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NYF 38: Traumen vs Adams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Alexander (ranked 5250 p4p, 22991 weight class) and Slaw Spud (ranked 448 p4p, 490 weight class). Alexander comes to the cage accompanied by "Land of Confusion" by Disturbed. Jon Alexander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slaw Spud!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spud throws a combination. Alexander tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Jon Alexander has been cut.
Spud scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 Alexander is rocked!
Spud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alexander looks to land a combination but Spud avoids it well.
Spud tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Spud lands with a big right hook that stumbles Alexander - he's out on his feet here! Spud follows up with another monster hook that separates Alexander from consciousness! Alexander falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Spud stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Slaw Spud!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kim (ranked 4199 p4p, 24375 weight class) and Marc Dennison (ranked 315 p4p, 407 weight class). Dennison has chosen Taio Cruz - Dynamite as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Dennison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dennison throws out the jab.
Dennison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kim defending well as Dennison loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Kim there.
Dennison throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Dennison throws a combination that misses
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim lands with a shot to the body.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dennison misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dennison tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dennison misses the body punch
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim counters with a crisp one two that drops Dennison! Kim thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dennison to his feet! Dennison is in big trouble!
 Dennison is rocked!
Kim 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.
Kim connects with a superb combination that knocks Dennison out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Kim before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Dennison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Kim!
An out of breath Dan Kim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Marc Dennison stepped up to the mic, saying 'He sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Fuisse (ranked 4029 p4p, 3365 weight class) and Keanu Landron (ranked 461 p4p, 401 weight class). Keanu Landron told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Fuisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keanu Landron!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuisse shoots in for a takedown but Landron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fuisse backing away here, and Landron unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jacob Fuisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuisse shoots and misses
and Landron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuisse fails with the takedown
and Landron counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Fuisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuisse closes the distance and clinches up with Landron, looking for a takedown. Fuisse pushes Landron against the cage but Landron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landron! But no joy.
Fuisse with a poor takedown
letting Landron counter with a right hand.
Fuisse tries for a takedown but Landron circles away easily
and Landron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuisse doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Landron to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuisse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Landron counters with a left and a right that stings Fuisse.
Fuisse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Landron counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuisse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuisse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Landron counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuisse is rocked!
Fuisse closes the distance but Landron moves to the side
and Landron counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Fuisse out cold! What a finish! Landron is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keanu Landron!
Keanu Landron tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hobert Nye (ranked 1471 p4p, 3351 weight class) and James Spinner (ranked 180 p4p, 375 weight class). James Spinner 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hobert Nye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spinner!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinner looks to land a combination but Nye avoids it well.
Nye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spinner manages to avoid it.
Nye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spinner was well out of range. Poor timing from Nye.
Spinner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been told by Nye's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nye lands a nice hook to Spinner's body. Spinner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spinner rushes Nye and presses him up against the cage.
Nye misses with some punches.
Nye throws an elbow but it misses.
Spinner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nye breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Spinner has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Spinner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Nye misses.
Spinner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nye eats them both and turns towards Spinner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spinner thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spinner circles away quickly and effectively.
Spinner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spinner lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Nye misses.
Spinner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nye with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nye. Spinner does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye clinches with his opponent.
Nye lands a good knee to the midsection. Spinner won't want to take too many of those.
Nye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spinner blocks an elbow strike from Nye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nye - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spinner's face.
 It looks like James Spinner has been cut.
Nye dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nye lands a body shot.
Spinner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spinner tries to break the clinch but Nye is controlling the position.
Spinner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spinner is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spinner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nye misses with a wild body shot.
Nye misses with a looping left.
Spinner looks to land a combination but Nye avoids it well.
A punch combination from Nye misses.
James Spinner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nye pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spinner is out of range and Nye settles back down.
Spinner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nye closes the distance and clinches.
Nye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nye with a jab.
Nye looks to land a combination but Spinner avoids it well.
Spinner wants to counter with a clinch but Nye pushes him away.
Some wild striking there from Nye.
Spinner wants to clinch but Nye slips to the side
and Nye counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nye closes the distance and pushes Spinner back into the cage.
Spinner can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spinner up against the cage.
Nye displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spinner up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nye for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Spinner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spinner blocks a body shot from Nye.
