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DBC 15: Trimm vs Talisman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Special Agent Huang. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Huang!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Huang wants to stand up but Young is controlling him.
Young forces his way into half guard.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huang defending well though.
Young slips a nice elbow through Huang's hands, connecting with Huang's forehead.
Young tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huang wants to control but Young is keeping busy.
Young stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Huang to get to his feet.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young misses with the combination.
Young tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huang swivels and escapes.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Huang. Those never looked like landing.
Young dodges the punch combination from Huang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Huang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huang takes the fight into the clinch.
Young has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huang is trying to pull guard but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Huang avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Huang controls the action.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Huang. No joy for Young on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Young. That one must have hurt.
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huang.
Huang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young is defending well.
Huang tries to score a body lock takedown but Young shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Young decides to pull guard.
Huang preventing the sweep.
Young is looking for a triangle but Huang pushes his legs off easily.
Huang stops Young from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has his foot on Huang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huang works his way back into a safe position though.
Huang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Young, up you get!
Huang swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Huang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Huang misses its intended target.
Huang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huang moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
A low kick from Young misses
and Huang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young has a takedown stuffed.
Young shoots in and gets a takedown into Huang's guard.
Young is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Huang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Huang blocks nicely.
Huang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Young gets to his feet. Huang looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Huang leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young checks a leg kick.
Huang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huang decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Young dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Huang wants to clinch.
Young changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huang tries to avoid it but Young manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huang to the ground. Huang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andre Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huang misses with a two punch combination.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Huang is on top in guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Young looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Young trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huang wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
Huang is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Huang trying to stand up but can't free himself from Young's guard.
Andre Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huang wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Young has momentary wrist control but Huang slips an elbow through the middle.
Young keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Huang defends easily.
Huang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young has his foot on Huang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huang works his way back into a safe position though.
Huang wants to get up but he can't break Young's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Young 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huang throwing strikes but missing.
Young has his foot on Huang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huang works his way back into a safe position though.
Huang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has his foot on Huang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huang works his way back into a safe position though.
Huang is stalling in the full guard.
Young throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Young has a closed guard, preventing Huang from standing up.
Huang preventing the sweep.
Huang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huang won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young being controlled here, momentarily.
Young manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Huang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Huang is pressing down on Young's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Huang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young wanted to stand there but Huang had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Young content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Huang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Huang circles away.
Huang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huang.
Young stuns Huang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Huang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a big head kick but Huang shrugs it off.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huang.
Young gets a double leg takedown into Huang's guard.
Huang wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Huang is looking for a triangle but Young pushes his legs off easily.
Young slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Young has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Young has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Huang's face.
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huang?
Huang trying desperately to get to his feet.
Huang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Young has hold of Huang's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Huang manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Young pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang taking shots to the head.
Huang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Young breaks from Huang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Young landing strikes, looking to finish!
Young lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huang hang on?
Young is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Huang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Young connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Huang is rocked!
Huang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Young unloading with bombs!
Huang is still in real trouble! Can Young finish him?
Young with shots to the head and body - Huang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Young has control of Huang's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Huang regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Young landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang can't escape the position.
Young has hold of Huang's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Huang manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Young fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young with the ground and pound from mount.
Huang seems to have recovered his senses.
Young throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Huang somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Young.
Huang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Young lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Huang down.
Huang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young is looking for a kimura but Huang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Young to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang wants to get back to full guard.
Young working Huang over with strikes.
Huang won't allow Young to pass to mount.
Huang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huang's head.
Huang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Young pulls his head out easily.
Huang wants to get back to his feet.
Huang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Young lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huang is looking to improve his position.
George Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young decides to return to a standing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Young!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Young thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chalong Maha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Jimmy. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalil Zidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chalong Maha!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maha clinches up with Zidane and pushes him back against the cage.
Maha controlling the action here for a moment.
Maha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zidane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maha.
Maha has Zidane pushed against the cage.
Maha misses with a knee strike.
Maha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maha throws out a powerful jab.
Maha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zidane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maha manages to avoid it.
Maha avoids the body shot from Zidane.
Zidane looks to land a right hand but Maha moved out of range.
Zidane throws a leg kick which misses Maha's front leg but catches the back leg as Maha tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maha. That's going to slow Zidane down.
Maha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maha tries to clinch but Zidane moves out of range.
Maha tries to close the distance and clinch but Zidane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zidane swings for the body but Maha moves out of range.
Zidane connects with a body shot that sends Maha's belly button to the back.
Maha connects with a solid leg kick.
Maha misses with a low kick.
Zidane misses with an uppercut.
Maha rushes Zidane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maha misses with a knee to the head.
Zidane is trying to break the clinch but Maha is controlling him.
Maha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zidane just misses with a punch to the body.
Maha throws the left hand but Zidane avoids the punch easily.
Maha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zidane connects with a jab.
