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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Becks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gorzenski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Adam Gorzenski enters the ring!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Becks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Gorzenski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becks moves out of range of the leg kick from Gorzenski.
Becks connects with a jab.
It looks like Adam Gorzenski has been cut.
Gorzenski throws a leg kick but Becks moved away.
Becks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorzenski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gorzenski keeps Becks at a distance using the push kick.
Becks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gorzenski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gorzenski knocks Becks to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorzenski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Becks is looking for a sweep.
Becks is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Becks regains half guard.
Gorzenski is looking to advance position but Becks won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorzenski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Becks sees it coming and defends easily.
Gorzenski wants to pass the guard but Becks is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Becks looks to land a right hand but Gorzenski moved out of range.
Becks lands a nice shot to the body.
Becks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gorzenski looks gassed!
Gorzenski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gorzenski is rocked!
Becks throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Gorzenski stumbling backwards into the ropes! Gorzenski bounces back off the ropes towards Becks, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Becks lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Becks celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). BJ Becks!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mayweather lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayweather's waist but Mayweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Mayweather scores with a punch to the head.
Mayweather uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mayweather throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Mayweather comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Silva.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Mayweather. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Mayweather throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mayweather!
Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayweather lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Mayweather thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayweather finish him?
Mayweather lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Silva falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mayweather dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Mayweather!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhakesh Alhazred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into the arena with big pimpin Jay-Z blaring out of the sound system. BJ Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhakesh Alhazred!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alhazred moves into the clinch successfully.
Alhazred connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Alhazred with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penn is rocked!
Alhazred is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alhazred connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
Penn is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Alhazred has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Alhazred.
Alhazred manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Alhazred as the two fighters clinch.
Alhazred lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alhazred scores with a knee to the head.
Alhazred lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Alhazred drops Penn with a big knee straight up the middle! Penn is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Crack! A monster head kick from Alhazred and Penn falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Alhazred!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rhakesh Alhazred!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flex Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titou Ortizzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titou Ortizzz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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219 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flex Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titou Ortizzz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortizzz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steele tries to get to full guard but Ortizzz has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steele manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ortizzz scoring with some ground and pound.
Steele 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.
Ortizzz postures up.
Ortizzz stopping the sweep attempt from Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortizzz scoring with some ground and pound.
Steele looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steele is trying to keep Ortizzz in close.
Ortizzz preventing the sweep.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ortizzz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortizzz throwing strikes but missing.
Ortizzz is working Steele over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortizzz thows a big elbow that misses.
Ortizzz landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele trying to keep a closed guard but Ortizzz is proving a slippery customer.
Steele knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortizzz on the ground.
Ortizzz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ortizzz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortizzz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steele with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Ortizzz can't handle though.
Steele doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Steele wants to sweep here but Ortizzz controlling him for the moment.
Steele looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titou Ortizzz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ortizzz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steele to the mat! Steele manages to get full guard.
Ortizzz won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Steele managing to control the position.
Steele controls Ortizzz momentarily but Ortizzz frees himself.
Steele is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ortizzz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ortizzz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortizzz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortizzz looking to pass the guard.
Steele looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortizzz postures up in Steele's guard and throws a big left but Steele blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortizzz is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Ortizzz moves out of range of the body kick.
Steele tries to clinch but Ortizzz is having none of it.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortizzz fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Steele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Steele.
Steele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steele looks for the body kick but Ortizzz saw that one coming.
Steele lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ortizzz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steele.
Ortizzz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steele lands with a nice body kick.
Steele with a poor takedown
and Ortizzz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to clinch there but Ortizzz circles away.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steele wants to land a leg kick but Ortizzz is out of range.
Ortizzz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steele is trying to stand up here but Ortizzz is controlling him well.
Ortizzz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steele wants to improve his position but Ortizzz is controlling well.
Steele works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortizzz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele pulls Ortizzz in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flex Steele dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ortizzz fails with the takedown
and Steele counters with a takedown into side control.