Spinner tries to break free but Nye pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nye keeps control of Spinner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spinner breaks the clinch.
Nye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spinner at a distance.
Spinner walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spinner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spinner lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick from Spinner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nye just misses with a punch to the body.
Nye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spinner circles away quickly and effectively.
Nye blocks a head kick by Spinner.
Nye misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spinner was well out of range. Poor timing from Nye.
Nye misses the shot to the body.
Spinner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spinner.
Spinner swings for the body but Nye moves out of range.
Nye scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nye has closed the distance and engaged Spinner in a clinch.
Nye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobert Nye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Spinner's cut.
That's time! Nye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spinner throws a series of punches but Nye avoids them all with ease.
Nye was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spinner tries to bum rush Nye with a series of wild strikes but Nye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spinner manages to avoid it.
Nye is looking to wear down Spinner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nye takes a swing at Spinner's ribcage but misses.
Nye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spinner.
Nye with the inside leg kick.
Nye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spinner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nye throws out a leg kick but Spinner moves out of range and Nye only half commits.
Nice sprawl there from Spinner as Nye shoots in.
Spinner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nye has managed to clinch.
Nye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nye lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nye avoiding damage.
Spinner is breathing heavily.
Nye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinner scores with a sloppy right hand. Nye should have avoided that one.
Spinner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nye takes a swing at Spinner's ribcage but misses.
Nye throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spinner was covering up waiting for the punch and Nye finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Spinner has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Nye has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Nye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nye is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nye pushes Spinner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spinner breaks the clinch.
Spinner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spinner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spinner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nye throws a body shot but no joy.
Nye fails with a takedown attempt.
Nye closes the distance and clinches.
Spinner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nye slips a jab and a cross from Spinner.
Spinner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Nye. Those never looked like landing.
Nye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spinner manages to avoid it.
Spinner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nye closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nye trying to control the pace.
Spinner trying to hold on to Nye's head to control him but Nye postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nye perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nye seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spinner for as long as he can get away with.
Nye has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nye wants to free his trapped foot but Spinner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nye perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobert Nye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Spinner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spinner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spinner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spinner duly obliges.
Spinner throws a series of punches but Nye avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Spinner catches Nye right on the button with a cross.
Hobert Nye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nye closes the distance and clinches.
Nye tries a body shot but Spinner blocks it.
Nye keeps control of Spinner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nye trying to land knees to the body.
Spinner takes an elbow to the temple.
Nye is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spinner is trying to break the clinch but Nye has him pressed against the cage.
Nye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spinner's efforts to push away.
Spinner is trying to break the clinch but Nye has him pressed against the cage.
Spinner is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye misses with a knee to the head.
Spinner blocks a body shot from Nye.
Nye throws a head punch that misses.
Nye lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spinner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spinner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nye has him pressed against the cage.
Nye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spinner's efforts to push away.
Nye is pushing Spinner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nye tries to throw a body punch but Spinner avoids it by throwing Nye back against the cage.
Nye lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nye scores with a body shot.
Nye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spinner manages to avoid it.
Nye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nye is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nye lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nye clinches up against the cage.
Nye struggles to land a body shot inside as Spinner controls his hands.
Spinner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spinner is trying to force a seperation but Nye has the dominant position.
Nye manages to break the clinch.
Nye just misses with a punch to the body.
Nye moves out of range of the strikes.
Spinner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spinner is rocked!
That has opened up James Spinner's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spinner is still on wobbly legs! Can Nye finish him?
Nye steps in with a hook that catches Spinner right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nye follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Spinner looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hobert Nye!
A relieved looking Hobert Nye thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
James Spinner spoke after the fight, saying 'This loss doesn't define me. I'm a bad mofo no matter what. Come at me bro. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Probert Beukeboom (ranked 2438 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Bean Jenkins (ranked 286 p4p, 381 weight class). Probert Beukeboom 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Probert Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bean Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins tries to bum rush Beukeboom with a series of wild strikes but Beukeboom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beukeboom walks into a straight right hand from Jenkins.
Beukeboom throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Beukeboom lands a nice shot that snaps Jenkins's head back.
It looks like Bean Jenkins has been cut.
Beukeboom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beukeboom takes the fight into the clinch.
Beukeboom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Beukeboom 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.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Beukeboom has him pressed against the cage.
