of the way.
Logan misses with a straight right.
Alderidge moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Logan slips a jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a low kick.
Alderidge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Logan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alderidge throws a leg kick but Logan checks it.
Logan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Logan.
Nice straight punches there by Alderidge. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Logan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alderidge backs up against the cage.
Logan misses with a body punch
and Alderidge counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan has a takedown stuffed.
Alderidge wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alderidge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Logan with the inside leg kick.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Alderidge to counter with a crisp jab.
Alderidge moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Nice body punch from Alderidge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alderidge is fending him off so far but Logan persists. Nope, Alderidge circles away and we're back to standing.
Ranger Alderidge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Logan.
Alderidge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick
and Alderidge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alderidge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan closes the distance and clinches up with Alderidge, looking for a takedown. Logan pushes Alderidge against the cage but Alderidge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alderidge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Logan.
Logan misses with a low kick as Alderidge jumps back.
Alderidge tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Logan manages to circle out of the way.
Alderidge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Logan. That one must have hurt.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alderidge manages to avoid it.
Alderidge misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Alderidge does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ranger Alderidge will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Alderidge.
Logan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Logan thumps Alderidge with a low kick.
Alderidge lands with an uppercut that bounces Logan off the cage and back into range.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Logan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alderidge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alderidge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge lands a right hook to the body.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alderidge is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Logan.
Nice takedown defense from Alderidge. No joy for Logan on that attempt.
Alderidge throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan scores with a nice head shot.
Alderidge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alderidge counters with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge takes one to the chin there.
Alderidge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alderidge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Logan walks into a stiff left hand from Alderidge.
Alderidge thows a body kick. Logan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Logan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alderidge clobbers Logan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan lands a jab-cross combination.
Alderidge looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alderidge swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Logan shoots for a takedown but Alderidge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alderidge getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Logan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alderidge's head.
Logan throws a looping overhand right but Alderidge ducks down to avoid it.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Logan thows a leg kick but Alderidge checks it
and Alderidge counters by moving into the clinch.
Logan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alderidge tries a body shot but Logan blocks it.
Logan lands with a left to the head.
Logan pulls guard successfully.
Alderidge slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Alderidge from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alderidge wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
Alderidge wants to pass the guard but Logan is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Logan there.
Alderidge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Logan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Logan throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alderidge misses with a hook
and Logan counters with a stiff right hand.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alderidge misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Alderidge is predictable there
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Logan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alderidge swivels and escapes.
Ranger Alderidge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Logan.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alderidge keeping full guard, as Logan tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Frankie Logan just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Alderidge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alderidge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan punishes Alderidge's body with a nice straight punch.
Logan throws a lazy head kick
and Alderidge moves into the clinch.
Alderidge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
Alderidge tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Logan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alderidge to keep the fight standing.
Alderidge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Logan pushes Alderidge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Alderidge on the inside.
Alderidge pushes Logan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alderidge lands a body punch.
Logan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge lands a body shot.
Alderidge trying to land knees to the body.
Alderidge works on Logan's body with a couple of short punches.
Alderidge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Logan jumps guard but Alderidge stands there with Logan around his waist. Logan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Alderidge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alderidge lands a nice uppercut.
Logan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Alderidge.
Alderidge scores with a hook to the body.
Alderidge can't find room to land a body shot as Logan controls the action.
Alderidge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ranger Alderidge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alderidge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alderidge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Logan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Logan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ranger Alderidge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Logan.
Alderidge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge works on Logan's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to pull guard but Alderidge holds him up against the cage and eventually Logan drops back down to his feet.
Alderidge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Logan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a body shot.
Logan is trying to pull guard but Alderidge turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Alderidge.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Alderidge.
Logan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alderidge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Alderidge - that landed with a thud.
Alderidge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Alderidge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Logan tries a body shot but Alderidge blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alderidge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Alderidge as the two fighters clinch.
Logan blocks a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alderidge.
Alderidge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
Alderidge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alderidge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Alderidge.
Logan is trying to break free.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Logan successfully pulls guard.
Alderidge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Logan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alderidge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alderidge is in close to Logan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alderidge postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alderidge tries to free his leg and advance position but Logan is retaining full guard.
Alderidge trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Logan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Alderidge 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.
Logan looking to sit in guard and control but Alderidge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Logan being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge had his way with Frankie Logan in 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. This is the final round!
Logan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alderidge. Alderidge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alderidge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Logan's sensitive parts.
Jab by Logan.
Alderidge swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Alderidge.
Logan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Logan connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Logan slips a straight right by Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Alderidge moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alderidge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Logan doesn't seem bothered though.
Alderidge scores with a nice body kick.
Logan throws a poor cross that misses
and Alderidge counters with a leg kick.
Logan connects with a leg kick.
Alderidge takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Logan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Logan tries to land a leg kick but Alderidge saw it coming and moves away.
Alderidge moves out of range of the body kick.