Zidane scores with the left hand. Maha knows he should have avoided that one.
Zidane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zidane is looking to wear down Maha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zidane lands a body shot.
Zidane just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maha.
Maha staying out of range there.
Zidane jabs at Maha's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zidane.
Maha throws a lazy right hand but Zidane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zidane just misses with a punch to the body.
Zidane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zidane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maha rushes Zidane and presses him up against the cage.
Zidane blocks the elbow strike.
Maha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maha missing with knees to the body.
Zidane is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane is looking to break free of the clinch but Maha has double underhooks.
Maha breaks the clinch.
Maha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zidane misses with an uppercut. Maha saw that one coming.
Maha throws a body punch but Zidane moves out of range.
Maha loads up on a big right hand but Zidane slips the punch.
Maha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maha.
A low kick from Maha is predictable there
enabling Zidane to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zidane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Zidane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalong Maha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zidane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zidane circles away quickly and effectively.
Zidane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maha on the side of the head.
A big left from Zidane misses.
Zidane connects with an inside leg kick.
Zidane thows a body shot but no joy.
Chalong Maha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zidane lands with an uppercut that bounces Maha off the cage and back into range.
Maha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khalil Zidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zidane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zidane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zidane lands with a shot to the body.
Zidane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maha is rocked!
Zidane scores with a leg kick.
Maha is still on wobbly legs! Can Zidane finish him?
Zidane throws a pinpoint strike between Maha's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Maha crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Zidane scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalil Zidane!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Khalil Zidane waved his t-shirt featuring 5th Round Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boston Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krackin Yourface (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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165 lbs
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161 lbs
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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 Los Angeles, Boston Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krackin Yourface!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Yourface misses.
Yourface looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yourface is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yourface trying to control the position.
Yourface is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yourface has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Yourface's legs - danger averted.
Yourface is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yourface has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yourface, up you get!
Yourface throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yourface changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yourface keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yourface throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Yourface fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones pushes down on Yourface's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Yourface throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
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!
Jones shoots in and bounces Yourface off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yourface manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Yourface in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yourface can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yourface can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Yourface is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Yourface from controlling successfully.
Yourface might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jones pulls Yourface in close to his closed guard and prevents Yourface from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yourface wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yourface stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Yourface throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Yourface scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yourface throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Yourface misses with a kick to the body
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Yourface didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yourface looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Yourface wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yourface is keeping the position for now.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Yourface working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones passes into half guard.
Yourface is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Yourface tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Yourface is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boston Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yourface throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Yourface tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yourface looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Yourface tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Yourface throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Yourface throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Yourface 's knee.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Yourface is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yourface wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yourface is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones postures up.
Jones stands and steps away. Yourface gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Krackin Yourface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yourface misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Yourface misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yourface!
Jones prevents Yourface from getting the reversal.
Jones stands up from mount. Strange move.
Boston Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yourface napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yourface keeps working.
Yourface sneaks back into half guard.
Yourface is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yourface defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Yourface actively working from the bottom here.
Yourface is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Boston Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yourface is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yourface is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yourface working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Yourface keeps moving.
Yourface wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones wants to stand but Yourface is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yourface has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yourface looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Yourface being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones won't allow Yourface to get back to his feet.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yourface swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones trying to control but Yourface is working from the bottom.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yourface is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Boston Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yourface misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boston Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones shoots in and bounces Yourface off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones trying to control but Yourface is working from the bottom.
Yourface looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Yourface trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Yourface throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yourface looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yourface dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yourface.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones keeping full guard, as Yourface tries to pass.
Yourface gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Yourface does no damage.
Yourface pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Yourface follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yourface takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yourface stuffs the takedown.
Yourface dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yourface looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Yourface gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yourface working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Yourface looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones passes Yourface's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones prevents Yourface from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses his free foot to push down on Yourface's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yourface.
Yourface tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Yourface is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones avoids the attempt from Yourface to control.
Jones stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Boston Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yourface throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yourface throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yourface controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones gets to his feet. Yourface looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Yourface misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yourface swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Krackin Yourface has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones looking to control.
Yourface got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yourface has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yourface is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yourface is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boston Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boston Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Man Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semmy Man Choi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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284 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Semmy Man Choi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Choi blocks a head kick by Braga.
Braga throws a front kick aimed at Man Choi's knee but Man Choi avoids it well.
Braga is looking to slow Man Choi down with leg kicks.
Braga walks into a stiff left hand from Man Choi.
Braga throws a sloppy body shot
and Man Choi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Braga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man Choi counters with a solid body kick.
Man Choi lands a nice hook to Braga's body. Braga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man Choi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man Choi thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Braga misses.
Roman Braga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga scores with a nice strike.
Man Choi throws a front kick aimed at Braga's knee but Braga avoids it well.