Beukeboom is working Jenkins over against the cage.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jenkins looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beukeboom scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Beukeboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom lands with a right to the head.
Beukeboom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Beukeboom drops Jenkins onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jenkins is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jenkins is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Beukeboom.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Beukeboom finish him?
A hook to the body from Beukeboom.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beukeboom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beukeboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beukeboom creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jenkins's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jenkins drops to his knees and Beukeboom pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Probert Beukeboom!
Probert Beukeboom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lima (ranked 648 p4p, 1780 weight class) and Toti Rotiz (ranked 101 p4p, 259 weight class). Rotiz has chosen Southtown as his entrance music. Toti Rotiz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rotiz misses with the combination.
Lima moves out of range of the body kick.
Lima shoots in looking for a takedown. Rotiz tries to sprawl out of it but Lima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rotiz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima darts in looking for a takedown but Rotiz gets double underhooks and turns Lima into the cage.
A little jabbing left from Rotiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rotiz's efforts to push away.
Lima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lima ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lima no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rotiz distracts Lima with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rotiz wanted to stand there but Lima had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rotiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rotiz is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Lima has a closed guard, preventing Rotiz from standing up.
Rotiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rotiz working some strikes from top position.
Rotiz wants to get up but he can't break Lima's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rotiz cracks Lima with a solid left hand.
Rotiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rotiz postures up and lands a big shot to Lima's brow.
Lima has momentary wrist control but Rotiz slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rotiz defends well.
Lima has a closed guard, preventing Rotiz from standing up.
Rotiz cracks Lima with a solid left hand.
Lima is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Lima has been cut.
Rotiz is in close to Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Lima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rotiz cracks Lima with a solid left hand.
Rotiz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lima shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rotiz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rotiz is trying to buck Lima off.
Lima throws an elbow but Rotiz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Lima seems to have got his legs back now.
Lima throws an elbow but Rotiz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rotiz is pushing Lima's head away, looking to escape. Lima manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to move to mount but Rotiz reverses beautifully and ends up in Lima's guard.
Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rotiz's guard.
Lima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rotiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rotiz keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Lima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lima looking to pass the guard.
Rotiz keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lima looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rotiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lima.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toti Rotiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Lima's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lima decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lima throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima wants to take a breather but Rotiz is having none of it.
Lima wants to work for an arm triangle but Rotiz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rotiz's head.
Lima is trying to control the action in half guard but Rotiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rotiz is refusing to be controlled, as Lima sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima moves out of range of the body kick.
Rotiz misses with a straight left.
Toti Rotiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rotiz defends well and Lima ends up having to push Rotiz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Rotiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rotiz tries to break the clinch but Lima is controlling the position.
Lima jumps into guard, dragging Rotiz to the mat.
Lima 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.
Rotiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rotiz working some strikes from top position.
Rotiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Lima has his foot on Rotiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rotiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Rotiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ricardo Lima's cut is getting worse.
Rotiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rotiz lands a couple of elbows.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Rotiz from controlling successfully.
Lima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rotiz defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rotiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rotiz has managed to get both his arms back between Lima's legs - danger averted.
Rotiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rotiz is looking to stand up but Lima won't let him.
Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rotiz is aware though and is defending well.
Rotiz tries to stand but Lima is controlling from the bottom.
Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rotiz stands up over Lima, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rotiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Rotiz lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz wants to stand but Lima has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rotiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rotiz pushing down on Lima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rotiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ricardo Lima's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lima taking some punishment here, with Rotiz in his half guard.
Rotiz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lima controls his leg.
Rotiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jeez, Ricardo Lima's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Lima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Toti Rotiz!
Toti Rotiz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Walsh (ranked 1565 p4p, 2313 weight class) and Anthony Ruiz (ranked 213 p4p, 302 weight class). Ruiz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DB7 - Squid Game Drill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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13 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiden Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruiz lands with a light punch inside.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Walsh - that landed with a thud.
Ruiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Walsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walsh misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruiz.
Walsh scores with a hook to the body.
Ruiz missing with knees to the body.
Ruiz blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Walsh 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.
Walsh lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Ruiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Ruiz looking to throw knees to the head but Walsh is blocking nicely.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walsh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruiz looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walsh.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Ruiz blocking some punches.
