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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Tabs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Go To Sleep Bitch. Jesus Tabs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Curtis Jackson's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Tabs!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabs misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tabs's sensitive parts.
Tabs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a head kick that drops Tabs to the mat! Tabs scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tabs is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tabs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
Curtis Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Tabs.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Tabs's torso.
Tabs looks gassed!
Crack! A monster head kick from Jackson and Tabs falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Curtis Jackson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiny McGee!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by McGee as he checks the leg kick.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and McGee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGee is able to avoid easily.
Nice straight punches there by McGee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGee.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and McGee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a solid leg kick but McGee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
McGee connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as McGee blocks the low kick.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and McGee counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
McGee lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
McGee scores with a hook.
Silva is rocked!
Silva walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Silva limp body while McGee jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiny McGee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
Bryant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quaid's hands.
Quaid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bryant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Quaid misses.
Quaid checks a leg kick.
Bryant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bryant on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Quaid misses with a left hand
and Bryant counters with a right hand to the body.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quaid slips a straight right by Bryant.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryant lands a head kick. Quaid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quaid thows a body shot but no joy.
Quaid throws a sloppy body shot
and Bryant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quaid thinking.
Quaid throws a series of punches but Bryant avoids them all with ease.
Bryant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quaid counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quaid misses with a double jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Bryant finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bryant misses with the body kick
so Quaid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bryant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quaid defends it easily.
Bryant wants to stand but Quaid is controlling the position.
Quaid working some strikes from top position.
Quaid scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryant is trying to keep Quaid in close.
Quaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quaid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quaid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quaid postures up and lands a big shot to Bryant's brow.
Quaid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet but Quaid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quaid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Quaid stops Bryant from standing up.
Bryant looking for subs off his back but Quaid has passed one foot through into half guard.
Quaid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Quaid lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid winds up and cracks Bryant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quaid winds up and cracks Bryant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quaid lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Bryant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quaid working Bryant over with strikes.
Quaid lands with a punch from half guard.
Quaid perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bryant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quaid scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant wants to stand back up but Quaid manages to pass into side control.
Quaid cracks Bryant with a big right hand but Bryant just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Bryant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Bryant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quaid grinds an elbow into Bryant's temple.
Bryant manages to get back to half guard.
Quaid is nestled in close to Bryant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bryant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bryant tries to get out of the position.
Ground and pound from Quaid.
Bryant trying to control here.
Quaid landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant tries to kick Quaid off but Quaid keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bryant is refusing to be controlled, as Quaid sits in half guard.
Quaid might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bryant kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quaid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bryant as he avoids it easily.
Quaid tries to bum rush Bryant with a series of wild strikes but Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quaid scores with a nice strike.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quaid.
Bryant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryant moves into the clinch.
Quaid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quaid blocks a low kick nicely.
Quaid misses with a hook. Bryant ducked under it nicely.
Quaid throws a right hand that misses
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.
Quaid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bryant in his tracks.
Quaid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Quaid is just out of range.
Bryant connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a body kick.
Bryant throws a wild body kick that Quaid sees coming a mile off.
Quaid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bryant lands a body shot.
Quaid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quaid.
Erik Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.
Quaid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bryant tries to clinch but Quaid is having none of it.
Bryant dodges the punch combination from Quaid.
Bryant lands a right hook to the body.
Quaid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bryant. Bryant obviously looking to wear him down.
Bryant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Bryant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quaid at a distance.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quaid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quaid, as that shot connected.
Quaid misses the shot to the body.
Bryant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quaid crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bryant - the referee stops the clock and Quaid gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bryant. Quaid manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bryant lands a lovely overhand right.
Bryant is looking to wear down Quaid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bryant lands with a nice combination. Quaid backs away looking to recover.
Bryant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quaid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Erik Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant tries to clinch up.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Bryant misses with an uppercut. Quaid saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quaid moves out of range of the body kick.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quaid lands with a shot to the body.
