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EFC 9: Makanouchi vs Golara PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawson!
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, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Jackson dives in and grabs Lawson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lawson pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Lawson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lawson looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Eric Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jackson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eric Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lawson tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Lawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lawson's waist but Lawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Lawson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lawson looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Lawson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson looks gassed!
Lawson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lawson.
Lawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawson lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lawson's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lawson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lawson scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson tries to clinch but Lawson moves away
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Lawson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawson finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Lawson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lawson duly obliges.
Lawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson connects with a body shot.
Lawson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Lawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
A jab from Lawson does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Lawson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Lawson.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lawson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lawson 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lawson lands a body shot.
Jackson misses with a combination
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lawson circles away.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawson blocks the body kick.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
Michael Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson lands a jab to the head.
Lawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Eric Lawson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Lawson sprawls well.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawson lands an overhand right.
Lawson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lawson digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Lawson lands a two punch combo.
Eric Lawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawson lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawson lands a lovely overhand right.
Lawson connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Nice sprawl there from Lawson as Jackson shoots in.
Eric Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jackson.
Lawson lands a two punch combo.
Michael Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Michael Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson connects with a jab.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lawson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Lawson sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lawson, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lawson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Son!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Son scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Son circles away.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown but Son shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Son tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao shoots in looking for a takedown but Son manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pacquiao's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from Son lands.
Son throws a low kick but Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Son on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Pacquiao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Son cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Son moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Son.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Son.
Pacquiao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacquiao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pacquiao. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Son throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pacquiao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Pacquiao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Son circles away from the clinch attempt
and Son counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son misses with a wild combination.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son lands a body shot.
Son throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Son thumps Pacquiao with a low kick.
Son ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Son lands a left and a right that send Pacquiao crashing to the mat, dazed. Son thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Pacquiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Son lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Pacquiao is looking to close the distance but Son sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Pacquiao crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Pacquiao is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sam Son!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Donato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Donato has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Donato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz misses with a takedown
and Munoz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Munoz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Donato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Munoz with a poor takedown
and Donato counters with a right hand from hell and Munoz is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vitor Donato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Didg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Didg !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Devil counter with a right hand.
Didg fails with the takedown.
Didg shoots in looking for a takedown. Devil tries to sprawl out of it but Didg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Devil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Red Devil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Didg .
Didg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Devil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Devil has Didg up against the cage in a clinch.
Devil lands an elbow just above Didg 's eye.
It looks like Frank Didg has been cut.
Devil has Didg pressed against the cage.
Devil lands an elbow inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Devil gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Didg .
Devil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Didg is rocked!
Didg looks gassed!
Didg takes an elbow to the temple.
Devil lands a damaging elbow.
Didg is still on wobbly legs! Can Devil finish him?
Devil lands an elbow just above Didg 's eye.
That has opened up Frank Didg 's cut even more.
Devil throws an upwards elbow that knocks Didg out cold! Wow! You do not see a knockout like that very often - that will be on youtube highlights for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Red Devil!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnatan Bruks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Johnatan Bruks!
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, Mark Renton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bruks misses.
Bruks looks to throw the jab but Renton is out of range.
Bruks throws a series of punches but Renton avoids them all with ease.
Bruks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Renton shoots in for a takedown but Bruks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruks throws a right hand that Renton ducks under and follows up with a left that Renton also avoids with ease.
Bruks throws a jab but it's blocked by Renton.
Renton gets a takedown into half guard.
Bruks has hold of Renton's hands but Renton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Renton controlling the pace.
Renton tries to pass to full mount but Bruks defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton thows a huge punch but Bruks dodges it nicely.
Renton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Renton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Renton controlling the pace for now.
Bruks wants to control but Renton is having none of it.
Renton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bruks holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Renton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Renton prevents Bruks from getting the reversal.
Renton jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bruks is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bruks and Renton has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bruks manages to get back to half guard.
Bruks is looking to control Renton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bruks avoid being mounted?
Renton slips a nice elbow through Bruks's hands, connecting with Bruks's forehead.