Ruiz missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Walsh fails to land.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Ruiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walsh.
Walsh misses with the head strike.
Ruiz misses with a knee to the head.
Walsh misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Ruiz.
Ruiz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ruiz.
Walsh lands with a right to the head.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Ruiz blocks an uppercut.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Walsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaiden Walsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz defending well as Walsh loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Walsh catches Ruiz right on the button with a cross.
Ruiz scoring well with a low kick there.
Walsh drops Ruiz with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ruiz! Walsh dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiden Walsh!
A very excited looking Kaiden Walsh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reece Robertson (ranked 2136 p4p, 2795 weight class) and Sam Morril (ranked 264 p4p, 320 weight class). Sam Morril is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Morril!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Morril 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.
Robertson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morril feints a counter leg kick.
Robertson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morril feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Robertson misses with a hook. Morril ducked under it nicely.
Morril misses with a straight right.
A jab from Morril misses.
Robertson staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Morril.
Robertson connects with a leg kick.
Morril 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.
Morril loads up on a big right hand but Robertson slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morril looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Morril misses with a series of wild punches.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Morril moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Robertson scores with a jab. Morril acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson digs a good hook to Morril's body.
Morril moves away from the strike by Robertson.
A big left from Morril misses.
Robertson connects with an inside leg kick.
Robertson jabs Morril right on the nose. Morril blinks but takes it well.
Reece Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morril lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robertson connects with a looping right hand.
Robertson blocks a head kick by Morril.
We've been told by Robertson's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robertson tries to bum rush Morril with a series of wild strikes but Morril uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robertson takes a swing at Morril's ribcage but misses.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Robertson motions for Morril to come forward. Robertson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Morril misses the target.
Morril pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robertson is out of range and Morril settles back down.
Morril misses with a low kick.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Morril moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morril displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robertson throws out the jab.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morril. That's going to slow Robertson down.
Morril throws a body shot but no joy.
Morril throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robertson lands a jab-cross combination.
Morril throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morril pushes Robertson up against the cage in a clinch.
Morril lands a hook that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Morril tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robertson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morril throws a head punch that misses.
Robertson is trying to stall.
Robertson missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morril blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morril misses with some punches.
Robertson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robertson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick from Morril, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robertson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Robertson.
Morril scores with a hook.
Robertson scores with a one two! Morril had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robertson misses with a low kick as Morril jumps back.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morril only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Robertson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morril.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson misses the jab.
Robertson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morril's hands.
Morril lands a jab to Robertson's midsection.
Morril scores with a head kick.
It looks like Reece Robertson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands with an overhand left.
Robertson misses with a low kick as Morril jumps back.
Morril throws out a powerful jab.
Morril misses with a looping right.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Morril checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morril darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morril sizes up Robertson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but Morril uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morril throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Morril.
Robertson misses with a hook
and Morril counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morril misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morril punishes Robertson's body with a nice straight punch.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Morril checks it.
Robertson throws a right hand that misses
and Morril counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morril looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Morril will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reece Robertson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robertson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morril.
A leg kick checked by Morril.
Morril lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Robertson misses.
Robertson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morril.
Robertson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morril. Morril obviously looking to wear him down.
Morril uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robertson.
Robertson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorril.
Robertson misses with an uppercut
and Morril makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robertson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robertson connects with a jab.
Robertson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
Morril cracks Robertson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Morril misses its intended target.
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!
Robertson scores with a nice head shot.
Robertson misses with a left hand
and Morril counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Robertson connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Robertson does no damage.
Morril throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Morril finds it's target.
Robertson wants to slow Morril down by chopping away at his legs.
Morril throws a good cross that connects.
Morril gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robertson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morril in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Robertson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morril has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morril on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morril throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robertson throws a leg kick
and Morril makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Robertson really felt that one!
Robertson misses with a body shot
and Morril counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robertson throws a low kick but Morril moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Morril misses the target.
Robertson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morril misses the jab.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Morril moved away.
Morril closes the distance and clinches.
Morril lands a nice shot to the body.
Morril swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morril throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertsons head.
Morril misses with some punches.
Morril tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morril scores with a shoulder strike.
Morril lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morril.
Robertson is trying to maintain a safe position but Morril gets an underhook and turns Robertson into the cage.