Man Choi tries to clinch there but Braga circles away.
Man Choi is looking to land body kicks.
Man Choi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man Choi lands a jab.
Braga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man Choi is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Choi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braga is out of range.
Man Choi dodges the punch combination from Braga.
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Braga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man Choi.
Braga steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man Choi. That one must have hurt.
Braga is breathing heavily.
Braga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man Choi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Man Choi.
Nice body kick there by Man Choi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man Choi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Braga doesn't seem bothered though.
Braga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man Choi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man Choi moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man Choi.
Man Choi lands an elbow that stopped Braga in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Braga stops a takedown attempt from Man Choi.
Braga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man Choi keeps control of Braga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Braga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Braga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man Choi obliges.
Man Choi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Roman Braga has been cut.
Braga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man Choi prevents Braga from breaking the clinch.
Man Choi tries a knee to the head but Braga blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi stalling in the clinch.
Braga wants to break free but Man Choi has control.
Man Choi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man Choi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braga.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man Choi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man Choi lands a shot to the body.
Man Choi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Braga takes an elbow to the temple.
Braga is trying to break the clinch but Man Choi is controlling him.
Man Choi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Man Choi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Man Choi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Braga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man Choi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Braga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Braga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man Choi landing knees to the head.
Braga tries to break the clinch but Man Choi is controlling the position.
Braga is trying to push Man Choi away but Man Choi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man Choi has Braga pressed against the cage, preventing Braga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Braga breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man Choi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Braga will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Man Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Braga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Braga.
Braga 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.
Man Choi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man Choi checks a leg kick.
Man Choi scores with a spinning back kick!
Braga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man Choi can pounce on him.
Braga tries to bum rush Man Choi with a series of wild strikes but Man Choi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man Choi closes the distance and clinches up with Braga, looking for a takedown. Man Choi pushes Braga against the cage but Braga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man Choi looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
Man Choi avoids the head kick by Braga.
Man Choi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Braga rather than just go for the knockout.
Man Choi moves in looking to clinch but Braga pushes him off.
Man Choi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Semmy Man Choi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Choi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man Choi cracks the inside of Braga's front leg.
Man Choi throws a low kick, looking for Braga's leg but Braga calmly moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man Choi lands a jab to the nose.
Braga needs to keep his hands up - Man Choi had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Choi throws a low kick, looking for Braga's leg but Braga calmly moves out of range.
Man Choi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Braga moves out of range of the leg kick from Man Choi.
Braga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man Choi.
Man Choi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man Choi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Man Choi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Braga takes a step back to recover.
Braga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roman Braga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Man Choi.
A lazy left from Man Choi finds it's target.
Man Choi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man Choi tries to bum rush Braga with a series of wild strikes but Braga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man Choi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Braga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi misses with a low kick as Braga jumps back.
Braga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Man Choi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braga checks a leg kick.
Man Choi throws a low kick but Braga moves out of range easily.
Braga thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Man Choi.
Man Choi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Braga gets tackled into the cage by Man Choi. Man Choi maintains the clinch.
Man Choi trying to land knees to the body.
Man Choi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Braga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Man Choi lands an uppercut.
Man Choi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man Choi misses with a knee strike.
Man Choi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braga's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braga blocks a body shot from Man Choi.
Man Choi stalling in the clinch.
Braga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man Choi has him pressed against the cage.
Braga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braga blocks the elbow strike.
Man Choi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Braga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man Choi.
Man Choi has Braga pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Braga manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roman Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Semmy Man Choi.
Braga avoiding damage as Man Choi throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man Choi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braga tries to break the clinch but Man Choi is controlling the position.
Man Choi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Braga tries to circle away but Man Choi has him pinned against the cage.
Braga manages to break the clinch.
Braga looks to throw the jab but Man Choi is out of range.
Good work by Braga as he checks the leg kick.
Braga lands the left hand.
Man Choi scores with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man Choi.
Braga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man Choi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braga.
Man Choi throws a chopping leg kick but Braga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Man Choi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roman Braga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Braga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Braga.
Man Choi throws a chopping leg kick but Braga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man Choi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Man Choi lands with a good body shot.
Man Choi just misses with a punch to the body.
Man Choi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Braga throws a shot from downtown. Man Choi moves away and avoids it.
Man Choi blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Braga as Man Choi shoots in.
Braga looks to land a right hand but Man Choi moved out of range.
Braga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man Choi. Man Choi obviously looking to wear him down.
Man Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man Choi misses with a low kick.
Braga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man Choi throws a chopping leg kick but Braga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga throws a head kick but Man Choi moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man Choi.
Man Choi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man Choi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man Choi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Braga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Man Choi misses.
A jab from Man Choi does it's job there.
Man Choi doesn't manage to clinch there - Braga circles away.
Man Choi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man Choi misses with an uppercut
and Braga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man Choi's knee momentarily.