Renton working over Bruks with some ground and pound. Bruks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Renton.
Renton has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Bruks works to full guard.
Rentonis looking to pass into half guard but Bruks pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bruks is in guard.
Renton wants to sweep but no luck.
Renton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Renton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Renton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Renton can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bruks stopping the sweep attempt from Renton.
Mark Renton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bruks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Renton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruks.
Renton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Renton throws a strike but Bruks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Renton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bruks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Renton tries to clinch up but Bruks circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruks misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Bruks.
A slow jab from Bruks misses its intended target.
Johnatan Bruks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Renton drives through and clinches with Bruks against the cage.
Renton wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bruks is trying to keep an underhook but Renton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Renton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bruks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Renton prevents Bruks from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton is trying to control. Bruks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Renton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bruks's head.
Bruks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Renton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Renton's back!
Renton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bruks has the hooks in. Renton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Renton turns into Bruks and is now in his guard.
Renton trying to control but Bruks is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bruks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruks has control of Renton's left arm, preventing Renton from doing any damage.
Bruks keeping moving, preventing Renton from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Renton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Renton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruks misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Bruks.
Renton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruks thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Bruks is predictable there
and Renton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Renton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Renton passes to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruks is not content to let Renton control the position.
Bruks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Renton is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton landing strikes.
Bruks wants to get back to his feet but Renton drags him back down.
Renton working the head and body with strikes.
Renton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bruks is avoiding damage well.
Renton is trying to ground and pound but Bruks uses the momentary lack of control by Renton to regain half guard.
Renton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bruks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Renton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Renton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bruks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bruks shoots and misses
and Renton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Renton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Renton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Renton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Renton is stalling here. Bruks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Renton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bruks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Renton struggling a bit here.
Renton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton struggling a bit here.
Renton tries to buck Bruks off but Bruks is having none of it.
Bruks stands up.
Bruks tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bruks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renton.
Johnatan Bruks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruks throws a jab when Renton was well out of range.
Renton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Renton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruks.
Bruks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Renton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bruks's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruks wants to get back to his feet but Renton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mark Renton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Renton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bruks keeping full guard, as Renton tries to pass.
Renton stays in close to Bruks's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Renton.
Bruks tries a low kick but Renton avoids it.
Johnatan Bruks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Renton throws a chopping leg kick but Bruks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bruks looks to land a right hand but Renton moved out of range.
Bruks tries to bum rush Renton with a series of wild strikes but Renton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Renton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bruks is trying to break free.
Renton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bruks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Renton pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnatan Bruks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Renton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bruks throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Renton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Renton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Renton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gosha Zeleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gosha Zeleev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gosha Zeleev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Bulman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulman misses with a takedown
and Bulman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bulman fails with the takedown
and Zeleev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zeleev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bulman quickly recovers to half guard.
Bulman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Zeleev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zeleev is thwarting Bulman's attempts to control the position.
Bulman wants to improve his position but Zeleev is controlling well.
Zeleev looks to land a strike but Bulman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulman controlling the position.
Bulman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zeleev manages to get himself to full guard.
Zeleev working a defensive guard but Bulman passes into half guard.
Zeleev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zeleev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bulman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bulman is trying to control the action in half guard but Zeleev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bulman passes into side control, despite Zeleev's attempt to control the position.
Zeleev prevents Bulman from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeleev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bulman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zeleev wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Bulman working the ground and pound but Zeleev is defending the strikes.
Zeleev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bulman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zeleev is breathing heavily.
Bulman is putting a hurting on Zeleev here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bulman throws a strike aimed at the side of Zeleev's head but Zeleev avoids it well.
Zeleev taking a bit of punishment here - Bulman scoring with strikes.
Zeleev is looking for a sweep.
Bulman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bulman throws a strike aimed at the side of Zeleev's head but Zeleev avoids it well.
Bulman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeleev defending against the ground and pound.
Zeleev taking a bit of punishment here - Bulman scoring with strikes.