Morril fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morril avoids it.
Morril lands with a left to the head.
Sam Morril seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands a left hand.
Morril lands with a light punch inside.
Robertson is trying to break the clinch but Morril is controlling him.
Morril works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morril blocks the elbow strike.
Robertson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morril defending well as Robertson loads up on a big left hand.
Morril throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson looks to land a combination but Morril avoids it well.
Robertson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morril in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Morril turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robertson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morril under the eye.
Robertson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robertson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morril. That's going to slow Robertson down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Robertson misses.
Robertson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morril can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morril lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Morril blocks the low kick.
Robertson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
Morril looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robertson misses with a combination
and Morril counters with a good low kick that Robertson was not able to check.
Morril slips a jab from Robertson.
Morril bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Robertson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morril doesn't seem phased though.
Morril fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robertson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morril throws a shot from downtown. Robertson moves away and avoids it.
Robertson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morril's sensitive parts.
Reece Robertson is winning the standup battle so far.
Morril finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morril attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Robertson misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Morril will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reece Robertson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Robertson throws a low kick but Morril avoids it.
A nice side step and Morril releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robertson.
Robertson throws a front kick aimed at Morril's knee but Morril avoids it well.
Morril on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robertson. Robertson obviously looking to wear him down.
Morril connects with a looping right hand.
Robertson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morrils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morril scores with a nice right hand.
Morril throws out a loose jab but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robertson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morril checks it well.
A nice side step and Morril releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robertson misses with a double jab
and Morril counters with a two punch combo.
Morril lands the left hand.
Robertson is rocked!
Morril cracks Robertson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Robertson falls backwards against the cage. Morril follows up with more strikes that drop Robertson to his knees. Morril keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Robertson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Morril!
A victorious Sam Morril thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Dujardin (ranked 373 p4p, 1995 weight class) and Ian Carter (ranked 54 p4p, 271 weight class). Dujardin comes to the cage accompanied by Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar. Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. “Shipping up to Boston” Dropkick Murphy’s kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ian Carter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier Dujardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dujardin.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carter 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.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Dujardin misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Carter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carter throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dujardin to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Dujardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dujardin cracks Carter with a good jab.
Carter defending well as Dujardin loads up on a big left hand.
Dujardin misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter misses with a combination
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Dujardin moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Carter.
It looks like Olivier Dujardin has been cut.
Dujardin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Dujardin's front leg but catches the back leg as Dujardin tries to avoid it.
Carter misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Dujardin misses the target.
Dujardin misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ian Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dujardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
A countering left hand to the body from Carter misses.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Dujardin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dujardin throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dujardin thinking.
Dujardin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Dujardin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter motions for Dujardin to come forward. Carter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olivier Dujardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carter darts in and clinches Dujardin up against the cage.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Dujardin blocking some punches.
Dujardin tries to score a body lock takedown but Carter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dujardin.
Dujardin has Carter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olivier Dujardin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Dujardin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter prevents the takedown attempt.
Dujardin tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Dujardin.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Dujardin's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Dujardin is breathing heavily.
Dujardin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Dujardin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin blocks an uppercut.
Carter cracks Dujardin with a nice body shot.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Dujardin's ribcage. Dujardin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Dujardin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter scores with a body shot.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dujardin attempts a counter takedown but Carter avoids it well and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dujardin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dujardin takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Dujardin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
Jab from Dujardin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olivier Dujardin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dujardin.
Dujardin just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dujardin misses with a looping right.
Dujardin scores with a jab to the head.
Dujardin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dujardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
It seemed like Carter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Dujardin misses.
Dujardin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter slips a straight right by Dujardin.
Carter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a swing at Dujardin's ribcage but misses.
Dujardin feinted with a counter takedown.
Dujardin throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dujardin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dujardin.
Carter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Dujardin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carter blocks a body shot from Dujardin.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dujardin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Ian Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dujardin slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Dujardin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dujardin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ian Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Dujardin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dujardin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carter defends well and Dujardin ends up having to push Carter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Dujardin controls the action.
Carter tries to work over Dujardin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dujardin prevents a body shot from Carter.