Ortizzz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steele takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steele trying to control the action but Ortizzz is working from the bottom.
Steele 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.
Ortizzz wants to get back to full guard but Steele has mounted him!
Steele working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steele cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortizzz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortizzz is in a horrible position here. Steele smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands with some strikes.
Steele scoring with strikes but Ortizzz is staying in there.
Ortizzz is looking to get to half guard.
Steele pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steele landing strikes from the mount and Ortizzz is in trouble!
Steele prevents Ortizzz from getting the reversal.
Steele looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Steele landing shots from mount.
Steele looking to finish Ortizzz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ortizzz!
Steele lands a big shot there that rocks Ortizzz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortizzz can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz is squirming around, avoiding Steele's attempts to control the action.
Steele lands a big elbow.
Steele trying to control but Ortizzz is having none of it.
Steele sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Steele lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Steele scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortizzz is desperately trying to improve his position but Steele has a good base and remains in mount.
Steele trying to control but Ortizzz is having none of it.
Steele landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flex Steele clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ortizzz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Ortizzz moves out of range easily.
Flex Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortizzz with a poor takedown
and Steele counters with an inside leg kick.
Steele tries to clinch but Ortizzz is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Steele.
Steele is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Steele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Ortizzz moves out of range easily.
Ortizzz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Ortizzz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steele wants to clinch up but Ortizzz keeps it at a distance.
Ortizzz avoids a kick to the body.
Titou Ortizzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortizzz fails with a takedown attempt.
Flex Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titou Ortizzz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortizzz in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Steele pushes Ortizzz away with a front kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crunch! Steele slams his shin into Ortizzz's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele thows a body kick. Ortizzz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ortizzz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steele closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ortizzz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steele off and has taken his back!
Steele trying to control the hands but Ortizzz won't let him.
Ortizzz lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Steele avoids the strikes from Ortizzz.
Ortizzz lands a shot to the head.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortizzz can do to turn this around?
Steele tries to break free.
Steele might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz tightening his grip on Steele, looking for the choke.
Steele wants to escape the position.
Steele trying to control the position but Ortizzz manages to sink in the hooks.
Ortizzz throwing sloppy strikes.
Flex Steele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steele rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Steele wants to control the action here but instead Ortizzz manages to pass to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele is desperately trying to improve his position but Ortizzz has a good base and remains in mount.
Ortizzz landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flex Steele had his way with Titou Ortizzz in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortizzz looks for a takedown but Steele sprawls well.
Flex Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortizzz with a poor takedown
and Steele counters with a head kick. That will keep Ortizzz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ortizzz's sensitive parts.
Steele tries to clinch but Ortizzz moves out of range.
Steele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ortizzz dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele prevents the takedown attempt.
Flex Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titou Ortizzz.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Steele lands an elbow just above Ortizzz 's eye.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortizzz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Steele avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Steele stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ortizzz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steele gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Ortizzz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Steele has picked Ortizzz up - he's going for a ride! Steele dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortizzz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ortizzz tries to get to full guard but Steele has control of the leg.
Ortizzz is not content to let Steele control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ortizzz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ortizzz keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Ortizzz 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.
Ortizzz keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortizzz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortizzz circles away.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Ortizzz moves out of range easily.
Ortizzz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steele.
Steele looks for the body kick but Ortizzz saw that one coming.
Steele looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steele throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ortizzz's waist but Ortizzz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steele off to one side.
Ortizzz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortizzz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Ortizzz tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ortizzz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Steele regains guard.
Ortizzz won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Steele is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Titou Ortizzz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ortizzz has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flex Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flex Steele!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pullford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Masato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Pullford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Masato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masato.
Pullford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masato can pounce on him.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch but Pullford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pullford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pullford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pullford.
Masato darts in trying to clinch
and Pullford counters with a nice double leg into side control. Masato won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Pullford stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullford tries to advance to mount but can't.
Masato being controlled for a moment.
Pullford has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pullford wants to control but Masato is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Masato's face as Pullford controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bill Pullford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masato throws a series of punches but Pullford moves out of range.