Bulman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bulman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bulman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bulman working the body and head with strikes.
Zeleev is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulman wants to control but Zeleev is keeping him busy.
Bulman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bulman is looking to take a break and control but Zeleev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bulman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zeleev wants to control but Bulman postures up.
Bulman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zeleev keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeleev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bulman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bulman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zeleev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bulman.
Bulman is looking to take a break and control but Zeleev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Bulman crashes against the mat.
Bulman grinds an elbow into Zeleev's temple.
Zeleev is looking for a sweep.
Bulman landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulman scores with punches from side control.
Bulman is working Zeleev over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zeleev can't do much from the bottom here.
Zeleev taking a bit of punishment here - Bulman scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zeleev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bulman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zeleev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bulman wants to control from the top but Zeleev keeps moving.
Bulman is looking to work some ground and pound but Zeleev has wrist control.
Bulman won't allow Zeleev to sweep him here.
Bulman wants to control from the top but Zeleev keeps moving.
Bulman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bulman postures up in Zeleev's guard and throws a big left but Zeleev blocks it.
Zeleev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bulman advances to half guard.
Bulman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zeleev defending well though.
Bulman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bulman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bulman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bulman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zeleev defending well though.
Bulman trying to control from half guard but Zeleev is working away.
Zeleev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bulman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mark Bulman has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Bulman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zeleev is holding on to half guard well.
Bulman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zeleev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zeleev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bulman.
Zeleev taking some punishment here, with Bulman in his half guard.
Zeleev is staying active underneath Bulman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zeleev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bulman.
Zeleev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bulman trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeleev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulman is looking to work some ground and pound but Zeleev has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bulman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bulman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bulman is looking to take a break and control but Zeleev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bulman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bulman just content to control the position.
Bulman trying to control the action but Zeleev is working from the bottom.
Bulman landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeleev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Zeleev's face as Bulman controls the position.
Zeleev is not content to let Bulman control the position.
Bulman cracks Zeleev with a big right hand but Zeleev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zeleev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bulman cracks Zeleev with a big elbow.
Zeleev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zeleev prevents Bulman from improving position.
Zeleev defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zeleev gets caught flat footed, as Bulman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bulman wants to control from the top but Zeleev keeps moving.
Zeleev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulman.
Bulman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bulman thows a big elbow that misses.
Bulman wants to control from the top but Zeleev keeps moving.
Bulman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bulman lands a couple of digs.
Bulman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zeleev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bulman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zeleev keeping moving, preventing Bulman from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeleev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bulman wants to control from the top but Zeleev keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bulman throwing strikes from guard but Zeleev blocks nicely.
Bulman trying to control but Zeleev is working from the bottom.
Mark Bulman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bulman misses with a takedown
and Zeleev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zeleev throws a strike but Bulman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeleev won't allow Bulman to sweep him here.
Zeleev thows a big elbow that misses.
Bulman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zeleev's guard.
Bulman connects with a couple of short punches.
Zeleev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zeleev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bulman controls the pace.
Bulman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zeleev looking to control.
Bulman trying to control but Zeleev is working from the bottom.
Bulman distracts Zeleev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zeleev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bulman trying to control but Zeleev is working from the bottom.
Bulman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zeleev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zeleev is looking to sweep but instead, Bulman has passed into half guard.
Bulman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zeleev looking for submissions off his back.
Bulman working over Zeleev with some ground and pound. Zeleev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bulman slips a nice elbow through Zeleev's hands, connecting with Zeleev's forehead.
Bulman throwing shots but Zeleev is blocking nicely.
Bulman throwing shots but Zeleev is blocking nicely.
Zeleev is staying active underneath Bulman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zeleev is trying to maintain the position but Bulman is very close to passing his half guard.
Bulman slips a nice elbow through Zeleev's hands, connecting with Zeleev's forehead.
Bulman lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zeleev has hold of Bulman's hands but Bulman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zeleev wants to control but Bulman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zeleev taking some punishment here, with Bulman in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bulman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zeleev's half guard.