Dujardin can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Dujardin controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oooooh!!! Carter has knocked Dujardin down with a huge combo! Carter steps away and waves a wobbly Dujardin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dujardin is rocked!
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dujardin circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Dujardin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter takes a swing at Dujardin's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Dujardin seems to have got his legs back now.
Carter misses with the combination.
Dujardin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dujardin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dujardin looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Dujardin lands a lovely overhand right.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dujardin counters with a takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ian Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Olivier Dujardin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Olivier Dujardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dujardin throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter feints a counter leg kick.
Carter lands with a straight right. Dujardin didn't see that one coming.
Olivier Dujardin's cut is getting worse.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dujardin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dujardin throws out the jab.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Dujardin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carter sprawls well. Carter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dujardin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Dujardin throwing a counter right hand but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter throws a series of punches but Dujardin avoids them all with ease.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dujardin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dujardin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Dujardin keeps him there for the moment.
Dujardin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carter lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Dujardin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olivier Dujardin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Carter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dujardin's elbow.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dujardin misses with a body punch.
Dujardin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dujardin is working Carter over against the cage.
Carter tries a body shot but Dujardin blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Dujardin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter tries to work over Dujardin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter is pressed up against the cage. Dujardin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carter down to the mat. Carter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dujardin cracks Carter with a good jab.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dujardin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Dujardin shoots in for a double leg but Carter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter thuds a left hand into Dujardin's body.
Dujardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Dujardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dujardin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dujardin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
A slow jab from Dujardin misses its intended target.
Carter slips under a jab.
Dujardin throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Dujardin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dujardin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ian Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carter throws a leg kick but Dujardin checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carter 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Carter!
Ian Carter 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 378 p4p, 834 weight class) and Steel Adams (ranked 57 p4p, 115 weight class). 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 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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steel Adams!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams lands with a hook. Traumen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Traumen takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Traumen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Traumen.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Traumen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams swings for the body but Traumen moves out of range.
Adams avoids the body shot from Traumen.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Traumen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Adams tries to clinch up but Traumen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Adams. That snapped Traumen's head back.
Adams is looking to clinch but Traumen is avoiding it.
Traumen tries to land a leg kick but Adams saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Traumen.
Traumen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Traumen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucas Traumen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Traumen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adams tries to clinch but Traumen is having none of it.
Adams staying out of range there.
Adams moves into the clinch.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traumen working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Adams.
Traumen stalling.
Traumen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Traumen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams lands a left hand.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Traumen working aggressively here.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Traumen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Traumen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams tries a body shot but Traumen blocks it.
Traumen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traumen blocking some punches.
Traumen controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Adams.
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Adams digs a right hand into Traumen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traumen's gas tank.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traumen throws a head punch that misses.
Traumen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traumen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Traumen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Adams is leaning against Traumen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Traumen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traumen tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Traumen back against the cage.
Traumen has had enough of the clinch but Adams keeps him there for the moment.
Adams works on Traumen's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Traumen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Traumen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Traumen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nice body punch from Traumen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Traumen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traumen misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Adams lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Traumen lands with a left to the head.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Traumen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Traumen.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Traumen throws a head punch that misses.
Traumen lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Traumen blocks a body shot from Adams.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Traumen just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Traumen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams throws a body punch but Traumen moves out of range.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Traumen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Traumen throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams tries to clinch but Traumen is having none of it.
Adams checks a leg kick.
Traumen tries a low kick but Adams avoids it.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traumen.
Traumen just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Adams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good leg kick by Traumen.
Traumen scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Traumen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Steel Adams has been cut.
Traumen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams tries to clinch but Traumen is having none of it.
Lucas Traumen is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Traumen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Traumen.
Traumen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams defending well as Traumen loads up on a big left hand.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Traumen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Traumen circles away.
Traumen throws a big shot that misses.
Traumen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adams's hands.
Traumen throws a head kick that misses.
Adams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Traumen tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
Traumen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traumen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traumen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traumen can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Traumen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Traumen backwards.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Traumen working aggressively here.
Traumen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Traumen breaks from the clinch.
Adams tries to clinch but Traumen is having none of it.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traumen throws a head punch that misses.
Traumen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Traumen misses with some punches.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traumen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Traumen throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Traumen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Traumen throws a low kick, looking for Adams's leg but Adams calmly moves out of range.