Masato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pullford counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Pullford dominated that round.
That's time! Pullford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pullford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pullford trying to control the action but Masato is working from the bottom.
Masato is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pullford is controlling him well.
Pullford looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pullford takes a little break here. Masato wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Masato sneaks out the side door and pushes Pullford away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato gets caught flat footed, as Pullford shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pullford passes Masato's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pullford works his way into full mount!
Pullford takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pullford sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pullford goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Masato is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Pullford dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pullford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masato wants to clinch
and Pullford counters with a single leg into guard. Masato didn't expect that.
Pullford content to stall in guard here.
Pullford trying to control but Masato is working from the bottom.
Pullford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masato is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullford controlling from the top position.
Pullford trying to control but Masato is working from the bottom.
Pullford stays in close to Masato's body and controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bill Pullford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pullford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pullford scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pullford content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford trying to control the action but Masato is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Pullford seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Pullford clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Masato keeps the fight on the outside.
Pullford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masato is fending him off so far but Pullford persists. Nope, Masato circles away and we're back to standing.
Masato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pullford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pullford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pullford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pullford controlling the pace.
Pullford seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Masato for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullford is looking to take a break and control but Masato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pullford perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bill Pullford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pullford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pullford takes an elbow to the temple.
Masato prevents a takedown attempt there.
Masato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pullford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pullford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Masato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Pullford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pullford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pullford can't get the takedown.
Masato landing knees to the head.
Pullford drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masato gets the underhooks and prevents it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pullford is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Masato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masato fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Manny Masato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pullford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masato moves into range and clinches up with Pullford.
Pullford takes an elbow to the temple.
Masato connects with a knee to the head.
Masato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullford's face.
A knee to the head by Masato.
Masato lands a knee to the head.
Pullford has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Masato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Masato landing knees to the head.
Masato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullford's face.
Pullford takes an elbow to the temple.
Pullford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masato tries to clinch but Pullford moves away
and Pullford counters with a shoot takedown. Masato fights it but they end up in guard.
Bill Pullford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pullford wants to control from the top but Masato keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Pullford had his way with Manny Masato in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Masato looks to land a combination. Pullford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pullford closes the distance looking to clinch
and Masato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masato keeps the fight on the outside.
Masato wants to clinch.
Masato is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masato looks to clinch
and Pullford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullford tries to score a body lock takedown but Masato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Masato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pullford goes for a takedown attempt but Masato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Masato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pullford counters with a shoot takedown. Masato fights it but they end up in guard.
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.
Pullford controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pullford postures up in Masato's guard and throws a big left but Masato blocks it.
Manny Masato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masato keeping moving, preventing Pullford from controlling successfully.
Pullford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pullford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pullford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Masato isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pullford stacks Masato on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pullford!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Pullford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pullford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Pullford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Las Vegas Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Wonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Baby!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas Baby throws a series of punches but Wonka moves out of range.
Vegas Baby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wonka.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vegas Baby.
A left and a right from Vegas Baby both land. Nice combination.
Wonka leaves Vegas Baby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Las Vegas Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vegas Baby pinned against the cage. Vegas Baby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vegas Baby tries for a takedown but Wonka circles away easily
and Wonka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Las Vegas Baby has been cut.
Willie Wonka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Las Vegas Baby.
Wonka takes one on the button.
Vegas Baby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wonka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vegas Baby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vegas Baby is trying to control but Wonka manages to pass to mount!
Vegas Baby can't escape the position.
Vegas Baby bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wonka keeping moving, preventing Vegas Baby from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas Baby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vegas Baby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vegas Baby throwing strikes from guard but Wonka blocks nicely.
Wonka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vegas Baby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wonka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vegas Baby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wonka working the head and body with strikes.
Wonka lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vegas Baby defending well though.
Nice strikes from Wonka there.
Vegas Baby is rocked!
Wonka lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Vegas Baby! More strikes land and this one is all over! Wonka jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Wonka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alek Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziomar Juvenal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alek Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ziomar Juvenal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juvenal closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mikhailov did well to prevent Juvenal getting side control.