Man Choi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Braga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man Choi moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Braga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semmy Man Choi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi has Braga pressed against the cage, preventing Braga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Braga tries to break free but Man Choi pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Choi lands a nice uppercut.
Braga can't break the clinch.
Braga tries to break the clinch but Man Choi is controlling the position.
Man Choi lands a body shot.
Man Choi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braga is defending well for now.
Man Choi keeps control of Braga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man Choi obliges.
Braga tries to break free but Man Choi pushes him back against the cage.
Man Choi lands an elbow that stopped Braga in his tracks for a moment.
Roman Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man Choi tries to clinch but Braga moves out of range.
Man Choi moves into the clinch.
Braga avoiding damage as Man Choi throws knees to the body.
Braga tries to circle away but Man Choi has him pinned against the cage.
Braga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braga tries to move into range but Man Choi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braga. Man Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man Choi tried to score with a low kick but Braga checks it.
Braga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Braga misses with a straight right.
Man Choi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi lands with a kick to the temple. Braga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Braga throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Man Choi misses.
Man Choi has Braga up against the cage in a clinch.
Man Choi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Braga.
Braga pushes off an throws an elbow but Man Choi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Man Choi.
Man Choi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Braga.
It looks like Semmy Man Choi has been cut.
Braga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Man Chois head.
Man Choi lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semmy Man Choi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man Choi 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Man Choi!
An out of breath Semmy Man Choi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bakow Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Hosmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boran comes to the cage accompanied by khmer national anthem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 Los Angeles, Bakow Boran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Hosmer!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boran throws a sloppy head kick and Hosmer moves out of range easily.
Hosmer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hosmer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hosmer throws a series of punches but Boran avoids them all with ease.
Boran is looking to clinch but Hosmer is avoiding it.
Boran misses with a few strikes there.
Boran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hosmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boran manages to avoid it.
Hosmer misses with a double jab.
Boran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hosmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Hosmer misses.
Hosmer misses with the combination.
Boran forces Hosmer back against the cage and clinches.
Boran misses with some punches.
Boran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hosmer.
Boran landing knees to the body.
Hosmer is trying to break free.
Boran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hosmer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hosmer avoids a wild elbow strike from Boran.
Boran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hosmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boran throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hosmer's brow.
Hosmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran tries a knee to the head but Hosmer blocks it.
Hosmer pushes Boran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boran misses with a knee strike.
Hosmer has had enough of the clinch but Boran keeps him there for the moment.
Boran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hosmer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boran misses with a wild body shot.
Hosmer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hosmer.
Boran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hosmer.
Boran misses with a two punch combination.
Boran misses the shot to the body.
Boran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hosmer wants to slow Boran down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosmer is looking to score with low kicks.
Hosmer 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.
Boran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hosmer manages to avoid it.
Hosmer throws a head kick that misses.
Boran slips under a jab from Hosmer.
Boran throws a jab when Hosmer was well out of range.
Boran lands with a kick to the temple. Hosmer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boran tries a head kick but it misses.
Hosmer lands a body shot.
Hosmer misses with a few strikes there.
Hosmer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hosmer slips under a jab.
Bakow Boran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boran is defended easily by Hosmer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosmer misses with a two punch combination.
Hosmer throws a right hand that Boran ducks under and follows up with a left that Boran also avoids with ease.
Hosmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eric Hosmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hosmer.
Boran throws a leg kick that misses.
Boran avoids the body shot from Hosmer.
Hosmer looks to land a combination but Boran avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Boran there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boran lands a glancing blow to the side of Hosmer's head.
Boran takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hosmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hosmer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bakow Boran will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hosmer throws a nice looking combination but Boran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hosmer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boran tries to clinch but Hosmer is having none of it.
Hosmer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boran counters with an outside leg kick.
Hosmer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boran rather than just go for the knockout.
Boran lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Hosmer misses.
Boran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bakow Boran is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Hosmer. Those never looked like landing.
Boran punishes Hosmer's body with a nice straight punch.
Hosmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eric Hosmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boran connects with a body shot that sends Hosmer's belly button to the back.
Boran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hosmer is breathing heavily.
Hosmer misses with a double jab.
Boran blocks the body kick.
Hosmer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hosmer.
A combination from Hosmer does no damage.
Boran misses the shot to the body.
Boran lands a jab to the head.
Hosmer throws a series of punches but Boran moves out of range.
Boran missing with a left hand there. Hosmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boran lands with a shot to the body.
Boran plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hosmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hosmer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boran tries to clinch
and Hosmer counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Boran.
Boran closes the distance and clinches up with Hosmer, looking for a takedown. Boran pushes Hosmer against the cage but Hosmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hosmer avoids the head kick by Boran.
Boran throws a good cross that connects.
Boran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Hosmer catches Boran right on the button with a cross.
Hosmer misses with a head kick.
