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CCC 55 : Jankovic vs Ortega PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adisa Kenyatta (ranked 4964 p4p, 23837 weight class) and Simon Cross (ranked 475 p4p, 548 weight class). Cross is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Irregular God. Adisa Kenyatta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adisa Kenyatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Cross!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kenyatta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cross has knee on belly momentarily but Kenyatta bucks him off and regains half guard.
Cross is working for a kimura but Kenyatta is defending it quite comfortably.
Kenyatta wants to control but Cross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kenyatta is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Cross is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kenyatta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cross is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross trying to work for an americana but Kenyatta has managed to regain full guard.
Cross preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kenyatta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kenyatta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kenyatta!
Cross sneaks back into half guard.
Cross actively working from the bottom here.
Kenyatta wants to pass to mount but Cross is defending the position.
Cross taking some punishment here, with Kenyatta in his half guard.
Kenyatta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cross looking for submissions off his back.
Kenyatta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross looking for submissions off his back.
Cross is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kenyatta lands a nice short elbow.
Cross actively working from the bottom here.
Cross actively working from the bottom here.
Cross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cross looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cross actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Kenyatta there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kenyatta connects with a nice short shot to Cross's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kenyatta pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross regains half guard.
Cross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kenyatta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kenyatta trying to control from half guard but Cross is working away.
Cross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kenyatta is trying to control the action in half guard but Cross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cross is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kenyatta pulls his head out easily.
Cross has hold of Kenyatta's hands but Kenyatta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kenyatta wants to control but Cross is keeping him busy.
Cross looking for submissions off his back.
Kenyatta is nestled in close to Cross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenyatta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kenyatta connects with a nice short shot to Cross's temple.
Cross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cross looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kenyatta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kenyatta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 Cross is rocked!
Cross looking for submissions off his back.
Kenyatta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kenyatta drops an elbow to the side of Cross's head.
Kenyatta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cross on the ground.
Cross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cross is looking for a sweep. Kenyatta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adisa Kenyatta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kenyatta sprawls well. Kenyatta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cross gets slowly back to his feet.
Cross closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kenyatta to the mat! Kenyatta manages to get full guard.
Cross is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kenyatta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kenyatta has escaped and now he's on top!
Kenyatta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kenyatta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kenyatta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adisa Kenyatta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kenyatta lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross looking for a guillotine here but Kenyatta defends easily.
Cross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kenyatta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kenyatta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kenyatta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kenyatta trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenyatta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kenyatta postures up in Cross's guard and throws a big left but Cross blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kenyatta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kenyatta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cross is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenyatta tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
Kenyatta lands a couple of elbows.
Kenyatta throwing strikes from guard but Cross blocks nicely.
Cross working for a triangle but Kenyatta defends it easily.
Cross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenyatta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cross's head.
Cross has his foot on Kenyatta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kenyatta works his way back into a safe position though.
Cross is looking for a triangle but Kenyatta pushes his legs off easily.
Cross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kenyatta is aware though and is defending well.
Kenyatta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Kenyatta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenyatta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kenyatta is looking to work some ground and pound but Cross has wrist control.
Kenyatta tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
Cross had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kenyatta defends it easily.
Cross looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to sweep here but Kenyatta controlling him for the moment.
Kenyatta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kenyatta distracts Cross with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cross looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kenyatta wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.
Cross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenyatta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cross has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kenyatta has managed to get both his arms back between Cross's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenyatta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cross is looking for a triangle but Kenyatta pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simon Cross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kenyatta tries to clinch but Cross is having none of it.
Cross is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cross closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kenyatta quickly recovers to half guard.
Cross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kenyatta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cross.
Cross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kenyatta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cross.
Kenyatta trying to control but Cross postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kenyatta sees it coming and defends easily.
Cross is working for a kimura but Kenyatta is defending it quite comfortably.
Cross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kenyatta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kenyatta defends it well.
Cross wants to work for an arm triangle but Kenyatta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kenyatta is trying to maintain the position but Cross is very close to passing his half guard.
Kenyatta is defending against the submission attempts here by Cross.
Kenyatta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cross stopping the sweep attempt from Kenyatta.
Kenyatta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cross preventing the sweep.
Cross advances position into side control!
Kenyatta sneaks back into half guard.
Cross is working for a kimura but Kenyatta is defending it quite comfortably.
Cross is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kenyatta defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenyatta is controlling Cross's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kenyatta wants to control but Cross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kenyatta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kenyatta is defending against the submission attempts here by Cross.
Cross is working for a submission of some sort.
Kenyatta tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cross is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kenyatta is concentrating on defense, preventing Cross from advancing position.
Cross trying to work for an americana but Kenyatta has managed to regain full guard.
Kenyatta throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cross postures up.
Cross pushing down on Kenyatta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kenyatta is trying to get back to full guard.
Cross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kenyatta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kenyatta is defending against the submission attempts here by Cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Cross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Cross!
Simon Cross spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greight Ness (ranked 3277 p4p, 2813 weight class) and Ender Knightley (ranked 364 p4p, 334 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Greight Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ness throws a jab but it's blocked by Knightley.
Ness checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knightley with a nice calf kick.
Knightley throws a head kick that Ness semi-blocks.
Ness takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knightley looks to throw the jab but Ness is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ness. Knightley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knightley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ness checks a low kick from Knightley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knightley.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Knightley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ness just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ness with a body shot.
Ness throws the left hand but Knightley avoids the punch easily.
Ness chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knightley can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley throws out a leg kick but Ness moves out of range and Knightley only half commits.
Ness throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Ness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness is looking to wear down Knightley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ness throws a looping overhand right but Knightley ducks down to avoid it.