Mikhailov is looking to escape.
Mikhailov kicks Juvenal off and gets back to his feet.
Juvenal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mikhailov throws out a loose jab but Juvenal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juvenal scores with a takedown into Mikhailov's guard.
Mikhailov wants to stand but Juvenal is controlling the position.
Mikhailov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juvenal.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mikhailov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Juvenal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mikhailov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mikhailov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Juvenal is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juvenal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mikhailov lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juvenal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mikhailov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Juvenal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mikhailov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Juvenal is controlling him well.
Mikhailov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mikhailov is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Juvenal's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mikhailov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Juvenal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Juvenal looks up at the clock and then as Mikhailov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Juvenal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mikhailov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Juvenal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juvenal creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Juvenal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mikhailov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Juvenal.
Mikhailov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Juvenal is controlling him well.
Juvenal creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mikhailov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Juvenal is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juvenal is chipping away with strikes.
Juvenal scores with punches from side control.
Juvenal trying to control the action but Mikhailov is working from the bottom.
Juvenal lands an elbow.
Mikhailov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mikhailov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Juvenal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Juvenal lands a couple of digs.
Mikhailov wants to stand and escape but Juvenal is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juvenal scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziomar Juvenal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mikhailov gets caught flat footed, as Juvenal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mikhailov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juvenal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juvenal postures up and lands a big shot to Mikhailov's brow.
Juvenal works over Mikhailov with some ground and pound from guard.
Juvenal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Juvenal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juvenal trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhailov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juvenal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mikhailov wants to stand and escape but Juvenal is having none of it.
Juvenal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juvenal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juvenal lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juvenal throwing strikes but missing.
Juvenal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juvenal trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhailov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Juvenal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mikhailov wants to stand up but Juvenal is controlling him.
Juvenal works over Mikhailov with some ground and pound from guard.
Mikhailov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mikhailov tries to get out of the position.
Juvenal prevents Mikhailov from getting back to his feet.
Juvenal working some strikes from top position.
Juvenal postures up and lands a big shot to Mikhailov's brow.
Juvenal wants to control from the top but Mikhailov keeps moving.
Juvenal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Juvenal.
Mikhailov misses with a hook. Juvenal ducked under it nicely.
Juvenal closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mikhailov did well to prevent Juvenal getting side control.
Juvenal lands strikes from half guard.
Mikhailov wants to get back to his feet.
Juvenal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mikhailov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziomar Juvenal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mikhailov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mikhailov gets caught flat footed, as Juvenal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mikhailov wants to stand but Juvenal is controlling the position.
Juvenal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Juvenal works over Mikhailov with some ground and pound from guard.
Juvenal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juvenal connects with a couple of short punches.
Juvenal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Juvenal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mikhailov's head.
Juvenal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mikhailov has managed to clinch.
Juvenal has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mikhailov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Juvenal struggling to land strikes to the head as Mikhailov covers up.
Mikhailov trying to get back to his feet but Juvenal is in full control for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juvenal lands shots from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Juvenal is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Juvenal gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Juvenal gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Juvenal apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Juvenal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Juvenal is working for takedown but Mikhailov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Juvenal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mikhailov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mikhailov manages to break the clinch.
Juvenal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mikhailov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Juvenal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mikhailov tries to escape but Juvenal is in control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Juvenal lands a decent elbow from side control.
Juvenal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Juvenal scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juvenal decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mikhailov to his feet.
Juvenal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Juvenal working the head and body with strikes.
Mikhailov is looking to escape.
Ziomar Juvenal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Juvenal.
Juvenal working the head and body with strikes.
Juvenal prevents Mikhailov from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mikhailov misses with a looping right.
Mikhailov looks to clinch
and Juvenal counters with a single leg into guard. Mikhailov didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziomar Juvenal really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juvenal moves into the clinch.
Mikhailov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juvenal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mikhailov was covering up waiting for the punch and Juvenal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mikhailov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juvenal.