Bryant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bryant scores with a hook to the body. Quaid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quaid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bryant slips a jab and a cross from Quaid.
Bryant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bryant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quaid's head.
No joy there for Quaid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quaid blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Quaid is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Quaid. Those never looked like landing.
Quaid avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Bryant is looking to clinch.
Quaid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryant counters with a solid body kick.
Bryant connects with a nice looking jab.
Quaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant thows a body shot but no joy.
Bryant tries to land a front kick but Quaid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bryant connects with a right hand. Quaid shakes it off.
Quaid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bryant dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Quaid is just out of range.
Bryant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Quaid scores with a punch to the head.
Quaid throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
Bryant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Erik Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
Quaid lands with a good body shot.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Quaid dives in and scores a takedown into Bryant's guard.
Bryant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quaid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bryant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quaid has managed to get both his arms back between Bryant's legs - danger averted.
Quaid trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quaid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid landing with the ground and pound.
Bryant is trying to control the position but Quaid postures up.
Quaid is in close to Bryant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quaid keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bryant's head.
Bryant controls Quaid momentarily but Quaid frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid passes Bryant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Quaid lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quaid scores with a couple of nice shots.
Quaid lands strikes from half guard.
Bryant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quaid on the ground.
Quaid winds up and cracks Bryant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quaid passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid controls the position.
Bryant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant is trying to improve his position.
Quaid works to advance to full mount. Bryant defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bryant working to try and regain half guard.
Quaid with shots to the head and body - Bryant looks very uncomfortable down there.
Quaid scoring with strikes but Bryant is staying in there.
Bryant is desperately trying to improve his position but Quaid has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quaid with shots to the head and body - Bryant looks very uncomfortable down there.
Quaid cracks Bryant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid lands with some strikes.
Quaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bryant is looking to escape.
The referee warns Bryant that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bryant wants to control but Quaid is having none of it.
Bryant is desperately trying to improve his position but Quaid has a good base and remains in mount.
Douglas Quaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quaid lands a heavy elbow.
Quaid working Bryant over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quaid lands a big shot there that rocks Bryant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bryant is looking to escape.
Quaid lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bryant hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quaid loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bryant scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Quaid land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Quaid stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don The Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don The Fist could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marshall Mathers's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don The Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers blocks a head kick by The Fist.
The Fist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Fist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mathers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Don The Fist has been cut.
The Fist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mathers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Fist tries to clinch but Mathers moves away
and Mathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Fist.
The Fist wants to clinch but Mathers slips to the side
and Mathers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Fist thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from The Fist misses.
The Fist shoots in for a double leg but Mathers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Fist looks to land a body kick but Mathers moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mathers lands a jab to the nose.
Mathers avoids the head kick by The Fist.
Mathers throws a big shot that misses.
The Fist wants to clinch
and Mathers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Fist throws a jab when Mathers was well out of range.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
The Fist throws a head kick that half lands.
The Fist throws a hook but Mathers blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fist catches Mathers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mathers throws a body punch but The Fist moves out of range.
The Fist throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Fist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mathers as he jumps to the side.
The Fist tries to clinch but Mathers is having none of it.
Mathers throws an off balance right hand
and The Fist counters with a big head kick but Mathers shrugs it off.
The Fist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mathers sprawls well. Mathers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Fist gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don The Fist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Fist throws a combination that misses
and Mathers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Fist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mathers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers looks to land a left hand but The Fist moved out of range nicely.
Mathers misses with a hook. The Fist ducked under it nicely.
The Fist moves to clinch but Mathers breaks away
and Mathers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mathers avoids the head kick by The Fist.
The Fist moves to clinch but Mathers breaks away
and Mathers counters with a right hand to the body.
The Fist is breathing heavily.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
A jab from The Fist misses.
The Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Fist throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Fist moves forwards but Mathers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Fist throws a combination that misses
and Mathers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Don The Fist's cut is getting worse.
The Fist tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mathers swivels and escapes.