Knightley throws a head kick that misses.
Knightley moves out of range as Ness strikes.
Ness checks a leg kick nicely.
Ness takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Knightley is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ness checks a leg kick.
Knightley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Ness tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ness slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ness scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knightley scores with a kick to the body.
Ness throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knightley doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Ness. That snapped Knightley's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knightley tries to score with a low kick but Ness moves his leg out of the way.
Ness throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ness fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knightley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ness misses with an uppercut. Knightley saw that one coming.
Knightley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ness feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knightleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knightley misses with a leg kick
enabling Ness to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Ness.
Knightley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness.
Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Knightley is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Ness.
Ness checks a low kick from Knightley.
Ness takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Ness comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knightley drives through and clinches with Ness against the cage.
Knightley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ness scores with a shoulder strike.
Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ender Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knightley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ness with a body shot.
Knightley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knightley slips under a jab from Ness.
Ness scores with a jab to the body.
Knightley throws a body kick that misses.
Knightley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley misses with a low kick.
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knightley feints a counter leg kick.
Ness takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Knightley misses the jab.
Ness throws a body punch but Knightley moves out of range.
Knightley throws a counter combo.
Knightley throws a leg kick which misses Ness's front leg but catches the back leg as Ness tries to avoid it.
Knightley closes the distance but Ness moves to the side
and Ness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ness moves out of range of the body kick from Knightley.
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Knightley throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greight Ness dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ness connects with a crisp jab.
Ness throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Knightley.
Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ness throws out the jab.
Ness slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knightley slips a jab from Ness.
Knightley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knightley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ness walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knightley.
Knightley delivers a nice body kick.
Knightley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ness counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Ness misses.
Knightley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ness's sensitive parts.
Ness misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knightley scores with a leg kick.
Ness slips under a jab.
Ness on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knightley misses with a low kick.
Knightley misses with a head kick.
Ness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knightley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knightley drops his hands momentarily and Ness takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ness is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knightley is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Knightley misses.
Ness blocks a head kick by Knightley.
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Ness takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ness throws the left hand but Knightley avoids the punch easily.
Ness backing away here, and Knightley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knightley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley misses with a double jab.
Ness lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Greight Ness is winning the standup battle so far.
Ness moves out of range of the body kick from Knightley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley takes a swing at Ness's ribcage but misses.
Knightley throws a front kick aimed at Ness's knee but Ness avoids it well.
Ness throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Knightley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knightley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knightley throws a leg kick
letting Ness counter with a right hand.
Ness tries to keep at a distance but Knightley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Knightley - that landed with a thud.
Ness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ness on the inside.
Knightley lands a shoulder strike.
Ness stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ness pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ness misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley takes a shot to the head.
Knightley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Ness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ness working aggressively here.
Ness throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knightley.
Knightley struggles to land a body shot inside as Ness controls his hands.
Ness looking to slow down the pace here.
Ness tries to throw a body punch but Knightley avoids it by throwing Ness back against the cage.
Ness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knightley moves away from the strike by Ness.
Knightley is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ness.
Ness takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ness throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knightley flicks out a counter leg kick but Ness steps away.
Knightley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knightley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knightley tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.
Ness misses with a looping left.
Knightley throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Ness was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knightley.
Knightley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knightley.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knightley throws a body punch but Ness moves out of range.
Ness takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ender Knightley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ness's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ness misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knightley. That's going to slow Ness down.
Nice straight punches there by Ness. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ness.
Knightley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knightley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Ness - just one landing.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Knightley stalks Ness and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ness's face. Ness staggers backwards, shaken.
Ness keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Knightley misses the target.
Knightley scores with a jab. Ness acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ness moves out of range of the body kick from Knightley.
Knightley with a nice calf kick.
Knightley rushes Ness and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ness breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ness makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ness crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knightley - the referee stops the clock and Ness gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knightley. Ness manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knightley.
Ness will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Knightley throws a leg kick but Ness moved away.
Knightley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ness lands with a short shot to the head.
Ness throws a head punch that misses.
Ness throws a head punch that misses.
Ness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Ness misses.
Ness blocks the body kick.
Ness avoids the body shot from Knightley.
Ness is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ness moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knightley throws the kick towards the body but Ness avoids it.
Ness throws the left hand but Knightley avoids the punch easily.
Knightley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ness throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ness lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knightley at a distance.
Ness misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
Ness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knightley throws a big shot that misses.
Knightley thows a leg kick but Ness checks it
and Knightley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knightley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ness blocks the body kick.
Knightley misses with a body kick.
Ness misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness digs a good body shot into Knightley's ribs.
Knightley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knightley is looking to land body kicks.
Ness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Knightley tenderised Ness's leg. Ness is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knightley misses with a low kick.
Ness avoids the body shot from Knightley.
Knightley throws a push kick but Ness slaps the foot to one side.
Ness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ness throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
Knightley with the inside leg kick.
Knightley misses with a body kick.
Knightley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knightley tries to clinch up.
Ness jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knightley throws a shot from downtown. Ness moves away and avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knightley scores with a nice body kick.
Knightley tries a head kick but it misses.
Ness lands a slapping body shot.
Knightley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Knightley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ness circles away.
Knightley misses with a body kick.
Knightley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ness missing with a left hand there. Knightley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ness lands a nice hook to Knightley's body. Knightley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knightley throws out a leg kick but Ness moves out of range and Knightley only half commits.
It looked like Ness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Greight Ness.
Well Ness has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bean (ranked 1542 p4p, 2756 weight class) and Gabriele Ghiotto (ranked 127 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gabriele Ghiotto enters the cage!