Hosmer tries to bum rush Boran with a series of wild strikes but Boran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boran misses with a body shot
and Hosmer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hosmer blocks a head kick by Boran.
Hosmer throws the left hand but Boran avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran moves to clinch but Hosmer breaks away
and Hosmer counters with a series of strikes. Boran will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hosmer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boran counters with a low kick, right behind Hosmer 's knee.
Boran throws a lazy right hand but Hosmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boran connects with a high kick.
Boran misses the shot to the body.
Boran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boran connects with a single shot there.
Boran just misses with a punch to the body.
Hosmer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boran moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hosmer throws a right and a left that Boran avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boran misses the shot to the body.
Boran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boran digs a good hook to Hosmer's body.
Boran scores with a kick to the body.
Hosmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boran manages to avoid it.
Boran lands with a hook. Hosmer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Hosmer does no damage.
Boran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hosmer as he avoids it easily.
Boran throws a body punch but Hosmer moves out of range.
Hosmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bakow Boran dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Boran dodges the punch combination from Hosmer.
Hosmer takes a swing at Boran's ribcage but misses.
Hosmer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boran counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hosmer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Eric Hosmer has been cut.
Boran throws a lazy right hand but Hosmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hosmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Boran.
Hosmer misses with a body shot.
Hosmer staying out of range there.
Boran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boran misses with a two punch combination.
Hosmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hosmer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran scores with a push kick.
Boran wants to clinch up but Hosmer keeps it at a distance.
Hosmer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boran.
Boran throws a good cross that connects.
Hosmer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hosmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hosmer staying out of range there.
Boran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boran lands a jab to Hosmer's midsection.
Boran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hosmer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hosmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boran.
Hosmer misses with a combination
and Boran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran throws a sloppy head kick and Hosmer moves out of range easily.
Boran misses with a two punch combination.
Hosmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boran lands a jab to the nose.
Boran throws out a powerful jab.
Boran scoring well with a low kick there.
Boran takes a swing at Hosmer's ribcage but misses.
Hosmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hosmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boran is looking to slow Hosmer down with leg kicks.
Hosmer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hosmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran throws a sloppy head kick and Hosmer moves out of range easily.
Hosmer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boran.
Boran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hosmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boran ducks right into an uppercut from Hosmer.
Hosmer blocks a leg kick.
Hosmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boran.
Hosmer misses with a double jab.
Boran swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hosmer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hosmer takes one on the button.
Hosmer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boran counters with a nice body shot.
Bakow Boran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boran tries to close the distance and clinch but Hosmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hosmers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boran lands a slapping body shot.
Boran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boran wants to clinch up but Hosmer keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boran misses with a head kick.
Eric Hosmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hosmer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hosmer looks to land a combination but Boran avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hosmer misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boran. Hosmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bakow Boran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bakow Boran!
Post fight, Bakow Boran stared into the camera and said 'I want Miguel Salazar, you can't beat me again...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Douglas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McFly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas throws a body punch but McFly moves out of range.
McFly misses with a body kick.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
McFly misses the shot to the body.
McFly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Douglas is out of range and McFly settles back down.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Douglas misses the jab.
Douglas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Douglas scores with a crisp jab that stopped McFly in his tracks.
McFly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McFly avoids the body shot from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
McFly moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
McFly looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McFly.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McFly lands a front kick.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFly was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Douglas blocks the body kick.
Douglas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McFly throws a sloppy body shot
and Douglas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McFly lands the left hand.
Douglas connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McFly misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McFly is breathing heavily.
Douglas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Douglas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McFly defends it nicely.
McFly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Douglas swings for the body but McFly moves out of range.
McFly throws a push kick but Douglas slaps the foot to one side.
McFly staying out of range there.
McFly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
McFly feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
A jab from Douglas misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglas throws a chopping leg kick but McFly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McFly throws a push kick but Douglas slaps the foot to one side.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but McFly is just out of range.
McFly connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.
McFly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Douglas scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas lands a nice looking body shot.
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.
McFly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looks to land a left hand but McFly moved out of range nicely.
Douglas throws a hook but McFly blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. McFly does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFly misses with a body kick.
Douglas lands a jab.
Douglas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McFly has time to react.
McFly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Douglas, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas moves out of range as McFly throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Douglas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good work by Douglas as he checks the leg kick.
Douglas throws a hook but McFly avoids it easily.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McFly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McFly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McFly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas throws a shot to the body.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Douglas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas throws a leg kick but McFly moved away.
Tony Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from McFly is predictable there
and Douglas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
McFly wants to land a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McFly.
Tony Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas blocks the body kick.
Douglas lands with a right hand.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Douglas misses with a lunging right hand
and McFly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left and a right from Douglas both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas misses with a looping left.
McFly scores with the left hand. Douglas knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Douglas lands a two punch combo.
Douglas throws the left hand but McFly avoids the punch easily.