Mathers misses with an uppercut.
The Fist throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
The Fist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers throws out a loose jab but The Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mathers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Fist had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mathers misses with a lunging right hand
and The Fist counters with a head kick. That will keep Mathers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mathers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Fist lands a head kick!
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Fist was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers.
The Fist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Fist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Fist falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Mathers counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fist connects with a solid leg kick.
Mathers misses the jab.
A head kick misses from The Fist.
The Fist swings widly with a right hand
letting Mathers counter with a right hand.
The Fist moves out of range as Mathers strikes.
Mathers slips a straight right by The Fist.
Mathers throws a sloppy body shot
and The Fist counters with a big head kick but Mathers shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. The Fist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mathers counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Don The Fist's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Fist scores with a head kick. Mathers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Fist tries to clinch but Mathers moves away
and Mathers counters with a straight right hand.
Jeez, Don The Fist's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The Fist throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Fist scores with a head kick.
The Fist throws a combination that misses
and The Fist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Don The Fist's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marshall Mathers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Outlaw's Reward . Capwell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Haunted - 99. James William could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mason Capwell's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Capwell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William throws a lazy uppercut
and Capwell counters with a stiff right hand.
William tries to clinch but Capwell moves away
and Capwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
William misses with a hook
and Capwell counters with a nice double leg into side control. William won't be happy with that.
William tries to buck Capwell off but Capwell is having none of it.
William regains half guard there - taking advantage of Capwell's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Capwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
William is looking to control Capwell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can William avoid being mounted?
Capwell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
William tries to get to full guard but Capwell has control of the leg.
Capwell lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell stalling away here and it's allowed William to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
William keeping moving, preventing Capwell from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William keeping full guard, as Capwell tries to pass.
William is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Capwell got a little sloppy there for a moment and William has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Capwell has managed to get both his arms back between William's legs - danger averted.
William wants to hit a switch here but Capwell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for William there!
Capwell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell wants to control the pace but William is squirming around nicely.
William keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
William is looking to improve his position but Capwell isn't that keen on the idea.
William is working hard here to advance position.
Capwell landing shots from mount.
It looks like James William has been cut.
Capwell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
William regains full guard. Nicely done.
Capwell is working William over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
William manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
William throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
William avoids the attempt from Capwell to control.
Capwell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Capwell won't allow William to sweep him here.
William is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
William wants to sweep here but Capwell controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell pushing down on William's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Capwell stalling.
Capwell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
William wants to control but Capwell is keeping busy.
William looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
William gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Capwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Capwell misses the shot to the body.
Capwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William misses with an uppercut
and Capwell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
William displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Capwell throws out the jab.
William swings widly with a right hand
and William takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
Capwell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Capwell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
William keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William regains half guard.
William wants to improve his position but Capwell is controlling well.
Capwell seems to be looking for submissions.
Ground and pound from Capwell.
William wants to sweep but Capwell has passed to side control!
William managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Capwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William tries to bench press Capwell off him but Capwell keeps the position.
William is trying to control Capwell's posture but Capwell avoids it.
Capwell is putting a hurting on William here, landing some big shots from side control.
James William's cut is getting worse.
William taking punishment in the form of punches.
William is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Capwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and William defends it well.
William is looking to control Capwell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can William avoid being mounted?
William is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Capwell jumps into side control!
William is not content to let Capwell control the position.
Capwell looks up at the clock and then as William takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Capwell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is looking to reverse the position.
William looks to move to half guard but instead Capwell has passed into mount! Damn!
Capwell avoids the attempt from William to control.
Capwell with the ground and pound from mount.
James William's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Capwell with the ground and pound from mount.
Jeez, James William's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James William's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mason Capwell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bower comes to the cage accompanied by Triple H Theme Song. Mayfield has chosen Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head as his entrance music. Tyler Mayfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Bower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield misses with a body shot.
Mayfield throws a push kick but Bower slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Mayfield is predictable there
and Bower counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bower.