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135
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriele Ghiotto!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghiotto swings widly with a right hand
and Bean counters with a nice body shot.
Bean lands a nice looking body shot.
Ghiotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean throws a body punch but Ghiotto moves out of range.
Bean missing with a left hand there. Ghiotto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean staying out of range there.
A big left from Ghiotto misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghiotto.
Ghiotto avoids the body shot from Bean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean jabs Ghiotto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ghiotto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghiotto.
Bean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ghiotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghiotto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ghiotto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ghiotto trying to mount his opponent but Bean defends it.
Ghiotto wants to control but Bean is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ghiotto is looking to take a break and control but Bean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bean keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ghiotto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ghiotto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ghiotto ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Ghiotto throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ghiotto slips a jab from Bean.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghiotto manages to avoid it.
Ghiotto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bean is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ghiotto with a jab.
Ghiotto slips a straight right by Bean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto misses with a hook.
A jab from Bean misses.
Ghiotto misses with a jab to the body
and Bean counters with a right hand to the body.
Ghiotto throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Ghiotto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghiotto moves away.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Bean lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ghiotto backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean throws a jab when Ghiotto was well out of range.
Bean lands an overhand right.
Ghiotto misses with an uppercut
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ghiotto tries to bum rush Bean with a series of wild strikes but Bean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Bean throws an overhand right that lands on Ghiotto's shoulder, as Ghiotto tries to avoid the shot.
Ghiotto misses with a lunging right hand
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Ghiotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghiotto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bean defends it well.
Bean blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghiotto throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghiotto.
Ghiotto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean slips under a jab.
Ghiotto avoids the body shot from Bean.
Ghiotto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ghiotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ghiotto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ghiotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Mr Bean is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghiotto misses with a jab to the body
and Bean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gabriele Ghiotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghiotto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ghiotto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Bean swings for the body but Ghiotto moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bean to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghiotto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghiotto misses the target.
Bean lands with a hook. Ghiotto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ghiotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghiotto shoots in looking for a takedown. Bean tries to sprawl out of it but Ghiotto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bean manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mr Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriele Ghiotto.
Ghiotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Ghiotto tries to clinch up
and Ghiotto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean cracks Ghiotto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ghiotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghiotto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mr Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean takes a swing at Ghiotto's ribcage but misses.
Bean drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ghiotto throws a nice looking combination but Bean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ghiotto throws a low kick, looking for Bean's leg but Bean calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean stuffs the takedown.
Ghiotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Bean is looking to counter punch.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
Ghiotto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bean is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ghiotto throws a shot from downtown. Bean moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bean misses the target.
Ghiotto looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Ghiotto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghiotto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bean swings for the body but Ghiotto moves out of range.
Ghiotto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ghiotto scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bean dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghiotto.
Bean cracks a nice hook into Ghiotto's ribs.
Ghiotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bean was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghiotto.
Bean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ghiotto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
And Ghiotto tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from Ghiotto misses its intended target.
Bean blocks a head kick by Ghiotto.
Bean went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Bean there.
Ghiotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ghiotto looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Bean tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean looks to land a left hand but Ghiotto moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean misses with a hook. Ghiotto ducked under it nicely.
Bean throws a body punch but Ghiotto moves out of range.
Ghiotto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ghiotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghiotto.
Ghiotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghiotto throws a low kick, looking for Bean's leg but Bean calmly moves out of range.
Bean appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bean avoids the body shot from Ghiotto.
Bean is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto scores with a nice right hand.
Ghiotto cracks Bean with a good jab.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghiotto.
Ghiotto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ghiotto connects with a nice looking jab.
Ghiotto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean catches Ghiotto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ghiotto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghiotto swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Bean scores with a jab to the head.
Mr Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left and a right from Ghiotto both land. Nice combination.
Bean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghiotto throws a lazy uppercut
and Bean counters with a left to the body.
Ghiotto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghiotto moves away.
Ghiotto swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
Bean lands a nice shot that snaps Ghiotto's head back.
Ghiotto takes a swing at Bean's ribcage but misses.
Bean throws a big counter combination but Ghiotto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ghiotto looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean blocks a jab.
Ghiotto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ghiotto throws the kick towards the body but Bean avoids it.
Ghiotto throws a lazy body kick
and Ghiotto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghiotto moves out of range of the strikes.
And Ghiotto tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bean avoids the body shot from Ghiotto.
Gabriele Ghiotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Ghiotto misses its intended target.
Ghiotto connects with a body shot that sends Bean's belly button to the back.
Ghiotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Bean wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good exchange - Bean coming out on top.
A low kick from Ghiotto misses
and Ghiotto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriele Ghiotto.
I think Bean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Bean!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borwornsit Ngam Chit (ranked 2963 p4p, 1628 weight class) and Teofomo Laurez (ranked 341 p4p, 213 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borwornsit Ngam Chit!
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, Teofomo Laurez !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngam Chit tests Laurez 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ngam Chit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laurez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ngam Chit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick from Laurez , right into the meat of the thigh.
Ngam Chit misses with a hook to the body
and Laurez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laurez connects with the punch.
Jab by Ngam Chit.
Ngam Chit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ngam Chit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ngam Chit connects with a leg kick.
Ngam Chit cracks Laurez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ngam Chit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laurez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ngam Chit misses with an uppercut. Laurez saw that one coming.
Laurez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ngam Chit scores with a head kick.
Laurez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laurez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Ngam Chit tenderised Laurez 's leg. Laurez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ngam Chit scores with a punch to the head.
Ngam Chit misses with an uppercut
and Laurez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ngam Chit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ngam Chit throws a right hand that misses
and Laurez counters with a low kick, right behind Ngam Chit 's knee.