Bulman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bulman in particular looking to stall.
Bulman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bulman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zeleev is trying to get back to full guard.
Bulman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zeleev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zeleev has hold of Bulman's hands but Bulman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Bulman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zeleev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bulman throwing shots but Zeleev is blocking nicely.
Zeleev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bulman is working away from the top position though.
Zeleev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bulman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zeleev is not content to let Bulman control the position.
Bulman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bulman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
Zeleev is trying to control but Bulman passes into side control!
Zeleev prevents Bulman from improving position.
Zeleev gets back to half guard.
Bulman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zeleev's head.
Zeleev wants to control but Bulman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bulman lands a nice short elbow.
Zeleev is not content to let Bulman control the position.
Bulman lands with a punch from half guard.
Zeleev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bulman is working away from the top position though.
Bulman is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bulman working the head and body with strikes.
Zeleev actively working from the bottom here.
Zeleev wants to control but Bulman is keeping busy.
Bulman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bulman working the head and body with strikes.
Bulman 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.
Bulman working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulman slips a nice elbow through Zeleev's hands, connecting with Zeleev's forehead.
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. Bulman connects with a nice short shot to Zeleev's temple.
Oh Zeleev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bulman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zeleev's head.
Bulman trying to mount his opponent but Zeleev defends it.
Zeleev seems to have got his legs back now.
Bulman passes into side control, despite Zeleev's attempt to control the position.
Zeleev is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bulman connects with a decent elbow.
Bulman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zeleev wants to control but Bulman postures up.
Bulman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bulman cracks Zeleev with a big right hand but Zeleev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zeleev struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman dominated that fourth 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bulman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zeleev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bulman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zeleev throws and elbow that misses. Bulman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zeleev's guard. Nice move by Bulman!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zeleev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulman.
Bulman with a nice head shot there.
Bulman postures up and lands a big shot to Zeleev's brow.
Zeleev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Bulman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeleev working a defensive guard here.
Bulman chips away with some ground and pound.
Zeleev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bulman chips away with some ground and pound.
Bulman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zeleev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Bulman postures up in Zeleev's guard and throws a big left but Zeleev blocks it.
Zeleev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bulman is aware though and is defending well.
Zeleev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bulman is aware though and is defending well.
Bulman with a nice head shot there.
Bulman trying to control but Zeleev is working from the bottom.
Bulman postures up in Zeleev's guard and throws a big left but Zeleev blocks it.
Bulman throwing strikes from guard but Zeleev blocks nicely.
Bulman is working Zeleev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bulman is looking to work some ground and pound but Zeleev has wrist control.
Bulman trying to control but Zeleev is working from the bottom.
Bulman landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulman cracks Zeleev with a solid left hand.
Bulman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zeleev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bulman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bulman throwing strikes but missing.
Bulman wants to control from the top but Zeleev keeps moving.
Zeleev controls Bulman momentarily but Bulman frees himself.
Bulman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bulman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bulman throwing strikes but missing.
Bulman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Zeleev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gosha Zeleev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zeleev goes for an armbar but Bulman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bulman.
Bulman scoring with some ground and pound.
Bulman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bulman wants to control from the top but Zeleev keeps moving.
Mark Bulman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bulman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Bulman.
I've got Bulman 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Bulman!
Mark Bulman is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makanouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Golara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makanouchi comes to the cage accompanied by Inner Light by Schocking Lemon. Ippo Makanouchi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Golara's chin.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ippo Makanouchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Golara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makanouchi lands a jab to Golara's midsection.
Makanouchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Golara counter with a right hand.
Golara looks gassed!
Makanouchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Golara.
Makanouchi connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makanouchi lands a right hook to the body.
Makanouchi 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.
Makanouchi cracks Golara with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Golara looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Makanouchi finish him?
Golara is rocked!
Makanouchi lands an uppercut, right on the button! Golara tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ippo Makanouchi!
Ippo Makanouchi retains his super heavyweight title!
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