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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyshit's entrance music is Lil Wayne- I feel like dying. A fine choice. Noriega has chosen GO TO SLEEP as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evander Holyshit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega is looking to land body kicks.
Holyshit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holyshit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Evander Holyshit has been cut.
Noriega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noriega misses with a straight right.
Noriega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holyshit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noriega somewhat.
A nice combination there by Holyshit.
It looks like Orlando Noriega has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noriega on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holyshit misses with a straight right.
Noriega drives through with a takedown into Holyshit's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Holyshit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holyshit is pulling down on Noriega's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Evander Holyshit just wasn't active enough.
Holyshit connects with a leg kick. Noriega looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holyshit throws a lazy head kick
and Noriega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holyshit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noriega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noriega shoots in looking for a takedown. Holyshit tries to sprawl out of it but Noriega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holyshit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Noriega misses with a body kick.
Noriega throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holyshit was covering up waiting for the punch and Noriega finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Holyshit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Noriega working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyshit is trying to control the position but Noriega postures up.
Holyshit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holyshit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit is pressing down on Noriega's thigh, looking to free his foot. Noriega is holding on for now.
Noriega wants to improve his position but Holyshit is controlling well.
Noriega misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Holyshit prevents Noriega from improving his position.
Holyshit escapes and gets back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Holyshit.
Holyshit rushes Noriega and presses him up against the cage.
Noriega breaks the clinch.
Noriega checks a low kick from Holyshit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noriega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holyshit.
Noriega takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noriega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holyshit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noriega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noriega struggles to land a body shot inside as Holyshit controls his hands.
A short left from Holyshit.
Holyshit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holyshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
Holyshit thows a body shot but no joy.
Holyshit misses the body punch
and Noriega counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Holyshit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyshit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Noriega's head backwards.
Noriega lands with a shot to the body.
Holyshit is breathing heavily.
Holyshit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holyshit looks to land a body kick but Noriega moved away.
Evander Holyshit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holyshit.
Holyshit misses with a low kick.
Holyshit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holyshit lands with a shot to the body.
Noriega throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Noriega misses.
Noriega is looking to slow Holyshit down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noriega thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Noriega - just one landing.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Holyshit.
Noriega avoids the head kick by Holyshit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orlando Noriega will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Holyshit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noriega in his tracks.
Noriega fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holyshit avoids it really well and circles away.
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holyshit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Noriega looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyshit is just out of range.
Holyshit cracks Noriega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Noriega scores with a sloppy right hand. Holyshit should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyshit throws the left hand but Noriega avoids the punch easily.
Holyshit lands a nice hook to Noriega's body. Noriega takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holyshit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noriega momentarily.
Holyshit scores with a jab. Noriega acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noriega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noriega misses with a lunging right hand
and Holyshit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyshit is just out of range.
Holyshit throws a head kick that misses.
Holyshit scores with a push kick.
Noriega is breathing heavily.
Holyshit connects with a single shot there.
Holyshit lands with a straight right. Noriega didn't see that one coming.
Noriega misses with a looping left.
Holyshit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noriega manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holyshit.
The fighters circling - Noriega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holyshit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Holyshit is predictable there
and Noriega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyshit misses with a two punch combination.
Holyshit is looking to slow Noriega down with leg kicks.
Noriega shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holyshit as he jumps to the side.
Evander Holyshit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noriega's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holyshit.
Holyshit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noriega closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holyshit was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
Good standup being displayed there by Noriega as he connects with a hook.
Noriega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Noriega misses with a body shot.
Noriega lands a two punch combo.
Noriega avoids a kick to the body.
Holyshit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noriega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holyshit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega walks into a left hand.
Holyshit lands a high kick!
Noriega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holyshit.
Holyshit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holyshit cracks the inside of Noriega's front leg.
Noriega keeps the fight on the outside.
Holyshit lands a nice shot that snaps Noriega's head back.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega checks a leg kick nicely.
Holyshit scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyshit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noriega can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holyshit.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit lands with a good body shot.
Holyshit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Noriega stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holyshit.
Holyshit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Noriega has time to react.
Holyshit lands a right hook to the body.
Holyshit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holyshit lands a slapping body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holyshit.
Holyshit throws a low kick but Noriega moves out of range easily.
Holyshit lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyshit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Noriega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noriega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holyshit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyshit dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holyshit lands with a hook. Noriega tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holyshit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holyshit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noriega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holyshit scoring well with a low kick there.
Holyshit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noriega fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holyshit is out of range.
Holyshit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holyshit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noriega has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holyshit finds it's way round the side to connect with Noriega's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyshit lands a leg kick that knocks Noriega off balance momentarily.
Holyshit delivers a nice body kick.
Holyshit scores with a shot to the body.
Noriega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holyshit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holyshit misses with a combination
and Noriega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noriega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit tries to clinch up but Noriega circles away and keeps his distance.
Holyshit lands a glancing blow to the side of Noriega's head.
Evander Holyshit is winning the standup battle so far.
Holyshit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holyshit throws a body kick that misses.
Noriega throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Noriega on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Holyshit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holyshit misses with a body kick.
Holyshit throws a sloppy head kick and Noriega moves out of range easily.
Noriega swings for the body but Holyshit moves out of range.
Noriega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holyshit tried to score with a low kick but Noriega checks it.