Ngam Chit looks to score with a jab to the body but Laurez is just out of range.
Ngam Chit misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ngam Chit misses the jab.
Ngam Chit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ngam Chit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ngam Chit throws a hook but Laurez blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngam Chit misses with a left hand
and Laurez counters with a straight right hand.
Laurez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Ngam Chit misses.
A slow jab from Ngam Chit misses its intended target.
Ngam Chit misses with a wild body shot.
Ngam Chit delivers a nice body kick.
Ngam Chit lands with an overhand left.
Ngam Chit misses with a wild body shot.
Ngam Chit misses with an uppercut
and Laurez counters with a right hand to the body.
It looks like Ngam Chit has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ngam Chit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laurez manages to avoid it.
Ngam Chit misses with a looping right.
Ngam Chit misses with a straight left.
Ngam Chit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laurez tries a quick counter leg kick but Ngam Chit is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurez avoids the body shot from Ngam Chit.
Ngam Chit slips a jab from Laurez .
Ngam Chit misses with a lunging right hand
and Laurez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ngam Chit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ngam Chit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ngam Chit cracks Laurez with a good jab.
Laurez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ngam Chit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ngam Chit misses with a head kick.
Laurez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ngam Chit.
A nice side step and Laurez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ngam Chit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ngam Chit.
Laurez moves out of range of the strikes.
Ngam Chit cracks Laurez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ngam Chit is looking to chop away at Laurez 's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngam Chit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laurez defending well as Ngam Chit loads up on a big left hand.
Ngam Chit looks to throw the jab but Laurez is out of range.
Laurez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ngam Chit throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ngam Chit.
Ngam Chit misses with a leg kick
and Laurez counters with a nice uppercut.
 Ngam Chit is rocked!
Ngam Chit throws a leg kick
and Laurez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Ngam Chit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngam Chit is breathing heavily.
Laurez lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ngam Chit head around and knocks him out cold! Laurez hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teofomo Laurez !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Laguera (ranked 3192 p4p, 1083 weight class) and Barnabus Sanitario (ranked 219 p4p, 90 weight class). Barnabus Sanitario 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Laguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Barnabus Sanitario!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguera slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanitario, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laguera tries to land a leg kick but Sanitario saw it coming and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Laguera as he connects with a hook.
Sanitario gets caught napping as Laguera dives in and scores a takedown. Sanitario manages to retain guard.
Sanitario is trying to keep Laguera in close.
Sanitario scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Sanitario keeping full guard, as Laguera tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laguera trying to control but Sanitario is working from the bottom.
Laguera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguera preventing the sweep.
Laguera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanitario keeping moving, preventing Laguera from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice uppercut there from Laguera.
Sanitario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanitario ducks under a wild hook from Laguera.
No luck for Sanitario with that takedown attempt.
Laguera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguera misses with the combination.
Sanitario with the counter takedown but Laguera avoids it easily.
Laguera slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanitario, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alejandro Laguera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabus Sanitario.
Laguera drives through and clinches with Sanitario against the cage.
Laguera tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laguera.
Laguera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanitario prevents it.
Laguera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanitario prevents it.
Laguera turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Laguera manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanitario has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanitario is trying to improve his position.
Laguera trying to control the action but Sanitario is working from the bottom.
Laguera advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanitario sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sanitario moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Laguera is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at California Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Sanitario is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario keeping moving, preventing Laguera from controlling successfully.
Laguera looking to pass the guard.
Laguera trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanitario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laguera trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sanitario manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sanitario got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laguera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanitario has managed to get both his arms back between Laguera's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Laguera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanitario shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanitario stalling.
Sanitario moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Laguera.
Laguera regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario drops an elbow to the side of Laguera's head.
Sanitario winds up and cracks Laguera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Laguera wants to get back to full guard but Sanitario has passed into side control.
Laguera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanitario's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanitario winds up and cracks Laguera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Laguera has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sanitario escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sanitario!
Sanitario working the head and body with strikes.
Sanitario takes a little break here. Laguera wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sanitario wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laguera keeps working.
Sanitario working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario lands an elbow.
Laguera is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Sanitario's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Laguera is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnabus Sanitario has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laguera is working hard here to advance position.
Laguera is being controlled here.
Sanitario lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laguera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanitario wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanitario is working Laguera over with some ground and pound from side control.
Laguera is trying to escape the position but Sanitario is controlling the position.
Sanitario lands some shots froms side control.
Laguera is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguera gets back to half guard.
Laguera is looking for a sweep. Sanitario is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laguera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laguera looking for submissions off his back.
Laguera has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sanitario escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sanitario!
Sanitario landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario lands some shots froms side control.
Laguera stops Sanitario from passing to mount.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Laguera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laguera is trying to get back to half guard.
Laguera tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sanitario presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laguera is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Laguera.
Laguera throws a body punch but Sanitario moves out of range.
Laguera misses with an uppercut
and Sanitario counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanitario scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laguera to see if he's OK.
Laguera gets back to half guard.
Sanitario is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Laguera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laguera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanitario pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laguera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanitario looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laguera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario is trying to control. Laguera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanitario is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanitario drops an elbow to the side of Laguera's head.
Sanitario winds up and cracks Laguera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanitario looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laguera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanitario slows the pace down in half guard.
Laguera manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario stands up over Laguera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanitario is working Laguera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanitario engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Laguera is looking for a triangle but Sanitario pushes his legs off easily.
Sanitario trying to control but Laguera is working from the bottom.
Laguera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laguera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanitario has managed to get both his arms back between Laguera's legs - danger averted.