Alderidge appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Logan lands with a nice body punch.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Logan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Alderidge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alderidge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Logan or perhaps it was just good defense by Alderidge, which made it look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Logan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Alderidge tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan lands a head shot.
Alderidge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Logan.
A little jabbing left from Logan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Logan catches Alderidge right on the button with a cross.
Alderidge thumps Logan with a low kick.
Logan throws a leg kick which misses Alderidge's front leg but catches the back leg as Alderidge tries to avoid it.
Logan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Logan throws a head kick but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alderidge checks a low kick from Logan.
Alderidge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Logan throws out a powerful jab.
Logan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alderidge.
Logan throws a nice head kick!
Logan misses with a takedown attempt - Alderidge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alderidge is looking to score with low kicks.
Alderidge checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Logan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alderidge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Logan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderidge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Logan. Logan obviously looking to wear him down.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan throws a looping overhand right but Alderidge ducks down to avoid it.
Alderidge is looking to counter the offense by Logan and move into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge throws a jab but it's blocked by Logan.
Alderidge backing away here, and Logan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alderidge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alderidge misses the body punch
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Logan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Logan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan is the new lightweight champion!
Frankie Logan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 94 p4p, 167 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 18 p4p, 31 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Furioto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 韻踏合組合 - . River comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gabon National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Guy River enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furioto moves away from the strike by River.
Furioto checks a leg kick nicely.
Furioto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Furioto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
River throws a leg kick but Furioto moved away.
Furioto fails with the takedown.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown but River shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Furioto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furioto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. River tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Furioto is in River's guard.
Furioto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. River swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River wants to get back to his feet but Furioto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Furioto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as River works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Furioto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
Furioto 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.
River utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
River really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furioto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Furioto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. River swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Furioto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furioto drops back, looking for a kneebar! River looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. River looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from River!
Furioto looking for a sweep but River has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto is in all sorts of trouble here.
River stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Furioto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
River only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Furioto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
Furioto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from River.
River looks to land a right hand but Furioto moved out of range.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says River as he avoids it easily.
River's jab looks to have found its range, popping Furioto under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. River is trying to defend but Furioto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Furioto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Furioto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but River sees it coming and defends easily.
River keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Furioto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and River defends it well.
River blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.
River is defending against the submission attempts here by Furioto.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto seems to be working for a kimura but River defends the submission attempt.
River blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.
River kicks off Furioto and gets to his feet.
Furioto fails to land the takedown.
River scores with a leg kick.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furioto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River 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.
Furioto moves out of range of the body kick.
River darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Maximus Furioto has been cut.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Furioto is just out of range.
Furioto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. River did well to prevent Furioto getting side control.
Furioto is working for a kimura but River is defending it quite comfortably.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Furioto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks River with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Furioto is working for a kimura but River is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so River is just riding it out for now. Furioto eventually gives up the hold.
River has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Furioto is on him like a limpet, forcing River back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River taking a breather.
Furioto prevents a body shot from River.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Furioto is looking for a takedown.
River displaying some good clinch control by pressing Furioto up against the cage.
River is pressed up against the cage. Furioto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag River down to the mat. River avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
River lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Furioto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Furioto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guy River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as River lands an impressive looking overhand right. Furioto doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furioto feints and as River raises his hands in defense, Furioto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Furioto is looking to work some ground and pound but River has wrist control.
Furioto throws a big right hand that misses.
Furioto postures up in River's guard and throws a big left but River blocks it.
Furioto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Furioto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furioto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by River, who protects the arm well.
River is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Furioto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. River knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto in side control, throwing shots but River defends.
Furioto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, River has escaped the position, nice work there.
River defending against the ground and pound.
Furioto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furioto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Furioto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but River sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Furioto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, River rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Furioto's guard! Nice work there by River!
Furioto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. River gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Furioto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Furioto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
River stands up from Furioto's guard - River perhaps looking for a knockout.
Guy River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
River has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Furioto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Furioto lands in his opponent's guard.
Furioto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! River is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Furioto, into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Furioto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Furioto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and River counters with a straight right hand.
Furioto moves away from the strike by River.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says River as he avoids it easily.
Furioto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Furioto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Furioto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, River has escaped the position, nice work there.
Furioto has worked his way into a potential kimura here. River is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Furioto yanks on the arm and River is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Furioto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maximus Furioto!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Maximus Furioto made sure he mentioned Shadow Realm Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Slam (ranked 17 p4p, 104 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 2 p4p, 14 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Slam.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar moves out of range of the strikes.
Haggar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slam scores with a jab. Haggar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slam doesn't seem bothered though.
Slam tries to sprawl but Haggar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Haggar stops Slam from getting back to his feet.
Haggar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Slam!
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!
Haggar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Haggar.
Haggar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Haggar breaks from Slam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
Haggar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haggar working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ben Slam's cut is getting worse.
Slam is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Haggar working Slam over with strikes here.
Ben Slam's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haggar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jeez, Ben Slam's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Slam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar is the new heavyweight champion!
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