Adams darts in and clinches Traumen up against the cage.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Traumen lands a shot to the body.
Traumen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traumen is struggling to control the position.
Traumen stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Traumen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Traumen tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Traumen controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Traumen fails to land.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Traumen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traumen looking to stall.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Traumen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steel Adams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Traumen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Traumen lands a glancing blow to the side of Adams's head.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Traumen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams is looking to clinch but Traumen is avoiding it.
Traumen thuds a left hand into Adams's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Adams blocks the leg kick.
Adams clinches with his opponent.
Adams tries a body shot but Traumen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traumen.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traumen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Steel Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Traumen fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Traumen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Traumen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Traumen wants to land a leg kick but Adams is out of range.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Traumen lands the left hand.
Traumen throws a shot to the body.
Adams tries to clinch but Traumen moves out of range.
Traumen takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Traumen counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Traumen misses the target.
Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
Traumen stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
Traumen digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Adams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Traumen fails to land.
Adams blocks a body shot from Traumen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traumen.
Traumen just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Traumen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traumen wants to break free but Adams has control.
Traumen breaks from the clinch.
Traumen takes one on the button.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Traumen.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Adams clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traumen stalling.
A short left from Traumen.
Traumen throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traumen wants to break free but Adams has control.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traumen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Traumen misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Traumen fails to land.
Adams digs a right hand into Traumen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traumen's gas tank.
Adams tries to work over Traumen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Traumen stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Traumen.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traumen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
Traumen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traumen misses with a looping left.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams checks a leg kick.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Traumen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adams digs a good hook to Traumen's body.
Traumen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adams scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Traumen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Steel Adams's cut.
That's time! Traumen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adams tries to clinch up but Traumen circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams rushes Traumen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Traumen has Adams pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traumen.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traumen prevents a body shot from Adams.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Adams lands an uppercut.
Adams keeps control of Traumen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traumen tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traumen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Traumen wants to break free but Adams has control.
Adams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traumens head.
Traumen scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Traumen looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Adams.
A nice left hand lands by Traumen.
Adams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Traumen as the two fighters clinch.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traumen backwards.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams digs a right hand underneath Traumen's ribcage. Traumen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traumen looking to slow down the pace here.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Adams - that landed with a thud.
Traumen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams is leaning against Traumen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traumens head.
Traumen blocks a body shot from Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traumen is looking to break free of the clinch but Adams has double underhooks.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams lands a left hand.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams blocking some punches.
Traumen lands a left hand.
Adams gets through Traumen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Adams.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Traumen is looking to control Adams's arms but Adams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Traumen has his back to the cage.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Traumen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Traumen.
Traumen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams tries a body shot but Traumen blocks it.
Adams tries to work over Traumen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Traumen misses with some punches.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Traumen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traumen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Adams dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Steel Adams's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Adams is looking to clinch.
Adams has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Traumen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adams tries to clinch up but Traumen circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Traumen connects with a solid leg kick.
Traumen looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Adams darts in and clinches Traumen up against the cage.
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
Traumen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Traumen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Traumen prevents a body shot from Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Traumen.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Traumen controls the action.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Traumen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traumen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen lands an uppercut.
Traumen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Traumen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Traumen misses with an uppercut.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Traumen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams clinches up with Traumen and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Adams.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
Adams lands an uppercut.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traumen stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traumen.
Traumen breaks from the clinch.
Adams clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Traumen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Traumen breaks from the clinch.
Traumen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adams momentarily.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Traumen pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target.
Traumen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Traumen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traumen.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Adams tries to clinch but Traumen moves out of range.
Adams misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traumen lands with a kick to the temple. Adams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adams is rocked!
Adams lands a lovely overhand right.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Traumen finish him?
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Traumen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Traumen misses the target.
Traumen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adams tries to clinch but Traumen moves out of range.
Traumen is looking for a counter combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adams checks a leg kick.
Adams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adams moves to clinch but Traumen breaks away
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Traumen misses with a low kick.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traumen.
Sloppy strikes from Traumen. Those never looked like landing.
Traumen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Traumen can pounce on him.
Adams gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Traumen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Adams is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Traumen!
Lucas Traumen retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Lucas Traumen 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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