Laguera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanitario must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Laguera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laguera has momentary wrist control but Sanitario slips an elbow through the middle.
Laguera throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sanitario escapes and throws Laguera's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Laguera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanitario looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario trying to pass the guard but Laguera defending well.
Laguera actively working from the bottom here.
Laguera actively working from the bottom here.
Sanitario not doing much here.
Sanitario is nestled in close to Laguera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanitario looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laguera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laguera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanitario pulls his head out easily.
Sanitario drops an elbow to the side of Laguera's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabus Sanitario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanitario has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabus Sanitario!
Barnabus Sanitario very nearly forgot to thank Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahid Gangster (ranked 1310 p4p, 1764 weight class) and French Bull (ranked 90 p4p, 120 weight class). Gangster comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - The Warriors Way. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
280
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22
270
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, French Bull!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull works Gangster's body with a nice hook.
Bull 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.
Bull connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gangster's hands.
Gangster slips under a jab.
Gangster throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily.
Bull doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gangster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bull lands the left hand.
Gangster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bull counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gangster counter with a right hand.
 It looks like French Bull has been cut.
Gangster throws a right hand that misses
and Bull counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gangster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gangster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a body punch but Gangster moves out of range.
Gangster throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Gangster moves away and avoids it.
Gangster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gangster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bull rushes Gangster and presses him up against the cage.
Gangster taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gangster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bull has him pressed against the cage.
Bull blocks an elbow strike.
Bull lands with a right to the head.
Bull gets through Gangster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gangster is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bull is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Gangster controls the action.
Gangster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in the clinch, Gangster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bull pushes Gangster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gangster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bull thuds a left hand into Gangster's body.
Bull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gangster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.
Gangster throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a body punch but Gangster moves out of range.
Gangster misses with a body shot.
Gangster throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Gangster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gangster misses with a hook
letting Bull counter with a right hand.
Bull clinches with his opponent.
Bull displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gangster up against the cage.
Bull breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Gangster both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Bull misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with an uppercut
and Gangster counters with a straight right hand.
Gangster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gangster.
Gangster punishes Bull's body with a nice straight punch.
Gangster throws a right hand that misses
and Bull counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gangster thinking.
Bull cracks a nice hook into Gangster's ribs.
Gangster misses with a straight right.
Bull scores with a body shot.
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
French Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on French Bull's cut.
That's time! Gangster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gangster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bull counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gangster misses the target.
Gangster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Bull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gangster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gangster rather than just go for the knockout.
Bull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Gangster.
Nice uppercut there from Bull.
Bull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vahid Gangster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gangster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gangster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bull lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Bull scores with a decent looking hook.
Gangster misses with a double jab.
Bull let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gangster moves out of range as Bull strikes.
French Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gangster.
Bull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Bull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Bull. Beautiful body shot.
Gangster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
A punch lands to the side of Bull 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bull cracks Gangster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a body punch but Gangster moves out of range.
Bull slips under a jab from Gangster.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gangster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bull makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gangster looks to land a combination but Bull avoids it well.
Bull throws out a counter right but Gangster avoids it with no problem.
Bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bull throws a body punch but Gangster moves out of range.
Bull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gangster misses with a shot to the body
and Bull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bull lands a nice hook to Gangster's body. Gangster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bull scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Bull. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Gangster's head but Gangster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Gangster misses its target.
Bull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bull works Gangster's body with a nice hook.
Bull jabs at Gangster's body.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull rushes Gangster and presses him up against the cage.
Gangster tries to break the clinch but Bull is controlling the position.
Bull lands with a right to the head.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
French Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gangster takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Bull misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gangster misses with a wild combination.
Gangster ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Gangster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gangster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Gangster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gangster misses with a body shot.
Bull misses with a hook.
Gangster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
French Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on French Bull's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gangster swings widly with a right hand
and Bull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bull misses with an uppercut. Gangster saw that one coming.
Bull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gangster moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Gangster misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bull! But no joy.
Gangster slips under a jab.
Donk. Bull catches Gangster right on the button with a cross.
Gangster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bull. Bull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gangster throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot.
Gangster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bull jabs at Gangster's body.
Bull has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Bull tries to work over Gangster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gangster working aggressively here.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Gangster controls the action.
Bull manages to break the clinch.
Bull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gangster misses with the combination.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gangster walks into a left hand.
Gangster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Bull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull misses the jab.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but Gangster slips the punch.
Gangster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Bull rushes Gangster and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bull as Gangster tries to tie him up.
Bull breaks from the clinch.
Bull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Bull misses.
Bull fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gangster, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gangster throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bull lands a right hook to the body.
Bull jabs Gangster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bull drives through and clinches with Gangster against the cage.
Bull breaks the clinch.
Bull punishes Gangster's body with a nice straight punch.
Gangster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with an uppercut
and Gangster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gangster throws a jab when Bull was well out of range.
It seemed like Bull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gangster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gangster keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Gangster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vahid Gangster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gangster displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bull gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gangster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Gangster does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
French Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... French Bull!
French Bull bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Norberg (ranked 1482 p4p, 893 weight class) and Randal Clappertron (ranked 181 p4p, 104 weight class). Norberg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Real American - Rick Derringer. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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240
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buster Norberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clappertron.
Norberg loads up on a big right hand but Clappertron slips the punch.
Clappertron follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Norberg clinches.
Clappertron blocks an uppercut.
Clappertron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norberg throws a wild body kick that Clappertron sees coming a mile off.
Norberg lands with a cross.
Norberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clappertron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clappertron defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Norberg.
Norberg misses with a straight left.
Clappertron replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Norberg blocks it well.