Douglas fails to land the takedown.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McFly - that will leave a mark!
McFly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Douglas throws a body punch but McFly moves out of range.
Douglas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McFly might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Douglas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McFly connects with an inside leg kick.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douglas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McFly slips a jab from Douglas.
Douglas avoids the body shot from McFly.
Douglas throws a body punch but McFly moves out of range.
McFly lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. McFly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but McFly ducks down to avoid it.
McFly jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McFly thows a body kick. Douglas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly throws a quick inside leg kick.
McFly misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for McFly.
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
and McFly counters with a stiff right hand.
McFly ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
McFly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McFly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McFly tries a head kick but it misses.
McFly throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McFly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of McFly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFly manages to avoid it.
Douglas connects with a looping right hand.
Douglas throws a right hand that misses
and McFly counters with an outside leg kick.
McFly misses with a body kick.
McFly misses the body punch
and Douglas counters with a left to the body.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but McFly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas works over McFly's head and body with a nice combination.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick from McFly.
McFly throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McFly dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
Douglas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McFly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Douglas throws the left hand but McFly avoids the punch easily.
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.
Douglas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McFly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Douglas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McFly quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas moves into full mount! McFly won't be happy about that!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Douglas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McFly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas wants to control the pace but McFly is squirming around nicely.
McFly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Douglas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bubba McFly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McFly working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But McFly has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from McFly!
McFly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Douglas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McFly defends it easily.
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Douglas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony Douglas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking for a triangle but McFly pushes his legs off easily.
Douglas looking to hit a scissor sweep but McFly is one step ahead there.
McFly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Douglas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing McFly from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas is looking for a triangle but McFly pushes his legs off easily.
Douglas is looking for a triangle but McFly pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douglas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Douglas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klupos Raf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neftali Feliz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Raf might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tiesto - Elements of Life. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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20
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klupos Raf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neftali Feliz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feliz fails to land with a series of punches.
Feliz drives through with a takedown into Raf's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Raf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Feliz postures up in Raf's guard and throws a big left but Raf blocks it.
Feliz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Feliz prevents Raf from getting back to his feet.
Feliz landing some decent shots from guard.
Feliz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raf wants to stand and escape but Feliz is having none of it.
Raf wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Feliz manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feliz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Raf has hold of Feliz's hands but Feliz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Feliz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Feliz working over Raf with some ground and pound. Raf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Feliz passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Raf really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Feliz controlling the position easily from mount.
Feliz lands a big elbow.
Raf is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Feliz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Feliz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Feliz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raf is rocked!
Feliz controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feliz with good strikes from the mount here!
Feliz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Raf takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Raf is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Feliz! Raf is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Neftali Feliz!
In his post fight interview, Neftali Feliz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Goldsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davenport comes to the cage accompanied by Ready for the Fight. Goldsmith has chosen Dos Equis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Davenport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Goldsmith!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldsmith darts in trying to clinch
and Davenport counters with a good low kick that Goldsmith was not able to check.
Goldsmith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldsmith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Davenport is looking to escape.
Goldsmith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davenport does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davenport is trying to stand back up but Goldsmith is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Goldsmith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Goldsmith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davenport shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goldsmith defends it nicely.
Goldsmith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davenport manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Goldsmith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport keeping moving, preventing Goldsmith from controlling successfully.
Davenport is working an open guard so Goldsmith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Davenport is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goldsmith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Davenport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldsmith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Davenport counters with a thumping low kick.
Davenport gets caught flat footed, as Goldsmith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport keeping moving, preventing Goldsmith from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Goldsmith wants to pass the guard but Davenport is keeping the position.
Jonathan Goldsmith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Davenport gets caught flat footed, as Goldsmith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Goldsmith gets to his feet. Davenport looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldsmith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davenport wants to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Goldsmith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldsmith stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Goldsmith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goldsmith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goldsmith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Davenport was covering up waiting for the punch and Goldsmith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Davenport is looking to stand up but Goldsmith isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport keeping full guard, as Goldsmith tries to pass.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldsmith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davenport is trying to defend but Goldsmith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Davenport looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goldsmith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davenport defends it well.
Goldsmith looking for a submission but Davenport manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldsmith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldsmith gets to his feet. Davenport looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Goldsmith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goldsmith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Goldsmith takes a swing at Davenport's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davenport showed some decent athleticism there.
Goldsmith wants to get back to his feet.
Goldsmith wants to control but Davenport is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Goldsmith 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! This is the final round!
Davenport throws a leg kick but Goldsmith moved away.
Goldsmith misses with a series of wild punches.
Goldsmith throws a right and a left that Davenport avoids nicely.
Davenport looks for a takedown but Goldsmith sprawls well.
Davenport drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goldsmith working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport stopping the sweep attempt from Goldsmith.
Davenport stands up from Goldsmith's guard - Davenport perhaps looking for a knockout.