Noriega on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega throws a front kick aimed at Holyshit's knee but Holyshit avoids it well.
Noriega keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Noriega fails to land with a series of punches.
Noriega has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holyshit wants to clinch.
Holyshit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holyshit.
Noriega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holyshit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Noriega scrambles back to his feet.
Holyshit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holyshit lands a leg kick that knocks Noriega off balance momentarily.
Holyshit lands a lovely overhand right.
Holyshit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Noriega takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit cracks a nice hook into Noriega's ribs.
Holyshit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noriega's hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holyshit. That's going to slow Noriega down.
Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holyshit.
Holyshit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holyshit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holyshit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holyshit tests Noriega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holyshit throws a body punch but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick there by Holyshit.
Holyshit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holyshit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noriega can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Holyshit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega managing to block the knees to the body from Holyshit.
Holyshit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holyshit.
Holyshit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noriega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noriega misses with a punch to the body.
Noriega misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyshit manages to break the clinch.
Noriega lands with a cross.
That kick from Holyshit tenderised Noriega's leg. Noriega is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noriega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyshit clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holyshit lands a body shot.
Noriega punishes Holyshit's body with a nice straight punch.
Holyshit throws a leg kick but Noriega sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holyshit scores with a jab.
Holyshit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Noriega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holyshit.
Holyshit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holyshit throws a leg kick but Noriega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noriega moves out of range of the body kick.
Holyshit connects with a single shot there.
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Holyshit's front leg but catches the back leg as Holyshit tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega shoots in but no luck this time.
Holyshit with a jab.
Holyshit misses with a leg kick.
Noriega is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega thumps Holyshit with a low kick.
Holyshit wants to clinch.
Holyshit lands an overhand right.
Noriega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noriega slips under a jab.
Holyshit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Noriega drops his hands momentarily and Holyshit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holyshit.
Holyshit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No joy there for Noriega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holyshit throws a sloppy head kick and Noriega moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyshit throws a solid leg kick but Noriega takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holyshit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit cracks Noriega with an open hand slap.
Holyshit lands a head shot.
Noriega throws a hook but Holyshit avoids it easily.
Holyshit missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noriega has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holyshit.
The fighters circling - Holyshit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Holyshit.
Holyshit misses with a low kick.
Holyshit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holyshit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noriega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noriega lands a nice looking body kick.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noriega checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega defending well as Holyshit loads up on a big left hand.
Holyshit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Noriega.
Noriega with a jab.
Noriega throws a nice head kick!
Noriega scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyshit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noriega can pounce on him.
Noriega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noriega checks a leg kick nicely.
Noriega lands an overhand right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Noriega.
A solid leg kick lands there for Noriega.
Noriega throws a sloppy head kick and Holyshit moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit moves away from the strike by Noriega.
Noriega misses the shot to the body.
Noriega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holyshit looks to land a combination but Noriega avoids it well.
Noriega is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holyshit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Noriega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega misses with a leg kick.
Noriega checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holyshit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noriega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyshit tries to land a leg kick but Noriega saw it coming and moves away.
Noriega throws a body punch but Holyshit moves out of range.
Noriega takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Noriega dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holyshit throws a right and a left that Noriega avoids nicely.
Noriega has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holyshit.
Noriega with a jab.
Holyshit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holyshit throws a chopping leg kick but Noriega manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noriega blocks a head kick by Holyshit.
Noriega connects with a body shot that sends Holyshit's belly button to the back.
Noriega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holyshit's sensitive parts.
Holyshit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noriega.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Noriega.
Holyshit throws out a leg kick but Noriega moves out of range and Holyshit only half commits.
Holyshit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holyshit misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Noriega finds it's way through Holyshit's defenses.
Holyshit tries to clinch but Noriega moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noriega checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Noriega. Beautiful body shot.
Holyshit wants to slow Noriega down by chopping away at his legs.
Holyshit avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Crunch! Noriega slams his shin into Holyshit's torso.
Noriega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyshit tries to bum rush Noriega with a series of wild strikes but Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Noriega there.
Noriega scores with a hook.
Noriega feints a jab promting Holyshit to slip. Noriega then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holyshit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Noriega. Holyshit shrugs it off though.
Noriega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noriega feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holyshits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holyshit blocks the body kick.
Holyshit throws a head kick but Noriega moves out of range.
Holyshit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noriega thuds a left hand into Holyshit's body.
Holyshit avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Holyshit checks the leg kick.
Noriega lands a head shot.
Noriega misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega loads up on a big right hand but Holyshit slips the punch.
Holyshit cracks the inside of Noriega's front leg.
Holyshit scores with a jab. Noriega acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noriega blocks the body kick.
Holyshit throws an overhand right that lands on Noriega's shoulder, as Noriega tries to avoid the shot.
Holyshit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Noriega scores with a head kick. Holyshit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Noriega looks for the body kick but Holyshit saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holyshit.
Holyshit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Noriega, pushing him back against the cage.
Noriega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Noriega tries a body shot but Holyshit blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holyshit keeps control of Noriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Holyshit to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noriega misses with a body punch.
Noriega works on Holyshit's body with a couple of short punches.
Noriega struggles to land a body shot inside as Holyshit controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Noriega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Noriega has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Orlando Noriega! Orlando Noriega retains his heavyweight title!
Orlando Noriega made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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