Norberg misses with a right hand
and Clappertron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Buster Norberg has been cut.
Norberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norberg connects with the punch.
Clappertron ducks under a wild hook from Norberg.
A little jabbing left from Clappertron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norberg lands a head shot.
Norberg closes the distance and clinches.
Clappertron lands with a right to the head.
Clappertron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norberg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clappertron up against the cage.
Norberg can't find room to land a body shot as Clappertron controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Clappertron.
Norberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clappertron throws a head punch that misses.
Norberg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Norberg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Clappertron's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Clappertron is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Clappertron has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Clappertron wants to stand but Norberg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Norberg is trying to control the position but Clappertron postures up.
Norberg has his foot on Clappertron's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clappertron works his way back into a safe position though.
Norberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Norberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clappertron defends well.
Clappertron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clappertron stays in close to Norberg's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clappertron decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Norberg, up you get!
Clappertron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clappertron counters with a straight right hand.
Norberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Clappertron responds with a good body kick, but Norberg manages to step out the way in time.
Norberg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Clappertron counters with a nice uppercut.
Norberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Clappertron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clappertron sprawls well. Clappertron wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Clappertron follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clappertron gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norberg.
Norberg throws a body punch but Clappertron moves out of range.
Norberg misses with a left hand
and Clappertron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buster Norberg's cut is getting worse.
Norberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clappertron.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norberg.
Norberg lands a jab to Clappertron's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Buster Norberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buster Norberg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Norberg swings for the body but Clappertron moves out of range.
Norberg misses with a wild body shot.
Norberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clappertron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Norberg wants to control but Clappertron is keeping him busy.
Clappertron is trying to get back to half guard.
Clappertron taking a bit of punishment here - Norberg scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clappertron has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Norberg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clappertron is looking to regain half guard here but Norberg keeps moving and retains side control.
Norberg trying to control the position but Clappertron is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norberg working the body and head with strikes.
Norberg working the head with strikes.
Norberg 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.
Clappertron trying to remain calm as Norberg controls from the top position.
Norberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Norberg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Norberg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Norberg wants to control but Clappertron is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Norberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Clappertron struggling a bit here.
Norberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Norberg here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Norberg tries for a kimura but Clappertron is defending well.
Norberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clappertron knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The strikes coming from Norberg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clappertron can't do much from the bottom here.
Norberg has an Americana. Clappertron didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Norberg is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Norberg hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Buster Norberg!
An out of breath Buster Norberg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Friday (ranked 2462 p4p, 1191 weight class) and Von Kaiser (ranked 254 p4p, 132 weight class). Kaiser has chosen Punch Out Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Friday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Von Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiser takes a swing at Friday's ribcage but misses.
Friday tries to clinch but Kaiser is having none of it.
Kaiser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friday throws a lazy body kick
and Friday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaiser misses with a straight right.
Kaiser throws a shot from downtown. Friday moves away and avoids it.
Friday tries to clinch but Kaiser is having none of it.
Friday slips a jab from Kaiser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friday slips under a jab.
Friday tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kaiser manages to circle out of the way.
Friday moves in looking to clinch but Kaiser pushes him off.
A slow jab from Kaiser misses its intended target.
Kaiser throws a hook but Friday avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaiser.
Kaiser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Friday wants to clinch up but Kaiser keeps it at a distance.
Friday moves out of range as Kaiser strikes.
Kaiser is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaiser. Friday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friday tries to counter by clinching up but Kaiser breaks away and moves out of range.
Friday tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friday tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kaiser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaiser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Friday moves to clinch but Kaiser breaks away
and Kaiser counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser avoids the head kick by Friday.
Friday looks to land a right hand but Kaiser moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaiser! But no joy.
Kaiser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friday moves away.
Friday misses with a leg kick
and Friday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaiser staying out of range there.
Friday looks to clinch
and Kaiser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friday throws an overhand right that lands on Kaiser's shoulder, as Kaiser tries to avoid the shot.
Stan Friday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friday misses with a right hand
and Kaiser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Friday misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Friday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Friday is rocked!
Kaiser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Friday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Friday's head coaches at Dangerous Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Friday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaiser ducks under a wild hook from Friday.
And Kaiser tries to counter it with a takedown but Friday pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Friday seems to have got his legs back now.
Friday fails in his attempt to clinch.
Friday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaiser throws out the jab.
Kaiser lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaiser digs a good body shot into Friday's ribs.
Friday tries to clinch up but Kaiser circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaiser tries to keep at a distance but Friday has taken the fight into the clinch.
Friday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Kaiser.
Kaiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friday misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaiser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Friday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaiser lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Friday at a distance.
Kaiser is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Friday had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big right from Friday misses.
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!
Friday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaiser.
Friday doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaiser circles away.
Nice shot lands for Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a predictable looking body shot
and Friday holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Friday looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Von Kaiser dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kaiser misses with a hook. Friday ducked under it nicely.
Friday fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaiser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaiser lands with a shot to the body.
Friday tries to clinch but Kaiser moves away
and Kaiser counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Kaiser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaiser will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaiser connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaiser shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Friday is on queer street and Kaiser is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Von Kaiser!
During a confident post fight interview, Von Kaiser thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trace Mack (ranked 1580 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Lane Prilla (ranked 192 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trace Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane Prilla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prilla misses the jab.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prilla.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prilla.
Prilla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prilla avoids the body shot from Mack.
Jab by Prilla.
Mack scores with the left hand. Prilla knows he should have avoided that one.
Prilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Mack quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prilla connects with the punch.
Prilla looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Prilla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack scores with a hook to the body. Prilla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Prilla.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prilla manages to avoid it.
Mack staying out of range there.
Prilla lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prilla.
Mack scores with a jab to the body.