Goldsmith tries to close the distance and clinch but Davenport swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldsmith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goldsmith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davenport moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davenport avoids a kick to the body.
Goldsmith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldsmith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danga de danga de dang - Goldsmith scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Davenport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davenport swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goldsmith misses with a wild combination.
Jonathan Goldsmith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldsmith swinging wildly here.
Davenport misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldsmith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davenport looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Goldsmith pushes Davenport off looking to stand but Davenport dives back in and keeps control.
Davenport prevents Goldsmith from improving his position.
Goldsmith wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Davenport.
Well Goldsmith 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Goldsmith!
Jonathan Goldsmith made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renda Trimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Talisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
151 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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23
158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renda Trimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Talisman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trimm misses with a wild combination.
Trimm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Talisman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trimm tries to keep at a distance but Talisman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trimm leaning against his opponent.
Talisman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talisman tries a body shot but Trimm blocks it.
Trimm throws a head punch that misses.
Trimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talisman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talisman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Talisman.
The referee is keeping an eye on Talisman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trimm tries to break the clinch but Talisman is controlling the position.
Talisman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trimm being controlled against the cage.
Talisman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trimm digs a right hand into Talisman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Talisman's gas tank.
Talisman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Talisman.
Trimm tries to clinch but Talisman moves out of range.
Talisman looks to throw the jab but Trimm is out of range.
Trimm throws a poor cross that misses
and Talisman counters with a good, hard body kick but Trimm shrugs it off.
Trimm looks to throw the jab but Talisman is out of range.
Trimm is looking to clinch.
Trimm takes one to the side of the head.
Talisman gets tackled into the cage by Trimm. Trimm maintains the clinch.
Talisman misses with the head strike.
Trimm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Talisman tries to throw a body punch but Trimm avoids it by throwing Talisman back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman swings wildly with an uppercut but Trimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talisman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Talisman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trimm misses with a wild body shot.
Trimm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Talisman throws a leg kick but Trimm checks it.
Talisman throws a hook but Trimm avoids it easily.
Talisman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talisman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trimm's head.
Talisman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talisman keeps the fight on the outside.
Talisman lands a jab to Trimm's midsection.
Talisman keeps the fight on the outside.
Renda Trimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Talisman.
A jab from Trimm does it's job there.
Trimm misses the shot to the body.
Trimm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Talisman counters by clinching up.
Talisman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trimms head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Talisman.
A nice left hand lands by Talisman.
Trimm wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Talisman dominated that round.
That's time! Trimm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Talisman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Talisman throws a right hand that Trimm ducks under and follows up with a left that Trimm also avoids with ease.
Talisman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Renda Trimm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trimm takes one to the chin there.
Talisman is looking to slow Trimm down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheers as Talisman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trimm doesn't seem phased though.
Talisman lands with a slapping head kick.
Trimm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talisman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Talisman.
The crowd cheers as Talisman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trimm doesn't seem phased though.
Trimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Talisman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talisman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trimm.
Trimm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talisman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trimm scrambles back to his feet.
Trimm gets tackled into the cage by Talisman. Talisman maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trimm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisman can't find room to land a body shot as Trimm controls the action.
Talisman keeps control of Trimm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trimm has had enough of the clinch but Talisman keeps him there for the moment.
Trimm misses with some punches.
Trimm is looking to break free of the clinch but Talisman has double underhooks.
Talisman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Talisman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talisman blocking some punches.
Trimm misses with some punches.
Talisman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Talisman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Talisman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
Trimm tries a body shot but Talisman blocks it.
Trimm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talisman throws a series of punches but Trimm moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Trimm as he connects with a hook.
Trimm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talisman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trimm counters with a stiff right hand.
Talisman thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talisman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Talisman.
Trimm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Talisman is looking to slow Trimm down with leg kicks.
Talisman delivers a nice body kick.
Talisman throws a wild body kick that Trimm sees coming a mile off.
Talisman just misses with a punch to the body.
Talisman works Trimm's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talisman. Trimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talisman keeps the fight on the outside.
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talisman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trimm wants to clinch.
Trimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talisman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trimm moves in looking to clinch but Talisman pushes him off.
Talisman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trimm throws a hook but Talisman blocks it.
Talisman with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trimm misses the jab.
Trimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talisman.
Talisman misses with a body kick.
Talisman blocks a jab.
Trimm throws a right and a left that Talisman avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trimm is looking to clinch but Talisman is avoiding it.
Trimm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Talisman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trimm is looking to clinch.
Talisman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trimm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Talisman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trimm looks to land a combination but Talisman avoids it well.
Talisman stuns Trimm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Talisman's corner calls for a 1-2. Talisman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Talisman throws a jab when Trimm was well out of range.
Talisman closes the distance and clinches.
Talisman gets through Trimm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trimm misses with a punch to the body.