Juvenal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mikhailov's head.
Juvenal won't allow Mikhailov to get back to his feet.
Juvenal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juvenal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Juvenal stops Mikhailov from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Juvenal scores with a takedown into Mikhailov's guard.
Juvenal wants to control from the top but Mikhailov keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juvenal prevents Mikhailov from getting back to his feet.
Juvenal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mikhailov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juvenal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Juvenal won't allow Mikhailov to get back to his feet.
Mikhailov pushes Juvenal off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mikhailov wants to clinch but Juvenal slips to the side
and Juvenal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mikhailov's guard.
Mikhailov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juvenal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mikhailov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Juvenal stands up over Mikhailov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov is looking to stand up but Juvenal isn't so interested in that idea.
Juvenal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mikhailov's head.
Mikhailov is looking to stand up but Juvenal isn't so interested in that idea.
Juvenal is in close to Mikhailov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Juvenal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mikhailov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mikhailov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mikhailov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Juvenal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Juvenal lands in his opponent's guard.
Juvenal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mikhailov's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juvenal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Juvenal scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziomar Juvenal dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juvenal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mikhailov sprawls well initially but Juvenal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mikhailov is trying to stand.
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. Juvenal connects with a nice short shot to Mikhailov's temple.
Mikhailov wants to get back to his feet.
Juvenal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mikhailov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juvenal working over Mikhailov with some ground and pound. Mikhailov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mikhailov wants to get back to his feet.
Juvenal winds up and cracks Mikhailov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mikhailov is looking to escape.
Mikhailov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Juvenal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Juvenal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Mikhailov has hold of Juvenal's hands but Juvenal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Juvenal is trying to control the action in half guard but Mikhailov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Juvenal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mikhailov!
Mikhailov is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juvenal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mikhailov is trying to stand.
BOOM! Juvenal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Juvenal working the ground and pound effectively.
Mikhailov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mikhailov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mikhailov really wants to buck Juvenal off and get back to his feet.
Juvenal is landing with some decent strikes but Mikhailov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Juvenal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Juvenal unloading with bombs!
Mikhailov wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mikhailov is bucking up trying to escape but Juvenal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Juvenal with the ground and pound from mount.
Mikhailov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Juvenal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ziomar Juvenal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mikhailov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Juvenal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Juvenal content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Juvenal.
Alek Mikhailov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juvenal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mikhailov hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziomar Juvenal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Juvenal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziomar Juvenal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarcisio Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Hansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Hansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarcisio Braga!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hansen.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Braga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hansen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Braga on the side of the head.
Hansen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Braga. That did some damage!
Braga throws a body kick that misses.
Hansen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hansen misses with the head strike.
Hansen stalling against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Braga takes an elbow to the temple.
Braga is looking to control Hansen's arms but Hansen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Braga has his back to the ropes.
Braga is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hansen has denied him.
Hansen lands a hook that snaps the head of Braga backwards.
Hansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braga breaks from the clinch.
Hansen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gunnar Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen throws a leg kick which misses Braga's front leg but catches the back leg as Braga tries to avoid it.
Braga thuds his shin into the meat of Hansen's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Hansen avoids the head kick by Braga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hansen.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick
and Braga counters with a one-two to the body.
Braga avoids the head kick by Hansen.
Braga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Braga thows a leg kick but Hansen checks it
and Hansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hansen lands a nice looking body shot.
Braga looks gassed!
Braga throws a low kick, looking for Hansen's leg but Hansen calmly moves out of range.
Gunnar Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Braga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hansen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Hansen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hansen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hansen instigates a clinch.
Hansen lands an elbow inside that Braga shrugs off.
It looks like Tarcisio Braga has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hansen.
Hansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hansen tries to clinch but Braga is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to clinch but Braga is avoiding it.
Hansen stuns Braga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hansen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hansen.
Hansen throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga dodges the punch combination from Hansen.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Braga keeps it at a distance.
Hansen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hansen's guard.
Hansen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braga is one step ahead there.