Mack moves out of range as Prilla strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Mack misses the target.
Prilla lands a leg kick that knocks Mack off balance momentarily.
A jab from Prilla misses.
It looked like Mack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prilla.
Mack throws a poor cross that misses
and Prilla makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prilla throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Prilla misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Mack misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lane Prilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Mack.
Mack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mack throws a series of punches but Prilla avoids them all with ease.
Prilla misses with a straight left.
Prilla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prilla clobbers Mack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mack is looking to wear down Prilla with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prilla.
Prilla misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mack misses the target.
Prilla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prilla throws a leg kick but Mack checks it.
Prilla scores with a decent looking hook.
Mack throws a body punch but Prilla moves out of range.
Prilla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Prilla lands.
Prilla avoids the body shot from Mack.
Prilla looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Prilla misses with a looping left.
Prilla connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prilla throws a sloppy body shot
and Mack counters with a nice uppercut.
Prilla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prilla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prilla scores with a nice body kick.
Prilla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prilla scores with a nice strike.
Prilla pushes Mack away with a front kick.
Prilla throws a front kick that sends Mack stumbling back into the cage.
Prilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Prilla lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Prilla dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Prilla misses the target.
Lane Prilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prilla punishes Mack's body with a nice straight punch.
Prilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prilla looks for the body kick but Mack saw that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mack might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mack gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prilla.
Prilla misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Trace Mack has been cut.
Nice body punch from Prilla.
Prilla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mack's head backwards.
Prilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mack is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Prilla finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Prilla takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Mack throws a quick counter head kick but Prilla was just out of range.
Prilla connects with a body shot.
Prilla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Prilla as he connects with a hook.
Prilla lands a big head kick that sends Mack tumbling to the mat! Prilla takes a step backwards and waves Mack back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mack is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Mack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prilla.
A quick step to the side and Mack tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack throws a body shot but no joy.
Mack seems to have got his legs back now.
Mack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prilla lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prilla connects with a solid leg kick.
Mack moves out of range of the body kick from Prilla.
A counter left hand to the body from Mack misses its target.
Prilla scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Prilla finds it's target.
Prilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prilla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prilla misses with a lunging right hand
and Mack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Prilla misses.
Mack walks into a jab.
Mack slips under a jab.
Mack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prilla. Prilla obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prilla gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Prilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prilla misses with an uppercut
and Mack counters with a crisp one two that drops Prilla! Mack thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Prilla to his feet! Prilla is in big trouble!
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Prilla moves out of range easily.
Mack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prilla.
Prilla connects with a jab.
Prilla feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mack sprawling to the canvas! Mack rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Prilla finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prilla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mack avoids the head kick by Prilla.
Prilla misses the jab.
Mack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mack moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Mack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prilla lands a head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prilla.
Mack misses with a left hand
and Prilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mack misses with a body shot.
Prilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mack.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prilla.
Prilla throws out a loose jab but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Mack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prilla scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prilla throws an overhand right that lands on Mack's shoulder, as Mack tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Prilla. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Prilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trace Mack's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prilla.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prilla. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Prilla misses with a looping left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mack looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prilla lands a right hand.
Prilla pressing his opponent against the cage.
Prilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prilla has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Prilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prilla throws a head punch that misses.
Prilla working aggressively here.
Mack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prilla has him pressed against the cage.
Mack prevents Prilla from breaking the clinch.
Prilla is trying to stall.
Prilla lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Prilla misses with some punches.
Mack avoiding damage.
Prilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Prilla stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prilla tries to throw a body punch but Mack avoids it by throwing Prilla back against the cage.
Prilla working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Prilla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Prilla lands an uppercut.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mack has Prilla pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prilla blocks a body shot from Mack.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack displaying some good clinch control by pressing Prilla up against the cage.
Prilla misses with the head strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Prilla really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trace Mack'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.
Prilla uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mack has time to react.
Mack swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Prilla counter with a right hand.
A big left from Prilla misses.
A quick step to the side and Mack tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prilla lands a slapping body shot.
Prilla missing with a left hand there. Mack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prilla.
Prilla misses with a shot to the body
and Mack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prilla throws an overhand right that lands on Mack's shoulder, as Mack tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Mack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prilla.
Mack throws a push kick but Prilla slaps the foot to one side.
Mack moves out of range of the body kick from Prilla.
Prilla cracks Mack with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prilla connects with a leg kick.
Prilla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Prilla lands with a cross.
Prilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prilla lands with a hook. Mack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Prilla lands a nice shot that snaps Mack's head back.
Mack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Prilla.
Mack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prilla.
Prilla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Mack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack slips a jab from Prilla.
Prilla looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Prilla misses with a left hand
enabling Mack to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack moves into range and clinches up with Prilla.
Prilla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prilla misses with a punch to the body.
Prilla working aggressively here.
Mack lands a hook that snaps the head of Prilla backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prilla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prilla's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Prilla working aggressively here.
Mack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prilla's efforts to push away.
Mack has Prilla pressed against the cage.
Prilla holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mack has Prilla pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Prilla throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prilla.
Prilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prilla is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prilla has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Mack blocking some punches.
Prilla breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Prilla dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Trace Mack's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Prilla scores with a nice head shot.
Prilla misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prilla.
Prilla throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prilla.
It looked like Mack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Prilla with a hook.
Prilla cracks Mack with a left hook right on the temple and Mack goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Prilla lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Mack is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lane Prilla!
As Lane Prilla got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: That's two wins in my debut week here at CFC. I want Davide Farina in a title eliminator next!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jankovic (ranked 388 p4p, 679 weight class) and Emilio Ortega (ranked 49 p4p, 91 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jankovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortega.