Mayfield throws a jab when Bower was well out of range.
Bower digs a good hook to Mayfield's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayfield checks a leg kick.
Bower tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bower throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mayfield blocks a leg kick.
Bower looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mayfield wants to stand but Bower is controlling the position.
Bower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayfield is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield wants to sweep here but Bower controlling him for the moment.
Bower in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayfield keeping moving, preventing Bower from controlling successfully.
Bower preventing the sweep.
Mayfield wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bower manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bower is thwarting Mayfield's attempts to control the position.
Bower tries to stand and escape but Mayfield is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bower sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayfield defending well though.
Mayfield manages to get to full guard.
Bower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayfield is keeping the position for now.
Mayfield lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bower!
Mayfield is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower can't escape the position.
Mayfield lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mayfield unloading with bombs!
Bower keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mayfield with shots to the head and body - Bower looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bower slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayfield wants to stand but Bower has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mayfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bower gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield tries to stand but Bower is controlling from the bottom.
Bower looking for a triangle here. Mayfield is fighting it but it looks tight! Bower pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mayfield is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dave Bower!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida's entrance music is Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
195 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randal Stevens!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida lands a nice hook to Stevens's body. Stevens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stevens checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stevens misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevens thinking.
Machida is looking to score with low kicks.
Machida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stevens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Machida tenderised Stevens's leg. Stevens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Machida tries to sprawl but Stevens drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stevens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Machida trying to hold on to Stevens's head to control him but Stevens postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida is concentrating on defense, preventing Stevens from advancing position.
Machida has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Lyoto Machida wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
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.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Machida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevens at a distance.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Stevens's shoulder, as Stevens tries to avoid the shot.
Machida instigates a clinch.
Stevens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Machida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida lands a shot to the body.
Machida looking to stall.
Machida breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Machida. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machida is looking to wear down Stevens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stevens is able to avoid easily.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stevens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida 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.
Machida is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Stevens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Machida defends it nicely.
Stevens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Machida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Stevens blocks the low kick.
Machida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stevens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stevens is fighting to break Machida's control of his arms but Machida is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Machida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevens's guard.
Machida is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Machida preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lyoto Machida wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Machida misses with a low kick as Stevens jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
Machida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Machida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stevenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Machida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machida is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Stevens avoids a kick to the body.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Stevens misses with a hook
and Machida finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Machida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machida wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens checks a low kick from Machida.
Machida scores with a head kick.
Machida misses with a hook
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Machida scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
Machida connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevens to score with a decent uppercut.
Machida wants to clinch
and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stevens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machida can pounce on him.
Machida avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevens can do to turn this around?
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stevens cracks Machida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida scores with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Stevens checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Machida swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida misses with a hook
and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Machida is refusing to be controlled, as Stevens sits in half guard.
Machida is looking to get back to full guard here but Stevens has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens advances to full mount.
Machida is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Stevens looking to finish with strikes here!
Stevens working Machida over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to escape the mount.
Stevens avoids the attempt from Machida to control.
Stevens tries to control but Machida wriggling away.
Machida is working to get back to half guard.
Stevens misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Machida holds on, trying desperately to control.
Machida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stevens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Machida is looking to escape.
Stevens misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Stevens dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Machida cracks Stevens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Machida as Stevens shoots in.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida throws a low kick but Stevens moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida lands a head kick. Stevens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Machida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida connects with a leg kick. Stevens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida misses with a hook to the body
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Machida tries a low kick but Stevens avoids it.
A low kick from Machida misses
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Machida lands a head kick. Stevens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lyoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida scores with a head kick. Stevens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Machida enables Stevens to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Machida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Randal Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Machida holds on and takes a little breather.
Stevens throws and elbow that misses. Machida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stevens's guard. Nice move by Machida!
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Randal Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Stevens.
Lyoto Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Machida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lyoto Machida wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Machida misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida retains his middleweight title!
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