Hansen is trying to keep Braga in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hansen trying to keep a closed guard but Braga is proving a slippery customer.
Braga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Braga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hansen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Braga trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braga blocks a jab.
Braga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Braga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
Hansen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hansen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hansen sizes up Braga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hansen tries to land a leg kick but Braga saw it coming and moves away.
Braga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Braga throws out a leg kick but Hansen moves out of range and Braga only half commits.
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Braga avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Hansen is predictable there
and Braga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hansen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hansen works the jab nicely.
Hansen thows a leg kick but Braga checks it
and Braga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Hansen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarcisio Braga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hansen throws a nice head kick!
Hansen is looking to wear down Braga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hansen connects with a single shot there.
Braga is rocked!
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Braga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braga is still on wobbly legs! Can Hansen finish him?
Braga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braga seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunnar Hansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Hansen coming out on top.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
Hansen thuds a left hand into Braga's body.
Hansen drops Braga with a huge uppercut! Braga drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hansen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Hansen!
Gunnar Hansen retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge VonQulik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yallen Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Like Light to the Flies - Trivium kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yallen Silver is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge VonQulik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yallen Silver!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jorge VonQulik has been cut.
Silver misses with a hook.
VonQulik fails with a takedown attempt.
Silver lands with a shot to the body.
VonQulik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. VonQulik moves away and avoids it.
VonQulik needs to keep his hands up - Silver had a free shot at his head there.
VonQulik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silver but Silver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonQulik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from VonQulik.
Silver slips a straight right by VonQulik.
VonQulik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
VonQulik shoots in but Silver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge VonQulik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
VonQulik throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from VonQulik.
Silver scores with a shot to the body.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
VonQulik avoids the body shot from Silver.
VonQulik misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
VonQulik slips under a jab from Silver.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
VonQulik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
VonQulik tries for a takedown but Silver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silver lands with an overhand left.
VonQulik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silver avoids it really well and circles away.
Silver slaps away a takedown attempt from VonQulik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Silver.
VonQulik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by VonQulik.
Silver misses with a jab to the body
letting VonQulik counter with a right hand.
VonQulik walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
VonQulik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silver as he jumps to the side.
VonQulik shoots in for a takedown but Silver shows good takedown defense.
Silver shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches VonQulik napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver decides to stand back up.
Good exchange - VonQulik coming out on top.
Silver misses with an uppercut. VonQulik saw that one coming.
Yallen Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver throws a hook but VonQulik avoids it easily.
VonQulik slips under a jab from Silver.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver throws a hook to the side of VonQulik's head but VonQulik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
VonQulik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. VonQulik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver throws a jab when VonQulik was well out of range.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yallen Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge VonQulik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
VonQulik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silver looks to land a right hand but VonQulik moved out of range.
VonQulik misses with a takedown
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
VonQulik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
VonQulik slips a jab from Silver.
Silver throws out a loose jab but VonQulik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
VonQulik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonQulik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
VonQulik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver throws a hook but VonQulik blocks it.
VonQulik shoots and misses
and Silver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge VonQulik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
VonQulik shoots and misses
and Silver counters with a nice double leg into side control. VonQulik won't be happy with that.
Silver decides to stand up, so the ref orders VonQulik to his feet.
Silver looks to land a left hand but VonQulik moved out of range nicely.
Silver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
VonQulik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but VonQulik was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
VonQulik misses with a takedown
and Silver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silver.
Silver passes VonQulik's left leg - he's now in half guard.
VonQulik is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silver tries to stand and escape but VonQulik is controlling the position.
Silver stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silver misses with a series of wild punches.
VonQulik tries for a takedown but Silver circles away easily
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Yallen Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silver misses.
Silver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
VonQulik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver momentarily.
VonQulik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silver is looking to stand up but VonQulik won't let him.
VonQulik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silver's guard.
VonQulik will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
VonQulik postures up.
Silver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for VonQulik!
Silver content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as VonQulik is looking to escape.