Ortega stalks Jankovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jankovic's face. Jankovic staggers backwards, shaken.
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jankovic has time to react.
Ortega tries to land a body kick
and Jankovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been told by Jankovic's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega misses the body punch
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortega misses with a body punch
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortega swings widly with a right hand
and Jankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throws a looping overhand right but Jankovic ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Jankovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jankovic is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Jankovic.
Jankovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jankovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jankovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jankovic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ortega avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega cracks Jankovic with an open hand slap.
Ortega shoots in for a double leg but Jankovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortega misses with a hook
and Jankovic counters with a nice body kick.
Jankovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a jab to the body
and Jankovic counters with a nice body shot.
Emilio Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jankovic manages to avoid it.
Jankovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortega.
A counter left hand to the body from Jankovic misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Jankovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Ortega misses
and Jankovic counters with a solid body kick.
Ortega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jankovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Jankovic misses the target.
Ortega misses with a hook
and Jankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jankovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ortega showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ortega landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortega controls the pace.
Ortega won't allow Jankovic to sweep him here.
Jankovic controlling the position.
Ortega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jankovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortega not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ortega misses with a right hand
and Jankovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortega throws a lazy uppercut
and Jankovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jankovic sprawls well. Jankovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Jankovic throwing a counter right hand but Ortega manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega tries for a takedown but Jankovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jankovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega swings widly with a right hand
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Ortega scores with the left hand. Jankovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Ortega misses with a shot to the body
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Jankovic is just out of range.
Ortega jabs Jankovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jankovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortega lands a slapping body shot.
Ortega throws a poor cross that misses
and Jankovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jankovic avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Jankovic is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankovic moves away.
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!
Ortega misses with a right hand
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Jankovic thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jankovic slips a jab from Ortega.
Jankovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Ortega avoided it.
Ortega throws a looping overhand right but Jankovic ducks down to avoid it.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jankovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
Ortega throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jankovic to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Ortega. Beautiful body shot.
Ivan Jankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ortega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jankovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jankovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortega with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jankovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivan Jankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Ortega.
Ortega takes a swing at Jankovic's ribcage but misses.
Ortega missing with a left hand there. Jankovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jankovic is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega misses with a shot to the body
and Jankovic counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Jankovic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortega cracks Jankovic with an open hand slap.
Ortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jankovic.
A little feinted left hand from Jankovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivan Jankovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Jankovic defending well as Ortega loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Ortega finds it's way through Jankovic's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega throws a poor cross that misses
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortega swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a straight left.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Jankovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortega throws a sloppy body shot
and Jankovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ortega misses with a combination
and Jankovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Ortega misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jankovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ortega.
It looked like Jankovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jankovic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ortega throws an off balance right hand
and Jankovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortega misses with a hook to the body
and Jankovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jankovic manages to avoid it.
Ortega throws a sloppy body shot
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Jankovic is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ortega connects with a body shot that sends Jankovic's belly button to the back.
Jankovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ortega misses with a body shot
and Jankovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortega throws an off balance right hand
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Jankovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega thuds his right hand into Jankovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jankovic ducks right into an uppercut from Ortega.
Ortega throws a right hand that misses
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Jankovic thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jankovic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega misses with a jab to the body
and Jankovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortega misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jankovic counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic clearly takes that round.
That's time! Jankovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jankovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ortega connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jankovic scrambles back to his feet.
Ortega fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jankovic sprawls well initially but Ortega persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ortega is trying to control. Jankovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, if Ortega is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ortega is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic is refusing to be controlled, as Ortega sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic wants to control but Ortega is keeping busy.
Jankovic is refusing to be controlled, as Ortega sits in half guard.
Ortega keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jankovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortega is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ortega with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jankovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ortega throws a lazy uppercut
and Jankovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Ortega cracks Jankovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jankovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jankovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Ortega.
Ortega looks to land a combination but Jankovic avoids it well.
Jankovic throws a quick counter head kick but Ortega was just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a left hand
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Jankovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jankovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Jankovic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ortega misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Jankovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortega with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jankovic counters with a good low kick that Ortega was not able to check.
Ortega throws a body punch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Ortega misses with a hook
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega swings widly with a right hand
and Jankovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jankovic blocks a jab.
Ortega shoots in and drives through. Jankovic sprawls well.
It looked like Jankovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ivan Jankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Ortega.
Ortega swings widly with a right hand
and Jankovic counters with a low kick, right behind Ortega 's knee.
Ortega has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ortega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega misses with a right hand
and Jankovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Emilio Ortega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortega throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Jankovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega loads up on a big right hand but Jankovic slips the punch.
Jankovic lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ortega misses with a right hand
and Ortega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jankovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega misses with a jab to the body
and Jankovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortega misses with an uppercut
enabling Jankovic to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jankovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ortega throws an off balance right hand
and Jankovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortega misses with a body shot
and Jankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortega thuds his shin into the meat of Jankovic's side.
A big right from Ortega misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to land a body kick
and Jankovic counters with a straight right hand.
Ortega misses with a jab to the body
and Jankovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Ortega throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortega with a poor takedown
and Jankovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jankovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jankovic slips a jab from Ortega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortega throws a poor cross that misses
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortega misses with a jab to the body
and Jankovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ortega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
It looked like Jankovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ortega throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Jankovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortega works Jankovic's body with a nice hook.
Ortega shoots and misses
and Ortega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega works over Jankovic's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Ortega looks to throw a body kick
and Jankovic counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Jankovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jankovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ivan Jankovic!
Ivan Jankovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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