Talisman digs a right hand underneath Trimm's ribcage. Trimm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trimm tries to break free but Talisman pushes him back against the cage.
Trimm wants to get back to striking at distance but Talisman won't allow it.
Talisman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talisman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trimm back to the cage. Talisman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trimm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trimm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talisman throws out the jab.
Talisman misses with a head kick.
Trimm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Talisman.
Talisman throws a sloppy head kick and Trimm moves out of range easily.
Trimm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trimm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trimm slips a straight right by Talisman.
Talisman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trimm scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Talisman.
Trimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Talisman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talisman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trimm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trimm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Talisman counters with a big head kick but Trimm shrugs it off.
Trimm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talisman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talisman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trimm thuds a left hand into Talisman's body.
Trimm tries to clinch up.
Talisman throws a leg kick which misses Trimm's front leg but catches the back leg as Trimm tries to avoid it.
Talisman connects with a leg kick. Trimm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trimm wants to clinch up but Talisman keeps it at a distance.
Talisman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trimm's hands.
Talisman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trimm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trimm throws a series of punches but Talisman avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talisman was well out of range. Poor timing from Trimm.
Trimm tries to clinch but Talisman moves away
and Talisman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trimm scores with a nice strike.
Trimm throws a series of punches but Talisman avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Talisman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talisman thows a body kick. Trimm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Talisman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talisman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trimm walks into a left hand.
Crunch! Talisman slams his shin into Trimm's torso.
Trimm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talisman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talisman has managed to clinch.
Trimm misses with a punch to the body.
Talisman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talisman. That's going to slow Trimm down.
Talisman scores with the left hand. Trimm knows he should have avoided that one.
Talisman connects with a high kick.
Talisman closes the distance and clinches.
Talisman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Talisman scores with a hook to the body.
Talisman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trimm letting Talisman take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talisman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Talisman 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.
Talisman just misses with a punch to the body.
Trimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Talisman circles away.
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Talisman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talisman dodges the punch combination from Trimm.
Talisman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trimms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Talisman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trimm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Talisman.
Trimm misses with a series of wild punches.
Trimm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talisman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talisman.
Trimm tries to clinch
and Talisman counters with a series of strikes. Trimm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trimm is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisman darts in and clinches Trimm up against the cage.
Oh Trimm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trimm misses with some punches.
Trimm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talisman has him pressed against the cage.
Trimm seems to have got his legs back now.
Talisman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trimm has a couple of punches blocked by Talisman.
Talisman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
Talisman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Talisman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talisman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trimm scores with a shoulder strike.
Talisman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talisman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trimm's elbow.
Talisman tries a body shot but Trimm blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talisman.
Talisman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trimm tries to stall but Talisman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Talisman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman presses Trimm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talisman stalling in the clinch.
Talisman lands a hook that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
Talisman misses with a punch to the body.
Talisman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trimm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Talisman.
Nice body punch from Talisman - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talisman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Talisman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Talisman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talisman has managed to clinch.
Talisman tries a body shot but Trimm blocks it.
Talisman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talisman connects with an inside leg kick.
Talisman lands a head kick. Trimm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talisman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Talisman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talisman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Talisman dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Trimm misses with a wild combination.
Trimm slips a jab and a cross from Talisman.
Talisman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Talisman.
Sloppy strikes from Talisman. Those never looked like landing.
Trimm tries to clinch but Talisman moves out of range.
Trimm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Talisman swings for the body but Trimm moves out of range.
Talisman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trimm's head.
Sloppy strikes from Trimm. Those never looked like landing.
Talisman throws a combination. Trimm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Trimm tries to clinch up but Talisman circles away and keeps his distance.
Trimm has managed to clinch.
Trimm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talisman's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Trimm.
Talisman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trimm.
Talisman lands a nice shot to the body.
Trimm blocks a body shot from Talisman.
Talisman throws a head punch that misses.
Trimm tries to work over Talisman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trimm misses with the head strike.
Trimm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Trimm does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talisman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talisman.
Talisman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Talisman slips under a jab from Trimm.
Donk. Talisman catches Trimm right on the button with a cross.
Talisman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talisman lands a right hook to the body.
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.
Trimm tries to clinch but Talisman is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talisman. Trimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trimm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trimm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Talisman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trimm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman connects with an inside leg kick.
Trimm forces Talisman back against the cage and clinches.
Trimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trimm misses with some punches.
Talisman scores with a hook to the body.
Talisman digs a right hand underneath Trimm's ribcage. Trimm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talisman tries a body shot but Trimm blocks it.
A short right from Talisman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Trimm.
Talisman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trimm misses with some punches.
Trimm working aggressively here.
Talisman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trimm backwards.
Talisman blocks an uppercut.
Talisman struggles to land a body shot inside as Trimm controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talisman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Renda Trimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Talisman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talisman.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Talisman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talisman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Talisman!
The Talisman is the new lightweight champion!
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