Silver prevents VonQulik from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yallen Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge VonQulik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silver misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
VonQulik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but VonQulik was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
VonQulik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
VonQulik walks into a left hand.
VonQulik looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
VonQulik fails with the takedown
and Silver counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonQulik trying to control but Silver postures up.
Silver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
VonQulik looking for submissions off his back.
Silver wants to pass to mount but VonQulik is defending the position.
Silver escapes and gets back to his feet.
Silver missing with a left hand there. VonQulik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
VonQulik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
VonQulik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to control but VonQulik wriggling away.
Yallen Silver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silver is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Silver misses with a hook.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
VonQulik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
VonQulik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silver looks to land a combination. VonQulik sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
VonQulik shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silver manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands an upkick as VonQulik stands over him.
VonQulik is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
Silver is looking to stand up but VonQulik isn't so interested in that idea.
VonQulik tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
VonQulik preventing the sweep.
VonQulik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
VonQulik is pushing down on Silver's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silver is fighting to maintain full guard but VonQulik has managed to sneak the leg through.
VonQulik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in VonQulik's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver stands up and beckons VonQulik to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik misses with a takedown
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge VonQulik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver looks to land a right hand but VonQulik moved out of range.
VonQulik ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. VonQulik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but VonQulik was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
VonQulik misses with a takedown
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yallen Silver really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge VonQulik's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
VonQulik with a poor takedown
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver tries to clinch but VonQulik moves out of range.
VonQulik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
VonQulik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
VonQulik looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
VonQulik ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
VonQulik looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.
VonQulik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
VonQulik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Silver lands a right hook to the body.
VonQulik pushes Silver up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonQulik tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silver smiles and moves away.
VonQulik staying out of range there.
VonQulik takes a shot right to the bread basket.
VonQulik avoids the body shot from Silver.
VonQulik lands a jab to Silver's midsection.
VonQulik misses with a takedown
and Silver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge VonQulik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver pushing down on VonQulik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silver frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
VonQulik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik tries to hold on but Silver pushes him away.
Silver looking to control but VonQulik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
VonQulik wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silver content just to control the position here.
Silver wants to control the pace but VonQulik is squirming around nicely.
Silver content just to control the position here.
VonQulik is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to control but VonQulik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
VonQulik regains half guard.
Silver stands up out of the half guard.
VonQulik fails with the takedown
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silver tries to clinch there but VonQulik circles away.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik avoids the body shot from Silver.
VonQulik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silver looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
VonQulik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silver manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nice strikes from Silver there.
VonQulik tries to roll over but Silver keeps him under control.
Silver is trying to control the action in half guard but VonQulik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
VonQulik tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silver has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
VonQulik is squirming around, avoiding Silver's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yallen Silver dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jorge VonQulik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
VonQulik fails with the takedown
and Silver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silver.
VonQulik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silver postures up and lands a big shot to VonQulik's brow.
Silver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
VonQulik with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
VonQulik misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver scores with a decent looking hook.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but VonQulik seems unphased.
Silver looks to land a right hand but VonQulik moved out of range.
VonQulik fails with the takedown
so Silver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge VonQulik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
VonQulik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silver wants to get up but he can't break VonQulik's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silver stands up from VonQulik's guard - Silver perhaps looking for a knockout.
VonQulik slips a straight right by Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
VonQulik misses with a takedown
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. VonQulik moves away and avoids it.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but VonQulik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver sizes up VonQulik with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
VonQulik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. VonQulik is trying to defend but Silver finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silver stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows VonQulik to get to his feet.
Silver swings for the body but VonQulik moves out of range.
Silver tries to bum rush VonQulik with a series of wild strikes but VonQulik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
VonQulik looking for submissions off his back.
Silver wants to stand but VonQulik has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silver scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jorge VonQulik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver prevents VonQulik from improving his position.
VonQulik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for VonQulik.
VonQulik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silver stands up and waves to VonQulik to follow him.
Silver lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
VonQulik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yallen Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 44:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 42:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yallen Silver!
Yallen Silver is the new welterweight champion!
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